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Tony Virtuoso

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Good Day All-

I hope you are well.

A local place has got some Very Very Old Fitz, do you have thoughts on what I should pay for an ounce? And should I?

Best regards, Tony

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If you took the going market rate by the bottle, you'd end up with something like $78/oz. Of course, I'd be more tempted to pay high prices if it was a) not open too long and B) distilled earlier (say 1950s).

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Is it a bar? What do you mean by per ounce?

Good Day All-

I hope you are well.

A local place has got some Very Very Old Fitz, do you have thoughts on what I should pay for an ounce? And should I?

Best regards, Tony

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adub23 Advanced Taster

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Tony I saw them advertising that yesterday too and was interested. Do you know what they are charging or just getting an idea if you go up there?

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Tony Virtuoso

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It is a bar called The Oakland in Ferndale Michigan. I am not sure what they are charging, just getting some thoughts and thinking maybe I should try this as I have heard so many good things about it.

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They have a 1969 Old Fitz (Colonial) on their price list at 72 bucks an ounce. Josh is a big fan of the Oakland so perhaps he has seen the per drink pricing on the VVOF as its not on the copy that I've seen.

If you have the disposable income to take a chance on a drink at that price, go for it.

Here's their bar list as of a week or two ago. I'm not advertising for them...honest.

Also, this thread shouldn't go down a "WTF?? Crazy prices!!" tangent. That isn't the purpose.

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgghrrPCAAAVRnB.jpg

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The bottle was acquired since I was there last so I haven't seen it on the menu. I just sent the owner a message asking about the price per pour. I'll report back.

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It's going to be $250 a pour. According to Sandy, the Sugar House got a bottle last year and charged $350 a pour for it and it was gone in less than a year.

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It's going to be $250 a pour. According to Sandy, the Sugar House got a bottle last year and charged $350 a pour for it and it was gone in less than a year.
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It's going to be $250 a pour. According to Sandy, the Sugar House got a bottle last year and charged $350 a pour for it and it was gone in less than a year.
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Wow! the Michigan economy may not be as bad as the rest of us have been led to believe.

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Thanks Josh for the information.

Think I will go there and have one of their fine craft cocktails during happy hour and ask them if I can just look at the bottle.

Best regards, Tony

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WOW.

I was way off. thinking in my head $75-100.

There is a bar in Ann Arbor selling AH hirsch 16 yr for I think $150 for a 1oz pour (maybe remembering wrong)

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WOW!!! Definitely out of my price range. I don't even by bottles anywhere near that price.... I am sure someone will drink it up though.

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aside from the cost, I dont think id ever EVER be willing to pay that, if for nothing more than the idea in the back of my head that it isnt what its purported to be. at $250 an ounce, the 'temptation' to 'top off' the bottle now and then with something else might be a bit too much for some places to resist. Hell, there was some place a year or two ago that was shut down for 'topping off' whiskey bottles with wood alcohol....which is not only unethical, but deadly.

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Wow! the Michigan economy may not be as bad as the rest of us have been led to believe.

This is a great stimulus plan...

Everyone send your best whiskeys to Detroit immediately!!

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aside from the cost, I dont think id ever EVER be willing to pay that, if for nothing more than the idea in the back of my head that it isnt what its purported to be. at $250 an ounce, the 'temptation' to 'top off' the bottle now and then with something else might be a bit too much for some places to resist. Hell, there was some place a year or two ago that was shut down for 'topping off' whiskey bottles with wood alcohol....which is not only unethical, but deadly.
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Sandy is a friend of mine and a whiskey lover who has worked very hard to build a business that is consistently acknowledged as one of best bars in metro Detroit of any sort. He is a man of integrity and he would never even think of doing something like that. The Oakland isn't Appleby's or some strip mall sports bar.
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I hope he sales every ounce of it and makes all the money he can off of his investment. Business is business and bourbon business is good right now.

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Sandy is a friend of mine and a whiskey lover who has worked very hard to build a business that is consistently acknowledged as one of best bars in metro Detroit of any sort. He is a man of integrity and he would never even think of doing something like that. The Oakland isn't Appleby's or some strip mall sports bar.

well, if you know the guy, thats a different story....

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aside from the cost, I dont think id ever EVER be willing to pay that, if for nothing more than the idea in the back of my head that it isnt what its purported to be. at $250 an ounce, the 'temptation' to 'top off' the bottle now and then with something else might be a bit too much for some places to resist. Hell, there was some place a year or two ago that was shut down for 'topping off' whiskey bottles with wood alcohol....which is not only unethical, but deadly.

So your glass is half empty then? I'm not gonna pay it but I think it's cool to offer it by the drink so more people have access to a piece of history. I didn't see a serving size but it may be more than an oz. if it was a 1.5oz serving he'd clear about 4 grand before taxes. Assuming he paid 1,500 or so that's a gross profit of 2,500. Not unreasonable considering most folks don't factor risk into menu prices at restaurants. Bottles do break, get stolen, levels fall, accidental over pours, etc.

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So your glass is half empty then? I'm not gonna pay it but I think it's cool to offer it by the drink so more people have access to a piece of history. I didn't see a serving size but it may be more than an oz. if it was a 1.5oz serving he'd clear about 4 grand before taxes. Assuming he paid 1,500 or so that's a gross profit of 2,500. Not unreasonable considering most folks don't factor risk into menu prices at restaurants. Bottles do break, get stolen, levels fall, accidental over pours, etc.
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VVOF has been the best bourbon of all time for me and drinking it with good company was even better.

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