Whisky Forum - Another macallan Ballot

AB53Coo · Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 3:14 pm Post subject: Another macallan Ballot

Macallan estate, another NAS Â£200 bottle to be balloted

Does there come a point even macallan can saturate the market

eelbrook · Master Of Malts Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 648

Or you can just pre-order a bottle now from Whisky Shop.

Dave h · Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 10:14 pm Post subject:

Ballot for a core bottle is how I read it. They are as bad as Highland Park with ballots. A new marketting approach... be the first to get it on the ballot, but you can order in the shops... is this the replacement for Ruby (price range)

Uncle Bobby · Double Malt Member Joined: 06 Feb 2018 Posts: 93

Wouldn't be surprised if a high proportion of ballot entrants are successful.

unblended · Master Of Malts Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 439

macallan and highland park are owned by the same company i think maybe thats why there doing the same thing
so how long before there in an auction im guessing Â£ 800.00 reserve Shocked

davidbe · Master Of Malts Joined: 28 May 2015 Posts: 499

Can we call them Macallots from now on? Very Happy

unblended · Master Of Malts Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 439

you should send that idea off to the macallan marketing team Twisted Evil

Scotchnthings · Double Malt Member Joined: 11 Feb 2019 Posts: 144

Anyone else succesfull? I expect at least half of the people that entered?

thelastdram · Single Malt Member Joined: 28 Jul 2016 Posts: 65

How could they get away with a ballot if it is a core bottling?? Surely thatâ€™s misleading or fraud or something

If people are entering to get what they think is a limited release and itâ€™s a Bottle everyone will get then surely theyâ€™ll be something that can be done to macallan for that??

There must be something about the bottle as in limited production or something

AB53Coo · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:11 pm Post subject:

It does state they're adding it to their core range, if people are silly enough to jump because it's a ballot without reading then it's up to then.

eelbrook · Master Of Malts Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 648

No different to people who queue outside bookshops at midnight, when they could simply buy the next day

thelastdram · Single Malt Member Joined: 28 Jul 2016 Posts: 65

I suppose

Just seems like a bit of a scam

Dave h · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:20 pm Post subject:

I'm learning the industry, ethics go out the window, it's all about money. Present it in any way, form, shape, package, and there are no rules to abide with. No agreements, no ethics.

I scratched my head reading this ballot, seems a pointless ballot given it's going core range.

Be the first to buy ballot... just waiting on the ballot for the ballot from Macallan / Highland Park.

sorren · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:24 pm Post subject:

Itâ€™s Macallan !! They donâ€™t want just anyone buying their whisky as that would mean it wasnâ€™t superior!!!

lincoln imp · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:20 pm Post subject: