Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home

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From https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-54040307

Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home

6 September 2020


Matthew Robson was given a bottle of 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday which is now worth £40,000


A man whose father gave him 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday is selling the collection to buy a house.

Matthew Robson, from Taunton, was born in 1992 and over the course of his life his father Pete has spent about £5,000 on 28 bottles of Macallan single malt.

The collection is now worth more than £40,000 and has been put up for sale.

The 28-year-old said it "probably wasn't" the best gift for a young boy but with "strict instructions never to open them" they had become a nest egg.

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[LisaM]

1. Note to self......n/t

[pansypoo53219]

2. pretty sureit was ok for me to use up my 20yr old mini jack bottle.boy was it good. even just

a1/2 tsp in my coke. hmm. i do have a mini bottle of scotch.....30yrs old now.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. How wise/smart, to put something aside and the kid actually kept the whiskey in great shape too!

Too bad not all kids are like this. The resistance to opening these things must be fierce, but hey, buy extra bottles of whiskey and have them on the sideline and park these investment grade bottles aside, somewhere safe.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. hmmmm.

5000 x 28 = 140,000

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5. I believe the father spent 5,000 total, not per bottle. n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Omigod! Then, yeah. I bet he gets more than 40000.

Obviously, not a drinker, me.

Pre-mixed Margaritas are more my style.

With a splash of Amaretto, of course.

[sellitman]

7. There is a $46,000 single bottle of Whiskey in a store near me.

Everytime I walk by it I shake my head.

It's hard to wrap my brain around it.

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/scotch/single-malt/balvenie-50-yr/p/144587750?s=1503&igrules=true

[ret5hd]

9. The few comments are hilarious:

1)
Taste Interesting
Was bored and looking for a new drink. Its a bit expensive, but gives you a good kick. Bought 2 bottoles, pretty good.

2)
t’s good. If you like this sort of thing. Picked it up by mistake... scotch isn’t really my thing. Mix it with a little Coke Zero and it’s better.

3)
Iz ok

[geomon666]

8. That's James Bond's brand

His father had impeccable taste.