Reasonable Bar Prices

[jonhalter]

What do you think are reasonable bar prices for this years BTAC? Not talking major NYC or Vegas bars, just decent whiskey bars. What price would be too much for you to pay if you had no access to the line otherwise?

[Trey Manthey]

More than $12, less than $20.

[michaelturtle1]

I paid $15 for generous pours of Saz 18 in a NYC bar..

[KySalesRep]

One nice place in Lexington has them at $18 for 2 oz pours. But if you stop in at Liquor Barn, you can sample some BTAC (and they had each one) for $5/oz. Not too bad, IMO.

[squire]

I only go to bars with folks who still have an expense account.

[VT Mike]

I think 25% of what the bar had to pay for the bottle is reasonable for a 2 oz pour, at least for bottles that cost in the $50 to $100 range.

[Restaurant man]

I think 25% of what the bar had to pay for the bottle is reasonable for a 2 oz pour, at least for bottles that cost in the $50 to $100 range.

That's what I charge.

[JKLS]

I had a WLW '11 a couple months ago at a bar in Chicago for $12. Last 1.5oz in the bottle.

[RWBadley]

Both of my locals have the Stagg for $10. I can drink these at that price

[petrel800]

I typically see $15-20 as reasonable for those pours.

[AnotherCigarGuy]

I think 25% of what the bar had to pay for the bottle is reasonable for a 2 oz pour, at least for bottles that cost in the $50 to $100 range.

My "benchmark" is 20% of retail, since I know what that is on most occasions. It's probably similar to your 25% of cost often times?!

[callmeox]

I drink beer in bars and bourbon at home. Typically, there's little worth buying at a bar in my area.

If super premium stuff was available, sticker shock would prevent me from dropping 15-20 bucks on a pour regardless.

[VT Mike]

My "benchmark" is 20% of retail, since I know what that is on most occasions. It's probably similar to your 25% of cost often times?!

That probably varies a bit from state to state. The liquor control state I'm in makes bars and restaurants pay retail for bottles of liquor. The only break they get is not paying the 6% sales tax.

[Restaurant man]

That probably varies a bit from state to state. The liquor control state I'm in makes bars and restaurants pay retail for bottles of liquor. The only break they get is not paying the 6% sales tax.

[KCJason1]

Found all 5 at a bar last weekend they wanted $22... I haven't tried any other bars in town. Kinda Want to go back to a place that i found last spring that had Pappy 20 for $20..

[bourbonfoot]

Interesting conversation. We have a bar in town that'll do flights of three, and the price you pay is the price of the most expensive whiskey of the three. So theoretically, if this bar received the entire BTAC collection, you could get three 1.5 oz pours for the price of one normal pour. Just running down their current price list, it looks like 20-25% of MSRP is standard price.

[brettckeen]

Every market has different taxes for booze. It's hard to say. Also factor in where the bar is, in a high rent/ high property tax area, or not.

[ThirstyinOhio]

I pay $10 bucks for generous pours of the BTAC around here.

[AnotherCigarGuy]

I pay $10 bucks for generous pours of the BTAC around here.

Now, THAT'S reasonable. My 20%(on $80 retail) would be $16. And generous......

[Yeti]

I pay $10 bucks for generous pours of the BTAC around here.

They'd have a hard time keeping them on the shelf near me.

"Honey, I won't be home before 7:00 for a few weeks"

[ThirstyinOhio]

They'd have a hard time keeping them on the shelf near me.

"Honey, I won't be home before 7:00 for a few weeks"

Edited October 31, 2013 by ThirstyinOhio

[loki993]

I have a hard time knowing what's reasonable and what isnt...a couple places here have a regular list and then a special list....like 37 for a 1.5 of pappy 15 for example....reasonable? I don't know its a lot more them 20 percent but its also something you can't find either...

[Yeti]

I have a hard time knowing what's reasonable and what isnt...a couple places here have a regular list and then a special list....like 37 for a 1.5 of pappy 15 for example....reasonable? I don't know its a lot more them 20 percent but its also something you can't find either...

I paid that much ($35) for Hirsch 16 once, but I would personally pass on PVW 15 at that price. I do think that's a good price for it though, as that's the kind of price (and pour size) it takes to keep it on the shelf for any amount of time.

[petrel800]

I have a hard time knowing what's reasonable and what isnt...a couple places here have a regular list and then a special list....like 37 for a 1.5 of pappy 15 for example....reasonable? I don't know its a lot more them 20 percent but its also something you can't find either...

My though is if it's something that is long gone, I'll pay a premium, but PVW is an annual deal, paying extra is not something I'm getting in line for. I did pay about 35 bucks for a pour of ritt 25, but as I said, that's come and gone so it was worth a try in my opinion.

My favorite though is when the BTAC is on menus at different prices. A place in Vegas had saz18 for like 15 a pour and Stagg at like 40. Couldn't help but laugh at that. They must be figuring prices on abv.

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[VT Mike]

There's a whiskey bar near me with Van Winkle 12yr for $50, Pappy 15yr for $75 and Pappy 20yr for $100. Pretty sure they are 2 oz pours. Talk about gouging!