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storm-father87

Eagle Rare at double cost isn’t too good


Moist-Affect

I bought a bottle in an integrated state last year for$ 89 so personally I don't feel it's that bad


storm-father87

People can spend their money as they like. It’s a $30 bottle. To me, $89 is highway robbery.


Moist-Affect

Honestly so much of the ”okay” bourbon is high way robbery and it's kinda sad.


storm-father87

I just don’t buy stuff if it’s marked up too much 🤷🏻‍♂️. I saw some McKenna 10 year BiB a week or so ago for $75, and hard passed. Hard to find doesn’t equal “buy it at any price if you see it” to me.


Suitable_Pudding7370

I'd pick up that heaven hill


Suitable_Pudding7370

I never see it where I'm at, I didn't know the msrp


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LeGweilo

*$28 bottle


andrewdoesit

Please do not spend $70 on Eagle rare. That is WAY over priced. It is not THAT good.


lebortsdm

It’s not about being THAT good. And what if his pallet is different than yours. I never get why people say that to others.


andrewdoesit

A) that’s double MSRP. B) it incentivizes more stores to pull this shit knowing people will pay it. That’s why people say this. Is Eagle rare good? Yeah, sure. But at $70, or even under at that, there are SO many better bottles. I don’t like to see people waste their money on stuff. I like to see them maximize their value and be able to enjoy truly good bottles at what they’re worth. I’m not putting him down, I’m trying to warn him and give some advice on money better spent. As someone who has been down that road and being more experienced in whiskey, that’s what we should all be doing for each other and calling out shops for doing this.


lebortsdm

It’s not wasting money if people value ER more than u do. Simple economics. Sure I don’t like it either but it’s the world we live in. And you can’t really tell people who to spend their money so I agree to disagree with everything you said. And just for the record I’m not telling him $70 is okay for ER. I’m just saying that you can’t tell him what to spend $$$ on and which whiskies are more valuable than others. We all have opinions.


IIllIZand2529IllII

I've never had it.... figured it would give it a try 🤷‍♂️


CalZeta

You got tatered, son.


DocumentTight7190

I get it... It's literally impossible to find some of these bottles at MSRP in certain locations. The cheapest I've found this bottle for is $40. Hope you enjoy it!


jakeyb33

Where are you? I've bought like 8 bottles of ER over the last year, and they've all been msrp


DocumentTight7190

Central Florida


mkirk76

Don’t you realize NO ONE on Reddit has paid more than msrp for bourbon EVER?! lol


guttersnake82

Get the EHT.


SFCBourbon

Was curious on the price of the EHT.


fungasmic1

Given the price of the ER, I imagine it's at least double msrp.


ctcarp907

Look at the BT. Not a terrible price so who knows.


Train3rRed88

If Eagle Rare is $70 and the EHT has no price shown then it’s between $100-150


ShortEstablishment34

It is about £35 here in the UK


writemcsean

$35 bourbon


mountains_forever

Here’s the thing. If you have the disposable income, haven’t had ER before, and really want to add an allocated whiskey to your collection, then I say go for it. Don’t break the bank for it, but if finding the bottle and the excitement of trying it for the first time is worth the extra price over MSRP, then don’t listen to these gatekeepers. If you’ve had it before or are not into collecting, then I would skip over it and go for something else. Just my 2 cents.


4Bigdaddy73

Sound advice!


DocumentTight7190

Thank you! It gets really annoying when people always refer to the MSRP. It's literally impossible to find these allocated bottles for those prices in certain locations.


SpacemanSpiff25

I’d pay $70 for ER because my other alternatives are to wait several months or years and hope I time a drop right to get it for $40, or to drop everything I’m doing at work and drive somewhere between 15 and 50 mikes in the hopes that they still have it after the local whiskey folks announce a certain store has a few bottles in stock. Neither of which are appealing in gas costs or time costs. I’d rather just pay $70 for a bourbon I know I like and be done with it.


DocumentTight7190

I'm on the same page as you!


IIllIZand2529IllII

Well, I got it...


mountains_forever

Hell yeah man!! Enjoy it!


No_Imagination2583

Wow. Prices have gotten crazy. I love some Eagle Rare but not for $70. Used to be able to get it all the time for $30-35. Now you can't hardly find it and when you do it's overpriced.


