Greetings WBers! Lucked out and stumbled upon a decent stash of “dusties” from the ‘70s, ‘80s and a couple from the ‘90s. All the bottles from the ‘70s and ‘80s have tax strips, with bottle dates discernible on the bottom of the glass (except for the Cream of Kentucky).
Now a note about my pricing. While Bottle-Spot and other online marketplaces are hit & miss as an accurate gauge of what vintage bottles are actually SELLING for, I figure that any of these bottles have a value that is at least akin to what an allocated and desired modern bourbon would go for. Not saying I agree with people trying to sell what were bottom or middle shelf bourbons for prices approaching what Old Rip Van Winkle goes for on secondary market, just b/c the bottles have survived from several decades ago and the distillery/label has changed ownership or disappeared. But if a 750ml of Weller 12 year can sell for close to $200 on the secondary market without much difficulty, I think a 200ml bottle of old bourbon for $40 to $50 isn’t egregious. Any decent number of us could walk into a watering hole, see a Sunny Brook 4 year from 1980 listed for $16, and wouldn’t think twice about ordering a round or three.
200ml
Sunny Brook 4 year 1982 - $40
Old Forester 86 proof 1983 (3 different batch numbers available) - $40
Heaven Hill 86 proof 1983 (pre-fire) - $50
Old Crow 3 year 1999 - $20
500ml
Heaven Hill 6 year (pre-fire 1978 and 1979 bottles) - $150
Hill and Hill 1980 - $100
Sunny Brook 1982 - $100
Hiram Walker’s Ten High 1992 (Bardstown, KY distillery) - $100
750ml
Tom Moore 1975 - $200
Cream of Kentucky (late 70s based on tax stamp and glass stating “750ml (25.4 FL OZ)” - $300 SOLD!
1L
Heaven Hill 86 proof 1981 - $250
Hiram Walker’s Ten High 1983 (Peoria, IL distillery) - $150
I have multiples of many of these, and am open to negotiating a discount based on number of bottles you are interested in. I’m available to meet folks in the San Francisco Bay Area. Will ship securely using your label, with ownership transferring when package has been transferred to the shipping company. Feel free to PM questions.
