This video definitely drives home the reality. Whiskey is the king of the spirits. However, we aren't who these shops make money on. They make their money on Joe 6-Pack, The Tito's buyer, the Jim White Label and OId No 7 buyer, that comes in on a regular basis. Some darn good bottles in the vault.
Agree 100% with the minor caveat that once any of the high end bottles in a store actually do they they're getting a nice return on their initial investment.
Imagine owning a business and not having to sell your product. The fact they still have EC pirate bottles is insane. That’s a lot of money wrapped up in inventory that won’t be sold anytime soon.
It gives you an idea about what the clientele is like in the neighborhood. They have a decent amount of beer and wine, so they're not exactly panicking to move inventory.
@@BondingOverBourbonmore like it’s the boss’ collection since he priced the town out. I saw lots I can’t find at home to try. Except that $600 michter 10
I cant find Russell 13 anywhere in my Chicagoland suburbs and this place has a whole row sitting in their basement. Seems like the owner just wants to showoff and price out/horde out the competition
Hey, let's not jump to conclusions with limited understanding of the situation. The pricing on the ones we asked about were actually very fair and moderate. We simply couldn't decide what to take home and have a running dialog with their management.
their website shows prices on most. I noticed small markups on most, but some markups were high. then I saw Russels 10 for only 30, so it really just depends what you are looking for
Basically what I wanted to say. They have a nice variety and range for everything so you could definitely find different ways to get value from your experience.
Hehehehe I saw that Elmer T Lee pose at the end! That place has a lot to take in! A few things caught my eye. If I was ever there in person I wouldn't be picking up any of the usual whiskey-tube tater-bait bottles. They are already well aware and have priced them up already. Although I can certainly appreciate them letting you show us the cool old basement of a big Midwest city liquor store! The foundation looked like limestone or dolomite blocks. The stairs going down were also very well worn and old. That building must be at least 100ish years old, if not potentially much older!
@@BondingOverBourbon Hehehe I sure did! I still cherish the bottle I got! Probably won't be able to get another one at MSRP for a good while if at all. The Blue Spot 7 year cask strength, all of the Redbreast products, Midleton very rare Dair Ghaelach, Old Forester 1924, Eagle Rare, Stagg and if there were any cask strength non-chill filtered Glenfiddich scotches. That's what caught my eye. I just can't do wheated bourbon except low proof on ice. So that cuts out a lot of what they had there. I'm really picky on my rye whiskey but there were a few shiny bottles! It's just unfortunate that they have to tag museum prices on some or most of those bottles to keep people from flipping products on them. This is the sad reality of bourbon currently. It just makes my life easier because I refuse to participate in the higher prices. I don't need any of the juice, I just think I need it. The truth is my tastes are changing, I'm digging more into Old Forester stuff now and I'm sad I didn't get into them earlier! I got a sample of the 1910 and I'm definitely going to be picking up a bottle this week! What spurred me into finally checking out OF was how awesome the black top Early Times I have is! That stuff is fire! And the Irish whiskey, I was able to get Redbreast 12 year cask strength at Woodman's. It's such an upgrade from the regular 80 proof 12 year! They also had a good amount of other Redbreast offerings so I'm going to be checking those out when I get the OF bottles. No Blue Spot though, just green and yellow I believe. They sold out of Old Grand-Dad 114 too hehehe, those silly taters following whatever whiskey-tube commands them to do! No dice on the Driftless Glen cask strength as I mentioned before. I'll have to call the distillery.
@@BondingOverBourbon I checked their website. The closest store to me that supposedly carries Wheel Horse is the Binny's in Rockford. That'll have to be something I get when I'm in Illinois again.
Unreal. Putting a $5000 bottle on its side (OFC)
The greatest museum I've seen so far. Congrats, hopefully you got to buy some bottles.
Incredible selection in that vault. The Parkers Heritage was great to see. I've never seen any of those bottles.
wow lots of good stuff. a fun view of the vault, thanks for sharing. cheers
This video definitely drives home the reality. Whiskey is the king of the spirits. However, we aren't who these shops make money on. They make their money on Joe 6-Pack, The Tito's buyer, the Jim White Label and OId No 7 buyer, that comes in on a regular basis. Some darn good bottles in the vault.
Agree 100% with the minor caveat that once any of the high end bottles in a store actually do they they're getting a nice return on their initial investment.
Greatest bourbon selection I’ve ever seen!!!!
Dope man, damn endless trophies 🏆
What’s the point in having all these great whiskey just withering away in a vault?
They bring the bottles out and put some in their case periodically. They're not exactly withering away.
That single rickhouse is right up there with GTS as two of the best pours i have ever had!
That vault is worth Millions lol.
Easily. Definitely envious of what they have.
Imagine owning a business and not having to sell your product. The fact they still have EC pirate bottles is insane. That’s a lot of money wrapped up in inventory that won’t be sold anytime soon.
It gives you an idea about what the clientele is like in the neighborhood. They have a decent amount of beer and wine, so they're not exactly panicking to move inventory.
