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!

 

[DFSNOLE]

$3.50
Boones farm apple wine!

 

[seminoleed]

$3.50
Boones farm apple wine!

Damn, I remember when as a poor college student that swill was all I could afford. That, and Annie Green Springs.

 

[F4Gary]

Damn, I remember when as a poor college student that swill was all I could afford. That, and Annie Green Springs.

Before that it was Bali Hai.

https://classic.esquire.com/article/1972/6/1/sweet-wine-of-youth

 

[rtpnole]

$3.50
Boones farm apple wine!

I was a Strawberry Hill guy myself.

 

[goldmom]

No Mad Dog?

 

[kowtownnole]

I was a Strawberry Hill guy myself.

That was high school for along with a little something else

 

[rtpnole]

No Mad Dog?

Since I became a certified wine snob 35 years ago, I’ve left most sweet wine behind.😉

 

[DFSNOLE]

Since I became a certified wine snob 35 years ago, I’ve left most sweet wine behind.😉

Do wine snobs like reislings? Asking for a friend.

 

[seminoleed]

No Mad Dog?

I gave up Mad Dog 20/20 when I discovered Red Rooster 21. Ugh.

 

[FSUfan1973]

Got to say my favorite rot gut is peach moonshine! My other sipper is Makers Mark. Neither will break the bank either. Both will cure cancer, flu, summer cold, winter cold, the cold shivers, aching knees, aching back, crook in the neck, or a nagging wife/husband. Highly recommended lol

 

[SeaPA]

A couple of years ago, I'd helped guide a good friend/long time client through the sale of his business. He knew my love for tequila, and for Christmas dropped off a large bottle of Tears of Llorona tequila (retails for around $275). It's an extra-aged anejo blend...the maker ages equal amounts for 5 years in oak barrels that had previously been used to age scotch, sherry, and brandy. It was amazingly smooth, and you could detect traces of the flavor of the other liquors. Definitely not something for margaritas or shots - something to sip neat, with a little sal de gusano.
I doubt I'll buy myself a bottle this year, but probably will buy one when the older kid graduates from FSU next year.

 

[rtpnole]

Do wine snobs like reislings? Asking for a friend.

As Cliff from Cheers might say “It’s a little known fact that” some rieslings are off dry and not real sweet. 😜

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

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?

$12 😉

Edit: I don’t drink much liquor, more of an occasional beer drinker. But I do like Templeton Rye. I think I paid $30 for it…

 

[noletaire]

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?

What is your opinion on the macallan?

 

[Bartdog]

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.

Where did you even FIND that?

 

[DFSNOLE]

What is your opinion on the macallan?

I'm not a scotch drinker so I can't help you. Bourbon and rye primarily.

 

[BrainVision]

Where did you even FIND that?

There is a surreal little bottle shop in Montecito, just outside of Santa Barbara. It is right off the freeway and looks like it was probably a service station in its former life. I stopped in on a whim one night and felt like I had walked into Diagon Alley. Dusty bottles of Pappy sitting on clearly homemade plywood shelves; rare bottles of everything imaginable stacked to the ceiling and in wobbly, narrow aisles. I spotted the Blanton's and snapped it up.

 

[BrainVision]

$12 😉

Edit: I don’t drink much liquor, more of an occasional beer drinker. But I do like Templeton Rye. I think I paid $30 for it…

Templeton is, sadly, another MGP mass-distilled spirit with flavor additives. For similar money, Old Overholt and Rittenhouse Rye BiBs are more enjoyable, I think. Sazerac, too.

 

[BrainVision]

I'm not a scotch drinker so I can't help you. Bourbon and rye primarily.

I just introduced my brother-in-law to Speysides this holiday season. He has previously tolerated my preference for Islay malts. We picked up a bottle of The Balvenie Doublewood and have definitely enjoyed it.

 

[DFSNOLE]

I just introduced my brother-in-law to Speysides this holiday season. He has previously tolerated my preference for Islay malts. We picked up a bottle of The Balvenie Doublewood and have definitely enjoyed it.

I've tried to drink scotch. They vary so much from bottle to bottle. I've had some that taste like a low proof bourbon, a Canadian blend to a peaty smoke bomb. Possibly, if I had some guidance, I would find one that I would consistently enjoy.

 

[BrainVision]

I think you would probably like a lot of the Speyside single malts, especially the ones that get a second resting in sherry barrels, like The Balvenie Doublewood. Glenfiddich 14 is another Speyside that even does a second resting in new charred American oak bourbon barrels. The Lowlands whiskies are going to take a lot milder, like a Canadian blend. The Islay and islands whiskies are going to have very strong flavor profiles, especially of peat, smoke, and brine. The Highlands whiskies will vary in similarities with the other regions.

Lagavulin 16 is an Islay that is rested in sherry barrels and is probably as close to an archetypal Scotch as you can get after you have had your introductory Glenlivet or Glenmorangie 12.

 

[rtpnole]

I think you would probably like a lot of the Speyside single malts, especially the ones that get a second resting in sherry barrels, like The Balvenie Doublewood. Glenfiddich 14 is another Speyside that even does a second resting in new charred American oak bourbon barrels. The Lowlands whiskies are going to take a lot milder, like a Canadian blend. The Islay and islands whiskies are going to have very strong flavor profiles, especially of peat, smoke, and brine. The Highlands whiskies will vary in similarities with the other regions.

Lagavulin 16 is an Islay that is rested in sherry barrels and is probably as close to an archetypal Scotch as you can get after you have had your introductory Glenlivet or Glenmorangie 12.

I love Lagavulin. Great if you like the smoke. There’s a whiskey bar in Raleigh that has their reserve scotch. I only had it once but it was excellent.

 

[DFSNOLE]

I think you would probably like a lot of the Speyside single malts, especially the ones that get a second resting in sherry barrels, like The Balvenie Doublewood. Glenfiddich 14 is another Speyside that even does a second resting in new charred American oak bourbon barrels. The Lowlands whiskies are going to take a lot milder, like a Canadian blend. The Islay and islands whiskies are going to have very strong flavor profiles, especially of peat, smoke, and brine. The Highlands whiskies will vary in similarities with the other regions.

Lagavulin 16 is an Islay that is rested in sherry barrels and is probably as close to an archetypal Scotch as you can get after you have had your introductory Glenlivet or Glenmorangie 12.

We have a friend who brought a bottle of Lagavulin 16 to a gathering at our house. I had never tasted anything quite like that. The amount of peat and smoke was more than I expected. I finished my drink with her and went back to my bourbon.