45 year old Scotch $11,500

austin20

Somebody wanna start a go fund me for this 😂😂

Bubba Jr.

It will be a cold day in hades before I pay that much for something that's going to wind up in the septic tank.

Ricci.Wright

Stupid before you get drunk if someone pays that.

bustedknee

Does it come with a dancing girl?

hillbille

$11,000 dollars for 45 year old whiskey, you can get if fresh out of the still for about $25..........

BobJudy

Not interested unless it comes in a six pack. Gotta share with my homeys ya know. Bob

mac10

funny if it slipped out of your paper bag on way out after paying

nmyers

With 172 stores, Total Wine is the largest privately owner, independent liquor outlet in the country.  It is owned by the wealthy  Trone brothers, David & Robert; David is a Member of Congress, (6th District MD).  They could afford to give away a case of Dalmore if they wanted to.

Neal

Grasshopper

Just depends what you want/ like. Me, no but hey if you can and want to , yes sir I will deliver that to you.

dreher

Personally I think scotch sucks, it seems to be an acquired taste I never acquired.  But I honestly don't think anyone has such a refined palate that they can tell the difference between, for instance, a very good 200-250 dollar bottle of scotch and that 11,500 dollar bottle of scotch.  My opinion is that is "Look at how much money I have!!"  "I can pay 11,500 dollars for 1 bottle of scotch!!"  I could, of course, be wrong since I am often wrong, at least according to my wife!!     

nononsense

dreher said:

Personally I think scotch sucks, it seems to be an acquired taste I never acquired.  But I honestly don't think anyone has such a refined palate that they can tell the difference between, for instance, a very good 200-250 dollar bottle of scotch and that 11,500 dollar bottle of scotch.  My opinion is that is "Look at how much money I have!!"  "I can pay 11,500 dollars for 1 bottle of scotch!!"  I could, of course, be wrong since I am often wrong, at least according to my wife!!     

Opinions vary, certainly without  a doubt.

I actually found beer to be more of an acquired taste than the finer single malt scotches. Blended scotch on the other hand usually has a distinctive flavor of Iodine when limited to the more affordable brands.

The price of Special Release Scotch is dependent on how rare it is, the number of bottles from any date and cask. Remember, like any alcohol product, this stuff evaporates every minute it rests in those wood casks, so the volume is reduced every year. It is not dependent on the flavor at all since virtually none of it was tasted because it is so highly evaluated. This follows closely with rare wines which often command significantly higher prices than this scotch. Wine connoisseurs aren't criticized when paying 10's of thousands of dollars for a product which has a high potential for being vinegar!

And yes, some of us can taste the difference between vintages of single malt scotch just like bourbon and whiskey drinkers can because they are distinctive in flavor and alcohol content. Single Malt Scotch is unique because there is such a variance in flavors due to the water used and the location of the distiller.

There are five Scotch Whisky regions - Campbeltown, Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside. Each offers a different perspective on Scotch Whisky. The most densely populated Whisky region in the world, famous for fertile glens and, of course, the River Spey.

Often the biggest flavor discriminators are; smoke, peat, the type of wood in the cask and the previous alcohol held in the second use casks, many times sherry casks.

Anyway, it's fun when tasting various single malts when in controlled amounts. Several friends get together once a year to do some tasting and story telling which is an amazingly great time!

Best.

 

JustC

I was offered a 50yr old glenlivet for my showcase, but I passed.  My cost was $25k

susie

I enjoy a good scotch, and if I had the money to burn, I would be tempted. For now, I will stick to the more affordable Dalmore.

austin20

https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11204810#Comment_11204810

Oh Aye, You may very well be right. And since I cannot afford this I wish someone else would buy a bottle and pour me a wee dram.

Nanuq907

Don't look at me, I like 10-year Laphroaig.
You know, the one they advertise as "Tastes like a burning hospital"???

nononsense

susie said:

I enjoy a good scotch, and if I had the money to burn, I would be tempted. For now, I will stick to the more affordable Dalmore.

Amen! I truly enjoy younger Dalmore. Or Balvenie...

Best.

Don McManus

I have become partial to Glendronach over the past couple of years.  Just ordered a couple bottles of their Parliament (21 years), but also enjoy their 18 year Allardice.  Glenmorangie also has some nice offerings in the 14 - 21 year range.

Most I've ever spent was just north of $ 1,000.00 for a bottle of Glendronach Grandeur 24 year, which included having it shipped to the US from Scotland.  Will probably not spend that much again, but it was while we were in Scotland for golf vacation, and sort of got caught up in the moment.  Interestingly, began to enjoy Monkey Shoulder (about 2% of the price), which is a very smooth blended whiskey at the same tasting.

gesshots

Is it available by the case ?