Bidding advice
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Placing a Maximum Bid
Use the "Set your bid limit" button on the left side of the bidding panel to enter the highest amount you're willing to bid on a lot. Our system will then automatically raise your bid in set increments if you’re outbid, up to your maximum. If someone bids above your set limit, we’ll notify you by email so you can choose whether to increase your bid.
Placing a Single Bid
Alternatively, place a single bid by selecting the button on the right side of the bidding panel. The button displays the amount needed for the next increment. For example, if the current highest bid is £50.00, the button will show "+ £55.00" (reflecting a £5.00 increment).
Incremental Bidding Explained
Our system increases bids based on preset increments, as shown in the table below, whether you set a maximum bid or make a single bid.
Bottle Details
Kirin Fuji Single Grain
With Japanese whisky booming in the 1970s, it was not long before Canadian distilling giants, Seagram, were looking to get in on the act. They partnered with their Japanese distributors, the Kirin Brewing Co, to open the Gotemba distillery in 1973. Kirin ran in operationally, while Seagram provided hundreds of years of distilling expertise from its Chivas Brothers portfolio in Scotland, and a steady stream of used bourbon casks from its Four Roses distillery in Kentucky. Initially focussing on blends, the distillery produces both malt and grain whiskies, with a separate stillroom for each. In the 2002, the overstretched Seagram empire collapsed, carved up mostly between Diageo and Pernod-Ricard. Kirin retained Gotemba though, renaming it Fuji Gotemba, and acquired Four Roses as well. Today Fuji Gotemba is one of the largest distilleries in the world, and bottled its first single malt in 2004.
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Frequently asked questions
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