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Yes. My store is allocated about 2 cases of BT every 6-8 weeks and we keep it behind the counter and wait for people to ask. We sell it MSRP, $32.99/fifth. and usually sell out in a week. Others like EH Taylor, Blantons, Weller, etc. are allocated only and at much less quantity so we keep those for our regular bourbon customers only and still sell at MSRP. Store down the road charges mark-up but has them in a case for sale to anyone willing to pay.
That's crazy. I'm about an hour north of New Orleans and I can get all of those pretty easily at most stores without a markup.
Ft. Mill, SC no Buffalo Trace to be had anywhere. Covered up in Blantons but no BT
I could be totally wrong, but I thought there was a “state minimum” that you can’t go below, possibly related to the tax stickers on the bottles, but they can charge as much as they want.
Different states have different laws. Ohio is a controlled state. The set up is described as a public/private partnership...essentially, the state control board owns all the liquor but it is sold to the consumer through privately owned businesses at regulated, consistent prices throughout the state. The plus side is that I don't have pay outrageous prices. The downside is that I can't easily get access to all the brands I may want.
Whenever I hear of other state's laws that all seem weird to me, I think of the legislators sitting in a room somewhere coming up with all of this stuff. What problem are they solving? Just get out of the way.
Nashville area here and it goes in spurts. Sometimes they get limited bottles with the usual allocation (Eagle Rare, Blantons, EH Taylor). They usually get more BT and it lasts a little longer. It had typically been that $25ish price until what I had posted a week or so ago when it was listed at $44 which was nuts.
Lots of places in CA and AZ charge museum prices, so definitely not a national restriction.
BT generally available here. Occasionally can be hard to find, but that's infrequent. And around $25 is pretty normal as well.
In MS I would say yes, it's hard to find on shelves. Most stores keep it behind counter/back room for regulars or wait for someone to ask for it, because once they sell one to someone that guy calls his buddies and the store is bombarded with people wanting it all. And it's always a 1 bottle limit around here.
Definitely depends on the laws of that state, but in general as long as it's not a government/ABC run store, a privately owned store can sell for whatever price they want.
If I to give Joe one suggestion for favorite bourbon for the money, it would be Eagle Rare.
Love it. It is a great value at $42.99 in Ohio, but if you want it you need to go early and wait in line when you hear it is dropping.
If you love yourself, grab a bottle of the SBBP Rye.
Prefer the 15 but the 16 is great. Calumet is a high rye bourbon
Ft. Mill, SC no Buffalo Trace to be had anywhere. Covered up in Blantons but no BT
I will see it well stocked for a week and then it’s gone for like a month, although that’s just my local Kroger so may be more readily available elsewhereFt. Mill, SC no Buffalo Trace to be had anywhere. Covered up in Blantons but no BT
BT is in every market and party store around Metro-Detroit recently for same price. Around 25 bucks.
Makers Mark grounds are beautiful. I really enjoyed 4 Roses tour (more than MM) but not pretty.
If looking for grounds, I would skip Louisville. Its advantage is a being able to hit a number in relatively short period of time, but they are all in commercial downtown area.
How does Ohio run their lottery? Is it location based? Are all of these available at each location, if so? Any idea what the quantities of each are?
Anyone with an Ohio ID can enter. You win the option to purchase the bottle. You can select the state store you want to pick up the bottle. No idea on quantity.
So you enter which bottle(s) you're interested in, and it's a separate drawing for each bottle? Or you can choose which bottle you want if you're drawn?
separate drawing for each bottle but you are removed from the pool once you “win” the right to buy a bottle. You can only choose which ones to be considered for before the drawing. No choice after.
I've entered for all the under $300 bottles other than Mister Sam...generally not a fan of Canadian whisky and this is a blend including Canadian from what what I understand). The problem is that I have never tried any of these other than Birthday Bourbon. I want to try several of them, but you just don't find these laying around to taste in my neck of the woods. I would hate to drop 2-3 bills on a bottle and end up not liking it. I know I like Birthday Bourbon, so I can hope for that. But, who am I kidding. It's a lottery. I'm not winning sh!t. I was definitely more interested in the lottery last fall, but shockingly, I lost.
I took your advice a few weeks ago while hunting and grabbed the Rye (again shaking my head that I picked up a bottle of JD- long story TLDR version got WAAAYY too far gone a long time ago to the point that to this day a sniff of the OG makes me nauseous.) Cracked the Rye open this past weekend. Some excellent stuff.
Even though I still have my aversion to Jack, that's well bought. As for the rye, my local Total Wine usually has the 375L size for $37.95 and based on recommendations here, it's on my list, though still down the road, moreso considering my purchase last weekend.Stopped into a store today that I frequent maybe every other month - they get excellent store picks so I always like to see whats new. Was debating a new 1792 Full Proof pick vs. Old Forester Barrel Strength pick, until I noticed about 5 cases of JDSBBP sitting there with a $53 price tag on them
$12 under MSRP, yes please! Now if I could ever find the dang rye version of it...
I would have bought all 3 bottlesStopped into a store today that I frequent maybe every other month - they get excellent store picks so I always like to see whats new. Was debating a new 1792 Full Proof pick vs. Old Forester Barrel Strength pick, until I noticed about 5 cases of JDSBBP sitting there with a $53 price tag on them
$12 under MSRP, yes please! Now if I could ever find the dang rye version of it...
That's a shame, because they are doing some fantastic things these days. I want a bottle of the JD 12 so bad...been waiting for it to drop in Ohio. Looks like tomorrow is the day for my local shops, but I won't be available to go stand in line for it so I guess I will miss out and hope to catch it down the road.
Memories of waking up with chunks of vomit in my hair is a powerful deterrent. Just saying...
