Bourbon Hunting at a Store With Hard to Find Bottles

[@pizzawarlord9232]

Wow a lot of those shelvers are ridiculously priced. 1792 BiB & FP sit on shelf for under $50. T Benchmark Bonded $32😂😂 RR10 for $60 where other states $32-42 just wow. RRSiB $15 over Those St Nicks were great prices. Love the Irish but damn $450 for Blue Spot is the highest I have seen it now and that Green Spot Barton is $100 more than I paid for my 4 (but on sale from $95 Redbreast 15 was only decently priced Redbreast. That Dalmore King Alexander I saw sold at auction for £140

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Those St. Nicks were definitely the best overall deal that we found.

[@jesusjones3014]

599.99 for bakers 13... Lol.. Cheaper than the MMCA! That store is crazy. Who buys any of that shit!

[@iceman2796]

I live in Norwood Park. I stop by that store once in a while but don't buy anything. The prices are just too high.

[@joebatters9438]

This place is ridiculous with its prices. EVERYTHING there is WAY OVERPRICED, not just the allocated stuff.

[@tommyjusz]

The RR13 was probably best price in the store. Think msrp is around 150-160. Most of the other prices are beyond

[@curetiamhices289]

Crazy prices. I just saw a 1792 Full Proof today for $49.99.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Love a deal like that. We're a little more partial to the store picks of 1792 FP so we usually leave those for whoever else wants 'em.

[@Sgt.Trigger209]

That dusty Bunna 12 @11:00 is a must grab. Most of the bourbons are a hard pass.

[@Bolognesechris]

Should have sold your car and gone for the Michters 25.

[@Hock3y24k]

Pretty shit prices there. Knob 12 is 40 bucks cheaper here rb 13 bucks cheaper, ky spirit is 54 here. Hhbib 48 bucks, kr select is 58 bucks here lol. Kc 9 year Special reserve is 48 here also

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Damn! If we could get KY spirit for that cheap we would stockpile it before it leaves the market

[@umami0247]

Personally you’re missing out passing on the Russell rye single barrel. Next to rare breed rye it’s in my top 5 rye’s. But I buy rye’s 3-1 over bourbon most times I’m out shopping.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

We used to get it a lot when it was easier to find 3 years years ago. Since then we've replaced it with ryes from Still Austin, Middle West, High Wire Revival, Green River, JD BiB, and Wilderness Trail. They're much easier to find and almost half the price.

[@John54321Doe]

LOL. prices higher than Snoop Dogg!!

[@jj18057]

Sweet wheat is a $45 bottle. And that is what it is worth

[@BigfootBourbonNerd]

The specs drop last year they had the sweet wheat for $30 so grabbed one. Its fine but I’d never pay more than that for one

[@BondingOverBourbon]

That price is hard to beat!

[@thomasanderson2870]

Nice selection 👌 👍😉🥃 Cheers

[@MichaelNKaboose]

That Willett at the end makes my eyes water, I bought an 8 year purple top in a lottery for $330 last month. So seeing 9/10 year purple tops at $1100-1300 is wild. I know Willett second hand market prices are up there, but a liquor store shouldn't be charging THAT much... I guess it's nice they're available at all.

[@njboss13]

At that price the Sweet Wheat should be there until the resurrection of the dead. They should be embarrassed.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

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[@denniswheeler4872]

Nice store with a lot of interesting bourbons but very high prices. Good video easy to see the prices.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Thanks for watching! Some prices are definitely better than others here. We'll take the W on the few that are.

[@timcournay968]

Seems a little high no rhyme or reason for their pricing!

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Sure, some of the prices are kind of out there, but the ones that are below the average are VERY below average.

[@bryancook4553]

Nice hunting video; well paced and easy to see bottles and prices! That being said, those prices are sky high (i.e. Sweet Wheat is $41 here), which may be why they have such a decent selection.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Where do you stay? Cheapest we've seen is about $50.

[@bryancook4553]

@@BondingOverBourbon NC. State-run, fixed pricing ($41.95 + tax).

[@BondingOverBourbon]

We had a hard time finding anything allocated when we went to Raleigh. We heard about supplemental drops, but the timing didn't work out.

[@davevogelsang6791]

Nice to see the hard to find bottles, but they will be sitting there a long time at those prices. $400 for a Weller 12 Year? I bought 4 bottles for $45 each. $150 for a $50 EH Taylor Small Batch? Yikes 🥃

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Damn! $45 for Weller 12 is a crazy good deal. Wish we had that kind of hookup.

