Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Bourbon

[PhantomLamb]

https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=3074457345616817682&langId=-1&partNumber=000088858prod&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&categoryId=1334015&top_category=25208&parent_category_rn=1334013&urlLangId=&variety=Bourbon&categoryType=Spirits&fromURL=%2fwebapp%2fwcs%2fstores%2fservlet%2fCatalogSearchResultView%3fstoreId%3d10051%26catalogId%3d10051%26langId%3d-1%26categoryId%3d1334015%26variety%3dBourbon%26categoryType%3dSpirits%26top_category%3d25208%26parent_category_rn%3d1334013%26sortBy%3d5%26searchSource%3dE%26pageView%3d%26beginIndex%3d0

 

Didn't see a thread on this and was just offered as a "special release" thru PA's FWGS.

 

Did Stoli Group finally realize that selling subpar bourbon for $200+ is a bad idea?  Has anyone ever tried this?  At $50, I think I'd give it a shot.

 

Thanks,

[fosmith]

On 2/22/2022 at 7:38 AM, PhantomLamb said:

Did Stoli Group finally realize that selling subpar bourbon for $200+ is a bad idea?  Has anyone ever tried this?  At $50, I think I'd give it a shot.

I was thinking the same thing  but I found a review that said it was pretty ordinary.  Not bad just nothing to get excited about.  I decided to pass... 

[PaulO]

I have been seeing these on the shelves of two different grocery chains for months.

I can't recall exact price, but maybe a bit less than some of the other KY Owl releases.  (They have some of those too.)

Here I get into my three major issues with most NDP brands.

1.)  What the heck is it.

2.)  Exactly why should I pay some big up charge.

3.)  I would try a free sample.  That's about it.  The only problem with that, if I liked it, how do I know next time it would be the same stuff, given it's sourced and not much transparency.

[BigRich]

13 hours ago, fosmith said:

  but I found a review that said it was pretty ordinary

Isn't something like 90% of what's on the shelf these days pretty ordinary?  At least to me. 

[flahute]

2 hours ago, BigRich said:

Isn't something like 90% of what's on the shelf these days pretty ordinary?  At least to me. 

Yes.

[smokinjoe]

6 hours ago, BigRich said:

Isn't something like 90% of what's on the shelf these days pretty ordinary?  At least to me. 

First your poem submissions, and now this…Man, you need a vacation!  

[PaulO]

On 2/24/2022 at 8:24 AM, BigRich said:

Isn't something like 90% of what's on the shelf these days pretty ordinary?  At least to me. 

Here's my left handed compliment to NDP brands.

If the product is sourced from one or more of KY's legacy distilleries - it's probably at least OK to drink.

But that bears the question - why wouldn't I just go buy the brands these legacy distillers bottle themselves (for a fraction of the price).

 

I saw Wiseman yesterday for <$40 before tax.  Still no interest.  In that price range I could get WTRB or FRSB.

[BigRich]

18 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

First your poem submissions, and now this…Man, you need a vacation!  

From your lips to God's ear my man.