Our ongoing observations about whether the boom has peaked

[markandrex]

7 minutes ago, Kepler said:

 

Would you care to share the approximate price?  Being a 700ml bottle it does seem likely that this is a surplus bottle originally destined for the international market, so curious what those sell for.

$175

[Kepler]

2 minutes ago, markandrex said:

$175

Thanks sir. Good price for what that is.  Nice score

[yobber76]

While the Bourbon market still has its tight spots, overall I'm seeing more of the formerly hard to find available.

I regularly see ECBP, BT, ER, Colonel Taylor and Weller SR on the shelf at fairly normal prices over the past few months.

I see Blanton's offered for $100 with regularity, and my local Costco's have more bourbon available lately.

I think buying has softened somewhat, inventory is catching up, and I can speak for myself, I'm not hoarding anymore.

Lastly, when stuff got too hard to get or too expensive, I found other bourbons to buy.

Over the last couple of years, Four Roses has moved way up my bourbon ladder, and I have turned a few people on to the SiB releases.

Great idea, great flavor, great value at $50 each.

 

[jvd99]

An article about the lines at BT for the daily output of visitor center bottles. When I visited the bourbon trail about 12 years ago, there were none of these lines. 

 

https://www.courier-journal.com/picture-gallery/life/food/spirits/bourbon/2025/07/15/people-wait-in-line-at-buffalo-trace-distillery-in-kentucky/84523639007/

[steven s]

For WSR?

[JT3NSB]

Traveler fans???