Ridiculous

Many are the times when you start wondering about the ways of the world, or at least the world of whisky. Prices for aged whiskies and "rare" malts are sky-rocketing beyond belief, and no sign of things slowing down.

Have a look at whiskyauction.com. If you manage to find an Ardbeg from the 1970's for less than 700 pounds, you are either lucky, or about to be out-bid.

But, all prices aside, nothing beats the Dalmore Trinity, which - with only three bottles produced including whisky from the late 1800's - apparently retails (or, as only one bottle is left to sell, perhaps should be retail in singular) for 100.000 pounds.

Provocative pricing, but somewhere, somehow, somewhat smart marketing.

Funnily enough though, I still find few whiskies that beat, for example, a 21yo Glenfarclas for 65 pounds. Thank God.