So many people are in love with the fall season. You hear it all the time…”if I had to vote, fall would be my favorite season”….”fall is number one with me”…”omg, fall, PSL’s, the leaves, it’s the best!” In reality it’s the prelude to a long winter of bitter cold for many and a bout […]
In developing the Bourbon Blue Book, we created not only one of the most updated and extensive lists of secondary values for coveted bottles of brownwater, but an amazing resource to track trends in popularity and the ebbs and flows of interest in particular bottles and brands. Through this proprietary resource, we compiled this list […]
It’s amazing how popular bourbon has become in such a short period of time, and the trajectory suggests that it’s only going to be getting even more popular. IWSR Drinks Market Analysis predicts that the annual growth rate for bourbon will be plus five percent in volume and plus eight percent in value between now […]
Bourbon prices just keep inching north, and certainly there are a load of spendy bourbons that you can drop your hard-earned cash on. A review of the Bourbon Blue Book suggests that there’s no shortage of spendy options in fact, but, there are a handful of rare bourbons out there that you’ll need to either […]
A lot of time is spent these days in talking about the unicorn bottles that many folks will never see in the wild while on the hunt for the next exciting score at liquor store x, y, or z. Some of those unicorns however as you get closer and can see what you have, turn […]
Top Image: crooked.com A phrase that we’ve seen more and more when it comes to bourbon marketing is “limited edition” or “limited release.” It sounds sexy, doesn’t it? Just like any clever marketing gimmick, it’s meant to imply some perceived rarity or scarceness that is then suggestive that by definition it is more valuable or […]
It’s the time of year when lots of things are hitting the market, but some of the big drops haven’t happened yet. Last week we highlighted the upcoming Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2023 Release, which we all await with tepid anticipation each year. Despite all that, there’s still an awful lot of buzz day […]
I remember when I was first getting into bourbon, I had a bottle of Bookers that was high proof, which, let’s be honest, what of theirs doesn’t have some heat on it – Booker’s goes into the barrel around 125 and most of their stuff comes out not far off from that mark. We used […]
We’ve made it halfway through the year and day in and day out bottles are changing hands on the secondary market. There’s a fair bit of flux built into pricing and that pricing ebbs and flows with the market demand. Naturally, some bottles are consistently sought after and pricing tends to remain fairly constant; these […]
Do you ever find yourself standing in the aisle of the liquor store looking at the ever-expanding bourbon selection and wandering if the bottle you’re passing up could be the next Pappy? Well, truth be told there is really only ever going to be one Pappy, but there sure are a lot of good choices […]
