Douglas Laing Kicks Off 70th Year With XOP Ardbeg 1992 25 YO

[William]

Glasgow based independent whisky bottler Douglas Laing are kicking off their 70th Platinum Anniversary year by releasing XOP Platinum Ardbeg 1992 vintage 25 Year old Single Cask - the first of four special XOP Platinum limited editions within their Xtra Old Particular range.



There will also be a commemorative Old Particular double bottle pack.containing a Single Cask bottling each of Cambus 35 Year Old Single Grain and a Caol Ila 35 Year Old Single Malt.

More info here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/douglaslaingardbeg1992platinum.htm
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[RN Rob]

I am sure the XOP Ardbeg 25 year will sell out quickly but unfortunately a bit too rich for me at £900 a bottle.

[5-12-1908]

Ive been known to go to a couple of hundred but 900 is well out of my realm.

[jcarrick]

The 50cl bottle pack of Cambus and Caol Ila 35 year old may be a more difficult one for them to shift at £450 a pack, but I am probably looking at it more through a whisky drinkers eyes than a whisky collectors eyes.

[Dave h]

Is it remotely worth it? When they sold very similar only last year for £480!
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/ardbeg/ardbeg-25-year-old-1991-cask-11179-xtra-old-particular-douglas-laing-whisky/

1991 25 year old £480
1992 25 year old £900

Disgusting if you ask me.

[eelbrook]

Prima facie, the price tags on such 'premiumised' bottlings seem ludicrous, especially when similar bottlings have been sold by the same bottler at a fraction of the price.

But are the prices crazy, or are the bottlers just good judges of demand and supply?

By way of exampke, the SMWS recently released a Rosebank 26yo in its The Vaults Collection packaging. The price tag was an absolutely eye-watering £875. Yet the bottling sold out pretty quickly, and those who have re-sold at auction have seen very, very healthy returns. So, the SMWS got the price right.

[Dave h]

Heard there is very few of these being distributed to UK. Likely going to sell out quickly. Drinker or keeper is the question, seen one today for sale.

[eelbrook]

Too rich for most people as a 'drinker'.

A collectible or investment maybe?.

As I said in an earlier post about the SMWS Rosebank, people said the same as I've just done herein. And they were proved wrong.

[eelbrook]

Virtually every retailer that has advertised it (with the exception of Robbie's) is now showing out of stock. So, Douglas Laing didn't misjudge the £900 RSP

[Dave h]

Yes, but if the retailers are only given 1 or 2 bottles, very limited distribution in UK.
Makes this gold dust?
Interesting, whisky just keeps on getting more expensive

[Whisky Chaser]

There probably isn't many other whisky brands other than Ardbeg that DL could have chosen for their anniversary bottling that would have sold as quickly at this price, at least not from a distillery which is still in operation.

[Dave h]

DL confirms 65 of 251 bottles where distributed within UK.

[eelbrook]

Actually only 63 were allocated to the UK

[Dave h]

If anyone is wanting one, I can get my hands on one for you. PM me, won't be around long I guess.

[lincoln imp]