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[sheepsplitter]

PAULJ5555 said:

sheepsplitter said:

A15 said:

PAULJ5555 said:

Found these in a late family members house. I know nothing about whisky as I don't drink it. The chivas regal has bought in 1989 written in the inside, the tin box is tarnished so it looks old. The dimple must also have been in the house for the last 20 years.
Can anyone tell me about them and their value.

Edited by PAULJ5555 on Monday 16th November 17:22

the chivas and dimple 12s were/are 'deluxe', mass-produced blended whiskies. is the dimple was bought in 1989, it's fair to say it was bottled that decade. the same may be true of the chivas. on whisky auction sites, you would be looking at selling for around £20 each - £30 is being generous, and i have seen the chivas sell for as low as £15 in the past. the glenmorangie 10 is again widely available today and 1980s bottlings sell for about £30-£40 at auction - although i have seen it a few months ago as low as £22. the bottle could be from the 1990s - i cannot quite see if it says 75cl (up until 1991) or 70cl (1991-). either way, prices should be similar. then you have to factor in cost of postage per bottle, auction fees and vat.

A15 is right, they are not worth much really. Now if they were single malts you might have had a few quid on your hands.
You'd be better off drinking them, but you say you don't drink whisky.
I'd be tempted to give them to a charity for XMAS.

Thanks Guys, I will keep the Chivas Regal as it has the hand writing of the late relative in it. The others I may sell locally if only I can find someone who drinks whisky.

You could ask The Whisky Exchange to value it for you, but I don't expect they will offer much. You never know though.
Here's the link....
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/wanted

[A15]

sheepsplitter said:

You could ask The Whisky Exchange to value it for you, but I don't expect they will offer much. You never know though.
Here's the link....
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/wanted

they claim to offer auction prices, but auction prices go up and down. i assume they base it on the most recent month. like you say, i doubt they will offer much, but it might be worth a go for paul - it looks like a simple no-risk process.

[LeighW]

pmanson said:

Tonights tipple

My absolute favourite. I've got a bottle in the cupboard that I'm saving for Christmas.

[pmanson]

[quote=LeighW]

My absolute favourite. I've got a bottle in the cupboard that I'm saving for Christmas.
[/quote,

It's fast becoming my favourite!

[sjabrown]

Damn Amazon and their lightning deals. Just ordered Talisker Distiller's Edition to add to the collection. Off to tour the supermarkets to get my Christmas/New Yr bottles tomorrow.

[lenny007]

Popped into Sainsbury's last night and saw this -



- and opened it...

...and then went back tonight for another two bottles.

Absolutely superb drink!

[BigMon]

Got a bottle of this for £20 from Asda.

Had a couple of glasses of Buffalo Trace at the weekend which I really enjoyed. Will be interesting to see how this compares.

[hab1966]

Looking for some recommendations for Xmas drinking.

Normally we enjoy Talisker, Highland Park and Oban whisky. Looking for something a little different and have come up with the following 4 to select probably 2 from. Would welcome comments -

Aberlour 18 Year Old (Speyside)
Ardbeg Uigeadail (Islay)
BenRiach 16 Year Old (Speyside)
Lagavulin 16 Year Old (Islay)

[pmanson]

Saw this link this morning - 11 best blended and single malt scotches

Benriach 16 year old is on that list

[RicksAlfas]

BigMon said:

Got a bottle of this for £20 from Asda.

Had a couple of glasses of Buffalo Trace at the weekend which I really enjoyed. Will be interesting to see how this compares.

That's a good price. I like a bit of Bulleit.
I was drinking their Rye last night in fact:
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-15258.aspx

[davek_964]

For anybody else who's a fan of Dalmore King Alexander III - I finished mine off last night, and looked it up on Amazon ready to order another two bottles. It was £120 a bottle but since I generally get stuff delivered to work I decided to wait until Friday to order, since it was less likely to turn up on a weekend then.

By chance, I just checked Amazon again. Overnight, it's dropped to £95 - AND you save £10 for an order over £75, or £20 for an order over £100.

So by chance, instead of ordering two bottles at £120 each last night, I just ordered two bottles for £171.78 in total.

Must admit, I was tempted to order a couple more!

[Podie]

davek_964 said:

For anybody else who's a fan of Dalmore King Alexander III - I finished mine off last night, and looked it up on Amazon ready to order another two bottles. It was £120 a bottle but since I generally get stuff delivered to work I decided to wait until Friday to order, since it was less likely to turn up on a weekend then.

