Age for these bottles - Jameson & Powers

[zapb]

Hi,

Anyone able to give an approx. age/year for these bottles of Jameson & Powers?

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Jameson

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Powers

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PowersBack

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Many Thanks

[JohnM]

I have a few of those Powers ones with 1970s tax stamps on them... I think it's mid 1970s. Could have been available much later, though.

[zapb]

Is there anything I can check to get a definite date?

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

You'll not be able to date these to a specific year unless you can figure out the Tax Stamps. However mid 70's is the oldest these bottles would be and I would even bet they are more likely early 80's.

Powers sold it's whiskey solely as Pure Pot Still up till 1975. Your Powers is a blend hence a post pot Still time frame.

From a collectable point of view there is not much of a difference whether these are 1970's or 80's anyway and will not be worth much. €25-40.

In an auction which finished this week-end. A very similar Jameson made €27 and 2 x Powers made €11 & €17 which is very disappointing ... but still nothing major.

The Pot Still bottlings are the ones that are collectable.

[JohnM]

Yeah, these Powers used to go for more, but there's a lot of them around. One when for over 100 euro on whiskyauction this year, though. I don't understand why. The one I had/have has a 1976 tax stamp on it.

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Yeah, these Powers used to go for more, but there's a lot of them around. One when for over 100 euro on whiskyauction this year, though. I don't understand why. The one I had/have has a 1976 tax stamp on it.

Yea those prices seem quite low and the one that got over 100 Euro was way over priced. Obviously a couple of people did not do their home work and got carried away. Average price seems to be around €40. I used to pay around the 50Euro for mine but they seem much cheaper these days.

Check out

http://whiskyauction.com/
Click on

Results Database
History (All)
World

And Select Ireland in the

Select Distillery: Brandname tab

There you will have all the Irish bottles sold on this auction site over the years and there are plenty examples like what you have.

[JohnM]

It's well worth drinking too. I think it tastes pretty similar to the Dungourney...

[zapb]

Thanks for the info guys - I'll be cracking them open first chance I get so.