Old Dusty Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) GTS @$199Lot B @ $250CEHT Tornado @ $240EC 21@$144But they did have Cointreau on sale for $23 and that I didn't pass. Edited March 19, 2014 by Old Dusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 GTS @$199Lot B @ $250CEHT Tornado @ $240EC 21@$144But they did have Cointreau on sale for $23 and that I didn't pass.That's a normal retail price for EC21... The others, not so much, but those still aren't totally insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyagonzo Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That's a normal retail price for EC21... The others, not so much, but those still aren't totally insane.Maybe normal but when you could and on occasion still find EC18 for $50 or less, the price tag on the EC21 seems a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danz Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Booker´s 25th at $150, and Jeff Ocean at $90. Just too expensive IMO for what they are. Sent from my KF using Tapatalk 2Jefferson Ocean at $90 here as well. Not worth it for me at this time, but it's out there if others are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelTiger Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Been passing up all of the Jeffersons in my stores recently. They seem to be all over the place with all of their variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Very thoughtful store manager called me to say they got 3 bottles of Booker's 25th Anniversary and he would hold one for me, but the $125 shelf tag results in a $154 purchase after taxes. Ouch. I had to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Very thoughtful store manager called me to say they got 3 bottles of Booker's 25th Anniversary and he would hold one for me, but the $125 shelf tag results in a $154 purchase after taxes. Ouch. I had to pass.Dayuuum. Your taxes are worse than what we have in Illinois. :skep: Hard to imagine that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Dayuuum. Your taxes are worse than what we have in Illinois. :skep: Hard to imagine that.That's only half the story. If all the taxes are added up (about half is buried in the distributor and retailer transactions), it's in the 57-62% range for median priced bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonfoot Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Some of the Bowman Double Barrel for now. At $70 it's hard to justify for 7 YO bourbon before tasting. Also some ridiculous super young Cleveland "bourbon" using some instant aging technique.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Reception Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think we went to the same store old dusty. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I passed on some EC18 at $65. Distilled 1990. Looks like it's been on the shelf a while. I didn't used to buy it at $50. Not sure why I'd feel like buying it at $65, other than curiosity. Also some EWSB 1997. That I may go back for.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&MLiquorsEric Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 What was that movie saying...something about follow the money. From the NY Times on June 24 of last year:"Today, flavored whiskeys are the fastest-growing segment in the bourbon industry. According to Nielsen research provided by Beam, in 2012 flavored whiskey accounted for nearly 75 percent of growth among all whiskeys, and 42 percent of growth in bourbon."http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/dining/flavored-whiskeys-expand-the-market.htmlAnd most of that growth is fireball and the honey variations. Those benchmark flavors cannot be considered whiskey because they are in fact liqueurs that share a brand name with a bourbon. For the time being, fireball still has whiskey in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJackNow Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Passed on Jeff Ocean for $79. First sighting for me here in Alabama and haven't seen anything posted here that would make me stray from my proven pours that I could get 2-3 bottles of for same or less. Edited March 20, 2014 by ItsJackNow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think we went to the same store old dusty. :grin:If you were visiting Porter County, IN then I would say very likely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hn4bourbon Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Saw Unforgiven for the first time on the shelves at my local stores. Passed on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgemu1 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Jefferson's Ocean for $185! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerlam92 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Jefferson's Ocean for $185!What. Only if this is version 1 if not this is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Passed on Barterhouse at $82 at my local shop this evening. Just can't get jazzed up about the Orphans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgemu1 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 If you were visiting Porter County, IN then I would say very likely!I'm pretty sure this is the second release. Hopefully this sits on the shelf for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmirish Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I passed on some EC18 at $65. Distilled 1990. Looks like it's been on the shelf a while. I didn't used to buy it at $50. Not sure why I'd feel like buying it at $65, other than curiosity. Also some EWSB 1997. That I may go back for....i would love a bottle of ec18. think we could work something out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I passed on some EC18 at $65. Distilled 1990. Looks like it's been on the shelf a while. I didn't used to buy it at $50. Not sure why I'd feel like buying it at $65, other than curiosity. Also some EWSB 1997. That I may go back for....I paid that much for the last bottle I found a couple of months ago, and it's the last bottle I've seen. As we're fond of saying around here, YMMV, but it's worth it to me. As for the EWSB, that's one of my favorite years but it's a bit different from others due to being made at Beam. You should give it a try. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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