Whisky Forum - Bowmore - Vintage Series - 1981 - 28 Years Old - 402 Bottles - Page 4

r900p · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:49 pm Post subject:

I'd say 500 too, 70 bottles available 15 for the distillery doesn't leave too many elsewhere. This forum seems to be the only place where people are admitting getting one, but presume there must be a few people on various forums who have one but are keeping quiet.

Rob

JAB · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

I hope to receive mine soon but appears it is in the MASSIVE back log called royal mail Evil or Very Mad

JAB · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject:

Now Â£330 and reserve not made! talk about being a greedy seller!

That will be roughly Â£80 profit (AT LEAST) in 10 days !!

Bookie · Master Of Malts Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 945

I would have loved a bottle as i do think it will do very well but i couldnt justify spending anymore on whisky for the collection at the moment, trying to be good and stick to buying whisky to drink only but seeing this post has me full of regret.

r900p · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:56 pm Post subject:

I've got a few bottles that haven't arrived from 3 weeks ago inlcuding one from ebay, I'm not thinking the selling hasn't posted just yet, but there is no communication from him!

Anyway the Bowmore arrived in my office this afternoon while I was out, perhaps will upload pictures when I get a moment. It will do well I think if reselling but this is for the collection, I hadn't fully realised (although I did know) that this is the first in the vintage series, so hopefully they won't release too many or I may be bankrupt.

Rob

JAB · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject:

Has any one noticed that there seems to be 2 different types of packaging for this bottle??

one with blue / black writing on the box and the other with Gold writing!!

Also the plaques are different 1 blue 1 gold!!

WHAT 1 DO YOU HAVE??

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The pierced 1 · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject:

Interesting, I wonder why they are different? Maybe the earlier numbers have the copper (gold) plaque and later ones have the blue plaque.

The one on eBay is at Â£350 now and still hasn't hit reserve Shocked

Roy

JAB · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject:

Not sure, might be a flaw in the photo light etc, but will ask my contact at bowmore and see what he says!

Yes reserve not met yet one work SHOCKING! thats like Â£100 about the RRP

r900p · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:11 pm Post subject:

Cooper here. Love the buckle.

The pierced 1 · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:24 pm Post subject:

The bidding seems to have stopped at Â£360 (reserve still not met) but no doubt it will rise quite substantially toward the end.

JAB, have you found out anything from your contact at Bowmore about the different packaging yet?

Roy

Fergie · Master Of Malts Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 1757

I know sometimes packaging can alter from the time the marketing shots are taken and when they actually bottle and package the whisky to be sold, i wonder if that explains the difference in packaging on this ocassion.

JAB · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject:

Not yet, Will need to phone him tomorro to find out if he has my bottle yet and will ask him then!

JAB · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:00 pm Post subject:

New ebay listing for this - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bowmore-1981-Limited-Edition-Aged-28yrs-/250746246904?pt=UK_Collectables_Bottle_Pots_ET&hash=item3a61a416f8

Buy it now Â£800 Twisted Evil

And the other bottle has jumped to Â£374.67!

The pierced 1 · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:23 pm Post subject:

£800

That is ridiculous!!!

I saw that the other one had moved a bit but I think it will soar at the end.

Roy