Whisky Forum - How many bottles of Bowmore Devil's Casks 1 remain?

Quaich1

What is your best guess as to how many bottles from the 6,000 released worldwide of Bowmore The Devil's Casks Batch 1, 56.9% abv. remain unopened or "undrunk"?
There was such anticipation when it came out that purchases were limited to 1 bottle per customer in Scotland and elsewhere I understand. Lately, on auction sites in Europe there are fewer and fewer bottles of batch 1 up for auction and prices seem to be gradually increasing again. One auction site in Scotland has one that currently has been bid up to 190 British pounds and I expect it will go higher before the auction ends on Sunday. Almost everyone I know that was able to get a hold of one bottle when it was first released, drank it long ago. So would you think there are less than 500 still left worldwide?
_________________
"Always carry a large flagon of whisky in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake."
W.C. Fields (1880-1946)

Carson · Master Of Malts Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 468

I know of one unopened bottle, in my cupboard

Kray · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 3:57 pm Post subject:

Some devil drunk mine.

TheWM

Quaich1

sorren · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:39 pm Post subject:

If 6000 were released I would estimate 2500 will be still around.. Tucked in corners around the globe

jcarrick · Master Of Malts Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 948

I did intend to keep a bottle but I drunk it Very Happy

John · Moderator Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 876 Location: UK

Murray you can count my 2 bottles as having been drunk

Mr C · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:35 am Post subject:

It's a cracking dram that's for sure!

Diademo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 1255

Murray, no bottles of Release 1 at today whisky auction in Germany. There were sold 3 btls of Release II, two for 190, and one for 180 EUR.

IMO you can get good price for Release 1 (app. 250 EUR at EU auction sites nowadays, which is very good compared to the RRP of 70 EUR at the time of release) but if you can hold them a bit longer you will be able to go much higher in a year or two.

I was bidding for few bottles of GlenDronach at the auction but prices went too high, maybe I will try get few others tomorrow at Scottish auction, if price will be right. Glendronach single cask bottlings are bloody expensive in EU but occasionally you can get rather good price for 18 to 24 yo Oloroso/PX casks.

Quaich1 · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:23 pm Post subject:

TheWM · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:39 pm Post subject:

You know what Murray - been thinking about going back to Canada soon and I think you may just have sealed the deal Wink

Quaich1 · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:47 pm Post subject:

Naibed01 · Double Malt Member Joined: 20 Mar 2016 Posts: 116

I purchased a bottle today in a shop in Glasgow for Â£110. It was closing down, but I had to snare it.

CGRenn · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 684