I popped into a nearby liquor store looking for Black Bottle 10YO Blended Scotch (gave my unopened bottle to a friend on NYE), and even though I knew it was no longer available in the UK I thought I could replace it...was I wrong.
But the story doesn't end there, as I spied a box of Mount Gay Extra Old rum, with a price tag that said $37.99 on one corner, $22.99 on another and a slip of paper that said $22.99 on the shelf.
I asked the lady behind the register about it, and after she took a look at it said "$22.99".
Well, I replied that I HAD to take it off her hands at that point! With tax and the minor debit card transaction fee, all for a tick under $26
I just took it out of the box, and there is another sticker on it for $37.99.....and this is the older design bottle.
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Capn's Log: Grats! Same thing happened to me when I found a Compass Spice Tree old box for $32 next to a new boxed version for maybe $70. I did the usual perp shuffle up to the register, handed it to the clerk, and yup, $32. BTW, it's obvious to me now why Spice Tree is so hard to find, and roughly double the cost of Asyla, Oak and Peat Monster.