@@BondingOverBourbonmore like it’s the boss’ collection since he priced the town out. I saw lots I can’t find at home to try. Except that $600 michter 10
Lots of DREAM bottles there...🥃👍😉 Cheers
Too many to count! Thanks for watching.
Great video...that's a lot of candies 😋😋😋
I want that vault lol
I cant find Russell 13 anywhere in my Chicagoland suburbs and this place has a whole row sitting in their basement. Seems like the owner just wants to showoff and price out/horde out the competition
that was awesome . Thanks for sharing . 💯
Glad you enjoyed it! It's a pretty intense collection.
There are a bunch of 🦄 bottles in the vault. My wallet is saying no, but my head is saying “let’s go!”😳🤤🤤🤤
That's why we had to come back to film it. Truly overwhelming to be surrounded by that many great bottles and not try to buy them all.
Of course it was museum prices. No other reason to have those bottles. Leaving empty handed with all of those bottles. lol. That place is a joke.
Hey, let's not jump to conclusions with limited understanding of the situation. The pricing on the ones we asked about were actually very fair and moderate. We simply couldn't decide what to take home and have a running dialog with their management.
@@BondingOverBourbon I’ve seen their prices on semi-rare Scotch online and they are 4x to 10x MSRP. Absolutely terrible prices
Awesome content as usual. I need to tag along with you guys sometime!
Wow, great collection but was it museum prices ?
their website shows prices on most. I noticed small markups on most, but some markups were high. then I saw Russels 10 for only 30, so it really just depends what you are looking for
Basically what I wanted to say. They have a nice variety and range for everything so you could definitely find different ways to get value from your experience.
I cant believe they just have that OFC on its side! Unless the OFC doesn't have a cork otherwise they run the risk of ruining it.
Very good point. I'll definitely reach out to them about it.
Hehehehe I saw that Elmer T Lee pose at the end! That place has a lot to take in! A few things caught my eye. If I was ever there in person I wouldn't be picking up any of the usual whiskey-tube tater-bait bottles. They are already well aware and have priced them up already. Although I can certainly appreciate them letting you show us the cool old basement of a big Midwest city liquor store! The foundation looked like limestone or dolomite blocks. The stairs going down were also very well worn and old. That building must be at least 100ish years old, if not potentially much older!
I had you in mind when I did the Elmer shot. Thought you might get a kick out of it.
@@BondingOverBourbon Hehehe I sure did! I still cherish the bottle I got! Probably won't be able to get another one at MSRP for a good while if at all. The Blue Spot 7 year cask strength, all of the Redbreast products, Midleton very rare Dair Ghaelach, Old Forester 1924, Eagle Rare, Stagg and if there were any cask strength non-chill filtered Glenfiddich scotches. That's what caught my eye. I just can't do wheated bourbon except low proof on ice. So that cuts out a lot of what they had there. I'm really picky on my rye whiskey but there were a few shiny bottles!
It's just unfortunate that they have to tag museum prices on some or most of those bottles to keep people from flipping products on them. This is the sad reality of bourbon currently. It just makes my life easier because I refuse to participate in the higher prices. I don't need any of the juice, I just think I need it. The truth is my tastes are changing, I'm digging more into Old Forester stuff now and I'm sad I didn't get into them earlier! I got a sample of the 1910 and I'm definitely going to be picking up a bottle this week! What spurred me into finally checking out OF was how awesome the black top Early Times I have is! That stuff is fire! And the Irish whiskey, I was able to get Redbreast 12 year cask strength at Woodman's. It's such an upgrade from the regular 80 proof 12 year! They also had a good amount of other Redbreast offerings so I'm going to be checking those out when I get the OF bottles. No Blue Spot though, just green and yellow I believe. They sold out of Old Grand-Dad 114 too hehehe, those silly taters following whatever whiskey-tube commands them to do! No dice on the Driftless Glen cask strength as I mentioned before. I'll have to call the distillery.
We absolutely love the OF 1910. Have you tried Wheel Horse Toasted yet? It's really good value for Green River at 4 years and 101 proof.
@@BondingOverBourbon I checked their website. The closest store to me that supposedly carries Wheel Horse is the Binny's in Rockford. That'll have to be something I get when I'm in Illinois again.
You never know. We find stuff that isn't distributed outside of Indiana over here. Maybe you'll find it one day.
Wow! Great video!
Thanks for watching my friend!
Impressive
This is a whisky store. Its a museum/personal collection. $1000 for Springbank Local Barley (MSRP $170) Macallan Edition 4 $500 (MSRP $90). Lame IMO.
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I know where I am going Friday while in the city!
Hell yeah! Tell em we sent you, and say hi to Eddy for us.
@@BondingOverBourbon For sure! Love old architecture and that place looks cool!
In the event of nuclear was I want to hunker down there!
We'd be right there with ya!
Buy THREE store picks to get a Stagg?? No thanks. They're really stretching on that "deal".
To each their own. Not all of us have the luxury of raffles or buying at MSRP. We tried damn near all the store picks and they're absolute bangers.