Is anything worth £1,000 a dram?

I was once again quoted in the Scottish Newspaper The Scotsman.

This time in reference to Johnnie Walker 1805, a bottling that makes the arguably over-priced Johnnie Walker Blue look like a cheap wine.

From the article:

The main bar at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire where the rare Johnnie Walker 1805 has just gone on sale. It is claimed to be a very limited edition: only 200 bottles have been made to celebrate the birthday of the label's founder.

That scarcity value has been enhanced, the makers claim, by the fact the majority of the nine malts used are from distilleries which have since shut down. None of the bottles are on sale to the public: the Gleneagles hotel has one, and another is behind the bar of Fifty, a members-only club in London.

Want to try it for yourself? It's selling at the Gleneagles for £1,000 a dram. And if you can afford that you'll like want to stay in the Royal Lochnagar Suite at a mere £1,900 per night (but breakfast IS included).

You can imagine what I said...but if you don't like to imagine, Read the article here.

Comments

[Ian Buxton]

Morning Kevin,
For more on this story go to http://www.whiskychallenge.com/rumourmill/rumour1806.htm
for a story I posted on 18 June (slightly ahead of The Scotsman, I see!)
I've got a tiny drop left so I may have to drink it now. Ian

[Jody]

I'd try it if I was rich; alas, I'm not.

I used to scoff at the idea of paying more than $100 for a bottle of single-malt. My limit has now extended to $300. Ha ha. Maybe that $1000 for a dram will be attainable someday.

[Ian Buxton]

Sorry - it's just over $2,000 a dram at current exchange rates! Keep saving!

[Kevin Erskine]

It's even worse than that, Ian.
Jody is in Canada, so the exchange is more like 2,140.35 CAD!

[Thomas]

Yes Jody, I have seen my limit rising, too :-) but 1000 LStg for a dram is still way far... Imagine, how many favourite bottles that would make!
I happen to run a poll on my Blog (www.homeofwhisky.com - in german, I'm afraid) since about two weeks - and the majority vote goes to the 100 - 150 Euro range per bottle.
So I wonder who the drinkers would be?