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Tafkam Hokie
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Last time we played at Louisville in football, we went for a long weekend

and toured several distilleries (Trace, Beam, Woodford, Makers, and we stopped at a couple others too). One of the questions I asked all of them was how do you business plan when your product has a 3 to 9 year lead time? There has been a tremendous uptick in bourbon in recent years, kinda replacing the craft beer boom of the 2000's. How do you position yourself for seismic shifts like that? I never really did get a good answer since I was asking tour guides and not VP's of marketing or product development. But that seems a uniquely challenging business planning problem.
Posted: 01/13/2025 at 04:30 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vienna_Hokie)

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And now for some good news? You might find Pappy Van Winkle soon
Va AandM 01/13/25 03:38 PM ET
Not just bourbon. Beer/liquor sales are down across all segments
GOHOKEE 01/13/25 05:48 PM ET
Buddy of mine at a beer distributor agrees
Beerman 01/14/25 01:22 PM ET
And wine. We just aren't drinking as much or the big drinkers are dying off**
UTPr0sim 01/13/25 06:31 PM ET
The Youth have reefer madness**
Va AandM 01/13/25 06:37 PM ET
About time**
WestyHokie 01/13/25 05:27 PM ET
Market for lower end stuff is in total collapse.
GreenvilleVT 01/13/25 05:12 PM ET
…pass the biscuits Pappy
chumley 01/13/25 04:47 PM ET
So if they offered it @$250 a bottle would you buy more than 1?**
UTPr0sim 01/13/25 04:43 PM ET
I wouldn't buy 1 at that price
Vienna_Hokie 01/13/25 05:00 PM ET
My palate isn't discriminating enough to taste the difference between...
EDGEMAN 01/13/25 06:08 PM ET
I'm not sure that result is gonna happen anytime soon
Vienna_Hokie 01/13/25 03:50 PM ET
I suspect the crappy $50+ bottles from no names will all but disappear.**
UTPr0sim 01/13/25 04:42 PM ET
Agree, there is a lot of overpriced Meh on the market right now
Vienna_Hokie 01/13/25 04:57 PM ET
Like in any booming market, there is money to be made in offering mediocre
Tafkam Hokie 01/13/25 05:04 PM ET
Last time we played at Louisville in football, we went for a long weekend
Tafkam Hokie 01/13/25 04:30 PM ET
I don't see it happening anytime soon either...
EDGEMAN 01/13/25 04:28 PM ET
It needed to. Add cars to the list.**
No Clue 01/13/25 03:46 PM ET
I've been seeing a slightly downward trend on the auction sites.
EDGEMAN 01/13/25 04:35 PM ET
Backing off of MSRP was a start. Still a ways to go**
No Clue 01/13/25 05:42 PM ET