How much Hirsch 16 yr old is left?

[Thesh]

I'm just happy I got mine at under $100 (that was some time ago). It's a decent whiskey, and all things considered if I hadn't bought it before I probably would have bought it in the future and been seriously disappointed.

[NickAtMartinis]

Anybody know how many bottles of Hirsch 16 yr old are still available?

I was told today that I purchased the last 1,000 bottles of Hirsch 16.

[GreggB]

I was too late! I went to the store today, and the Hirsch 16 I had seen for $85 was now $160. Well, not exactly the same bottles -- the liquor manager told me they had sold out of the $85 stuff, and when he re-ordered, it cost him $800 per case.

So Chuck was right, as usual.

I'm not paying $160 for it.

That frees me up to buy something else.

Any suggestions?

[Brennan77]

The price jump in some places probably represents what the stores are being charged when they reorder. The stores where it's still under $100 are probably still working through existing inventory.

This is the likely scenario in most of the price increases. We recently bought 2 more cases at an increase of over $15/bottle in costs. The shelf price is higher accordingly.

[GreggB]

Are the numbers the liquor manager gave me standard kinds of numbers?

At $800 per case (I am assuming a case is 12 bottles - correct?), he is paying $67 per bottle, and selling it for $160 per bottle.

Is that a standard degree of mark-up?

[AVB]

I bought 16 bottles earlier this year from a place that closed for $60 per (plus tax) and sold 12 of them to friends all over the country for $75 delivered. If they had more I would have bought more but I can't see paying some of the $150-200 prices being mentioned.

[cowdery]

Although the nine-liter case (12 750 ml bottles) is considered standard, many super-premium products come in smaller cases. Woodford, for example, comes in a 6-bottle case, Stagg comes 3 bottles to a case. So, considering the numbers quoted, I suspect that $800 is for a case of fewer than 12 bottles.

[GreggB]

Thank you, Chuck.

Anyone know for sure what a "case" of Hirsch 16 yr old is?

I will ask the liquor manager what he meant next time I get over there.

[Brennan77]

Thank you, Chuck.

Anyone know for sure what a "case" of Hirsch 16 yr old is?

I will ask the liquor manager what he meant next time I get over there.

I've seen them come in 12 bottle cases. But that could certainly be different in other areas.

[mgilbertva]

I paid about $50 for a bottle of the blue wax in Myrtle Beach about 4 years ago. And I left a few bottles on the shelf. They were sitting next to the $70 bottle of 20 year old...

Oh, ow, that makes me hurt just thinking of finding blue wax and red wax for that little ... and then leaving it!

[Ted Wright]

So it looks like I am late to the discussion but I am new to the forum but the Hirsch 20 is my passion so I follow the pricing of the 16 just in case I ever see some 20 the gets disgourged by the gods and lands on a shelf.

In Atlanta there is plenty at $135. That price has held for the last couple of years.

On E-bay the 16 generally never gets any bids when priced over $130.

All the disrtibitors that I have talked with as well as the guys at Sam's and Binny's tell me there is plenty left in the market. In fact Binny's was trying to unload a bunch about 20 months ago and I got a call at my house. I like the 20 much more than the 16 so I passed and saved my bucks for the rare times I can squeeze out a 20 from someone.

[Rake]

For what it's worth, Hirsch 16 is pretty easy to find around here for about $80. Stores must be working through existing stock, and it doesn't appear to be moving very quickly.

[GreggB]

It's now hit $200 here in St. Louis.

[p_elliott]

It's $418 on some of the internet sites.

[wadewood]

lots left in Houston area for $160

[GreggB]

A great bourbon, but not worth (in my opinion) what it is going for these days.

About five years ago, I bought a bunch at Cork 'n Bottle in northern Kentucky (just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati) for $60 each, and am glad I did!

[drli]

$289.99 here at bevmo.... in Northern CA. Dont see it anywhere else.

ebay has one bottle for $229.00.

supply seems to be drying up.

[GreggB]

I did find some last night, for sale here in St. Louis, for $160.

Anyone know how many bottles/cases/whatever remain?

[whskylvr]

A. H. Hirsch 16yr old. The supplier has less than 40 cases left this does not include what is actually out in the marketplace.

They are selling approx 5-8 cases per month to the distributors. I believe the supplier (Preiss Imports) will be sold out by late spring or early summer. As I receive more info I will post it.

Dave

[cowdery]

Brett at Binny's reports that they have quite a bit of it, although I neglected to check their current price.

[Vange]

I think Brett has them for sub $100, not on website anymore though.

[Attila]

I think Brett has them for sub $100, not on website anymore though.

[Vange]

No way, theyd be gone. Gold foil top.

[GOCOUGS2002]

I just bought two blue wax I found in Idaho, they are out there...you just have to get lucky.

[spun_cookie]

Damn!!!! Nice Find Cougs