Bidding advice
You can place bids either under the lot image on the main auction page or on the right side of the individual lot page.
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
Abhainn Dearg 2008 Inaugural Release 50cl
Abhainn Dearg was founded in 2008 by Marko Tayburn at Red River on the Isle of Lewis, and was the first legal whisky producer in the area for over 150 years. Being Scotland’s remotest distillery, operations there are still particularly old fashioned there. The bottles are still hand-filled and sent to the local post office for distribution, and Tayburn even designed and built his own stills, modelling them after an old illicit still he had discovered on the island. The Abhainn Dearg single malt brand was launched in 2011, and its first 10 year old in 2018, which at the time was the oldest legal whisky ever produced on Lewis.
This Abhainn Dearg was distilled in 2008 and matured in a single cask. This is the innaugural release from the distillery and the first legal whisky produced on the Isle of Lewis, bottled as a 3 year old in 2011.
Only 2011 bottles were produced and each was individually signed by distillery owner Mark Tayburn.
Auction results
To view previous auction results of your favourite bottles, please log in or register.
Frequently asked questions
You will always be shown as an anonymous bidder when using Whisky Auctioneer.
When browsing the bidding history on a specific lot, the list of recent bidders is shown as 'anonymised bidders' with the exception of any bids placed through your account - which would appear as your username.
When logged into your account your bids are shown with your username, however, other users are not able to see this and you will appear as an 'anonymised bidder'.
User information/identity will never be revealed in the bidding process. We take user data and information protection very seriously at Whisky Auctioneer.
