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On 11/15/2020 at 4:42 PM, parksmart said:

LLS had:

 

SAOS Rye 4 year 117.6 proof - $49.99

HH BIB 7 year - $49.99

HMcK10 - $59.99

ECBP B520 - $69.99

Blanton’s - $129.99

 

I think that’s pretty much the MSRP on the ECBP now, no?

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15 minutes ago, BigSkyDrams said:

I think that’s pretty much the MSRP on the ECBP now, no?

If it is, then I’m like ? at the price increase.  

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32 minutes ago, BigSkyDrams said:

I think that’s pretty much the MSRP on the ECBP now, no?

It's interesting how it changes market to market. At tge beginning of October I bought some for $55. But other places I see it for $65-$70. 

$70 is fair to me.

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5 hours ago, parksmart said:

If it is, then I’m like ? at the price increase.  

I’m with you. 
 

4 hours ago, JCwhammie said:

It's interesting how it changes market to market. At tge beginning of October I bought some for $55. But other places I see it for $65-$70. 

$70 is fair to me.

Most recent release at my local was $76 OTD, which they say is their standard markup above the state warehouse wholesale price. It used to be an automatic buy for me around $55, but $20 more is bit too much for my taste. To each their own, as they say.

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Prices on ECBP are just crazy here in my neck of the woods. It ranges from $45.99 to $79.99, and there’s no rhyme nor reason at all.  ?

 

Bib! Joe

 

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3 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Prices on ECBP are just crazy here in my neck of the woods. It ranges from $45.99 to $79.99, and there’s no rhyme nor reason at all.  ?

 

Bib! Joe

 

Well at 45.99 I would consider that a back up the truck price.

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9 hours ago, JCwhammie said:

It's interesting how it changes market to market. At tge beginning of October I bought some for $55. But other places I see it for $65-$70. 

$70 is fair to me.

Yeah..ECBP has been $60 - $65 here for years! You will occasionally find it in the $55 range but that's the exception more than the rule. I see at the gouger stores for $99 pretty often.

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ECBP does have a wide range of prices regionally.  But really, I'd put it up against anything else under $100 that's semi available. Bar none.

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What I find slightly interesting and entertaining here is how little respect ECBP gets sometimes.

 

People will gladly argue all day about Stagg JR being worth secondary,

and Bookers being a score at $75 or whatever it is now,

 

but ECBP is fantastic whiskey, arguably some of the best stuff from Heaven Hill coming out right now.

I mean let’s be honest.... it’s a bit underpriced at $45-70 for how great it is.

 

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2 minutes ago, 0895 said:

What I find slightly interesting and entertaining here is how little respect ECBP gets sometimes.

 

People will gladly argue all day about Stagg JR being worth secondary,

and Bookers being a score at $75 or whatever it is now,

 

but ECBP is fantastic whiskey, arguably some of the best stuff from Heaven Hill coming out right now.

I mean let’s be honest.... it’s a bit underpriced at $45-70 for how great it is.

 

Let’s try to keep it that way before HH decides to do what they did with HH BiB to it

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1 minute ago, webfoots said:

Let’s try to keep it that way before HH decides to do what they did with HH BiB to it

Good point!

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17 minutes ago, webfoots said:

Let’s try to keep it that way before HH decides to do what they did with HH BiB to it

word. I have a # of different releases of this, and it's certainly one of my available favorites, but I did stop in a small store in a small town i was passing through, and they had some B520 bottles for 55$. Bought on principle. 

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1 hour ago, Kepler said:

ECBP does have a wide range of prices regionally.  But really, I'd put it up against anything else under $100 that's semi available. Bar none.

 

1 hour ago, 0895 said:

What I find slightly interesting and entertaining here is how little respect ECBP gets sometimes.

 

People will gladly argue all day about Stagg JR being worth secondary,

and Bookers being a score at $75 or whatever it is now,

 

but ECBP is fantastic whiskey, arguably some of the best stuff from Heaven Hill coming out right now.

I mean let’s be honest.... it’s a bit underpriced at $45-70 for how great it is.

