1/An easy yes is a bottle sitting under what the drinkers nearest it would pay. Little to weigh up. Three bourbons this month, and you could happily hand any one of them to someone who usually reaches past it.
2/Old Virginia 6, $52 for members at Dan Murphy's. Six years old at 40%. Caramel and vanilla on the nose, well-rounded with gentle oak and a medium vanilla finish. Drinkers of the nearest bottles would pay $54, each starting from what they pay for their own.
3/Jim Beam Black Extra-Aged, $52 for members at Dan Murphy's. Seven years old at 40%. Richer than the White: caramel, toffee, a little oak spice and vanilla, smooth through a long caramel finish. Drinkers of the nearest bottles would pay $55.
4/Old Virginia 12, $81 at Dan Murphy's. Twelve years in new oak at 43%. Vanilla, caramel and dried fruit, rich and full-bodied through a long oak-and-vanilla finish. About $3.41 a standard drink at home, against $6.28 at the pub. Drinkers of the nearest would pay $90.
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