A Good Deal?

Was the Woodinville kit a good deal monetarily? Supposedly the kit retails for $150 but was $108.40 after tax at Costco. Let's look a each component:

This guy is the star of the show, of course, and can't be bought separately. We'll work backwards to determine its effective price.

 Woodinville does sell their white dog individually, but only from their distillery in Washington it seems. Rumor has it the price is $35, not including the PITA of getting to Washington.

Glencairn glasses are usually about $10, but I recently purchased some in bulk for $6.08 ea. I'll use the bulk price here to discount the Woodinville branding.

For the sake of completeness, the kit came with a funnel. I'm going to mark it zero (this isn't Nam).



So we have:

• 2 750mL Woodinville White Dog Whiskey - $70
• 2 Glencairn glass (Woodinville branded) - $12.16
• 1 crappy plastic funnel - $0
• 1 mini barrel - $26.24

Ultimately I'm happy with the purchase, although it's almost certainly too much to pay for the whiskey. Unaged whiskey should be dirt cheap to make, but it's also somewhat of a novelty so I'll call it a wash and get on with my life.