Auction Watch

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

That bottle of Bagots went for £420 + commission etc.

[DublinGus]

Might pop in and have a look at this whisky hoard.

http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/-1-c ... dalertlive

[pigs nose]

Might pop in and have a look at this whisky hoard.

http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/-1-c ... dalertlive

€2,700 as a starting bid is fairly hopeful, isn't it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epg6REvorj8

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

They'll be selling individual bottles and half bottles too. You could still get your hands on one.

[pigs nose]

As someone who buys whiskey for a personal collection and for future consumption, if love to try some of these old whiskies. I'd certainly pay as much as I would for a top quality contemporary bottle, even if they are fairly standard bottles from yesteryear.

I wouldn't be able to justify spending more than €100 on one though, yet they are trying to sell them for €300-500 a piece (based on 8 bottles for €2,700 to €4000).

I wonder do all these old bottles just end up on the shelves of pubs and such?

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Don't forget commission, which adds another c. 20%, these retail 800-1000, so at 50% the specialist retailer price the guide is spot on.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

whiskyauctions.com had a huge amount of Irish whiskey in the last auction (end 31 August)

Hewitts got €100

Jameson 15 got €77
Jameson 12 of the same era got €242
Jameson Masters Selection 18 year old €73. I'm surprised it got so little,
other Jamesons ranged from €13 to €37

The Marconi's made €57,63 & 74. I missed all.
Jameson horse made €45, I was outbid of one a few years ago for €150.
Jameson 1780 12 year old €33. I expected that to make €50.

Powers for €23 to €52 fair prices for older bottles.

Lockes limited edition €98, that was a good price, I think the last one went for €47.
A kilbeggan 15 got €57

Tullamore DEW from €14 to €29 were very cheap.

Good value to be had. I hope everyone got a bargain or two. I wish I'd be able to get some myself but was away from a computer. I don't know if I could on the phone.

[Raven]

The Jameson 12 @ 242Euro was very big money but it def. is scarcer than the Jameson 15
of the same period. Personally I find the low prices on those particular crocks amazing
as they are def. from the John's Lane Distillery.

[varizoltan]

i have seen some crazy prices today at Whites auction today in Dublin

http://whytes.ie/13SEarchResults.asp?Se ... n=20130914

lot 575 Dunvilles Three Crown 6 full bottles with original wooden case €7000
lot 576 single bottle of same €800
lot 577 same again €700

lot 578 Dunvilles Three Crown 12 half bottles with original wooden case €4200
lot 579 single bottle of same €400
lot 580 same single b €480
lot 581 single b €420
lot 582 single b €400

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

i have seen some crazy prices today at Whites auction today in Dublin

http://whytes.ie/13SEarchResults.asp?Se ... n=20130914

lot 575 Dunvilles Three Crown 6 full bottles with original wooden case €7000
lot 576 single bottle of same €800
lot 577 same again €700

lot 578 Dunvilles Three Crown 12 half bottles with original wooden case €4200
lot 579 single bottle of same €400
lot 580 same single b €480
lot 581 single b €420
lot 582 single b €400

Cheers for those Zoltan. I was hoping to keep track but didn't get the time. The full one went well above the high estimate and even the half bottles were well over.
Glad to see some people out there not feeling the pinch from the resession.

[pigs nose]

A Brora1972 rare malts has sold on whiskeyauction.com for €6,255.

Jaysus, that's one hangover the next day!

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

There was a couple of surprises in this auction.

John Jameson & Son 12 years old Liqueur Dublin Whiskey Hexagonal bottle €315

John Jameson 12 years old Brown label from 70's €153

The Old Jameson Distillery Reserve 12 year old €67

Jameson 1ltr St Patrick's day bottle €50 There not that rare yet! are they?

Midleton Cask no.48710 from the Loop, I think, €222

Midleton 2007 €152

Redbreast 15 years old, this is a 2005 from La Maison Du Whisky, €49. BARGAIN of the Auction, I got it unbelievable.

[John]

Wow, well played Willie!! Do whiskey auction not give any advice or offer any price guidance to sellers?! That was a great find! Enjoy!
J.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Wow, well played Willie!! Do whiskey auction not give any advice or offer any price guidance to sellers?! That was a great find! Enjoy!
J.

I don't think they have anything like that. You'd think they may have a reserve similar to other online auctions.

I checked again this morning to see if I was right. I'm a happy man. Cheers

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Wow, well played Willie!! Do whiskey auction not give any advice or offer any price guidance to sellers?! That was a great find! Enjoy!
J.

whiskeyauction.com pretty much works on the basis of €0.00 starting price and no reserve. So where ever it ends that is the price. You can be lucky or you can see mad prices.

However never take any one auction as a true reflection of a price but a probably an average of several auctions is more reflective.

[varizoltan]

Wow, well played Willie!! Do whiskey auction not give any advice or offer any price guidance to sellers?! That was a great find! Enjoy!
J.

I don't think they have anything like that. You'd think they may have a reserve similar to other online auctions.

