GlenDronach 1972, 40-year-old, cask #710

[Iain Cameron]

Yes ladies and gents, I'm selling a very precious bottle of whisky to finance a purchase of some ski equipment! I had meant to keep this bottle for a special occasion, but never got round to opening it... I bought it in 2013 from a collector.

Now, this is the very same cask (#710, from batch number 7) that Jim Murray said this about:

"The richness of the sherry is almost the stuff of make-believe...the delivery is of oak crashing in a forest - mighty and all-consuming:wow, this is like a big succulent bourbon matured in a top-class sherry butt. This is a malt which if you should ever chance upon, you give the guy your coat if you have not money enough; even your undergarments if it does the trick! For this is a whisky so complex, so complete, it is almost exhausting."?

He gave it 96/100

The bottle has been kept in a cool cupboard under the stairs, in pitch blackness.

Here's a picture of the bottle and container, both are pristine:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/29eydf248q3h0qu/Photo%2030-01-2015%2017%2008%2008.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ufmgtluz1j5cbz/Photo%2030-01-2015%2017%2008%2037.jpg?dl=0

The last time this was up at auction, about 4 months ago, it fetched £680. http://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com/store/product/71_the-40th-auction-ends-on-sunday-august-3-2014/42100_lot-400851-glendronach-1972-40-year-old/

I'm offering it for £700 plus postage (around £15). If it doesn't achieve this then I'm going to auction with it, as it'll get that and more.

Any questions, PM me!

Cheers,

Iain

[The Kas Man]

Hi Iain, a nice bottle you have but I would only use auctions as a very rough guide price, people can go a bit crazy.

If your bottle reached £750 at auction, it would be around a £670 return, which in fairness is not far away from your £700.

However at one retailer you can still buy this for just under £600 delivered, others seem to be just under £1000.

It is your bottle, but I would keep it at the moment and see how much the oldest batch 11 retails for.

If you go to auction good luck anyway.

[Iain Cameron]

Thanks, Kas.

Delivered at under £600? The 1972 cask #710 40-year-old?

I'm not convinced by that! A bottle of the 39-year-old 1972 (inferior by all accounts) just sold at auction there for £800! My bottle looks a bargain!

Be interesting to see what batch 11 fetches.... When's it out?

[Iain Cameron]

£800 for the 39 year old.

http://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com/store/product/81_the-46th-auction-runs-until-sunday-february-1-2015/56473_lot-460694-glendronach-1972-39-year-old/

[The Kas Man]

Yes I can confirm the 1972 40 year old is £590, which might have been the release price and has been gathering dust?.
Might buy this myself.


The batch 11 is just out, the oldest is the 1971 / 43 Year Old / Cask #2920, I have seen it at £850 (now sold out) and still in stock at around £960.

With the price of the above I'm sure you will get at least £750 at auction but nothing beats a simple cash deal.