Title: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 10:28:23 AM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 10:28:23 AM
A bottle of rare 60-year-old Macallan could fetch a record price at a Bonhams Edinburgh auction on Wednesday as buyers show an unslakable thirst for limited-edition scotch whiskies.Quote
One of just 12 bottles released in 1986, it carries a pre-auction estimate of 900,000 pounds ($1.17 million), which exceeds the current record of $1.1 million set by a bottle of the same 1926 vintage in May at Bonhams Hong Kong. The limited edition's label was designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami.
Prices for whiskies have soared globally in recent years as more buyers seek rare bottles from Scotland including Dalmore and Port Ellen, as well as Japanese distilleries Karuizawa and Yamazaki. Whisky has appreciated 140 percent in the past five years, according to the Vintage 50 Index compiled by Rare Whisky 101, outpacing the 19 percent advance of the Liv-ex 100 Benchmark Fine Wine Index.
While a wine's vintage is determined by the year in which the grapes were picked -- bottling usually takes place within 16 to 24 months after the harvest -- the age of a whisky refers to the time spent aging in a cask. For example, the Macallan 60 year old from 1926 wasn't bottled until 1986. Because of continued loss due to evaporation, known as the "angel's share," older whiskies produce fewer bottles, adding to their rarity.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Aryan on October 03, 2018, 12:17:25 PM
Post by: Aryan on October 03, 2018, 12:17:25 PM
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 01:46:39 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 01:46:39 PM
He'd only end up drunkenly cracking it open one night after arguing with Dinky Dave and waking up in the morning with the contents spilled allover the floor.Quote from: "SCOUSE"ac_biggrin
I think he would lick it off the floor.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Blazor on October 03, 2018, 02:27:29 PM
Post by: Blazor on October 03, 2018, 02:27:29 PM
He'd only end up drunkenly cracking it open one night after arguing with Dinky Dave and waking up in the morning with the contents spilled allover the floor.Quote from: "SCOUSE"ac_biggrin
I think he would lick it off the floor.
We're talking Bricktop, not Kam
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 02:32:01 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 02:32:01 PM
He'd only end up drunkenly cracking it open one night after arguing with Dinky Dave and waking up in the morning with the contents spilled allover the floor.Quote from: "SCOUSE"ac_biggrin
I think he would lick it off the floor.
We're talking Bricktop, not Kam:laugh:
But, it's his favourite kind of whisky.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Aryan on October 03, 2018, 02:35:35 PM
Post by: Aryan on October 03, 2018, 02:35:35 PM
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Blazor on October 03, 2018, 02:40:20 PM
Post by: Blazor on October 03, 2018, 02:40:20 PM
Where the heck is the drunken leprechaun? Not seen him around for ages...Quote from: "SCOUSE"
...and here he comes!
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 04:16:46 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 04:16:46 PM
He'd only end up drunkenly cracking it open one night after arguing with Dinky Dave and waking up in the morning with the contents spilled allover the floor.Quote from: "SCOUSE"ac_biggrin
Spilling it would be an unforgivable sin.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 06:32:08 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 06:32:08 PM
For a measly $76 grand.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 06:47:40 PM
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 06:47:40 PM
Don't bother wrapping it.
Anyone who visits Scotland...whisky monster or not...should visit the Macallan distillery. It is a work of art.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 06:49:32 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 06:49:32 PM
I will LOVE it.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Don't bother wrapping it.
Anyone who visits Scotland...whisky monster or not...should visit the Macallan distillery. It is a work of art.
Golf and distilleries. How could any normal human being not love it.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 06:56:06 PM
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 06:56:06 PM
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 07:00:22 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2018, 07:00:22 PM
St Andrews is but an hours drive away...Quote from: "Bricktop"
I remember before your trip you mentioned it was nearby.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 07:03:21 PM
Post by: Bricktop on October 03, 2018, 07:03:21 PM
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Anonymous on October 04, 2018, 11:31:15 AM
Post by: Anonymous on October 04, 2018, 11:31:15 AM
I hope he likes it.Quote from: "Fashionista"
:laugh: A bottle of rare 60-year-old Macallan could fetch a record price at a Bonhams Edinburgh auction on Wednesday as buyers show an unslakable thirst for limited-edition scotch whiskies.Quote
One of just 12 bottles released in 1986, it carries a pre-auction estimate of 900,000 pounds ($1.17 million), which exceeds the current record of $1.1 million set by a bottle of the same 1926 vintage in May at Bonhams Hong Kong. The limited edition's label was designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami.
Prices for whiskies have soared globally in recent years as more buyers seek rare bottles from Scotland including Dalmore and Port Ellen, as well as Japanese distilleries Karuizawa and Yamazaki. Whisky has appreciated 140 percent in the past five years, according to the Vintage 50 Index compiled by Rare Whisky 101, outpacing the 19 percent advance of the Liv-ex 100 Benchmark Fine Wine Index.
While a wine's vintage is determined by the year in which the grapes were picked -- bottling usually takes place within 16 to 24 months after the harvest -- the age of a whisky refers to the time spent aging in a cask. For example, the Macallan 60 year old from 1926 wasn't bottled until 1986. Because of continued loss due to evaporation, known as the "angel's share," older whiskies produce fewer bottles, adding to their rarity.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-02/rare-1-2-million-bottle-of-macallan-to-lead-bonhams-auction (//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixrwEIl1.ZOk/v1/1000x-1.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqj%20...%20000x-1.jpg%22%3Ehttps://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixrwEIl1.ZOk/v1/1000x-1.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7opNcqDc3.o/v0/800x-1.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqj%20...%20800x-1.jpg%22%3Ehttps://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7opNcqDc3.o/v0/800x-1.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
You are going to spoil that boy if you keep buying him everything he wants. Let him throw a tantrum on the floor.
Title: Re: I know what I'm getting Bricktop for Christmas
Post by: Bricktop on October 04, 2018, 06:15:36 PM
Post by: Bricktop on October 04, 2018, 06:15:36 PM
They have "seizures".