tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post2366224837036043963..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: How a Whiskey Shortage WorksChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-81901772098814402552013-06-06T20:31:49.620-05:002013-06-06T20:31:49.620-05:00Have LOW Budget and cannot afford "premium&qu...<br />Have LOW Budget and cannot afford "premium" ?<br /><br />Consider purchasing......<br /><br />"Made in Mexico" Coca-Cola to get the Good Stuff !<br /><br />Cheap low age bourbon and "premium" Coca-Cola.<br /><br />Ying & YangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-2151579885729040652013-06-05T21:13:09.279-05:002013-06-05T21:13:09.279-05:00" many people chose to comment ... that the s..." many people chose to comment ... that the stores they shop are still well-supplied with the brands in question."<br />C.Cowdry 6.3.13 <br /><br />Exactly my remarks posted in frustrated response to a leading high end California retailer flogging the "shortage" alarm bell for the umpteenth time in its weekly spirits newsletter. That newsletter now uses its bully pulpit to dutifully trumpet the worsening shortage status every week, immediately followed by breathlessly glowing remarks for triple digit priced "exclusive" products purportedly sold as fast as preppers buy discount priced gold bullion. <br /><br />Cowdry's recommendation is "try buying 'new' (different label)".<br />The more obvious answer is buying elsewhere, preferably places not practicing scarecast tactics of FUD (fear, uncertainty & doubt) salesmanship. <br /><br />BTrace uses the word "tightening". Cowdry echoes the lament of "shortage". <br />I see the word scarcity as more applicable, and that a scarcity of supply for retailers. If retailers' concern was a scarcity of demand, I wouldn't have to hear about it because they wouldn't be in business long enough to whine about it in weekly newsletters. And I'd buy their bankruptcy auctioned inventory piecemeal as dusties for a lower price.<br /><br />Strategically, the better option for retailers is to liberate themselves from the distiller/wholesaler cartel altogether by using the political clout of their greater numbers in unity to champion greater range as well as quantity of licensed distillers. If mobile stills responsibly operated could roll up to the back garage door in the industrial park like mobile bottling plants now do at urban wineries, product surfeit would be the lament a short decade later.<br /><br />If supply shortage is in fact the critical issue, it's time to be forthright about allocation beyond the individual retailers' clamor as to which SKU is absent from his shelf today. For the diligent spirits shopper, I suggest the relatively inexpensive Pro service at wine-searcher.com to quickly broaden their range of retailer choices. <br />As for myself, an inveterately bunkering hoarder in recovery, I practiced Cowdry's solution before reading it from him, and now resolutely reserve my booze capital outlay for lengthily hunted dusties of strange provenance, only rarely relapsing with a ridiculously overpriced purchase of the most enticing specimen from sponsored spirits tastings.<br />Brand loyalty is for saps.morlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929346105535104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-63149630725566740352013-06-05T09:36:32.502-05:002013-06-05T09:36:32.502-05:00Chuck, we're in that 10%.
