Shipping whiskey across the EU

[Pontcarre]

I have a friend in Spain that I would like to share some 30ml samples of good Irish whiskey with but Anpost says shipping any liquids internationally is forbidden by law.

Does anybody knows how to ship whiskey across the EU? Any ideas or alternatives to Anpost?

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Correct AnPost do ban the mailing of liquids and actually specifically mention alcohol as a banned substance to send through the post.

However I have always used AnPost for posting samples as they are easy to post and do not raise usually raise questions at the counter when posting.
Use small boxes as opposed to envelopes and pack well making sure they do not bang off each other.

It's the posting of full bottles that I would not go though AnPost as you have no cover if anything does go wrong.

For full bottles I've used ecoparcel.eu a few times with out any issue and although it is not the fastest service probably the cheapest.

[JohnM]

You can go with DHL but 2kg will cost 60 or 70 euro by road...

[DAISY]

Hello Folks,
I have being trying to find a post which made a comment about the downside of selling rare bottles on international whiskey auctions. If I can remember it said something about generally not getting near the price quoted on auctioneer's valuation. Has anyone had experience good or bad of this situation.
Regards,
Daisy

[Pontcarre]

I don't see the relation between good or bad experiences with auctioneers and shipping samples of whiskey across the EU.