Originally Posted by
scubadu
Ummm... if you enjoy the taste, why do you require "mystique?"
Regards
Originally Posted by
scubadu
Ok, if one (not necessarily you) likes the taste of a spirit and the price on offer is one they are willing to pay, why does mystique enter into the equation? If you had said, "I got tired of it" or "It's become too expensive" I can relate to that. But I can't personally fathom how mystique enters the equation for enjoying wine/spirits/beer. But perhaps I'm an outlier and perhaps that why I'm not in marketing.
And sure, to each his own. I'm not tryingng to be jerk. It's a public discussion forum, so I operate under the assumption that people are open to actually discussing the assertions they make.
Regards
When I read your first post, the way you phrased it came off as a bit snide to my thinking. Glad to read in your follow up post that that was not your intention.
As much as possible, I like to “shop small”. Conglomerates don’t need my money as much as small business owners. Monkey 47 has become ubiquitous now, but that’s fine. It’s a quality gin and I still purchase it, just not as frequently. If Monkey 47 were still the small producer, you probably wouldn’t be seeing the prices that just been posted above. As of now, I buy large production gin. I wish I could find a small producer that I really like. Unfortunately, haven’t found one yet.
Going off topic: When we went to the Champagne region, I only wanted to visit with the Récoltant Manipulant producers, not the Negociant Manipulant producers of champagne. In 2019, we went to the Barossa Valley to visit wineries. My favorite one was a winemaker who only produces 600 cases a year, which for most wine producers is minuscule. I like to discover the little known, the small, because you never know what surprises await you. As I said, I prefer, as much as possible, to support small business owners.
I hope this helps explain my earlier “mystique” comment.That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it.
