xero-D-hero
Super Member
Been looking for a good long while but that's a really tough one to track down 'round these parts.
Someday,,,maybe if I get REALLY lucky,,,LOL,,,ahhhh he!! who'm I kidding,,,SIGH...
Bret P.
Favorite Bourbon
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Someday,,,maybe if I get REALLY lucky,,,LOL,,,ahhhh he!! who'm I kidding,,,SIGH...
Bret P.
Wasatch
Well-Known Member
You might be able to get it on-line.
gogofast
Addicted Member
I remember just two years ago they were falling off the shelves at my local shop. I can not believe they're so hard to find now. $250/bottle for 12 year Weller?! "get 'em while you can" surely is true.
Right after the Weller series and the Elmer T Lee came out, I read AK thread discussing those and most of you guys recommending stocking 'em up. I followed the advice and bought a 3-4 of each kind thinking that was enough. All gone now.
swamppirate
Lunatic Member
Don't do it. Life's to short to drink crappy bourbon....
mhedges
Super Member
If your talking really high end stuff like Pappy or Stagg then I say sell them. I can't see how anything that's supposed to be consumed is worth what people are supposedly paying for some of these.
And it's not like you are relegated to drinking Old a Crow if you sell. You can still drink some pretty good stuff.
Well, I was going to post a new-to-me Bourbon I find satisfying but the picture is in my new-to-me Samsung S7. I don't seem to be able to access the pictures on the SD card from my computer.
HELP ! ! ! I am a smart phone moron.
HELP ! ! ! I am a smart phone moron.
Wasatch
Well-Known Member
WOW! What a RIPOFF!
mhedges
Super Member
Yes I would say so. I see people asking $2200 just for the 20 year Pappy.
phantomrebel
Serial Tapist
Word is getting out. It's as good as some of the Pappy releases. Same recipe and used to be easier to get. I'm having a hard time finding it anymore. It's also common for scam artists to use this to refill Pappy empties with a little fresh wax. Scumbags.
phantomrebel
Serial Tapist
I was at a steak house in Denver where they charge $500/glass for the 20 yr Pappy. A lot of Broncos players regular order it they said. I told them I had an unopened bottle of 23yo and they offered me $4000. I told them to get bent. I don't understand these prices, but I'm thinking it will only get worse now that they aren't making as much.
mhedges
Super Member
They are making even less now? Why?
Maybe Stolichnaya will come back into vogue (grin) and us brown spirit aficionados can get a decent bourbon without having to take out a second mortgage. I was talking to the Weller rep last year at my local bottle store, HiTimes in Costa Mesa, and he was telling me that a dozen years ago they couldn't move brown spirits for love or money. PVW just sat on the shelves gathering dust. Now the well heeled Newport Beach set have been hoarding the stuff these days according to one of the worker bees at HiTimes. Grumble, grumble.
gogofast
Addicted Member
um...what was your address?
I was lucky enough to taste a few shots of PVW 20 and 15, and they were unmistakably good. The Weller series (12, antique, and etc.), which were my main bottles last few years, were nothing like the PVW 20 or 15. Maybe similar to PVW 12 or 10? IDK...
My interest in collecting these sought after bottles have peaked. I spoke with a few liquor store owners, and I'll tell ya, they know exactly what I was after and why I tried to talk to them....lol. It ain't an easy game.... Just hoping to be alert enough to snag what's coming up. Looks like most well known distilleries release new stuff in september.
phantomrebel
Serial Tapist
Pappy distributes in my area around mid November. There is even an iPhone app for following it! If you know how to play the game and are patient, you will be rewarded. We did very well this year, snagging a 10, 15, and 23 at suggested retail prices. My local shop where I am a long-standing member went into the back for me the other day and brought out a 10 year as a favor. They wanted $450 and I declined with a smile, suggesting they save it for one of their more deserving members ! These type of small shops are not where you go....think volume. My friend scored a 23 yo at a Costco related store for example. We did a taste off with it in this thread: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/best-music-for-a-bourbon-taste-off.743020 and the Weller held its own with most participants. I still favor Blantons. The point is, as many here have said, there is a lot of good bourbon out there that isn't on the most wanted (and most expensive) list yet.
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mhedges
Super Member
You are lucky you don't live in an ABC state. No such service here I can assure you.
I've heard of people refilling empty Pappy bottles. They say it's best to destroy the bottle when it's empty to preclude this from being a possibility.
All the Weller products are in very high demand. Old Weller 107 is also the same distillery and mash bill as Pappy, and it's under $30 a bottle if you can find any. I have one bottle I'm rationing.
