22 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:The Times today reports on a blind tasting panel -- including our beloved @Splificator -- Knob Creek came out on top. Me, I can't believe spending $2400 on a rye. For that one could get a nice bottle of rum or perchance a lovely wine.
Since you mentioned the price, I will add that the prices quoted for the bottles I'm most familiar with struck be as being on the high side. I'm curious what others think.
I compared them with my local Total Wine store and to Hi-Time, where I place the occasional order. Below is the top 10 listing from that NYT article. The first price is the one quoted in the article, followed by the prices at my local Total Wine (TW) and on Hi-Time's (HT) website as of today. Some of the Hi-Times prices were marked as "sale" prices.
★★★ KNOB CREEK STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY 100 PROOF, $38 TW = $30.49 HT = $26.99
★★★ JIM BEAM PRE-PROHIBITION STYLE RYE 90 PROOF, $30 TW = $16.99 HT = $15.99
★★★ WOODFORD RESERVE DISTILLER’S SELECT RYE 90.4 PROOF, $45 TW = $35.49 HT = $26.99
★★★ NEW YORK DISTILLING COMPANY RAGTIME RYE 90.4 PROOF, $45 TW = N/A HT = N/A
★★½ MICHTER’S U.S. 1 STRAIGHT RYE 84.8 PROOF, $44 TW = $39.99 HT = $36.99
★★½ BULLEIT 95 RYE FRONTIER WHISKEY 90 PROOF, $44 TW = $19.49 HT = $21.99
★★½ FEW RYE WHISKEY 93 PROOF, $60 TW = N/A HT = $59.99
★★½ (RI)1 STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY 92 PROOF, $32 TW = $49.99 HT = $47.99
★★ CATOCTIN CREEK ROUNDSTONE RYE SINGLE BARREL 80 PROOF, $45 TW - N/A HT = $45.99
★★ RITTENHOUSE STRAIGHT RYE 100 PROOF, $25 TW = $24.99 HT = $21.99
The (rī)1 was the outlier, being significantly more expensive at my local outlets.
Edited to add that the star ratings are from the NYT article
