Originally Posted by exerda

A couple of MoCo liquor stores had the High West 21 until very recently. I made the mistake of putting off a drive around the beltway, and called to confirm availability--ah, sold out! "Maybe we'll get some more." Not likely, IMHO.

It was pricey at around $140, but for a 21 year old spirit... I'd have bought it.

Next time I find Sazerac 6, I'm buying multiple bottles. Unfortunately, my favorite rye at the moment is Whistlepig, which of course tempts me to buy a bottle of the Boss Hog and set myself back nearly $200. I did splurge on a Catoctin Creek Cask Proof rye today ($89 for Catoctin Creek), but it's quite tasty and according to the bottle 1 of 66 bottles in this batch. Not $89 great, mind you, and with no significant age to it... but still pretty nice, and I don't really like their Roundstone Rye that much. Maybe it's the pricetag effect, and I just like it more because it cost more?

Same here. I have noticed a few different whiskies which have very different labeling even on the shelves next to each other right now, but there's nary a trace of age statement on the Rittenhouse I got earlier this year or the one I picked up to backfill recently.

Originally Posted by KevinDTW

I mean the Sazerac 6. I agree the 6 is elusive, but the 18 is almost mythical -- I think perhaps I've seen it once and I regret not buying it. The 6, when I can find it, is usually under $40 so I'll buy as many as I can since there still seem to be times when it disappears for a while. At least these days there are many more ryes to choose from; it wasn't that long ago that it was tough to find anything other than Old Overholt or J Beam yellow label.