“Taylor Four Grain is not really one of the big-market items.”Īcker Wines said it was aware of possible fake bourbon bottles and removed all the bottles from its shelves, according to ILoveTheUpperWestSide.
“Sounds like they were going for volume rather than prestige,” Bryson told the Post. He called it a “mid-tier counterfeit” in the spirits world. Taylor Four Grain bourbon for “nearly” $1,000, according to Inside Edition.īourbon expert Lew Bryson, author of “ Whiskey Master Class” and “ Tasting Whiskey,” was surprised by the low-brow nature of the scandal for such a prestigious retailer. The Inside Edition team sent the bottle to the whiskey’s producer, the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, where the shoddy packaging raised several red flags while “a chemical analysis didn’t match their product.” Acker Wines sells a bottle of Colonel E.H. Taylor Four Grain bourbon, in an expose by Inside Edition Jazz giant Billie Holiday’s onetime NYC home lists for $14Mĭeranged UWS machete slasher held on $500K bail in concierge attackĪ high-brow Upper West Side wine and spirits shop was outed this week for hawking a counterfeit bottle of coveted Kentucky bourbon.Įven worse: it was only mediocre whiskey, according to one national expert.Īcker Wines on West 72nd Street touts itself as America’s “oldest and most respected wine shop” with a history that dates back to 1820 and is celebrated for its rare wine auctions.īut the shop’s reputation was called into question this week after investigators purchased from Acker Wines a “nearly” $1,000 bottle of Colonel E.H. Vivant in OWCĢ000 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Chevalier MontrachetĢ004 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Criots Batard Montrachetġ999 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres in OWCĢ009 Domaine Leroy Corton Charlemagne in OWCĢ001 Domaine Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Beaux MontsĢ016 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Reignotsġ988 G.Manhattan man slugged in random UWS attack, assailant on the looseĬost of school supplies leaving parents with sticker shock Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantouxġ985 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignesġ963 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Portġ989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion in OWCĢ010 Domaine du Comte Liger Belair EchezeauxĢ010 Domaine du Comte Liger Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Reignotsġ996 Domaine Leroy Latricieres Chambertin in OWCĢ009 Domaine Leroy Romanee St. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantouxġ999 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantouxġ993 H. An impressive one-third of the week’s Top 25 Lots set New World Records.ġ985 H. Burgundy dominated the Top Ten Lots in Hong Kong, with Leroy, Jayer, and Rousseau joining DRC to command the top twenty-five, taking all but three of the Top 25 Lots. The Top Ten Lots in Delaware were awarded exclusively to DRC and Petrus, with Petrus capturing an impressive nineteen of the top twenty-five lots, thanks to the Lifelong Collection of Mr.
Ninth and tenth place was also a tie, with a case of 1982 Le Pin, the one Bordeaux on the list, and a case of the 2009 Leroy Romanee St. Leroy was back in sixth place with $141,378 for twelve bottles of the 2009 Richebourg, while DRC returned in a seventh place tie with six bottles each of 20 Romanee Conti at $124,500. Henri Jayer joined the party in fourth and fifth place with twelve bottles of 1993 Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux garnering $192,774, and twelve bottles of 1999 fetching $179,923. Leroy came in at third place with six bottles of 2007 Musigny ringing in at $205,626.
DRC took the top two spots, with three magnums of 1971 and twelve bottles of 1995 Romanee Conti selling for $269,884 and $244,181, respectively.
The Top Ten Lots of the week were dominated by Red Burgundy, which prevailed with nine of the top ten positions.