Mystery Whisky - Help Wanted!

My immediate reaction is to assume that is a bottle of vatted malts from the Glenlivet area, because of the lack of the words "Single Malt Whisky" The label is singularly uninformative, it doesn't state the volume of contents or the strength thereof. There seems to be little way of ascertaining the provenance of the whisky. This in turn would lead me to believe that is not a particularly valuable bottle. Googling the label draws a complete blank. Sorry I can't be more constructive. I wish you well in your quest.

Renko

i seem to remember reading somewhere that glenlivet was used as a generic term for quality scotch at some point in time. the typesetting appears to be mid 1930s... definitely post 20s and looks like pre-40s.

cheers! Doc

I seem to recall reading something to that effect in 'Raw Spirit'.

Taking a look at the pictures, I find the fact that it's got a screw-top to be...interesting. Not sure whhy though, and probably not important.

Jim

At one time I believe there were about a dozen distilleries using Glenlivet somewhere in their name.

Given the screw cap, the strange wording, and the lack of information like the age and alcohol content, I wouldn't be surprised to find it didn't contain Scotch at all. Probably some foreign fake.

My gut feeling (for whatever that's worth) is that it _is_ a home grown lad, but something of a 'Glen Generic'.

I'd be inclined to forget any possible monetary value, crack the little fella open see what it's like.

In fact, if the OP would like to post it to me I'd be prepared to undertake that risk on their behalf..:-)

Jim

-At one time I believe there were about a dozen distilleries using

-Glenlivet somewhere in their name

True .. at least according to popular history.. (different from real history in that I don't have a definitive source handy)

Glenlivet is a regional descriptor.. the whisky we think of is properly "THE Glenlivet"

I'd say your best clue is that screw-top -- it looks awfully modern to me. The 'faux' old-fashioned label could be easily faked and since, as others have noted, it gives very little of the sort of information one would expect to find, I think it's a gimmick.

cheers,

Henry

Thanks for the replies from everyone.

I don't think that it is modern - nobody's been able to suggest a definite source, but the consensus of opinion is that it must be at least 40 years old and I know my friend has had it for quite a few years.

John

I think it could be quite valuable. Maybe you should contact McTears. Martin Green is the valuer there.

Only the Glenlivet Distillery can use the term "The Glenlivet", but this doesn't tell us anything extra as it says it's bottled by someone else on the label anyway.

Correct, but distilleries in the Gklenlivet valley can still add the word "glenlivet" to their appellation; as was mentioned in a lively discussion here a few months back.

Renko

That's what I first thought, until I found pictures of bottles from

But I wasn't able to find something about the "northern isles distillery co.".

Actually, I've tried McTears as well as this group. Martin Green didn't give us any information about the bottle, but he did suggest that it might be valued in the range £150-£180. It would be nice to know a bit more about what the stuff actually _is_ and if there's anything interesting to know about it.

John