 

Now I feel like I need to run some expensive tests by tracking down some more ECBP, Bookers, Stagg Jr., OF1920, maybe a RRSiB? Now that would make for a super fun tasting evening.

 

Well, if I strike out on LEs this year, at least I’ve got a new idea on how to spend that allotted part of my whiskey budget! 

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3 hours ago, 0895 said:

What I find slightly interesting and entertaining here is how little respect ECBP gets sometimes.

 

People will gladly argue all day about Stagg JR being worth secondary,

and Bookers being a score at $75 or whatever it is now,

 

but ECBP is fantastic whiskey, arguably some of the best stuff from Heaven Hill coming out right now.

I mean let’s be honest.... it’s a bit underpriced at $45-70 for how great it is.

 

Couldn’t agree more!  ECBP is $59 at my local store and well worth the price and almost always being available.  Only complaint is here in NY we get the batches much later than most.  I purchased the toasted barrel today for the first time and I think it’s AMAZING as well. I know that may be unpopular opinion.  Love what HH is doing with Elijah.

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17 hours ago, BigSkyDrams said:

I think that’s pretty much the MSRP on the ECBP now, no?

 Maybe for the ECBP C920, but a fellow SBer in the "Live Free or Die" state up north got us a bountiful supply of the B520 for $59.99 OTD.  Rather be lucky than good, eh?   ?

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1 hour ago, GeeTen said:

 Maybe for the ECBP C920, but a fellow SBer in the "Live Free or Die" state up north got us a bountiful supply of the B520 for $59.99 OTD.  Rather be lucky than good, eh?   ?

Same price in Ohio - when you can find it - plus the Governors share.   Still a great deal.

 

 

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I believe I paid either $49.99 or $54.99 for the one I bought. It started off decent, but went south for me. I gave Galvin0791 what was left of that bottle.

 

Some bottles seem to get a little better after being open a while. Some are the opposite. A number of HH bottlings fall into the latter category for me. Not sure why this is. ECBP, Larceny, and even regular EC seem to “flatten out” after being open a few days. Even a recently purchased/ opened  ps EC that I really liked upon opening has changed. The only notable exception was a ps Larceny I bought a few weeks ago at the same time as the EC. Weird. I have a feeling Mike might be getting another bottle from me soon.
 

Biba! Joe

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I’m primarily basing my valuation in the C919 I finished last weekend, which was... fine? IDK, I nursed that bottle a long time and it wasn’t because I was trying to savor it, just not excited to reach for it very often. For me personally, there is a lot of legitimate semi-available (and more difficult to find) competition under $70. 
 

Ironically, I’m pretty big on a number of other HH products that are all lower proof offerings. Maybe I just can’t handle the high octane. 

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1 hour ago, BigSkyDrams said:

I’m primarily basing my valuation in the C919 I finished last weekend, which was... fine? IDK, I nursed that bottle a long time and it wasn’t because I was trying to savor it, just not excited to reach for it very often.

Yet another "wow palates are different" post. I thought C919 was fantastic!

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2 hours ago, Clueby said:

Yet another "wow palates are different" post. I thought C919 was fantastic!

One thing I love about this hobby is that it’s great when I prove myself wrong! I’m sure I’ll be drinking some more ECBP at some point in the future, and I hope that will be the case. 

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7 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

It started off decent, but went south for me. I gave Galvin0791 what was left of that bottle.

 

Some bottles seem to get a little better after being open a while. Some are the opposite. A number of HH bottlings fall into the latter category for me. Not sure why this is. ECBP, Larceny, and even regular EC seem to “flatten out” after being open a few days.
 

Biba! Joe


“Weller palate fatigue”.... be careful guys.... don’t let it happen to you !

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1 hour ago, 0895 said:


“Weller palate fatigue”.... be careful guys.... don’t let it happen to you !

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Oh you guys from Mizzou.... ?

 

Biba! Joe

 

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On 11/19/2020 at 8:36 PM, Kepler said:

ECBP does have a wide range of prices regionally.  But really, I'd put it up against anything else under $100 that's semi available. Bar none.

I just bought the B520 for $80 at a small LS in SW Florida. Typical price down there seems to be $70, so to me it was worth it. I like that release, my 2nd bottle.

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