What's The Most You've Paid For A Bottle?

[DFSNOLE]

I am a fan of high rye and high proof bourbons. I have the means to get what I want within reason. "Within reason" is different for everyone including me and my wife. I have multiple bottles in my cabinet that are in the $150-$200 range and a couple more than that.

Right now, I'm on the lookout for a bottle of Little Book Edition 1 "The Infinite". The msrp is $200 with secondary markets selling it for double that. I'd probably be willing to go to $300-$350. My wife doesn't understand that at all. What would you be willing to pay for a single bottle?

 

[BrainVision]

That is a cool bottle. I don't think your price range is unreasonable at all. I have spent around $500 for a bottle a couple of times, though they were gifts. For myself, I have topped out around $300 for a bottle of Blanton's Gold for a special occasion.

 

[seminoleed]

I am a fan of high rye and high proof bourbons. I have the means to get what I want within reason. "Within reason" is different for everyone including me and my wife. I have multiple bottles in my cabinet that are in the $150-$200 range and a couple more than that.

Right now, I'm on the lookout for a bottle of Little Book Edition 1 "The Infinite". The msrp is $200 with secondary markets selling it for double that. I'd probably be willing to go to $300-$350. My wife doesn't understand that at all. What would you be willing to pay for a single bottle?

It's been my experience that you can get just as drunk for a lot less money than that. 'Naw mean?

 

[BrianNole777]

$20 for a bottle of Chardonnay maybe.

 

[rtpnole]

$20 for a bottle of Chardonnay maybe.

For my birthday around 15 years ago my wife obtained a bottle of a German dessert wine called Trockenbeerenauslese for $475. But that bottle was 375 ml. Really good wine.

 

[DFSNOLE]

It's been my experience that you can get just as drunk for a lot less money than that. 'Naw mean?

No doubt. That's why there's a bottle of Old Grand Dad 114 in the cabinet too. Around $30.

 

[BrainVision]

I had a rare craving for a martini recently and ended up making an old school Vesper with Boodles and Smirnoff. Both bottles were well under $30, and the drink was delicious.

My go-to “cheap” bourbon is Buffalo Trace. For rye, High West is the cheapest one that I enjoy. Redwood Empire and Sonoma Distilling make a couple of tasty bottles, but they are a little above $30 threshold.

 

[F4Gary]

Back in the mid 90's I was at an airshow in Springfield MO over Memorial Day weekend with some warbird buddies. They were having a charity auction one night and in attendance were some of the surviving Doolittle Raiders, a few WWII WASPs, and a space shuttle pilot.
We all decided to chip in $100 each an bid on a fancy, magnum sized expensive white wine. We ended up winning the auction with a bid of $800. We then invited the Raiders and the WASPs over to have a glass with us 'cause we were going to open it and drink it. Had a great time and met some great folks.
The wine "connoisseurs" in the crowd couldn't believe it. Lol.

 

[goldmom]

I spent a hundred something on a bottle of Dom Perignon for Y2K.
Husband no longer drank and I declared that I had no intention of pouring any of it down the drain so I drank it all by myself.
Woke up on the sofa in the family room on New Year’s Day and was sick as a dog.
No more bubbly for me in almost 25 years. Doesn’t agree with me! In fact booze in general is not very accommodating to my digestive system anymore.
Cheers to others who enjoy a good sipping whiskey now and then!

 

[rtpnole]

I spent a hundred something on a bottle of Dom Perignon for Y2K.
Husband no longer drank and I declared that I had no intention of pouring any of it down the drain so I drank it all by myself.
Woke up on the sofa in the family room on New Year’s Day and was sick as a dog.
No more bubbly for me in almost 25 years. Doesn’t agree with me! In fact booze in general is not very accommodating to my digestive system anymore.
Cheers to others who enjoy a good sipping whiskey now and then!

Alcohol and carbonation don’t always play well together.

 

[littleitch1]

$3.50
Boones farm apple wine!