Post #475071 by Limbo Lizard on Thu, Aug 6, 2009 9:41 AM

On 2009-08-06 09:03, Unga Bunga wrote:
Someone came to my bar last night and told me that Makers Mark bourbon is out of supply.
I have not seen any news on this yet.

I'll bet they got it mixed up with Knob Creek, which has run out until November. They're both made by Beam.

July 6 article in Kentucky's Courier-Journal:
Bourbon shortage hits Knob Creek
"Beam Global, itself part of Fortune Brands, sells about 150,000 cases of Knob Creek annually, putting it at the top of the company's small batch collection, but well below Maker's Mark, and its flagship Jim Beam bourbon which is aged four years. Doss said none of those brands are expected to face a shortage this summer... The next batch of Knob Creek will be dumped from barrels in October, and ready for retailers the next month. Areas that could see tight supplies first include southern California, and the eastern United States."

A few weeks ago, I heard about the K.C. shortage on the radio, and that remaining supplies where going for much higher prices. Shortly after, I was at my liquor store, and saw they still had Knob Creek, and hadn't raised the price.

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2009-08-06 10:02 ]