Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

[goosehd]

Opened up one of these yesterday for a Gin and Tonic. I use about half of the bottle for one and was saving the other half for one later in the evening…finished my first drink and went to make the second, only to discover someone else thought my idea had merit…

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 @scooter that black labeled Origin bottle from Bardstown was real tasty. I'd do it again. It's the only one i've tried from them though. Are any others a better buy?

[Jett129]

@WhiskeySandwich I haven’t tried any of them yet,so stay tuned,but it might be a while before I get around to it.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 yeah i only went with the black origin wheated because i think it was the only one with an age statement and bonded. so i figured worth a shot. wasn't disappointed. That goes without saying that i think its bullshit you cant get an age statement for under 40 bucks these days, even if its only 6 years. lol

[WhiskeySandwich]

well i guess it didn't go without saying....

[Jett129]

@WhiskeySandwich I think that train has long since left the station. I think that we might be naive thinking that in this current economy and how much it costs to do everything,that they can let spirits age for 7-10 years and be able to charge what we were formerly used to paying.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 …not so sure about that. I saw an article the other day that the whisky market is softening and distillers/distributors are having a hard time moving products.

I will see if I can find the article.: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglnk6yxlko

[Jett129]

@goosehd There have been quite a few articles recently about the downturn in alcohol sales in general and more specifically bourbon. That doesn’t negate the cost of aging spirits in barrels. Even though they increased production 10-12 years ago,I don’t foresee the prices on those premium 10-12 year old bourbons coming down any time soon.

[68degreesorless]

When I decided bourbon and scotch had gotten ridiculous a few years ago, agave was my next move. Then that got crazy and I turned to rum. Hopefully by the time rum gets popular, whiskey will be cheap again.

[Jett129]

@68degreesorless You're 100% right,just try and stay a little bit ahead of the curve. I've followed a similar path in that I'm drinking a lot more agave based products,and I can definitely thank this thread for inspiring me to up my game when it comes to that. I got tired of chasing after bourbon. If I can't get a certain tequila/mezcal it's only because it's not available in my area,as opposed to being allocated.