The results also suggest some reluctance by auction attendees to engage with certain distilleries and bottlers, even when there are scarce bottlings, such as 50 year olds, on offer. Some 80% of the unsold lots were independent bottlings. With leftover bottles of Ardbeg, Bowmore, Port Ellen, Brora, and Springbank at Sotheby's, should scotch whisky collectors be concerned? Analysis of the unsold lots suggests that factors including the high number of independent bottlings, the value of those bottlings on the secondary market versus their original retail prices, and the number of duplicate bottlings may have played a part. ![]() None of the small number of listings by The Last Drop Distillers, Fettercairn, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, or Tobermory/Ledaig found buyers. In the unsold group, high-value bottles of Loch Lomond 50 year old, Fettercairn 50 year old, Bunnahabhain Eich Bhana Lìr 46 year old, and the 6-bottle Gordon & MacPhail Strathisla Collection 1954-1964 could be found, as well as closed distillery whiskies from Port Ellen, Littlemill, and Glen Mhor. The unsold whisky in the Timeless Collection was expected to fetch $184,850-$239,100 costing Sotheby's up to $60,000 in lost buyer's premiums. At the Three Continents Collection Part V auction at Sotheby's, New York in July, only 15 bottles of single malt scotch failed to sell, just 3% of all lots. The median hammer price of a winning lot was $1,100, but an unforeseen 22% of scotch lots, totaling 106 bottles, failed to sell-highly unusual for Sotheby's which has averaged 97% of lots sold in each whisky sale since 2019. At $900, WhistlePig Rye 10 year old 100 proof was the best performing bottle relative to its estimate, attracting a hammer price 3.6 times more than the high estimate. Across the sale, 90 lots, or 23% of sold lots, exceeded their high estimates, though none of these included the top 10 highest sales (see below). The Macallan Six Pillars collection and Lalique experience attracted the highest bid with a hammer price of $450,000, equivalent to paying $100/ml for these rare spirits. ![]() If you need any assistance, don't hesitate to contact our Customer Services team who will be happy to help.The Timeless Whisky Collection sold for a combined hammer price of $1.59 million at Sotheby's, New York on September 23rd, against pre-sale estimates of $1.55-$2.15 million, leaving 1 in 5 bottles unsold. ![]() To cancel, please contact our Customer Services team. Refunds will be processed on receipt of the items. Items must be returned within 14 days from the date of cancellation. In the event of cancellation, the cost of returning your items will be your responsibility and not that of The Whisky Shop. Items that are bespoke or personalised cannot be cancelled, and will only be returnable if faulty. If you wish to cancel your order, you must do so within 14 days from the day you received delivery. Please note that any personalised, bespoke or made-to-order items, or items with a broken seal, are non-refundable unless faulty. Refunds will be credited back to your original payment method once we have received the returned items. To be eligible for a full refund you must contact us to inform us of any issue within 24 hours of receipt. If your item is damaged in transit or you receive an item that is clearly different to that ordered, we will arrange for a return via courier and issue a full refund. We'll send them to be recycled and you'll save paper, carbon emissions and time at the recycling centre!Īll orders are sent using tracked courier services, and we'll provide a link to track your order via email when it is dispatched so you can check on the progress of your items every step of the way. Please use the 'Change Location' link above for an estimate in your local currency or find out more about international deliveryĬhoose our Reduce & Recycle service during checkout to remove any unwanted gift cartons, tubes or boxes, from your order. We deliver to a number of international destinations including the USA. Islands & Northern Ireland orders take 3-4 working days and will incur additional cost. Orders to Highland postcodes may take an additional day to arrive. Next day UK delivery available on orders placed before 1pm. ![]() Order now for FREE standard UK delivery on this item (excluding Islands & NI).
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