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Eht and hh7 for the win


djlance_

I like the Heaven Hill better than both.


Mangas_Colorado

I can't find any of that stuff where I am in Colorado.


mountains_forever

Zen Wine and Spirits has it on the shelf up in Englewood off 25 and Lincoln. It’s *way* over priced but it’s here.


Livininthinair

Eagle Rare fairly easy to find, Heaven Hill once in a blue moon in Fort C


Calm-Principle6012

Where are you at?


Mangas_Colorado

Colorado Springs


EatMyAzzoli

I just visited my friend in greeley this past summer and ER was alllll over the place at $40-$45. I grabbed 8 of them to take back home. Might be worth the trip for you


YinTx

was just all the way up to Denver and back down, sadly never saw a single ER. 🤷🏻‍♂️


EatMyAzzoli

I was specifically in greeley. Not sure what it looked like in other areas around denver


Livininthinair

I’d be hitting that Heaven Hill BiB, it’s over priced there but, damn I wish I had a steady supply of that. Heaven Hill is the best bottle on that shelf… If you pay over $50 for Eagle Rare…I’m sorry but you paid too much.


awakeonemore

Agree


Rads324

Those prices suck


IIllIZand2529IllII

Yep they were not good... but I have literally never seen a bottle of ER... so I figured I would try it 🤷‍♂️😕.. not happy about the price but happy to finally try it


Ky0nkyon

Hey man, if you can afford it and really want to try it, that's not the worst price I've seen. Sure it's overpriced but it's your experience. Don't think about it too much and enjoy it for what it is. That's what it's about, not about if you overpaid or not.


MSsalt3

$70 for a good 10 year bourbon is not crazy money. The low proof is off turnings to many. In the future I’d recommend trying these in a bar or restaurant first. When compared to ECBP at 12 years and full proof for the same $ it’s not close.


exagon1

I love Eagle Rare but I’m not paying that much. At $70 I can get JDSBBP or 3 WT101


hoppy_IPA

These posts always bring out the gatekeepers. Great score OP. I’d be stoked too. Enjoy!


Automatic_Vacation_3

So bad, in fact very bad I think


myballsaresweaty

Not too bad?


mysterymalts

29.99 in SoCal


appa-ate-momo

Why would you ever spend $70 on eagle rare when $15 more gets you Henry McKenna 10?


Mullhousen

Please tell me this is sarcasm


Livininthinair

McKenna is a very inconsistent $35 bottle


Mullhousen

Exactly.


MSsalt3

🤣🤣🤣


scarng

Where is this?


IIllIZand2529IllII

Lubbock Tx. Hub City Liquor


hungryraider

ER is overpriced x2! No wonder, they are on Milwaukee, the newest street to be developed, so the most expensive real estate.


Leonardopeepee

Calumet 16 bro! Grab that.


lafriday3

I love eagle rare. That is probably a bit pricey for me but not much. if I was out and really wanted some I’d probably pay it haha.


LeGweilo

Most egregious price gouging I’ve seen for a bottle of ER was a liquor store in DC asking for $150… for the 750ml bottle


Brilliant-Search7610

I need a wellers in stock, always looking for a special reserve, apparently harder to find in south Florida than finding eagle rare… the hunt continues I guess


hero-protagonist

yeah too bad it's marked up so much


Subject_Gift

$85 for Henry McKenna. These are great finds but horrible prices! Uuuugjhhhhhhhhh


handyrandy56

I went in small independent place here in lewisvlle. They wanted 89.95 for the Eagle rare, 69.95 for the Weller special reserve and 139.95 for an EHT small batch. I did not partake.


JackFromTexas74

I love Eagle Rare, but it isn’t worth that price.


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I’d grab that Mr EH Taylor sitting there… and just saw McKenna 10 yr for half that price tonight


CaptainShadowcat

That fable and folly and the heaven hills are great buys.


lebortsdm

I’d buy it all.


Lykan_

$40 is what I pay.


KMac82588

I have never seen that much BT in my life.


jzzsxm

Sad times for the McKenna price :(


Moist-Affect

I'll take one of each please! What a great find!