Weekender
pfm Member
I'm off work and so I thought I'd go full throttle in an attempt to see what could be done.Anyone manage to bag any Springbank yesterday? Sold out in seconds, as per.
From release day on 1st March until yesterday it was almost fruitless. I put hours and hours into it but the stock is so limited that it is very difficult.
Whisky Exchange - got the Longrow and 2 Kilkerrans in basket but cocked up the checkout in panic as I swore the PayPal option disappeared - it was merely in a greyed out tab and would have worked. Zip.
Royal Mile Whiskies - they dropped at 21:30 on Friday and I was not watching. Zip.
Abbey - late on last Thursday. Zip.
Other minor Retailers that I had been watching all week dropped when I was not watching. Zip.
Missed another drop today when driving home.
We are talking very low minutes for the larger retailers, or less than 30secs for independents as time in stock
I somehow managed a Local Barley from the Good Spirits Co by pure luck and F5.
I was letting it get to me and the Mrs was not best pleased.
Then yesterday we were out walking and Master of Malt stock came on - I was walking with my phone in view at all times. Handed phone to my son and he fastest fingered a Longrow Red 15 and both Kilkerrans on separate orders! This was partly due to Flippers going for the 25 and the Local Barley so the other stock stayed on very slightly longer. MoM website almost crashed which I have not seen before.
Failed in all ballots entered.
Retiring at end of May and may drive up to Campbeltown next time...with my son and three friends who have developed a sudden interest in fine brown spirits!
And then there is this:
https://www.whiskyshop.com/auctions/a44309-springbank-2011-10-year-old-local-barley