Got an email at 11.30 today from MoM to say they had it back in stock. Just got home and tried to buy one (4.30pm) and all gone.
Went on Amazon to check and, surprise surprise, tonnes of the stuff but amazingly gone from £50 to £175!
Apologies for the phrase but f*+k me! What a joke.
Springbank need to be stepping in here as this will undo their reputation if theyre not careful. Man, I expected similar but that is just taking the p*ss.
@Nozinan - Very thoughtful, thanks . As I have one secure I'd probably suggest anyone who wants one, or can't get one, reply here and we could work something out.
As I can't buy another, technically speaking, someone else would have to make the purchase.
@Nozinan - Very thoughtful, thanks . As I have one secure I'd probably suggest anyone who wants one, or can't get one, reply here and we could work something out.
As I can't buy another, technically speaking, someone else would have to make the purchase.
@Nozinan - Very thoughtful, thanks . As I have one secure I'd probably suggest anyone who wants one, or can't get one, reply here and we could work something out.
As I can't buy another, technically speaking, someone else would have to make the purchase.
@RianC thanks for posting this mate. Too late sadly but hey ho, still hoarding half a bottle till it can be replaced. Stacks on the auctions which is annoying as usual.
Scratched the itch for a mo, as managed to get two bottles at auction last night for £45 each. Bit more on top for delivery, buyers price, insurance etc..
Well done to those who lost money thinking they could flip Springbank 10 for a profit!
@RianC haha indeed they do! Got from Scotch Whisky Auctions. In total including delivery, insurance and buyers premium it pushes them to near 60 each but the last one I got from a shop was 65 so happy just to get em tbh..
It’s definitely one of my “if I only had to drink one whisky” bottles.
The sad fact is that demand for Springbank world wide, out strips supply. I got lucky with the opportunity to purchase this through a Canadian provincial liquor lottery sweep stake. It maybe the last Springbank I am able to obtain. It was only a few years ago when Springbank's core range would fester on store shelves. Much like BTAC, those days are gone.
@RianC I missed your post at the time so didn't grab a bottle. I have one open and a couple of full bottles in my stash so I'm alright for now. @Timp that's not a bad price for Springbank 10. When I was at the distillery a couple of months back it was going for £50 a bottle. So even when you factor in auction fees and postage etc that's not a bad price. It's good to see that the Springbank 10 and Hazelburn 10 are going at more or less RRP on SWA. Maybe even a tad less. Hopefully encourages flippers to at least leave the core range alone.
I suspect that the people snatching up the Springbank 10 from MoM and Whisky exchange etc as soon as it is on the site isn't flippers. Just people like us who haven't been able to get a bottle for a while and just seizing the opportunity. Once we've all been able to get a bottle or two hopefully it should become a touch more available.
One thing I might suggest is that we include Springbank core releases in our sample swaps. I know we've all tried say the Springbank 10 several times. But the batch variation is such that one release can be quite different from another. So we could include samples and write the batch on the label. What do you think?
@Wierdo@RianC happy to join in boys. Good idea. Got the dregs of a 15/3/21 on the go at the mo and the new ones are 22/03/22 and 14/07/22. The latter bottle is a bit darker in colour so be interesting to see if more sherry notes come through than the lighter versions. Will open one up and take some samples off.
. I promise, my mind is still somewhat sane ...
Got an email at 11.30 today from MoM to say they had it back in stock. Just got home and tried to buy one (4.30pm) and all gone.
Went on Amazon to check and, surprise surprise, tonnes of the stuff but amazingly gone from £50 to £175!
Apologies for the phrase but f*+k me! What a joke.
Springbank need to be stepping in here as this will undo their reputation if theyre not careful. Man, I expected similar but that is just taking the p*ss.
And breathe ...