Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Stitzel-Weller, Meet Neiman Marcus


The annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Book debuted today. You know what it is, a wonderful expression of excess and aspiration. The fantasy gifts, the ones that make news, are selected to capture something of the historical moment, so it's an indicator of where American whiskey is today that one of them is this:

Whiskey a Go-Go

 The perfect grab bag for a close circle of five whiskey-loving buds with a spending limit of $25,000 each. For $125,000, The Orphan Barrel Project puts you and your pals in the driver's seat (not literally!) at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. There, you'll go "barrel hunting" for bourbons recently discovered at old rickhouses and distilleries. And you get 24 bottles of eight different Orphan Barrel bourbons, never to be tasted again, including two variants you and your tight circle dreamed up during your spirited tour.

That works out to $641 per bottle. All of a sudden, Old Blowhard looks like a great value.

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4 comments:

  1. ZekeOctober 7, 2015 at 6:39 AM

    Howdy!

    Don't forget that with the purchase of The Orphan Barrel Project, Neiman Marcus will donate $5,000 to The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation. Gift limited to one Neiman Marcus customer...

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  2. UnknownOctober 7, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    Well, you know what they say about a fool and their money. . .

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  3. AnonymousOctober 8, 2015 at 8:44 AM

    Making no comment as to the quality of this package - but the math is slightly wrong. It is 24 bottles of 8 different OB (2 blended by the group) each for 6 people. 24 x 8 x 6 = 1,152 bottles. That is $108.51 per bottle.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 8, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    I'm with Chuck on the math. 24 (bottles) x 8 (types) = 192 bottles. For $125,000. That's $651.04 each.

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