Damaged labelling - long term affect?

[Winfield]

I've had the offer of a distillery bottling from a silent distillery, the only problem being that the labelling on the bottle has been damaged.

Being that the asking price (about a third of the current average according to Whiskybase) has been adjusted to reflect this, could this still be considered as a good investment to pass on to my offspring?

[Uncle Bobby]

I would say it depends on the rarity. I was lucky enough to find a 30yo Springbank at a very good price. I was concerned about the condition of the label. However, some research on similiar sold items at auction showed that my bottle was in at as good as, if not better nick than those sold.
You will see many examples of pretty poor labels on very old bottles and these still command a good price.
Not sure if the value would hold up on something more readily available. Do some homework on auction sites. Good luck!

[unblended]

a few years ago collectors wanted pristine labels then a lot more fakes started appearing
at auctions
now people are not to worried about pristine labels more about profit
you pays your money and takes your chance

[lincoln imp]

It all depends on which distillery it is from as not all closed distillery command high prices.
Another factor is whether the whisky is actually deemed to be tasty, some whisky with poor ratings will never be worth lots of money because the whisky inside is poor quality.

Which distillery is from and which bottle?

If the fill level is good and it is clear what the whisky is, then a damage label will be a reduced issue, but obviously good labels will command a better price.
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[Winfield]

Thanks everyone for your replies / advice - I decided to go for it in the end!

It's a bottle of Rosebank 21 (2011 Diageo special release). It has some water damage to the labels (it's still easily legible of what the whisky is though) and is without its original box, but the fill level is good.