Ponty
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I paid about £100 for my Glenfarclas 25 and it's good value at that sort of money, but not at £200.
Lovely stuff, but not at £200. When I bought a Glenfarclas 40 it was a snip at £300!
I paid about £100 for my Glenfarclas 25 and it's good value at that sort of money, but not at £200.
I doubt that would be the case tbh. It’s largely driven by the huge export market that has opened up in (pre-present situation) Russia, India and, especially, China. Where once you could walk into a specialist shop, or online retailer, and take your pick of whatever you wanted, now, as we’re all aware, trying to get a hold of Springbank or decently priced Macallan or Ardbeg, or some of the less familiar bourbons, is next to impossible. There’s a massive surplus of demand over supply, and that has led to the proliferation of NAS over the last decade or so and the mushrooming of new distilleries.People need to start deserting these hiked prices in droves. It’s market manipulation and if people don’t bite, they’ll settle down again.
I doubt that would be the case tbh. It’s largely driven by the huge export market that has opened up in (pre-present situation) Russia, India and, especially, China. Where once you could walk into a specialist shop, or online retailer, and take your pick of whatever you wanted, now, as we’re all aware, trying to get a hold of Springbank or decently priced Macallan or Ardbeg, or some of the less familiar bourbons, is next to impossible. There’s a massive surplus of demand over supply, and that has led to the proliferation of NAS over the last decade or so and the mushrooming of new distilleries.
The bubble burst in the 80’s, and you could score Port Ellen, Brora and aged Springbank by the case if you wanted. I can’t see that happening now with the rise of export markets, online sales and secondary auction sites.
That's pretty depressing. Not from an investment point of view, but just to think of all those wonderful whiskies I'll never get the opportunity to try.
To cheer myself up, I shall pour a wee dram of Billy Walker's latest batch of sherry matured, cask strength 10yo. A fine whisky (given time to open up), but sadly not particularly available...(slainte to @Weekender)
It is indeed a bugger. I feel the same about my local barley and one or two others. But we know if we sold it, we would forever think “just how good would that have tasted?”Bit more Glenallachie 10 CS #7 here:
https://www.luvians.com/shop/whisky/glenallachie-10-year-old-cask-strength-batch-7/
Springbank Local Barley 2022 - paid £100; sitting at £650-£750. I can't justify opening a 10yo that's worth that much.
I am a slavish reader of online reviews and the consensus is it is a very good drinker at RRP but not earth-shattering, which is no slight on Springbank.It is indeed a bugger. I feel the same about my local barley and one or two others. But we know if we sold it, we would forever think “just how good would that have tasted?”
Bit of a no-brainier to sell if you can get a 500% return then, if the drinking is not the sort of transcendental experience the price it’s fetching would lead you to expect.I am a slavish reader of online reviews and the consensus is it is a very good drinker at RRP but not earth-shattering, which is no slight on Springbank.
https://www.whiskynotes.be/2022/springbank/springbank-10-years-local-barley-2022/
Yes I agree. So if I happened to buy a £100 bottle because I fancied it, and the consensus was that it was fairly priced at that, I think if it was selling-on for £500 I’d flog it and celebrate with a dram of something else. There will be other £100 bottles.My philosophy is whisky is made to be drunk and enjoyed. I’ve only ever bought one bottle as an investment (Karuizawa). But when a bottle could go a significant way to financing a much needed new (used) car, or a new boiler, it becomes very difficult indeed to pull that cork.
Yes.Yes I agree. So if I happened to buy a £100 bottle because I fancied it, and the consensus was that it was fairly priced at that, I think if it was selling-on for £500 I’d flog it and celebrate with a dram of something else. There will be other £100 bottles.
Got an alert for this earlier as wellAnyone heard of this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VQ01P0C/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
Yes, bought a bottle a few months ago. Great value for an 18yo. I’d rate it over other well reviewed sherried whiskies I’ve tried - Arran Bodega, Glenallachie 12 & 15, Glenturret 12 - although they were all lovely, but the ancnoc is better balanced. No substitute for time in cask I guess.Anyone heard of this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VQ01P0C/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
Anyone heard of this?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VQ01P0C/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21