PaulO Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Oh, I almost forgot to mention, the other day I saw Willett Pot Still multiple bottles on the shelf 750ml and 1.75L (the big bong bottle ). The family sise was over $100, I think $110 or so. I don't really care. It's just the novelty of seeing unusual stuff. I must have beat the taters to the store that day. They can have it all. Meanwhile keep their paws off my JW Dant and OF Rye. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Passed on CEHT Small Batch on the shelf at Total Wine yesterday for $65. Just while I was in the bourbon aisle, there were 2 or 3 guys that picked it up at that elevated price. I can't imagine paying $65 for non-age stated BT bourbon when regular NAS BT (with the same mash bill) is sitting right next to it for $25 with no limit. That yellow cardboard tube must really cast a spell over those taters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, Kepler said: Passed on CEHT Small Batch on the shelf at Total Wine yesterday for $65. Just while I was in the bourbon aisle, there were 2 or 3 guys that picked it up at that elevated price. I can't imagine paying $65 for non-age stated BT bourbon when regular NAS BT (with the same mash bill) is sitting right next to it for $25 with no limit. That yellow cardboard tube must really cast a spell over those taters Well, at least it’s 100 proof and a minimum of 4 years old. The price around here had been $47.00 for quite a while. It recently went up to $53.00. FWIW, the tubes are empty. I’m saving them for a friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 7 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Well, at least it’s 100 proof and a minimum of 4 years old. The price around here had been $47.00 for quite a while. It recently went up to $53.00. FWIW, the tubes are empty. I’m saving them for a friend. I was at my local Total Wine yesterday and noted a whole bunch of Small Batch Eh Taylor. Just out in the open, sitting on the shelf. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 7 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Well, at least it’s 100 proof and a minimum of 4 years old. The price around here had been $47.00 for quite a while. It recently went up to $53.00. FWIW, the tubes are empty. I’m saving them for a friend. If you were at the Total Wine in The Woodlands around 7 pm, then it’s entirely possible that we both were standing there at the same time noting the very same thing. I was in the aisle maybe 15 minutes and there were six bottles when I got there and I grabbed the last one to donate for a gala fund raiser event. I went back for the Old Forester Single Barrel Rye, but someone grabbed the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 15 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Well, at least it’s 100 proof and a minimum of 4 years old. The price around here had been $47.00 for quite a while. It recently went up to $53.00. FWIW, the tubes are empty. I’m saving them for a friend. I have a bunch of them in my stash too but I'd never pay $65 for them. I think the most I've paid was $45ish and even that it doesn't make sense in comparison to regular BT. I find that it tastes better than BT but not by THAT much. I still have a certain love for CEHT SmB, but that love was built back when it was $33-35 while regular BT was $20-25. The value is no longer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) I was only re-stocking staples. I passed on a lot...but these are the one's that I can remember the prices Bulleit BiB for $69.00 Stagg $299.00 WSR $149.00 KC12 $69.99 Blanton's $94.00 Thomas Handy Rye $599.00 1792 BiB $69.99 Booker's $99.99 MM101 $69.99 (not a typo), but the CS sitting next to it on the shelf is $49.99 Some of those aren't too obscene, but I was only interested in picking up Bulleit BiB & KC12 and they are easy enough to find so there's no reason to overpay. The one LS had 12 bottles of Stagg, and about the same of various Weller's. Edited May 4 by Skinsfan1311 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Of the ones you listed above, I think the 12 year Knob Creek is worth every penny at $70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Passed on a lot at a Va ABC store... The prices were all good but I exercised restraint...they had a good selection. Booker's $99.99 Heaven Hill Grain to Glass $99.99 are the only prices that I recall but they a lot of different of Woodford Master Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/6/2025 at 10:50 AM, rzelinka said: Of the ones you listed above, I think the 12 year Knob Creek is worth every penny at $70 I do too, but it can be found around here for ~ $65.00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I passed on Angel's Envy Cask Strength. I thought long and hard about it, but I don't think it was worth the $225 asking price. I find their bourbon to just be okay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/4/2025 at 4:36 PM, Skinsfan1311 said: I was only re-stocking staples. I passed on a lot...but these are the one's that I can remember the prices Bulleit BiB for $69.00 Stagg $299.00 WSR $149.00 KC12 $69.99 Blanton's $94.00 Thomas Handy Rye $599.00 1792 BiB $69.99 Booker's $99.99 MM101 $69.99 (not a typo), but the CS sitting next to it on the shelf is $49.99 Some of those aren't too obscene, but I was only interested in picking up Bulleit BiB & KC12 and they are easy enough to find so there's no reason to overpay. The one LS had 12 bottles of Stagg, and about the same of various Weller's. All good passes. I agree along with @rzelinka that the KC12 is perhaps the best and most tempting one out of all those bottles, but sure if you can easily get it for less, there's no reason to overpay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:21 PM 6 hours ago, Kepler said: All good passes. I agree along with @rzelinka that the KC12 is perhaps the best and most tempting one out of all those bottles, but sure if you can easily get it for less, there's no reason to overpay. Agreed... but I opted for the KC18 that day instead, because the 12 year is ubiquitous, and the 18 not so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:32 PM 2 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: Agreed... but I opted for the KC18 that day instead, because the 12 year is ubiquitous, and the 18 not so much. My bottle of Knob Creek 18 arrives this week. Of course a 21 year variety is forthcoming so depending on price, I'll look to add that to my collection as I enjoy Knob Creek and find it to be fairly priced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted Sunday at 05:08 AM Share Posted Sunday at 05:08 AM 16 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: Agreed... but I opted for the KC18 that day instead, because the 12 year is ubiquitous, and the 18 not so much. Good call 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Passed on WT70th for 89.99!!!! I previously passed on it for 60.00 so no F’n way was 90 on the table. I would have picked on up for the SRP of 50 but I have plenty of good WT of this age range and do not care to support “mark ups”. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePlant Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Passed on the 8ry WT. Plenty on the shelf of my local priced at $49.99. Reminds me of the price of gasoline (.999999999). I would probably be a buyer at $40 or less, at least just to do a SBS. The family jug price of 101 was $47 so I'd need a damn good reason to switch over to the Age Stated for more than twice the coin. Great discussion on the other thread from those that have tried it and made their own comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago On 5/10/2025 at 9:32 AM, rzelinka said: My bottle of Knob Creek 18 arrives this week. Of course a 21 year variety is forthcoming so depending on price, I'll look to add that to my collection as I enjoy Knob Creek and find it to be fairly priced. I finally was able to enjoy the Knob Creek 18 this week. It's much better than the Elijah Craig 18 which I should have passed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago (edited) 4 hours ago, FacePlant said: Passed on the 8ry WT. Plenty on the shelf of my local priced at $49.99. Reminds me of the price of gasoline (.999999999). I would probably be a buyer at $40 or less, at least just to do a SBS. The family jug price of 101 was $47 so I'd need a damn good reason to switch over to the Age Stated for more than twice the coin. Great discussion on the other thread from those that have tried it and made their own comparison. Good pass. I bought a couple at ~ $45.00 and did a blind SBS against the standard WT101. The 8yr is a little better, but not $20.00 better. Unless they come to their senses and drop the price, I won't be replacing them... Edited 7 hours ago by Skinsfan1311 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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