Brewing, Cideries & Spirits  January 8, 2021

What makes finer spirits? Experts take the fifth

Would you pay $3,000 for a bottle of booze?

Randy and Dawne Tourville did.

Granted, it was for a good cause. The couple participated in an auction of fine and rare bourbons on Dec. 12 at Liquor Max in Loveland, and the proceeds benefited Loveland Habitat for Humanity.

But still, was that 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey really worth three grand?

“I’ve seen it go for twice of what the auction price went for,” said Liquor Max co-owner Hal Rogers. “Most of the price is driven by…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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