GaryT Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Left an ETL on the shelf along with some various Big Bottom varieties (Rhone Cask finished bourbon?) and 13th Colony Southern Bourbon Whiskey. Will probably pick up the Southern Bourbon in the future, but the week before KBF, the bar is raised on local purchases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardbrown Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I was definitely interested but I can't spent 125 without having a nice sip first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Passed on WT Tradition, Barterhouse and Blowhard at good prices while visiting Massachusetts. Wanted the Tradition but already had a shipper full of beer and didn't want to complicate my luggage situation. There will always be a next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Passed on WT Tradition, Barterhouse and Blowhard at good prices while visiting Massachusetts. Wanted the Tradition but already had a shipper full of beer and didn't want to complicate my luggage situation. There will always be a next time.Can you quantify "good prices?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
393foureyedfox Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 There will always be a next time.that's not a safe assumption with bourbon anymore. Top shelf or bottom shelf, it can easily be cleaned out next time you stop in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 There'll be another opportunity but no guarantee someone who wants it as much as you didn't spot it in the meanwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Left a bunch of WT Diamond on the shelf ranging from 125 to 145. Not worth the price for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Left a store private barrel pick of FRSB (OESF, 10 yr, 8 mo, 114.4 proof) in my wake . . . $64.99 :bigeyes: The OESF is one I was looking to try, but not paying that for it (and here in GA, can't get a sample - at least not "legally"). They called out that this is the same recipe as the 2014 FRSBLE, so not sure if that is what makes them think they can get that much for it? 10% off if you buy 6 bottles, so my guess is if it doesn't move - they'll reduce the price. Hopefully just in time for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 So they reduce the price back to normal and call it a sale, tricky that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Neat Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Passed two stores WT Diamond at 109 and EC23 at 199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul W Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 EW1B "put in oak in 2000" for $45. Kinda wanted it but $45 is too much. Also left some JB 7-year at $22. Curious about it but did not pull the trigger. Have some Devil's Cut that I don't care for all that much to work through first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big pete Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Passed up EC21 @ $175, Parker's POH at $140, and some store select 4R ($40-60) and ETL ($43) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleCBreese Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Over the weekend, passed on 2 different Lot B's at 2 different stores. One for $350, one for $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleCBreese Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Also, passed on a HW Son of Bourye. I thought it was interesting because it was Batch #1, but that didn't sway me enough to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickSmithIsDead Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Not today, but over the weekend I passed on the same bottle of Rhetoric at my new go to spot for the third time. It's priced at the state minimum (89.99), but from the mixed reviews I've heard, I have a hard time pulling the trigger when I can get 2-3 bottles of some of my favorites for that same price or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryM Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 My #1 source just reloaded with more Old Blowhard @$150 and have one bottle already. So much for being "limited" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul W Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Passed on PVW20 at $1555 and ORVW10 at $555, both for sale in the glass case at a liquor store-gas station combination. Prices are absurd, but it is still amusing to find them for sale at a gas station-liquor store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Amusing and a bit sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul W Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Amusing and a bit sad.I can't remember who used the term "commodity fetishization" to describe the whole PVW phenomena, but it struck me as pretty insightful. I mean, I am sure it is good (never had any myself), but it really can't be that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It was very good when Stitzel-Weller made it. Current production is still in the premium category but nowhere near the mythical status it enjoys. About the only reason to seek it out today is just to say you've had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul W Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have no doubt it is very good and that S-W juice is the top of they pyramid for a lot of enthuiasts. But I cannot accept that it is 10X as good as stuff that costs 10% as much. Also, it appears to me that most of the people who want it are not people who could tell bourbon from BBQ sauce in a blind taste test. It seems to me that, as of now, people who know only one thing about bourbon "know" that PVW is "the best." That is what people mention to me most of the time if I tell them I am into old bourbon. I think at this point it is like Crystal or Ace of Spades champagnes: mostly desired for their pop culture relevance, rather than because they are better in quality than similarly (or lower) priced champagnes. If money was no object, I would buy a bottle and drink it. But, here in my reality where money is an object, I would rather spend my $1,555 of wages on more than one bottle of bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&MLiquorsEric Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 No bourbon is worth $1k to me. Obviously there are those out there paying a bunch to drink what someone else says is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The champagne comparison is apt though being of the Saintsbury school I don't much care for any champagne. PVW will retain it's status until the label conscious crowd are told there is something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Left some 10 yr Willett and Parker's Heritage on the shelves. Too rich for my blood at the 2 stores I saw them at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
393foureyedfox Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 If money was no object, I would buy a bottle and drink it. But, here in my reality where money is an object, I would rather spend my $1,555 of wages on more than one bottle of bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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