High priced bourbon explained

[GTXDAN]

Here's a good article from the Washington Post which might explain why your bourbon has gotten so expensive and hard to find sometimes.

 

[XS22J8R]

The most expensive bourbon I ever dabbled in was Blantons, but I mostly buy Buffalo Trace. It is very good but not high end, typically in the $25 range for a fifth.
It used to be available even at Meijers stores here, but disappeared a few years ago from their shelves.
The largest liquor store chain in my area is Binneys and both Blantons and Buffalo Trace even disappeared off their shelves. Binneys has a huge variety of beer, wine and spirits, if you can't find it there you won't find it anywhere in this area most likely.
When I went to Moparty last year, I went to a liquor store to find Buffalo Trace and even there in KY they didn't have it. I did later go to another liquor store there and they had it, but behind the counter.
A month or so back I went to Binneys to buy some beer and noticed some Buffalo Trace on the shelf and was happy to see it back, but when I went there recently I didn't see it.
I wonder what is up with that?

 

[cr8crshr]

Not a Bourbon drinker as I cannot stand the stuff. That being said, I do buy say a pint of it for cooking certain things and in sauces/BBQ glaze. Also in my baked beans...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[furious70]

The most expensive bourbon I ever dabbled in was Blantons, but I mostly buy Buffalo Trace. It is very good but not high end, typically in the $25 range for a fifth.
It used to be available even at Meijers stores here, but disappeared a few years ago from their shelves.
The largest liquor store chain in my area is Binneys and both Blantons and Buffalo Trace even disappeared off their shelves. Binneys has a huge variety of beer, wine and spirits, if you can't find it there you won't find it anywhere in this area most likely.
When I went to Moparty last year, I went to a liquor store to find Buffalo Trace and even there in KY they didn't have it. I did later go to another liquor store there and they had it, but behind the counter.
A month or so back I went to Binneys to buy some beer and noticed some Buffalo Trace on the shelf and was happy to see it back, but when I went there recently I didn't see it.
I wonder what is up with that?

Try woodman's if there's one near you. Now selection and cheaper than binnys

 

[toolmanmike]

I am a collector but I don't buy on the secondary market. That's for the Richie Rich guys that want a particular bottle regardless of cost. And of course, there's guys that work hard at finding those allocated bottles knowing they can turn them for a profit. I have bought some allocated bottles and didn't find them worth the extra $'s. Blanton's was mentioned above. It is just meh bourbon, not exceptional and not worth a inflated price unless you are chasing the horsey tops on the bottle and you need that last letter. I chased Bookers for a year and decided to stop the chase when the bottles broke the $100 mark. Ah nope. I'm out. Here's one of a few shelves I have full

 

[Nxcoupe]

I am a collector but I don't buy on the secondary market. That's for the Richie Rich guys that want a particular bottle regardless of cost. And of course, there's guys that work hard at finding those allocated bottles knowing they can turn them for a profit. I have bought some allocated bottles and didn't find them worth the extra $'s. Blanton's was mentioned above. It is just meh bourbon, not exceptional and not worth a inflated price unless you are chasing the horsey tops on the bottle and you need that last letter. I chased Bookers for a year and decided to stop the chase when the bottles broke the $100 mark. Ah nope. I'm out. Here's one of a few shelves I have full


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Not to single you out, but this is the reason bourbon is non existent on the shelves. People used to buy it and drink it, not horde it. Between that and FB groups, you show up on the morning of the liquor store deliveries and there is a line out the door. I'm a long time bourbon/scotch drinker and this trend sucks. My wife bought me blantons for my birthday in 2015 or so, walked in off the street and they had a shelf full. Now, you never see it as it's scarfed up by the collectors.
Frustrated bourbon drinker here. Sorry, didn't mean to single you out. It shouldn't be a quest to find a bourbon you like.

 

[toolmanmike]

Not to single you out, but this is the reason bourbon is non existent on the shelves. People used to buy it and drink it, not horde it. Between that and FB groups, you show up on the morning of the liquor store deliveries and there is a line out the door. I'm a long time bourbon/scotch drinker and this trend sucks. My wife bought me blantons for my birthday in 2015 or so, walked in off the street and they had a shelf full. Now, you never see it as it's scarfed up by the collectors.
Frustrated bourbon drinker here. Sorry, didn't mean to single you out. It shouldn't be a quest to find a bourbon you like.

I collect but not the high dollar stuff. Out of 250 bottles I don't have over a dozen that haven't been opened and those that are still sealed are extras of tasty bottles. The bottles I buy are shelf bottles and if there is only 2 left I leave one for the next guy. That's the way I roll. I have a Facebook group and belong to a whiskey tasting group that meets monthly. That's a lot of fun. I have participated in 6 or 8 barrel picks (store picks) and I concentrate on those. They are single barrels that I helped choose. I also buy other barrel picks. Most of them are either limit 1, a drawing, or lottery. It keeps it fair.