Single Barrel that runs $10-$12 more.

Both are quite good and a steal for the price, although there are some years of the single barrel that aren't that great. I'll have to try the Bottled-in-Bond. That's a really good price.

The craft bourbons are getting ridiculously priced nowadays. Stuff that you could get 15 years ago for $25, goes for $75 to $100 and more nowadays. Not spending that much when there are fine bourbons available a lot less.

The Redemption is good if you like Rye.

was that with whisky price is a product of scarcity not quality.

So, a large distiller that hits with a great barrel year (Like the EW-BIB did) has literally thousands of gallons of product to move.

On the other hand, if a small craft distiller gets a great batch, they may only have 200 gallons of finished product to sell.

If it get's noticed at all, the price goes through the roof.

That's also why 4 Roses and Wild Turkey and other mega-large volume distillers are pretty impervious to year to year variation - They have several thousand barrels waiting to get blended to make the signature taste

I really like it because that’s a steal.

Another "cheap" bottled-in-bond that I find hits more often than it misses is Old Granddad.

organization that held big meetings where alcohol was served in evening. One of the bigwigs made quite a scene when someone forgot to have OG at the bar just for him.

I can actually taste good liquor now - I think I put Sprite in the Grand Dad 30 years ago... Much as it shames me to say

it's "whikskey."

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Of Hibiki 21 year old select, barrel strength single malt - Which had won a couple "Best Whisky in the World" contests.

It's WAAAAAAY over $800 a bottle now, since they only made so many barrels and there is no secret stash that Suntory held back to release in batches to stabilize the market.

We had saved up for quite a while to take that trip so we could see her family and enjoy the sites - So obviously in normal mode I would have cut off a toe before wasting a c note on an ounce and a half of whisky.

But her Aunt and Uncle dropped an envelop on us the 1st day in country with 300000Y in it. That was ~ $2800 then.

Notice that I did NOT buy a bottle of said whisky. Because that would be crazy.

Even if I had twice the salary I do now, I ain't spending more than $75 on a fifth for myself. Ever. And my usual choices are about half that amount. The law of diminishing returns is absolute, and we know this.

I'd only go high dollar for a gift.

And really, there's no point in over spending since you have no guarantee that you'll get your money's worth. For example, Johnny Walker Green ($50-65) is consistently rated as a better liquor than Johnny Walker Blue ($145-190)

On the other hand I had an envelope of cash... And that Hibiki was fucking orgasmic with a splash of water in a chilled low ball glass.

This guy was comparing whisky to music. It's pretty cool