[MM-MALTS-L] What drives price?

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GrandaRalph,

I think if we knew the answer to those questions, we could all retire and become whisky futures speculators.  A case in point, in 1994 I bought several bottles of Black Bowmore 1st release and a couple bottles of the 1963 Anniversary Bowmore (commemorating the 30th year of acquisition by Morrison).  There were thousands of bottles of the Black, but only 500 of the Anniversary.  I drank all of the Black and kept one of the Anniversary bottles squirreled away.

We all know how that worked out, the prices for Black shot through the roof in just three years and the Anniversary is still virtually unknown (even though IMHO it was the better of the two Bowmores). 

Go figure.

Sláinte,
Brian
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From: Ralph Katzenell <ralphoosh at 012.net.il> 

> Greetings all. 
> The recent discussion on pricing and collectability prompts me to wonder: what 
> exactly is it that drives up the price of a particular bottling? More 
> specifically, is it common for single cask one-offs (batch size say 190 - 550 
> bottles) to become collectors items. How long does it take.? How is its 
> "collectability"established? Does it need time, distribution and initial easy 
> availability (based on multi-cask batching) to become a collectors item. 
> Granted there are the advertizing promotions deliberately intended to appeal to 
> "faux-collectors". I'm more interested in applying the question to standard 
> bottlings intended for sale for consumption. 
> 
> Granpa Ralph 
> 
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