Lagavulin price jump

At this moment, New Hampshire has 317 bottles on hand at 59.99

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Taking a moment's reflection, Russ mused: | | A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a bottle of Lagavulin 16 from a | nearby Chicago-area shop. It was $59.99. Last night, I swung by there | again to look things over, and noticed that the price had jumped to | $79.99. I think my bottle's going to remain unopened for a while. :(

You got lucky. Seems the store put it at the pre-shortage price, then realized the price had jumped post-shortage, and raised it accordingly.

I thought the "shortage" had been resolved. I was recently in NYC, where it was cheaper than the $65 it costs in Utah ($58-9?). Speaking of which, if it's available in Utah, I wonder how hard it can possibly be to get?

Taking a moment's reflection, J Derby mused: | | I thought the "shortage" had been resolved. I was recently in NYC, | where it was cheaper than the $65 it costs in Utah ($58-9?).

The shortage is resolving ... however many places are jacking up the cost once it returns to their shelves.

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, mhicaoidh wrote (give or take a snip);

Including Supermarkets.

Here in the UK, most half decent Supermarkets stocked the Lagavulin 16. Prices tended to be around 28 UKP. Last year it vanished from the shelves and you were lucky to find a bottle anywhere. The only places still stocking it were specialist whisky stores and they were at least

Taking a moment's reflection, Geoff mused: | | Here in the UK, most half decent Supermarkets stocked the Lagavulin 16. | Prices tended to be around 28 UKP. Last year it vanished from the | shelves and you were lucky to find a bottle anywhere. The only places | still stocking it were specialist whisky stores and they were at least | 35-38 UKP. Recently a couple of local supermarkets have got it back in | stock, but priced at around 35 UKP. IMHO If the supermarkets are selling | at this price, it must be coming from Lagavulin at a higher price. :-(

That's not very encouraging. In the States, it was about US$60 per 750 ml before the shortage. Now that it is returning to the shelves, I have seen it for US$80 ... or £45.

It hasn't been spotted in Nashville since last fall, when it was $69.99.

Saw some 16 at Marketview Liquors in Rochester, NY for $55 2 days ago