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

[Jett129]

@WhiskeySandwich Current packaging and pricing.

[Denimhead 0]

@Chap said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@endo The Smiths, White Russian, some weed… really want to visit you up there in your cottage

I vote Endo’s cottage for the next IH get together

[ROman]

@WhiskeySandwich said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

I dont mean to be a party pooper, but a word of caution about a lot of those sites with prices online - many have exorbitant markups for some releases, especially older ones that may have discontinued packaging or bottling, anything considered hard to find, Stores do this too. They're all shameless price gougers, using 'collectors' as their target customer. See it all the time with knives, sneakers, etc. Idk how much you paid for it if you don't recall adding it to your stockpile, but something is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. I see these places selling stuff like Weller Special Reserve or Blanton's single barrel for $150+ and retail is a third of that. It grinds my gears lol

I'm not intending to shoot you down, its just these people fuck up the market for stuff. Imagine someone buying up all of your favorite IH cut and selling it for triple the cost. Manipulating the exclusivity of a product. Isn't this what Rolex does, but entirely in-house? okay, I'm just being obnoxious at this point.....

Just for reference. I started the post with, I thought it was funny. I did not buy it, my other half passed away 6 months ago and left me with a houseful of alcohol. It was in a closet, probably for years. I googled it to see if it was any good, and the price I mentioned is what showed up. I don't think he paid that much for it. I found it amusing, and didn't take it seriously.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@ROman I’m sorry for your loss.
There’s a lot of context there that was missing and I was simply offering some insight. I hope you didn’t take it more seriously than I meant it. Just talking booze. Be well, cheers!

[ROman]

No problems.

[68degreesorless]

@Denimhead-0 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@Chap said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@endo The Smiths, White Russian, some weed… really want to visit you up there in your cottage

I vote Endo’s cottage for the next IH get together

I’m in

[endo]

You'd love it, but you might also be a little surprised. It's pretty small (so no large IH get together I'm afraid), but the nicest thing about it there are no neighbours. It's just there alone between a lake, woods and fields. Quite unusual for our densely populated Northern Germany.

And of course, any of my Iron Heart buddies are welcome here anytime.

[Giles]

That is a great pic....

And boy, do I want to fish that lake

[Tago Mago]

@endo you could rent out the endomobile. I would do some thorough vetting of any potential takers though

[Tago Mago]

[endo]

that's a pretty early start, but cheers mate @Tago-Mago

[Tago Mago]

@endo I haven’t started just yet. It’s the latest addition to my growing collection of Foursquare rums

[Denimhead 0]

@Tago-Mago what your favorite rum? I’ve been on a Hamden kick and looking for another good sipping Rum.

[Tago Mago]

@Denimhead-0 anything by Foursquare is a good choice. Doorly’s is their regular series, their exceptional cask series is great. If you are looking for a Jamaican rum, Worthy Park or Appleton. Eminente is a great sip, but may not be available in the US as its Cuban.

If you are looking at independent bottlers, Velier has good options

[Chap]

@Tago-Mago said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

Eminente is a great sip, but may not be available in the US as its Cuban.

It is!

[Jett129]

@Denimhead-0 The Foursquare rums are next level. The only place that I know that has any of them is Astor Wines and Liquors in NYC. A few times a year they have Rum sales and I usually try and get one. If you go to their website and sign up for notifications, you’ll know when they have sales. They have the most eclectic liquor selection I’ve ever seen. If you call up when they have a sale, they’ll usually hold your purchase for a week.

[catdad1]

Waiting on my better half to get ready to go to lunch and ran out of cold ones. Classic.

[Denimhead 0]

@Tago-Mago Thanks, will check these out

[Denimhead 0]

[68degreesorless]

Diplomatico rums from Venezuela are good and widely available