What Bourbon did you pass up today? Fall 2015

[Kwats7]

Ec18 @ $130

[johnnybogey]

EC23 @ $399. :bigeyes:

[Hop]

Stagg Jr @ 80, ECBP @ 100

[TunnelTiger]

Stagg Jr @ 80, ECBP @ 100

[RiverRat]

OFBB @ $78 because I think it's more important to spread the wealth than to bunker a second bottle. Hope its future owner enjoys (and widely shares) it.

[Louisiana]

Passed on some WTRB 108.2 @ $37.

Had to think about it though.

[Niner Outlaw]

First time for EC18 in east Texas, but had to pass at $199.

[Hop]

Passed on a couple of Balcones sitting in the shelf. I don't know much about these so that's why I passed

[fishnbowljoe]

I passed on a Bird Dog Peach flavored whiskey gift set yesterday, even though it was on sale for $19.99. Only reason I was slightly interested was because of the kinda cool shot gun shell shot glasses that came with it.

Joe

[O'DubhGhaill]

Passed on a 1.75L handle of W.L. Weller Special Reserve for $59.99. Too much for a wheater I'm not very much enamored with.

[cde1218]

Passed up on all of the following at a store local to me:

Thomas H Handy Sazerac $269.99

10 Year Pappy $449.00

Old Rip Van Winkle $399.99

Really was thinking about the Thomas H Handy at ONLY 3x cost....

[tanstaafl2]

Offered and gave some thought to EC18 at more or less retail before deciding to pass it up. Spent the money (actually considerably less money!) on a similarly squat little bottle of a small batch of different bourbon mashbills from some place called Four Roses.

Sometimes you just have to make compromises...

[tanstaafl2]

Passed up on all of the following at a store local to me:

Thomas H Handy Sazerac $269.99

10 Year Pappy $449.00

Old Rip Van Winkle $399.99

Really was thinking about the Thomas H Handy at ONLY 3x cost....

Sounds like something is a bit off if those are current bottles as seems most likely. Old Rip Van Winkle IS the 10yo bourbon. There is no 10yo "Pappy". Van Winkle Special Reserve "Lot B" is 12yo and the youngest "Pappy" is the Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yo since the name changed over from ORVW in about 2004.

[flahute]

Offered and gave some thought to EC18 at more or less retail before deciding to pass it up. Spent the money (actually considerably less money!) on a similarly squat little bottle of a small batch of different bourbon mashbills from some place called Four Roses.

Sometimes you just have to make compromises...

I would make that same choice all day long. If, I had to choose only one......

[cde1218]

Sounds like something is a bit off if those are current bottles as seems most likely. Old Rip Van Winkle IS the 10yo bourbon. There is no 10yo "Pappy". Van Winkle Special Reserve "Lot B" is 12yo and the youngest "Pappy" is the Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yo since the name changed over from ORVW in about 2004.

Thank you for the clarification- I'm obviously new at this and on this forum. Going off of what the labels said on the shelf....

One that was of most interest pricewise to me was the Thomas H Handy- is $269 egregious for that? I'm seeing secondary market prices between $225-275 for it elsewhere.

[starhopper]

My local store had three bottles of Elijah Craig 18yr for $129 each - I passed

[fozzy71]

My local store had three bottles of Elijah Craig 18yr for $129 each - I passed

Never seen it (or tasted it) here but that is our Minimum Shelf Price, and I would hard pass and grab 4 bottles of EC12 instead.

[DonutsNBourbon]

Thank you for the clarification- I'm obviously new at this and on this forum. Going off of what the labels said on the shelf....

One that was of most interest pricewise to me was the Thomas H Handy- is $269 egregious for that? I'm seeing secondary market prices between $225-275 for it elsewhere.

yes... especially with it being the youngest of the BTAC. there are many better options at lower price points.

[O'DubhGhaill]

These days, if a bourbon is priced over $51.99 (Blanton's price at nearly every store I find it), then I'm out. Strange, but if a whiskey is priced higher than that, the attraction just evaporates - I simply can't justify the purchase. I just can't get over the present day prices for bourbon that I drank 10-15 years ago without remorse.

[dcbt]

CEHTBP. Just not a fan.

[Paddy]

Of note... store picks of 4R OBSQ, KC, SAOS 10, plus WTMK, Sinatra, and Diamond.

[amg]

One that was of most interest pricewise to me was the Thomas H Handy- is $269 egregious for that? I'm seeing secondary market prices between $225-275 for it elsewhere.

I wouldn't pay secondary prices for it. It's just a 6-year-old barrel proof rye after all.

[amg]

Passed on a local store pick of Wathen's today. I don't think I've ever seen one of those before.

[Tony Santana]

I wouldn't pay secondary prices for it. It's just a 6-year-old barrel proof rye after all.

What he said. A really nice rye, I'm glad to have a couple bottles in my possession - but at retail.

[PaulO]

Passed on a local store pick of Wathen's today. I don't think I've ever seen one of those before.

I used to buy Wathen's now and then. Then it lost the age statement. To me, the NAS version lost a lot of flavor (tasted much younger).