I wonder if you could help me with a small problem I have regarding a bottle of whisky I purchased in 1989. It’s a bottle of 25 year old Aberlour Vintage 1964 in a teak lockable box. On the label it states distilled by the Aberlour Glenlivet Distillery Co.Ltd. I am looking to sell this whisky and a ...
By John Rose
from Issue 70 published on
Now you can find both of John Rose’s superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections,John looks at books for collectors and the whisky enthusiast. In questions,he fields your enquiries
I am interested in collecting whisky from the Isle of Islay, and I wondered if you could give me any information on a bottle of Port Ellen produced for a visit by H.M.The Queen to Port Ellen Maltings?
M.Leiper, Leeds. U.K The bottle you are researching is a very rare decanter style bottle filled wi...
By John Rose
from Issue 69 published on 18/01/2008
A few months ago we started the renovation of an old house that we bought some time ago.
In the basement we found a wooden box with several old bottles of whisky. I made a phone call to a whisky and cigar store (Huis Verloo Antwerp) who gave me your address.
In the wooden box there are a few bottl...
By John Rose
from Issue 68 published on 07/12/2007
My father is a whisky collector and we also have a whisky shop.Some time ago I was in touch with you regarding whisky bottles,now I would like your advice again.We have a client who wants to buy whisky as a investment.
He doesn’t intend to be a collector as he does not understand about whisky and h...
By Rob Allanson
from Issue 67 published on 01/11/2007