At some point last year i looked these up and some place in england had the bacardi (think i dated it to 1977 by markings and bottle) for sale for something like $300 and the other two they had listed for combined i think $400. Their purchasing process is "ship it to us and we'll tell you what we're giving you" and shipping alcohol to england sounded stupid so I didn't bother.
They're all sealed and are/were stored in a cool dark place, and I'm trying to find out what they're worth and where to sell them legally. I a: don't drink and b: would rather have money than vintage booze in my cabinet if someone would pay me fairly for it.
Does liquor get better over time? I didn't realize that the value went up on vodka and rum over time.
Well, to be frank- I'm not sure why anyone would give you more than the price of a new bottle of each of those. Liquor does not age in bottles, so those should be exactly the same as the "fresh" versions of each (assuming the seal has not gone bad).
Bacardi Superior is just Bacardi gold now- a 2 year old unfiltered rum, Ron Rico isn't a spectacular bottle of rum- just normal white rum. Smirnoff is Smirnoff- which should be largely tasteless.
None of them are like a 12 or 20 year old bottle of Scotch, or even an 8 year old bottle of rum - who were all aged in barrels to taste better.
In reply to alfadriver (Forum Supporter) :
Right, which is why it confuses me that people will buy it, but apparently they do and i need to find them
Mndsm
MegaDork
8/9/20 1:14 p.m.
In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :
Reddit booze threads?
rustyvw said:
Does liquor get better over time? I didn't realize that the value went up on vodka and rum over time.
Scotch does, so does beer.
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:
rustyvw said:
Does liquor get better over time? I didn't realize that the value went up on vodka and rum over time.
Scotch does, so does beer.
Scotch gets better when aged in a barrel, once in the bottle, it doesn't change. Unless the seal is bad, and the alcohol evaporates off.... And unless it's some rare vintage Scotch, I can't see it's value going up.
In reply to alfadriver (Forum Supporter) :
Fair but there's shipwrecked bottles going for a lot too.
So it may not really age....but people sure feel it does
In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
That's because of the rarity and oddity of having a 100 year old bottle of booze. So assuming the bottle hasn't leaked, it would taste just like it was bottled how ever long ago.
I had heard someone going after a deep sea rescue thinking that they could get cases of alcohol that were on board- but the pressure of the outside water changed the equilibrium so much that salt water got in. But they found Champagne, which was good, being bottled under pressure- which was enough to keep the salt water out.
For someone who says there willing to pay for an old bottle of $10 rum, make sure they are paying for shipping.
alfadriver (Forum Supporter) said:
Well, to be frank- I'm not sure why anyone would give you more than the price of a new bottle of each of those. Liquor does not age in bottles, so those should be exactly the same as the "fresh" versions of each (assuming the seal has not gone bad).
Same reason a 67 Camaro with a 327 is worth more than the same car with a six liter. Because people want stuff other people can't have.
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:
In reply to alfadriver (Forum Supporter) :
Fair but there's shipwrecked bottles going for a lot too.
So it may not really age....but people sure feel it does
Just yesterday I was at a friends' house and they gave me an old bottle of Macallan 12. She said that she's had it for at least 10 years, so now its 22 year old scotch.
No, sweetie... it's still 12 year scotch. I just thanked her for the free booze.
Shipping alcohol, specially to a different state is not trivial. Check into that before you accept money.
In reply to johndej :
I did not. I found another british site selling old stuff.
If you don't find a buyer, I will gladly consume the contents of those old bottles 
Bring it to my house. Y'all welcome to come drink it with me.
Slippery (Forum Supporter) said:
Shipping alcohol, specially to a different state is not trivial. Check into that before you accept money.
I tried to ship Datsun pistons in a sturdy booze box that had colorful marketing images of the booze on the outside. The USPS was clear and vocal I couldn't ship the box so I went home and taped white paper on the outside.
I agree to check into shipping prior.
You're thinking wrong, don't sell it, use it to bribe Lemons and/or GRM officials.
What alfa said, it's not like you're sitting on half a dozen bottles of Pappy Van Winkle or something.
That's all cheap swill readily available at any liquor store.
If you want to sell it at a premium, I'd target high schoolers. They probably have little idea of what it is worth, very little supply, and high desire. This is a very bad idea and I do not suggest you try it, because jail time ain't fun, but...
Can you eBay it with a reserve. Pick up only at local police department parking lot?
dean1484 said:
Can you eBay it with a reserve. Pick up only at local police department parking lot?
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/alcohol-policy?id=4274
Wine can be listed on the eBay US site (ebay.com) by eBay approved sellers only. No other alcohol products are allowed.
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:
rustyvw said:
Does liquor get better over time? I didn't realize that the value went up on vodka and rum over time.
Scotch does, so does beer.
Beer? It just gets skunky.
Will
UltraDork
8/10/20 1:32 p.m.
It's conceivable people would be willing to pay a premium due to the vintage packaging. That's the only reason I see that the value would go up.
stuart in mn said:
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:
rustyvw said:
Does liquor get better over time? I didn't realize that the value went up on vodka and rum over time.
Scotch does, so does beer.
Beer? It just gets skunky.
Not the big stuff.
The really big strong stuff, think Imperial stouts with lots of malt and ABV above 10%, tend to age very well. Like wine.
