Pappy van Winkle prices went fucking bonkers over the past 10 years.
In the late 2000s/very early 2010s, you could find the 12yo bottle for anywhere between $50-80. 15yo was ~$100-120ish.
Similar thing happened with Japanese Single Malts. Yamazaki 12yo used to be my "budget" purchase in grad school because I could get it for ~$30 at inflated Manhattan prices. Didn't want to pay $50 or more for Lagavulin or whatever. Now, you'd be hard pressed to find the same Yamazaki for <$150 or so.
Even more recently (past summer), prices for a certain bourbon went through the roof after folks caught on to the fact it was about as tasty as Pappy van Winkle, but only ~$20 a bottle instead of $1K+ or whatever the hell people pay now.
Seen a man standin' over a dead dog lyin' by the highway in a ditch
He's lookin' down kinda puzzled pokin' that dog with a stick
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