"Bourbon collectors are like vintage Pyrex collectors: They have no problem spending their time searching far and wide for rare, coveted bottles of whiskey. And every once in a while, man oh man do they strike (liquid) gold. This week, a Costco shopper in Napa, California, was lucky enough to grab a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 23 - an extremely rare, limited-edition spirit aged for over two decades at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky - just as it was being put on the store shelf."
"According to Whisky Shop, only 84,000 bottles of Pappy Van Winkle 23 are released every year, breaking down to less than 10,000 bottles for each state in the U.S. Meanwhile, Jim Beam makes 84 million bottles of Jim Beam every year. Safe to say, Pappy 23 isn't just a Christmas miracle. It's bordering on the surreal."
A Costco in Napa, California stocked a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 23 that a shopper purchased for $416.99. The shopper noted three other bottles had been in stock and he grabbed the fourth and final bottle. Secondary-market listings show prices of $3,608.99 and $3,499.99, with at least one Sotheby's sale at $52,500. Whisky Shop reports annual Pappy Van Winkle 23 production at 84,000 bottles, less than 10,000 per state on average, while Jim Beam produces 84 million bottles annually. Multiple Bay Area and Nevada Costco locations expected additional limited drops.
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