[@davevogelsang6791]

@@BondingOverBourbon 4 different Woodman’s in 1 day several months ago.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Woodman's truly is the GOAT of rare finds at good prices. We definitely need to go back again.

[@marcocerqueglini4441]

In America you have very high prices for whisky, and yet I see a lot of competition on the shelves,. it should encourage lowering prices,.,.,.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Some places are better about this than others. The ones that keep the prices up are usually stockpiling lower tier products that don't sell well and offset the price onto the more allocated items.

[@444teach]

Great hunt as always. Coming to chicago in July, any recommendation store to stop and check out. Thanks

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Thanks for watching! Where are you visiting from? Yeah, you should definitely check out Park West Liquor in Lincoln Park. They get a ton of 1792 labels and they don't really mark them up. Make sure to stop at the Lincoln Park Binny's while you're there too! Rayan's Liquor (not the discount one) near Uptown has a ton of access, plus off market bottles that the family business has been collecting for generations. They do a Stagg deal for $100 if you buy their store picks. Warehouse Liquors in South Loop has a ton of really rare, obscure or hard to find bottles. Hopefully this helps you find what you're looking for.

[@444teach]

@@BondingOverBourbon thanks a bunch can't wait!

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Not a problem! What's on your shopping list?

[@444teach]

@@BondingOverBourbon going to some of the foremost liquors in you guys pervious videos and binnys around the area.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Oh yeah, totally forgot to mention the Foremost Arcadia location! Great people over there. They also do random tastings every Friday in the early evening.

[@johnburesh4221]

Omg..blue spot irish. Impossible find

[@dustinharshbarger]

50+ for shelf Buffalo Trace?! I could get 2 bottles for that price here. That's wild

[@Best_Served_Neat_On_Ice]

Where I'm at demand for the standard Buffalo Trace is high and you hardly ever see it on the shelf at *any* price. Last time I saw it a month back it was "Limit 1" per person and you could only get it as a bundle with a handle of Wheatley vodka.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

@BeThereAgainProductions damn, that's crazy! Where do you live? We would mind the package deal if the price is right. We can also use the vodka for cooking 😅

[@aomalle]

Seeing Weller SR at $80; I'd have walked straight out. Richter's barrel proof for $300? Surprised they "only" marked the Richter's 10 yr up by about $70.😄 Crazy prices. Heck; the Weller 107 was marked up a good $60 OVER SECONDARY!

[@BondingOverBourbon]

I'm sure eventually someone will be willing to pick these up at those prices if money isn't an issue. Unfortunately, we're just humble WhiskeyTubers and don't have that kind of budget.

[@MetaPrometheus]

Cool selection but criminal prices on a lot of that! I get it, they don't want people turning bottles around and making a profit. Unicorn Auctions is after all, based in Chicago. I just got my Bourbon Junkies Evernorth Spirits Night Stalker Volume 2 barrel proof. Black cherry cola flavor bomb! Other than that, the allocated raffle for this month was lackluster so I'm skipping driving each day this week for daily signups. Better luck next month hopefully!

[@BondingOverBourbon]

We've been looking to get our hands on Evernorth, but whenever we checked it was sold out. Is it worth the price?

[@RussMurer]

@@BondingOverBourbon Yes all of their stuff is fantastic.

[@MetaPrometheus]

@@BondingOverBourbon My Night Stalker Volume 02 was $100 shipped. It's a lot for a whiskey I know, but it's also about supporting their efforts. My friend has Night Stalker Volume 01 also which had cotton candy notes among other flavors. The quality of the juice is there and they are transparent about what it is going into the blends and batches.

[@BondingOverBourbon]

@MetaPrometheus Cotton Candy in the palate sounds crazy! I'd be interested in trying a pour of it at a bar, but we haven't found anyone that carries it yet.

[@kutlasshighproof]

Nice selection. Some prices are a little high. Great video!🥃

[@BondingOverBourbon]

Thanks for watching!

[@oggaspack7971]

I think $80 for the kosher rye is fair. Maybe you can find them cheaper in IL but in MI they dont even exist. I dont think they are distributed here sadly. In other videos I see them going for $100 or more

[@BondingOverBourbon]

That's definitely why it got our attention. We usually see it for around $120+