Last night

Virginia Black paired with a My Father ( THE JUDGE )

I have seen this increase in price by at least 1.5x over the past year

Branton's

As good as Blanton's?

Balvenie Caribbean Cask

Four Roses makes some of the best bourbon I have ever had bar none..........based on barrel select bottles from Maisano's.That being said,of their shelf whiskey I prefer their small batch to their single barrel.Personally I think their best barrels are being sold off to the highest bidder.

Rebel Yell Small Batch Rye

ETL

Teacher's Highland Cream Blended Scotch

Kalifornia Bourbon Whiskey

Glenfiddich 18
Macallan 12
Oban Little Bay
Haig Club
Laphroig 10

Balvenie 21

Pikesville Rye

i do enjoy it but it is hard for me to pay the prices my shop is charging when they charged significantly less just 1-2 years ago

i still have a bottle or so sitting around but for a while it was my goto

This was on sale for 150 at the Indy Pappyfest. I've been kicking myself for not getting since..... maybe next year



I know right? I haven't really been paying close attention to bourbon for more than 2-3 years. I found an email from Xmas 2015 where if you bought 4 bottles of Four Roses Private Barrels, they were $30 each. I bought 4. I found another one from a few months before that where they were $35 with no limit. As recent as 6 months ago I paid $45 on sale. Regular price now is as low as $52 at one place but most are at $65.

Now all the stores are saying the private barrel program has been much more selective and they won't get as many barrels so they're not on sale. F#$%

Let alone the price hikes on everything else 😞 Forget about limited releases. Paid $25 for Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit on sale previously. Never on sale now and always $50. Same with Russell's Reserve Single Barrel.

Smooth Ambler discontinued their barrel program. Bought the ryes for like $50 a bottle a year or two ago. Now they sell for $200+ on the secondary market. Used to pay $40 for the old scout bourbon store picks. I bought out the remaining stock in Big Red Liquors at $60 a bottle the other day when they discontinued this program as well.

I didn't partake in the Cigar Boom of the 90s, but I sure remember Beanie Babies ;D

WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END?

Yeah selection as of late has been poor locally, and the prices are stupid. When it's close to scotch, I buy scotch.

Or I say FU and get rum.

Sazerac Rye

Opened my last bottle and haven't seen another in a local in forever now.

Noted....

I'm going to quit posting in these threads with remarks like that

Still feelin like crap,,,, Woodford toddy so's I can get some sleep