202 - What if there was a Legal Secondary Market? with Nate Shue

What if there was a legalized secondary market? Some may argue there is with new vintage laws being introduced around the country, but then there is the massive flood of online marketplaces that don't have any regulation whatsoever. It's a touchy subject because anyone that is really into bourbon, has seemed to find their way into these corners of the web. And lets be honest, most of us have had to do some sort of buy, sell, or trade to get bottles that we desire. It's the nature of the game and this show looks at the premise of if you could build your own legal secondary market, what would it look like? We are joined by bourbon enthusiast Nate Shue, a Patreon supporter, on this topic.

Show Notes:

• KDA and BIER report on the Kentucky Bourbon industry’s energy, water, and emissions data. - https://www.bieroundtable.com/news/formalizing-sustainability-kentucky-bourbon-industry-collaborates-with-bier/
• Whiskey Stocks and the Bubble Burst - https://www.barrons.com/articles/u-s-whiskey-stocks-like-brown-forman-have-soared-beware-the-bourbon-bubble-51557514898
• This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about whiskey 'first' marketing.
• When did you start getting into bourbon?
• What do you think started the secondary market craze?
• What are the issues with the secondary market?
• Do you think referral secondary markets like Wine Searcher or Blur Book hurt or help?
• How does the value get established?
• What would happen if you removed the community aspect of the secondary market?
• Do you think other states should have laws similar to Washington D.C.?
• What about auction houses like Christie's?
• If you were to have a legal secondary market, what would it look like?
• Should distilleries price the bourbon so high that it basically eliminates the secondary market?
• Do you think if they shut down the secondary market overnight, would it just come back?

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