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roots431
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 Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:08 am Post subject: Pinch Haig & Haig Old scotch Evaluation |
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Hi, I have an old bottle, seems to be from the 60's or 50's, of PINCH Haig and Haig scotch whisky.
On the bollte, it has a sticker of 12 Years old / ans d'age.
The front tag shows Pinch haig & haig Markinch scottland
710 ml 4-% alc./vol.
Also states Bottled in Scottland
I have picture to email if requested.
Thanks In advance, I would just like to know, first of all if its drinkable, and if so, is it worth much ????
Thanks again.
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Gary H
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Hi Mat
I am no expert but they did not use "ml" or "% alc./vol" in the 50's or 60's so your dating of the bottle is way out by a considerable amount. If you search on here you will find a useful post telling you when the industry changed over it "ml" or "% alc./vol"
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Andy M
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Hi Mat
Andy is right your dating of the bottle must be way out, this should help:
| Quote: | In the UK up until 1980 standard size bottles were 26 2/3 flozs, they then changed to 750ml in 1980.
About 1991/1992 the EEC (or EU as they call it now) changed the standard size from 750ml to 700ml. |
| Quote: | Up until January 1st 1980 the UK used the Sikes system of measuring the proof strength of spirits, the Sikes system had been used in Britain for 162 years.
Like other EEC countries they replaced the Sikes system with the OIML system (International Organisation of Legal Metrology). The OIML system measures alcoholic strength as a Percentage of Alcohol by Volume (%ABV) at a temperature of 20 degrees C. |
710ml is a very odd size bottle and 4% ABV is too low to be whisky (has to be at least 40% ABV to be classed as whisky) i assume these figures are typing mistakes. As far as being drinkable, whisky does not go off, as long as it has been sealed and free from contamination it should be ok. If it looks cloudy dont drink it, common sense should tell you if it is ok, it should be but i cant say for sure without seeing it.
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roots431
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Hi, thanks for your response, very interesting...
It was a typing mistake indeed, its 40% not 4% =)
As for value, you have any idea if I should keep the bottle for later collection use, if worth anything, or just drink it ?
Thnaks again.
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Andy M
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As far as value is concerned, i couldnt even hazard a guess as i am not sure the age of your bottle. Perhaps it is similar to this bottle which sold on ebay. Another place worth checking is The Whisky Exchange as they may have a bottle similar to yours. You may already be aware that it was called Pinch in the USA but Haig named it Dimple in Europe.
Personally i am not interested in collecting or making a few pound from whisky so i would be opening it. Anyway The Whisky Exchange has a number of bottles of haig/pinch/dimple from various years, their site may give you an idea of how the value increases over time but you do need to know roughly what year your bottle was produced.
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