Special edition Laphroaig 18yo/Sweden

[dapa]

Hej!

On Thursday a special edition of L. will be released. It's an OB but intended for Sweden. It's an 18yo cask strength and looks interesting. Sweden gets 360 bottles and the price will be 995 SEK or £ 72. Any opinions? Should I buy one?
Help!

[les taylor]

dapa definitely, get one for me as well.

[Deactivated Member]

Should you buy one?
No, buy as many as you can!

Are you taking orders?
One for me too.

[Deactivated Member]

Me too, me two

[les taylor]

dapa buy a case we all want one or make that two. Does that help.

[irishwhiskeychaser]

You will make a fortune of you buy a case. Could even see these going for over 200 on Ebay if your lucky...

Cash in if you can get your hands on some. DOn't forget to keep 2 to drink though.

[Di Blasi]

Yes! Buy one, at least! And one for me! Does everyone here see how lucky, (and smart!!) Sweden is with their whisky?!! They've been crazy for the stuff for awhile now, with a selection of so many different ones to choose from, even a bottling just for their market. We have some catching up to do over here, but at least we've started trying!!

[corbuso]

Hej!

On Thursday a special edition of L. will be released. It's an OB but intended for Sweden. It's an 18yo cask strength and looks interesting. Sweden gets 360 bottles and the price will be 995 SEK or £ 72. Any opinions? Should I buy one?
Help!

And where can you order it? At the systembolaget or?
Would be interested to buy a few.

[dapa]

Thanks for your help! Now I just have to find a way to buy a few...So you guys reckon it can be worth a little bit more in a couple of years?
/dapa

[les taylor]

dapa its not even metioned on the Laphroiag website, anything with limited bottling gets snapped up and you then see it rocket on the second hand market. For instance I have seen today PC5 for sale at Buy Now price of £129.99. Whether they get that or they are just testing the market. If it sells its more than doubled in price in 3 months.

If you manage to get your hands on some just remember who your friends are who adviced you. We would all like one. Prepared to pay the price of course.

[corbuso]

Thanks for your help! Now I just have to find a way to buy a few...So you guys reckon it can be worth a little bit more in a couple of years?
/dapa

Laphroaigs have always been very good whiskies and the price is very correct for an 18 YO CS version. It will worth more in a few months, but in any case I think it will be a whisky worth drinking!

Corbuso
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[dapa]

Update:
Lines are expected to be long so I'll probably miss out. Anyway it looks like this: http://www.systembolaget.se/SokDrycker/ ... kStrangar=[/img]

[r900p]

I remember the laphroaig 1994 islay festival bottling was on ebay a couple of months for £114.00, when i saw it last it still had two days to go.

This one can only go up, shame the whiskymag directory has no listings for swedish whisky retailers! but then just as well, it would probably all return home to the british isles a month after it arrives in sweden

Rob

[Di Blasi]

Update:
Lines are expected to be long so I'll probably miss out. Anyway it looks like this: http://www.systembolaget.se/SokDrycker/ ... kStrangar=[/img]

Can't you pre-order dapa??

[Ann-Helen]

You can`t order it unless you are acually in systembolagets shop physically
I have asked my dearest mother to go to systembolaget when it opens and order one for me .
So hopefully I`ll get one.

[dapa]

"[...] and then he realized that he was a circus freak that actually talked to other people about a limited edition that he wanted" And even to this day he regrets dearly...

/dapa

[les taylor]

Ann-Helen if we all ask nicely do you think your mum will go for all of us?

[irishwhiskeychaser]

An order for 360 bottles should just about cover it

I have to admit I'm Jealous.....

[r900p]

I find it odd that they don't do international mail order. I've noticed a few limited editions for Sweden only recently namely highland park's.

Why is this?

Rob

[Deactivated Member]

I think it is unlawful not to offer the service to residents of other EU member states.

[dapa]

Well, Nick, I'm not sure. However, it's illegal for me to buy whisky online. I have to collect the purchase myself or it can get caught in customs. It's been to the EC court and the result is that the monopoly in Sweden stays put due to public health.
/dapa

[les taylor]

Hey dapa we are the public what about the effect on our health due to the stress for not being allowed this release. Have the Govt thought about the bigger picture.

[Ann-Helen]

well, well lets see 1,2,3 ,4....
Actually I think that it`s gonna be hard even getting hold of one bottle .
If she gets a hold of more than 1 you`ll be the first on my mind I`ll let you know tomorrow.

[dapa]

And the result is: One in the hand and one ordered.

My store got six bottles and the line was......3 people! Go figure. Anyway, it looks like this:


And the final question is: If I only get one bottle - should I open it or save it take make some money?
/dapa
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[martin grant]

Congratulations Dapa!
I would open the bottle if I was you. I'm guessing you bought the whisky because you were interested in how it would taste. If you're hoping to make some money out of it, then cross your fingers and hope the bottle you have on order arrives soon. That way you have a keeper and a drinker.

Let us all know how it tastes. (if you do open it)

[Mr Ellen]

It took approx. 15 minutes to sell all the bottles that arrived to Sweden. I was standing in line waiting outside a store long before it opened together with some other whisky enthusiasts. Unfortunately it was already sold out before it was my turn.

dapa, please open the bottle and let us unlucky souls know how good it is...

Cheers
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Anders

[Ann-Helen]

My mother said she got some for me.

[Mr Fjeld]

Congratulations to both of you
I wish we had something similar for the norwegian market.....
(apart from the single cask Arran 9yo)

[Deactivated Member]

I know I'd drink it. You might want to hold onto it for a while and wait to see a) where the price goes, and b) what the tasting reports are.

[les taylor]

Ann-Helen wrote:-

My mother said she got some for me.


Ann-Helen does that mean we are all catered for?
Well done on your mum.

[dapa]

Got a mail this morning from the store. I got an extra. Anyone interested?
/dapa

[Deactivated Member]

I seem to recall that someone else in Sweden missed out on one - was it Mr. Ellen?
As much as I would like one myself, my vote goes to someone who stood in a queue in Sweden but didn't get one!

MT

[Mr Ellen]

dapa,

I am interested as I just missed the opportunity. I have sent you a PM.

Cheers
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Anders

[dapa]

I sent you a reply Mr. Ellen but I'm not sure you got it.
/dapa

[Di Blasi]

Wow, those Swedes! Selling out in minutes, hundreds of bottles, excellent! Glad it doesn't happen here, but damn do I wish Norway would catch up a bit with our whisky passion like you Swedes!