@TheWhiskeyNinja that’s a great question. There’s some confounding factors to consider, namely these tit for tat import tariffs around the world causing prices to go up across the board. Prices also vary from state to state, as well as where you buy from. For example, when I lived in Colorado, prices were 10-15% higher than they are here in Texas (on average). New York area and California stores are similar is my understanding, and control states like North Carolina, Michigan, New Hampshire, or Idaho have their own weirdness going on. Big box stores like Total Wine usually sell for less than the local corner bottle shop because they can buy in bulk at a discounted rate (I’ve been more willing to support my local shops lately despite the increased rate). Now, all that aside, I do see a few things creeping up from where they were 5-7 years ago. Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Glendronach, Lagavulin, and Talisker are all on average about $10 more than they used to be, tariffs aside. On the US side, this Four Roses has crept up about $10, as has Eagle Rare (if you can find it at all) and the nicer Jack Daniels expressions. Some of this may be simple supply vs. demand, and some may be in response to growing brand popularity and the corporate multinational response to bleed us for more profit. FWIW, Wild Turkey and Knob Creek retain their status as high value to quality ratio for me, and I largely stick to those. On the scotch side, I’m seeing some rising stars that for the moment at least, are reasonably affordable. Distilleries like Glenallachie, Tamdhu, Benriach, Arran, and Bunnahabian all seem to be producing quality drams at $10-$20 less than some of the bottles listed above, but who’s to say how long that’s going to last!

@WhiskeyLonghorn this was my first neat pour of a bourbon. $39.99

Nice! I feel like I missed out on a lot of the great prices just before the bourbon went boom! It does make me wonder what whiskey I will be saying "I used to buy it at $xx!" a few years from now. What whiskey is under appreciated now that you think will blow up soon? @WhiskeyLonghorn

A great pour indeed, but one that’s suffered from rising prices over the last few years. I could get this for $35-40 just three or four years ago.