[MM-MALTS-L] Valuing collector bottles?

[Dave Neary]

Hi,

You made me go to the cupboard to check.

It is indeed a 22yo, distilled 1978, natural cask strength (60.5% by
volume). It's labelled "Rare Malts selection".

Cheers,
Dave.

Charles MacLean wrote:
> 
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I am looking at Martin Green's book 'Collecting Malt Whisky', which
> gives all the prices achieved at McTear's
> since 2000. It is a useful (though irritating) tome.
> 
> Prices vary widely. Presumably yours is an OB, not an indie bottling?
> Curiously it doesn't list a 1978 21YO.
> What is the strength of your bottle?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Charlie Maclean
> 
> 
> On 12 Oct 2007, at 16:12, Dave Neary wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My first mail to the list!
>>
>> I have a bottle of Port Ellen 21yo (1978 distilling) which I bought a
>> few years ago, and which is still unopened, and I think it's worth a few
>> bob now. I have no idea how much it might fetch if I were to sell it,
>> but I would like to get it valued if it's anything over £200 to get it
>> added to the insurance for the house.
>>
>> Anyone know how much it might be worth?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave.
>>
>> PS. I'm looking for tips on good Speyside whiskeys which are a bit off
>> the beaten path (something other than Aberlour, Strathisla, Knockando,
>> Macallan) - any tips?
>>
>> -- 
>> Dave Neary
>> dneary at free.fr
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