Sweetens Cove Bourbon

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So I feel like I did a dumb thing but I’m ok with it. I’ve been on a waiting list for awhile now hoping to pick up a bottle and this morning it became available and I got one. Now what do I do!?? Anyone had it before? Is it worth opening or should I just put it away? Save it for something special or keep it as a center piece on my bar?
 
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illvol said:
So I feel like I did a dumb thing but I’m ok with it. I’ve been on a waiting list for awhile now hoping to pick up a bottle and this morning it became available and I got one. Now what do I do!?? Anyone had it before? Is it worth opening or should I just put it away? Save it for something special or keep it as a center piece on my bar?
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Save for the next time we beat Alabama.
Invite friends.
Remove cork and throw away.
Drink it.
 
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I still haven’t picked one up due to the obscene price tag, it’s sits on shelves here in Kentucky for around $200. From what I understand it’s just a blend of George Dickel and the price is mainly from the names backing the brand, such as Peyton Manning
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
I still haven’t picked one up due to the obscene price tag, it’s sits on shelves here in Kentucky for around $200. From what I understand it’s just a blend of George Dickel and the price is mainly from the names backing the brand, such as Peyton Manning
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If it just sits there on shelves I’m gonna be pissed! I’ve been on an email list for almost a year waiting for some.
 
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There's a bottle at the store right down the road from me. I'll check the price next time I'm there.
 
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Has Tennessee changed a law or something about liquor pricing? Lately I’ve seen significant gouging going on at liquor stores that I’ve never seen before. It’s all insane. I’m a long time bourbon drinker and one of the reasons is because the good stuff was affordable. Not anymore. A bunch of Johnny come lately trend chasers have made the good stuff unobtainable/unaffordable
 
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golfballs said:
Has Tennessee changed a law or something about liquor pricing? Lately I’ve seen significant gouging going on at liquor stores that I’ve never seen before. It’s all insane. I’m a long time bourbon drinker and one of the reasons is because the good stuff was affordable. Not anymore. A bunch of Johnny come lately trend chasers have made the good stuff unobtainable/unaffordable
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Over Christmas I saw two different stores “bundling” things like Eagle Rare or Buffalo Trace with store picks for $90-125. They wouldn’t sell them individually, you had to buy the store pick. I didn’t think that was legal either.
 
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golfballs said:
Has Tennessee changed a law or something about liquor pricing? Lately I’ve seen significant gouging going on at liquor stores that I’ve never seen before. It’s all insane. I’m a long time bourbon drinker and one of the reasons is because the good stuff was affordable. Not anymore. A bunch of Johnny come lately trend chasers have made the good stuff unobtainable/unaffordable
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The liquor store owners are learning about the secondary market and adjusting their prices accordingly. One store owner told me he was tired of selling something like Weller for $25 only to see it only Facebook for $50 before the customer even left the parking lot.
 
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illvol said:
If it just sits there on shelves I’m gonna be pissed! I’ve been on an email list for almost a year waiting for some.
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Come to Louisville, I can point you to three stores off the top of my head where Sweetens Cove is collecting dust.
 
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illvol said:
Can you give me the names of the stores? I have a friend there who will go get it for me.
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Liquor Barn - Outer Loop (I think other Liquor Barns have it too, that’s just the one I’m at the most)
Evergreen Liquor - Middletown (Same as above, I’m sure other Evergreen locations have it too)
Westport Whiskey and Wine

As far as I know they all have multiple with no limit
 
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illvol said:
So I feel like I did a dumb thing but I’m ok with it. I’ve been on a waiting list for awhile now hoping to pick up a bottle and this morning it became available and I got one. Now what do I do!?? Anyone had it before? Is it worth opening or should I just put it away? Save it for something special or keep it as a center piece on my bar?
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If you’re in Knoxville, total wine in Turkey creek has some in their case in the bourbon section. I think it’s $200.
 
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I just checked and can buy it on their website and have it shipped to my home. But is it worth $199?
 
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SDV said:
I just checked and can buy it on their website and have it shipped to my home. But is it worth $199?
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The majority consensus is no, but I also haven’t tried it. Even a pour runs $10-$15 bucks, and I can buy a decent bottle of bottled in bond for that much.

I’ll probably buy it one day because I’m a sucker for anything related Tennessee and Peyton Manning, but outside of that demographic, I don’t know why anyone would buy it.
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
If anyone hates money, there’s a Sweetens Cove for $300 at Peacock Wine and Spirits in Sparta
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Sadly, that’s what I paid. I’m in Illinois and don’t get south much. I’ve been on multiple mailing lists to be alerted when it’s available and this was the first one I had received. I figured it was much harder to get than what I’m finding out now. I had heard good things about it but was mainly interested in it specifically for the Tennessee connection.
 
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illvol said:
Sadly, that’s what I paid. I’m in Illinois and don’t get south much. I’ve been on multiple mailing lists to be alerted when it’s available and this was the first one I had received. I figured it was much harder to get than what I’m finding out now. I had heard good things about it but was mainly interested in it specifically for the Tennessee connection.
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Live and learn. I’ve overpaid for a “hard to find” bourbon more than once only to see multiple sitting on a shelf for half the price more than once.
 
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WestTennesseeVol said:
Live and learn. I’ve overpaid for a “hard to find” bourbon more than once only to see multiple sitting on a shelf for half the price more than once.
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Perfect. As long as I’m not the only one. The good news is I don’t have to wonder whether or not i should open it or keep it locked up!
 
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