Had to work today for a couple of hours. My trip home takes me past the discount liquor store, at which I have found some bottles at decent prices. One in particular is El Tesoro tequila. So I pull in to the converted bank building for a poke around for something to sip during the Super Bowl later.
I head for the bourbon aisle and, lo and behold, the first bottle I see is Elmer T. Lee! Been looking for this since I finished the bottle my sister brought me! The "Ah!" had to be audible. Then I see the price tag...$89.99. What has happened at my discount liquor store?? The "Uh..." was probably audible, too. So I browse on...
While checking the single malts, the proprietor offers to fetch me anything in particular. "I have the high end bourbons back here," he says. "Elmer T. Lee, the Pappy's..." Ooooh! This may be my chance to get a bottle of Pappy!
"Do you have the ten year?'
"I have the 10, the 15, the 20..." At this liquor store???
I ask how he comes by it. "I buy a lot from the Buffalo Trace distillery. A lot."
"How much for the 10 year," I ask, realizing at this point that it will be far out of reach if I can't afford Elmer T. Lee.
"Five hundred."
I thank him, pay for the 750 ml of Tito's I pick up, and leave. But I did lay eyes on some great stuff!
$400 for the Thomas Handy and $80 for Col. E.H. Taylor, if you're interested.
I head for the bourbon aisle and, lo and behold, the first bottle I see is Elmer T. Lee! Been looking for this since I finished the bottle my sister brought me! The "Ah!" had to be audible. Then I see the price tag...$89.99. What has happened at my discount liquor store?? The "Uh..." was probably audible, too. So I browse on...
While checking the single malts, the proprietor offers to fetch me anything in particular. "I have the high end bourbons back here," he says. "Elmer T. Lee, the Pappy's..." Ooooh! This may be my chance to get a bottle of Pappy!
"Do you have the ten year?'
"I have the 10, the 15, the 20..." At this liquor store???
I ask how he comes by it. "I buy a lot from the Buffalo Trace distillery. A lot."
"How much for the 10 year," I ask, realizing at this point that it will be far out of reach if I can't afford Elmer T. Lee.
"Five hundred."
I thank him, pay for the 750 ml of Tito's I pick up, and leave. But I did lay eyes on some great stuff!
$400 for the Thomas Handy and $80 for Col. E.H. Taylor, if you're interested.
