Whisky Forum - Auctions - Page 2

Southcoast Boy · Single Malt Member Joined: 20 Sep 2020 Posts: 36

I wouldn't get too down about the whisky market these days. I used to go mad for all the latest releases, but then found them near impossible to get hold of. Try getting any springbank release these days. Don't even go down the daftmill route. Anyway, there are plenty of other releases where consumers don't think are investment worthy or instantly flippable, and the quality is as good as these unicorn bottles. Take the recent glen scotia 10 yo festival bottling, or Glenallachie 10 yo cask strength. Both easily bought at incredible value and quality.

Don't worry, there will always be accessible, well priced whisky with great quality to go.

As others here say, you can also pick up the odd bottle from auctions if you have to. I got a bunnahabhain feis ile 2020 bottling about a month after they were released last year and paid 185 all in which was 15 pound cheaper than the instantly sold out retail. Just imagine the flippers red face when that one sold. Possibly lost about 50 quid. They don't always win.

lincoln imp · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:46 am Post subject:

MattS · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Apr 2018 Posts: 529

TheWM · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:57 pm Post subject:

Good spot - Iâ€™d forgotten about that and Iâ€™ve got a bottle too!

mattnfg · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2021 Posts: 6

Yes - the 30 YO for Â£350 (old bottle style) seems fairly sensible, where as Â£1,600 for the new 30YO seems crazy - do they really think that the new bottle design justifies the Â£1,250 increase.

I mean, it is a nice bottle, but come on!

lincoln imp · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:13 pm Post subject:

TheWM · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:23 am Post subject:

Itâ€™s a bit flat TBH. From memory it didnâ€™t feel that old and I wouldnâ€™t be surprised if it used a rejuvenated cask to finish. Quite tropical like an Irish number.

lincoln imp · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:38 am Post subject:

maltmad · Member Joined: 10 Jul 2021 Posts: 12

Usually at auctions, with proper skill and sobriety, you can buy a bottle at a great price. But to do so, you have to take your time and be able to wait. And if you use services to analyse and track trends in the secondary whisky market, it takes very little time.

lincoln imp · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:31 pm Post subject:

maltmad · Member Joined: 10 Jul 2021 Posts: 12

Drame Blanche · Double Malt Member Joined: 18 Aug 2018 Posts: 156

Lately auction prices have been going down. You can buy a fair amount of stuff now at better prices - especially after Brexit and as some auction houses have split EU / UK bottlings. You can easily get some ludicrous 20+ indies for under Â£100 or shortly north of that (inc. fees), while for less rare bottlings I don't find it that convenient, given the ripoff fees involved.

I kind of feel the vast majority of bidding is made by bots rather than humans, hence why some juicy bottlings that aren't as palatable to flippers often to unnoticed and you can buy them ez.

What remains imho an absolute nonsense is the fact the auction ends "from 7 pm" when in fact you're lucky if it actually ends at 10. That fuels FOMO and panic-bid at their highest, can't blame the auction houses for that really.

Uncle Bobby · Double Malt Member Joined: 06 Feb 2018 Posts: 93

maltmad · Member Joined: 10 Jul 2021 Posts: 12

It appears to be a seasonal change in prices. And prices will have to go up from around October onwards. At least that is what I think from Google Trands.