Age of White Horse Whisky

[toowandainn]

Hi Walter

Thanks for your help in getting the photos attached.

Hi I have a bottle of 13 fluid ounce bottle of The Old Blend Whisky - White Horse Whisky batch # 231626. (by appointment to the Late King George V)

This bottle actually comes in a wooden box with 3 glasses. I was wondering if you could tell me the age and is this collectable?

There is some evaporation down to where the DA No 231626 is on the bottle. The bottle has never been opened.

Regards
Tania

[wchurst]

Tania,

That's a nice set you have there..Rare to find one complete.

Based on the labels on the bottle, this would have been produced between 1936-41.
Most likely made for the UK market, rather than export, as it has a screw-cap
instead of a Spring-cap, and has a foil capsule which would have been temporarily
discontinued in the early 1940s.

The level of the whisky is unfortunately very poor, and this has allowed alot of air
to enter the bottle...this may affect the taste quite a bit.

Very nice collectable item though...it would be hard to find another!

Cheers,
Walter C Hurst
wchurst@hotmail.com

[toowandainn]

Hi Walter,

Thanks for your reply. It really is unfortunate about the level of evaporation.

But it really is a nice looking set.

I have been trying to find information on this set for a while and only came across this site last week. It is very informative and I have enjoyed reading what people have to say and the stories of how people obtained their bottles.

Though with all of my searches I have yet to come across another one like mine. So it was nice to receive your comments.

Do you know what something like this set would be worth (approximately).

Regards
Tania

[Jojo]

Hi there Tania, we'll see if we can get some additional information on your White Horse set. Thanks for the images!

[wchurst]

Tania,

Hard to put a price on something so unique sometimes...

Alot of what an item is worth, simple depends on who wants to buy it.
Personally, my opinion on this is that it should be valued at somewhere
between $100-$200 USD as a complete set the way it is now.

If you could find a collector that favored White Horse collectables,
you might be able to get even a bit more, but I do not know any off-hand
that would necessarily collect this item.

Personally, I think it's a great display item and would look great in my
corner curio cabinet!

We should talk about it, of you decide you want to sell it...

Cheers,
Walter C Hurst
wchurst@hotmail.com

[Jojo]

This bottle of White Horse has been dated from 1939-42.

[Guythunder]

Wouldn't you think that this bottle with the case and the two glasses would be worth more than a plain old bottle of White Horse.?
Just my two cent's worth.

[Whiskey1]

Hello,
I also have an old unopened bottle of White Horse in a box. I took some pictures of it and am curious of how old it is and how much it's worth. Not sure how I can attach pictures though - could someone please give me some directions?

[wchurst]

Whiskey1,

I'll drop you an email in a minute, and help you out!

Cheers,
Walter C Hurst
wchurst@hotmail.com

[wchurst]

Originally Posted by Guythunder

Wouldn't you think that this bottle with the case and the two glasses would be worth more than a plain old bottle of White Horse.?
Just my two cent's worth.

Guy,

I believe that you may be comparing the gift-set above to a value of a similar bottle of White Horse with an acceptable fill-level. ("Low-shoulder" or better.)
Normally, the gift set in this post would be worth more than a standard bottle of the same age....but only if the gift-set bottle was in better condition.

Unfortunately, once a whisky is at/below the shoulder level of the bottle, it transforms the taste (oxidization) of the contents dramatically, and greatly reduces the value considerably to experianced collectors.

A similar bottle of White horse (with a good fill-level) may fetch $250-$300 in value, but a bottle like the one in the gift-set above may only be worth $50-$100 due to the poor quality of it's contents.

The value of the Gift-set "box & glass" is about $60-100 (without the bottle): Combined with the poorer-quality bottle, it's worth about $120-$200 as it is.
***The value of this set will likely decrease in the future, due to the poor condition of the whisky...which will only continue to evaporate over time.

On the other hand, a well-sealed bottle with a good fill-level will only continue to steadily increase in value as time goes on.

Cheers,
Walter C Hurst
wchurst@hotmail.com