I checked again this morning to see if I was right. I'm a happy man. Cheers

plus 35 for shipping...

i found it better if you buy 2-3 bottles so it spreads the cost of shipping

[pigs nose]

i have seen some crazy prices today at Whites auction today in Dublin

http://whytes.ie/13SEarchResults.asp?Se ... n=20130914

lot 575 Dunvilles Three Crown 6 full bottles with original wooden case €7000
lot 576 single bottle of same €800
lot 577 same again €700

lot 578 Dunvilles Three Crown 12 half bottles with original wooden case €4200
lot 579 single bottle of same €400
lot 580 same single b €480
lot 581 single b €420
lot 582 single b €400

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Dunvilles_Three_Crowns_Special_Liqueur_Whiskey-z-product-product-2001-context-distillery-page-1.htm

Great investment for CWS if they can find people to pay 3x the price at auction.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Whiskyauctions.com had an old Green Spot 10

which went for €902. A great price. I knew it wouldn't go cheap.

It would be a great addition to anyone's collection.

Another interesting one was a bottle of Vat Six

It's from the old Cork Distillery. Another nice bottle. It got €204.

It didn't get any bottles this time but it was a good one to follow. Hopefully a few more oddities come out of hiding.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

There were a few other good prices in the last auction too.

Old Jameson 12's ranging from €52-62

Jamesom Gold €78, Marconi €82, Old Jameson NAS from 80's €62 & €67.

Old Paddy 10 €127, 70/80's Power's €45

Irisch Lifestyle Midleton €154, a 2007 €147 & a 1998 €180.

A nice old bottle of Black Bush €77, Millennium Malt Single cask €158, 1608 Reserve €68, 12 year old €53 & €55. Distillery Reserve €67.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

There was another auction this evening which threw up some strange results.

Coleraine €42

Green Spot new €37, Screw Cap €129,

Connemara Cask Strength €31, old Bottling €45,

Clontarf ranging from €13-22

Tyrconnell Malt old and new ones for €13 each, bargain compared to Clontarf above.

Greenore old bottle €38,

Hewitts €79,

Kilbeggan €13, 14 and €24 for an old bottling.

Lockes old bottle €47, 8 year old €33,

Old Dublin €57

Knappogue Castle 1995 €68

Edward Dillan Redbreast €46, great value, I'm Happy.

Jameson Gold old Bottle €62, ,in the last auction one went for €78,

There were some real bargains on this one, Paddy €9, Tullamore Due 3 @ €11 each, Black Bush €11, Regular €12.

I picked up a few of those and with postage costs I'm after getting great value. Plenty of stack now for Christmas.

[pigs nose]

There was another auction this evening which threw up some strange results.

Coleraine €42

Green Spot new €37, Screw Cap €129,

Connemara Cask Strength €31, old Bottling €45,

Clontarf ranging from €13-22

Tyrconnell Malt old and new ones for €13 each, bargain compared to Clontarf above.

Greenore old bottle €38,

Hewitts €79,

Kilbeggan €13, 14 and €24 for an old bottling.

Lockes old bottle €47, 8 year old €33,

Old Dublin €57

Knappogue Castle 1995 €68

Edward Dillan Redbreast €46, great value, I'm Happy.

Jameson Gold old Bottle €62, ,in the last auction one went for €78,

There were some real bargains on this one, Paddy €9, Tullamore Due 3 @ €11 each, Black Bush €11, Regular €12.

I picked up a few of those and with postage costs I'm after getting great value. Plenty of stack now for Christmas.

Do the commission and postage fees not make these cheaper bottles something of a false economy?

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

If you get multiple bottles is spreads the cost of postage. If you were getting say the Paddy, a Tullamore and Tyrconnell say. The cost was €34 I think. Postage is €23 and handling is €9. That comes to €66. It may still be cheaper that the shops but it's not value.

I usually factor this in before I bid. I usually get a few bottles because if you get one it's €19+ €3 handling. I managed to get some nice older bottles and a few cheap one. I would have saved myself €50+ and got a few rare ones.

Other auctions charge commission, sometimes 16% and VAT on top and this can drive the costs up. If you need to get them posted than the cost is often not worth it.
I try take it in account at all auctions. It's worth while making a list before and give yourself a max price. It's sticking to this that's the problem.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Scottish Whisky Auctions results,

Jameson Marconi £55

Lockes 9 year old Grand Crew £40

Redbreast Vial+Scarf+memory stick £35

Tullamore DEW £10

Bushmills 400 Anniversary £30

Black Bush 2 bottles £15 each

Bushmills 9 year old 70's bottle £60

These auctions have a 10 % commission +VAT, (Postage is £20 + £4 per extra bottle and then VAT and Exchange rate if outside UK)

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Mc Tears have a whiskey and wine auction coming up. I only seen one Irish whiskey but there are some other great lots.
Worth a look.
http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/brows ... 52051026c4

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Mc Tears have a whiskey and wine auction coming up. I only seen one Irish whiskey but there are some other great lots.
Worth a look.
http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/brows ... 52051026c4

There was a 1999 Midleton which sold for £90 + commission &VAT + exchange rate. Around €150/160 I'm guessing. Cheap for the buyer. It's a pity that there wasn't more Irish whiskeys.