Alright, let’s yak about this Johnny Walker record thing, you know, the booze. I ain’t no fancy pants expert, but I’ve seen a bottle or two in my day, and I know what folks like.
So, what’s the big deal with Johnny Walker anyway? Well, it’s like this, some of them bottles, they get old, real old. And just like them old quilts in the attic, some folks think they’re worth somethin’. I reckon it’s the same with this here whiskey.
- The Diamond Jubilee: Now, I heard tell of a Diamond Jubilee one. Sounded mighty fancy. They say it goes for a couple hundred dollars, maybe more. Two hundred dollars! That’s enough to feed a family for a month, I tell ya. I reckon some city folk with too much money buy it up, just to say they got it.
- That Blue Label: Then there’s this Blue Label. They say it’s the best, the real fancy stuff. Costs a pretty penny too, maybe $350 a bottle. Lord have mercy, that’s a lot of scratch for somethin’ you just gonna drink down. They say it’s made with some rare stuff. Rarer than a hen’s teeth, I suppose. Some of them Blue Label bottles, the old ones from back in the 80’s or even before, them’s the real treasures. Folks pay a hundred, maybe even a hundred and fifty dollars for those. Why, I don’t know. Whiskey’s whiskey, ain’t it?
- The Black Label: Don’t forget about that Black Label neither. It ain’t as highfalutin as the Blue Label, but some of them old bottles, from the 1960s, they can be worth somethin’ too. A hundred dollars, they say. That’s a lot of money for something that’ll just make you tipsy. But I guess some folks like to collect things, just like them stamps my grandson used to get.
Why are some bottles so darn expensive? Well, it ain’t just ’cause they’re old, though that helps. It’s like this, if you got the papers for it, you know, like a receipt or somethin’ saying it’s the real McCoy, then it’s worth more. And if it’s still in the box it came in, well, that’s even better. It’s like them dolls my granddaughter used to keep in the boxes. Said they were worth more that way.
What about really, really expensive bottles? I heard a story once, ‘bout a bottle of somethin’ called Macallan, sold for near two million dollars. Two million! That’s more money than I’ve seen in my whole life. Why, you could buy a whole town with that kind of money. I reckon that wasn’t no Johnny Walker, but it just goes to show ya, some folks will pay a fortune for old booze.
Now, how do you know if you got a valuable bottle? Well, that’s the tricky part. You gotta do your homework, like my grandson used to say when he was in school. You gotta figure out how old it is, what kind it is, and if it’s got all the right papers. And you gotta find someone who wants it, someone who collects them bottles. It ain’t easy, I tell ya. Easier to just drink the stuff.
Should you invest in Johnny Walker? Invest? Sounds like something them city slickers talk about. I wouldn’t know nothin’ ‘bout investin’. But if you got some extra cash and you like whiskey, well, I guess it couldn’t hurt to buy a bottle or two. Just don’t expect to get rich off it. More likely you’ll just end up with a nice drink, and that ain’t such a bad thing.
In the end, it’s all just whiskey. Some’s fancy, some’s not. Some’s old, some’s new. But it all goes down the same way. Me, I like a little nip now and then, but I ain’t gonna pay no two million dollars for it. I’d rather buy a new tractor or somethin’ useful. But that’s just me. Some folks, they like them fancy things. And if they wanna spend their money on old Johnny Walker, well, that’s their business, I reckon.
Remember, this whole record thing, it’s kinda like lookin’ for gold in the creek. You might find a little nugget, or you might just get wet. So, if you’re thinkin’ of gettin’ into this Johnny Walker business, be careful, do your research, and don’t go spendin’ your life savings on a bottle of hooch, unless you know what you’re doin’. And even then, maybe just buy a nice rocking chair instead. More comfortable, and it’ll last longer.
Final words, good whiskey is good whiskey, old or new. Don’t let them fancy folks fool you. Drink what you like and enjoy it. That’s what I say. And if you happen to have an old bottle of Johnny Walker sittin’ around, well, maybe you got lucky. But don’t go countin’ your chickens before they hatch, as they say.
