Enoch Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I noticed a bottle of 42 going for $500 as rare. Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Hahahahahahaha . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restaurant man Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I noticed a bottle of 42 going for $500 as rare. Hmmmmits the same people selling twinkles and hoho's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Ho(s)? Gosh, I guess it's true, you can get anything off of Craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 This is from last week, but I haven't seen it mentioned.http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com/klwinescom-spirits-blog/2013/2/26/help-us-ditch-this-42-makers-mark.htmlK&L selling Triple Ms (Maker's Mark Mistakes) for $5 each to clear them out. Also blowing up the notion that these are some rare and limited item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 At that price I would buy it and take a few friends with me to get additional bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkRuck Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Whoa......$5?! It will still take a while for them to 'blow out' their stock if they limit it to one bottle per person. But, that is a heck of a deal Edited March 5, 2013 by MarkRuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJohnsBarrel Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 This (not surprisingly I think) sold out within 24 hours. I remember seeing this one day, thinking "Hell for $5 why wouldn't I get one?" and by the time I checked their stock the next day when I was gonna go it was gone.K&L is a great store that actually tells you what their stocks are like in case you wanna decide to make a purchase or maybe wait a while. Unfortunately, that also means you can tell when something is just gone (and in this case not coming back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkRuck Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I stand corrected.....less than 24 hours is not long at all. Even non-bourbon drinkers would be lured in to buy a bottle at $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJohnsBarrel Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I stand corrected.....less than 24 hours is not long at all. Even non-bourbon drinkers would be lured in to buy a bottle at $5.I just got this funny image of some oblivious person walking into K&L, seeing Makers Mark for $5.00 and buying one for a party thinking "Makers for $5.00. Its always $25 when I buy it for parties, what a steal!" but with little clue as to the anger their newly purchased bottle inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 How many customers went to the store without checking first, more than a few I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The only bottle of MM I ever purchased was about 35 years ago. I bought it because I liked the label and the red wax top.The MM proof change controversy's national attention has been remarkable. The subject came up in conversation I had with a complete stranger. I thoroughly enjoyed this long thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I wonder if Dale or any other resident Ambassador can tell us if the Maker's Mark community is pressing the company about the long-term question of capacity expansion, in particular the plan that was supposed to be imminent eight years ago. And if not, why not? Beam is investing in everything else, why aren't they investing in what is supposed to be their crown jewel? (More about the postponed expansion plan is here.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Well...................... I took samples of the MM 84 proof and MM 90 proof to the bowling alley to share with my team mates, and a couple other bowling buddies that like and share bourbon with us too. We did a blind comparison of the two. Six of us took part in this impromptu taste test. Gary (Vosgar) and I were pretty much the only real experienced bourbon lovers of the group. The results were that all six of us could tell there was a difference between the two, and five out of the six of us were able to pick out which one was which. The only guy that got it wrong was a friend who has the least amount of experience in drinking and tasting bourbon. He could tell there was a difference, and liked the 84 proof more because it was lighter and smoother. He thought it was the 90 proof for that reason.Not being snide, but I guess that kinda blows a hole in MM's saying that there is/was no difference in the taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Joe some of the most die hard Makers drinkers I know mix it with a large amount of Sprite and I'm sure they wouldn't taste any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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