Tobermory 14 Port Pipe Finish - Bottle #1

[bifter]

How do? I'm a long time member but it's been a long time since I posted here. Good to see some of the old forum members are still active!

I'm actually looking for a valuation for a friend who has a Tobermory 14 Year Old Port Pipe Finish / Distillery Exclusive. These fetch £100+ at auction but he has bottle number one, something you don't see that often so I'm not really sure of value. I think some collectors specialise in this kind of bottle, so presumably this might add considerably to the value?
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[webdunk]

In my experience, the bottle number makes next to no difference to value. The exception to that is when new releases are auctioned (sometimes for charity) and bottle #1 attracts the biggest bids/donations.
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@in5tadram

[Brummie]

[bifter]

Thanks for your views guys. Looking at the auction sites I can see some examples where there is a markup of 50%+ for bottle #1, e.g. single cask Aberlour or Glendronach. I agree though, it's usually charity auctions where you see huge prices for the first few bottles. The buyer bought from a specialist whisky shop and, in my view, they've marked it up at least 200%, probably more. Difficult conversation to have!
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