Surely you expect to...Chuck, we're in that 10%.<br />Surely you expect to actually drink the whiskey, not sell it for a profit. Right?EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-77423871620177569612013-06-04T18:40:30.743-05:002013-06-04T18:40:30.743-05:00Stopped by the state store today and thought of th...Stopped by the state store today and thought of this article. I was looking for some specific bourbons and they were out of all of them. Four Roses Yellow Label, Knob Creek and Russell's Reserve. Ended up getting Bulleit. TonyWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-1936877621469082222013-06-04T18:22:07.511-05:002013-06-04T18:22:07.511-05:00But won't you concede, EllenJ, that there are ...But won't you concede, EllenJ, that there are many people we both know who don't need much of an excuse to buy a few extra bottles?Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-23522890571569090292013-06-04T18:05:39.545-05:002013-06-04T18:05:39.545-05:00My guess is that less than 10% of those who stock ...My guess is that less than 10% of those who stock up during a shortage are enjoyers of the whiskey who intend to meter out small sips over the length of time they expect the shortage to last. Most are simply grabbing up something they feel will make them rich later on and they would never in a million years actually open the whiskey.<br /><br />I fully agree that a shortage makes a great opportunity to discover new brands. There are so many to choose from, and you might find one you like so much you won't bother with the old favorite even after she returns (metaphor intended).EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-16736302417357733952013-06-04T17:55:06.026-05:002013-06-04T17:55:06.026-05:00Thank you for writing this. I should post some of ...Thank you for writing this. I should post some of the hate mail I get when we write things like "Black Maple Hill unavailable right now." David Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-69789328953600499572013-06-04T17:19:22.940-05:002013-06-04T17:19:22.940-05:00Think of this as an oppurtunity to try something n...Think of this as an oppurtunity to try something new. No need to panic yet. Briggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87653232193331071982013-06-04T15:46:27.457-05:002013-06-04T15:46:27.457-05:00Man - I've been experiencing a George T Stagg ...Man - I've been experiencing a George T Stagg shortage for a long time. I mean - no stores I walk into have any on the shelf (or have had any - in several months)!! Where is CNN, or CBS, or ABC? Why are the news networks trying to sweep this shortage under the rug?? Who cares about Maker's Mark dropping proof to meet supply - I want to know who is working on the Stagg supply! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-73533040401040346712013-06-04T15:39:12.772-05:002013-06-04T15:39:12.772-05:00"The best advice is probably to use an out-of..."The best advice is probably to use an out-of-stock when one does occur as an opportunity to try something new."<br /><br />Great advice Chuck. Pick up a bottle of Eagle Rare or Buffalo Trace to weather the storm, and then go try something new.Ryan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162947055206197144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-78114719152868860172013-06-04T15:38:01.715-05:002013-06-04T15:38:01.715-05:00"The best advice is probably to use an out-of..."The best advice is probably to use an out-of-stock when one does occur as an opportunity to try something new."<br /><br />Great advice Chuck. Pick up a bottle of Buffalo trace or Eagle Rare to ride out the storm, and then go try something new.Ryan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162947055206197144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-5913026608539290462013-06-03T20:19:41.069-05:002013-06-03T20:19:41.069-05:00I'm reminded of the old definition...
A reces...I'm reminded of the old definition...<br /><br />A recession is when my neighbor loses his job. A depression is when I lose my job.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-22737555481815395842013-06-03T18:55:41.892-05:002013-06-03T18:55:41.892-05:00Canada Could Save The Day !
Sazerac & Brown-F...<br /><br />Canada Could Save The Day !<br /><br />Sazerac & Brown-Forman own numerous brands Canadian Blend Whisky.<br /><br />Finished mature whisky delivered to USA aboard 8,000 gallon stainless steel tanker trailers.<br /><br />Bottled in USA......<br /><br />Sazerac Canadian Blends at Frankfort (Buffalo Trace Distillery) and Brown-Forman Canadian Blends at their Louisville distillery.<br /><br />History shows Canada supplied large volume adult alcoholic beverages in the past and guessing our Northern Neighbors would be happy to "assist" again !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-31477409731944597762013-06-03T17:47:51.490-05:002013-06-03T17:47:51.490-05:00Not that most people like us need much of an excus...Not that most people like us need much of an excuse to go out and bunker up. :)Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-15440332921872217512013-06-03T17:31:37.030-05:002013-06-03T17:31:37.030-05:00Richnimrod said;
Chuck, that is a very well-explai...Richnimrod said;<br />Chuck, that is a very well-explained and cogent explanation that way too many buyers don't always seem to 'get'. A shortage isn't always for a long time, nor always in your particular store at the time you're buying; but a shortage is what it is, and it means someone, somewhere, whether it's a consumer or distributor, isn't able to get what he wants. It doesn't necessarily mean you should rush out and bunker up on some brand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-31113090114485707722013-06-03T15:01:36.894-05:002013-06-03T15:01:36.894-05:00Van Winkle's deliberate supply shortage is som...Van Winkle's deliberate supply shortage is something that the game company Nintendo was accused of back in the 80s and 90s. I suppose usually it is a tactic that largely frowned upon, but when your product is so freaking high in demand, like Van Winkle, who cares?DJ HawaiianShirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282879189919576765noreply@blogger.com