info needed on Unblended malt whisky's

[selena]

Dear All,
This is my First post be gentle with me.....
Hoping you may be able to offer me some assistance, I am a whiskey novice as Im sure will become apparent!
My uncle has recently died and I have been clearing out his flat, during thsi mamouth clean I have discovered 25 un opened bottles of whisky..I think he was park of some sort of wine club (there is also ALOT of wine most of which is un drinkable) anyway this is ythe info i have:
First Cask unblended Malk whisky distilled from dates 1973 to 1984 all bottles are numbered and have cask numbers along with certificates of authenticity.
Can you advise me if they can be sold, where i could sell them and how much
I will try and supply you with any further informaton you may need.
Thanbsk for reading
regards
selena

[Creed]

Hi Selena

Sounds like your uncle was perhaps in the Laithwaites wine/whisky club or he just bought individual bottles of whisky. If they have been stored properly they should be ok to drink.

The First Cask bottlings are whiskies from various whisky distilleries which have been bottled especially for Laithwaites and are refered to as independent bottlings. The value of each bottle depends on what whisky is in each bottle.

Do you have a list of each whisky, the things that will effect the value are the distillery, the age (year distilled and year bottled), % ABV

[Charlie]

Hi Selena

Do you know if the bottles were stored on there side, the same way as wine is stored?

[JAB]

Prices for these bottles can vary widely depending on what distillery they are from!
anything from £50 to a few hundred each!

If you can post all the info from each bottle then we should be able to help with approx values.

I would recomend contacting Mctears Auctioneers in Glasgow to sell.

John

[McKay]

Some of the First Cask bottles sell for quite a bit, for example The Whisky Exchange currently have a Glen Grant 1976 20 Year Old Sherry Cask for £142.98 and also a Laphroaig 1967 28 Year Old Cask 2202 for £709.79 bare in mind though this is shp prices and not what you would get in a private sale.

I am not saying they would have all reach this kind of value but you may have a few that have.

[selena]

Hi well I only managed to open one pack yesterday buthere is the info I got:
First Cask 1974 Spreyside malt dated 27/03/1974 cask authenticity number 5129 and another number 2035 but cant remeber what that was relating to. in a very snazy presentation box with a bottle of highland spring water which I thought was a very thoughtfull addition! When I open the other 20 boxes I will let you know.
Many thanks for all your help I just didnt know where to start.
Ps they are laying on their sides.

[Charlie]

Selena whisky should never be stored laying on its side like wine is. A whisky bottle should always be stored upright. The reason for this is the strength of the alcohol in whisky will deteriorate the cork and it could spoil the whisky or the cork could simply crumble when opened. When the bottle is upright he alcohol vapour at the top of the whisky bottle will be sufficient enough to keep the cork moist so it does not dry out but the whisky should not be stored with the whisky in contact with the cork.

Wine is the opposite as the alcohol strength of wine would not damage the cork and it wouldnt be strong enough to keep the cork moist if stored upright therefore wine is stored laying on its side.

[selena]

thanks charlie, well it doesnt sound like they will be any good although i cant say how long they have been there! I may open one and have a little tasting session....