portwood Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Limited availability in and of itself now seems to mean higher pricing along with it.This isn't a new phenomenon, nor one limited to bourbon or any other whiskey, it is one of the most basic principles of free market economics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I meant any state taxes and fees built into the price, not counting sales tax. Each state seems to be different. The store I got the FR LE from for $75.99 was charging $49.99 as well for the ECBP so go figure! I heard of others in my area finding it for less. One of the few occasions when they were charging a good bit more than the competition. Of course I never saw an ECBP at the other stores I shop so I was stuck. But I did at least get several bottles from them. I guess nobody else wanted it at that price!From what I read on the boards, $49.99 seems to be a premium price for ECBP. However, I would gladly pay that amount for a bottle. Can't find any in Indy unless you want to pay $99.99. Ain't gonna happen. They still have it. You would think that if they have it for over a month at that price that they would get the message and maybe price it appropriately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 A-holes like that will sit on those bottles for years at that price. There are stores around here that still have BTAC on the shelves from 2007 for $150 a bottle.Some of them will bargain with you though. You never know unless you ask. I have a feeling that ECBP will be easier to find within the next few months. At least I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
393foureyedfox Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I have a feeling that ECBP will be easier to find within the next few months.cant be any harder to find, here at least..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I have a feeling that ECBP will be easier to find within the next few months. At least I hope so.I too think it will be easier to find in the near future. I only wonder if it will still be available for around $40. Or even $50. According to my local whiskey mongers Stagg Jr is on the near horizon now and it will be interesting to see what the price point will be for that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 This isn't a new phenomenon, nor one limited to bourbon or any other whiskey, it is one of the most basic principles of free market economicsI hear ya port on the basic concept--this is nothing new in general, and is certainly not specific to bourbon. But I am saying that it just seems to be getting worse. For example, about 6-8 months ago, I found about 8 bottles of Vintage 17 wheater at my local Total Wine for $65, right in the ballpark of their going rate. I bought several of them, and the rest went quickly thereafter. Even less than a year later, I just get the sense that with how hot premium bourbon and whiskey are, I would find them priced higher than regular price if they were still out there.Last year's FRSmB LE (and the 2011 that lasted longer) were consistently $79.99, and I fear they'll be higher this year. The worst of the marking up "just because we can" will probably be left for PVW, but it sure seems to be spreading. Whatever--plenty of great stuff to go around, much of it still very affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 It's kind of like the "Price is Right." The other day, some lady was in a preliminary game where you have 5 numbers to match the price of a car. The first number is given. It is a "1." So you know the price of the car is $1X,XXX. It is a cheap little car. The numbers are 3,5,7,9. She guesses "3" as the second number. I wonder what world she lives in. Everyone knows the correct number was "9" because they can. Of course, everyone knows that "3" should be the correct number but it isn't. Bourbon is the same way. The only difference in my mind is that bourbon doesn't seem to be subject to a free market because of government regulations, taxes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsVA Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Handy 2012 for $150, plus tax it would have been ~$165 otd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Handy 2012 for $150, plus tax it would have been ~$165 otdNow that's just silly. THH languishes in my area at $80. $150 would be high for GTS, but the GTS might actually sell at that price. THH, I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVande Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Blantons bottled in 1993 Baker's (1st Batch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmpevans Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Blantons bottled in 1993 Baker's (1st Batch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Blantons bottled in 1993 Baker's (1st Batch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylermke Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Now that's just silly. THH languishes in my area at $80. $150 would be high for GTS, but the GTS might actually sell at that price. THH, I doubt it.THH is definitely worth the $80 and even up to the lower $100ish. $150 is surely pushing it, but value is all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylermke Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Passed up 2 PHC 6th edition @ $99.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejmharris Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 THH is definitely worth the $80 and even up to the lower $100ish. $150 is surely pushing it, but value is all relative.I have passed on Handy as low as $60. Will probably keep doing the same. I not opposed to paying for good whiskey but THH doesn't do it for me. Just my humble opinion. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Passed up 2 PHC 6th edition @ $99.99I did the same thing except they were $169.99/bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Passed up innumerable sourced whiskeys today. It's difficult to keep track of what's what anymore. Passed up a Hirsch 25 year rye ($219). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hn4bourbon Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Passed up innumerable sourced whiskeys today. It's difficult to keep track of what's what anymore. Passed up a Hirsch 25 year rye ($219).I passed up hirsch 25 year rye at $210 recently as well. I've never tried it. So, it's still kind of on my mind whether I should go back to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchline Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I passed up hirsch 25 year rye at $210 recently as well. I've never tried it. So, it's still kind of on my mind whether I should go back to get it.To borrow a phrase from the movie, Used Cars: "That's too f---in' high!"-Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 - Shelf full of AE Rye in Lexington, KY @$67- 4R SB Barrel Strength @$54- WR Double Oak Single Barrel @$59 (i actually like the DO product in the right mood...but not @ $59) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBottle Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Passed up innumerable sourced whiskeys today. It's difficult to keep track of what's what anymore. [\QUOTE]That's why I stick to rye, Tucker. I really only have to keep track of 2 sources (Canada and Indiana) and I already know what they taste like without ever having to open the bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Old and high priced only means it's old and high priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 And if it's that good, being sourced, why did the distillery sell it in the first place instead of bottling it themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 And if it's that good, being sourced, why did the distillery sell it in the first place instead of bottling it themselves.I always picture a marketing meeting with a guy shouting like those used car ads "with barrels this great, we have to give it way!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I picture a meeting at the distillery where someone asks 'so what are we gonna do with these barrels of crappy old woody whisky'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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