By chance, I just checked Amazon again. Overnight, it's dropped to £95 - AND you save £10 for an order over £75, or £20 for an order over £100.

So by chance, instead of ordering two bottles at £120 each last night, I just ordered two bottles for £171.78 in total.

Must admit, I was tempted to order a couple more!

It's £127.08 on Amazon...

[Hosenbugler]

BigMon said:

Got a bottle of this for £20 from Asda.

Had a couple of glasses of Buffalo Trace at the weekend which I really enjoyed. Will be interesting to see how this compares.

I'm a fan of the Bulleit, I first latched onto it some 10 or more years ago, a good drop at the price.

[jammy_basturd]

LeighW said:

pmanson said:

Tonights tipple

My absolute favourite. I've got a bottle in the cupboard that I'm saving for Christmas.

Does anyone know who it compares to the 12yr and 17yr?

Also, has anybody tried the Benromach? Specifically the Peat Smoke and the Organic?

[Podie]

jammy_basturd said:

LeighW said:

pmanson said:

Tonights tipple

My absolute favourite. I've got a bottle in the cupboard that I'm saving for Christmas.

Does anyone know who it compares to the 12yr and 17yr?

Also, has anybody tried the Benromach? Specifically the Peat Smoke and the Organic?

Better than the 12 - not had the 17.

The best of the lot was a Whisky Shop exclusive at 17 - that was stunning.

[davek_964]

Podie said:

davek_964 said:

For anybody else who's a fan of Dalmore King Alexander III - I finished mine off last night, and looked it up on Amazon ready to order another two bottles. It was £120 a bottle but since I generally get stuff delivered to work I decided to wait until Friday to order, since it was less likely to turn up on a weekend then.

By chance, I just checked Amazon again. Overnight, it's dropped to £95 - AND you save £10 for an order over £75, or £20 for an order over £100.

So by chance, instead of ordering two bottles at £120 each last night, I just ordered two bottles for £171.78 in total.

Must admit, I was tempted to order a couple more!

It's £127.08 on Amazon...

It is now - strangely, they have a link to it at £95 as an 'other buying choice' - and that link says it's Amazon UK but out of stock.
It was in stock when I ordered and I got an email confirmation so let's hope I get a notification that it's being shipped.

[Podie]

davek_964 said:

Podie said:

davek_964 said:

For anybody else who's a fan of Dalmore King Alexander III - I finished mine off last night, and looked it up on Amazon ready to order another two bottles. It was £120 a bottle but since I generally get stuff delivered to work I decided to wait until Friday to order, since it was less likely to turn up on a weekend then.

By chance, I just checked Amazon again. Overnight, it's dropped to £95 - AND you save £10 for an order over £75, or £20 for an order over £100.

So by chance, instead of ordering two bottles at £120 each last night, I just ordered two bottles for £171.78 in total.

Must admit, I was tempted to order a couple more!

It's £127.08 on Amazon...

It is now - strangely, they have a link to it at £95 as an 'other buying choice' - and that link says it's Amazon UK but out of stock.
It was in stock when I ordered and I got an email confirmation so let's hope I get a notification that it's being shipped.

I'll keep an eye on it!

[krallicious]

Finally got around to ordering a couple of bottles from the tasting evening. The Ben Riach and the Coal Ila should be here in a week or so. Might have to get another couple of the BR though

[Podie]

krallicious said:

Finally got around to ordering a couple of bottles from the tasting evening. The Ben Riach and the Coal Ila should be here in a week or so. Might have to get another couple of the BR though

Yeah, 2/3rds down the first of the two we purchased!

[hoegaardenruls]

A trip to Germany this week ended up with me buying some more European whiskies while I was in Cadenhead's in Berlin, in addtion to a travel special Auchentoshan on the way through Gatwick



The Auchentoshan Blood Oak gets its name from the French Red wine casks, and it is a nice variation on other bottlings from there. The wine influence is pretty obvious in the taste, but it's definitely still an Auchentoshan.

On the right is a whisky that's become a favourite since I bought some during the summer Santis Dreifaltigkeit - one of two I've bought another since the summer.

The other one is a bottle that probably gives Haig Club a run for its money in terms of packaging, but I am hoping the gamble pays off - 5yr old Preussischer Whisky. From the back-story, it sounds a very small operation, and hasn't received much press outside Germany, with some more detail here http://www.preussischerwhisky.de/index2.php?lang=e...