Bidding advice
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Placing a Maximum Bid
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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
BenRiach 1983 SMWS 35 Year Old 12.22
'35 and still alive!'
A BenRiach bottling from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Distilled in April 1983 and matured in a refill hogshead ex bourbon cask.
One of 204 bottles.
Benriach
A Speyside distillery that makes a range of different single malt styles. It primary make is a non-peated spirit, however it also does runs of peated and triple-distilled spirit and is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still operate its own in-house floor maltings.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
A private members club established by Pip Hills in 1983. It has flagship members bars in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, and partner venues across the world. Its regular outturn of single cask bottlings are renowned for their unique coded method of non-disclosure of their distilleries of origin.
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Frequently asked questions
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