Expert: Paul Wagner - 12/13/2007

Question
COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF A SEALED IMPORTED BOTTTLE CALLED GRAND AWARD
15 YEARS OLD CANADIAN WHISKY  80PROOF
YEAR 1958 ON CAP AND 2 MORE SETS OF NUMBERS
356571624
2ND SET E4142077-1958
REGISTERED AT A DISTILLERY NO.B 237875
DISTILLED AND BOTTLED IN CANADA
JM DOUGLAS AND COMPANY LIMITED

IMPORTED BY JULES BERMAN AND ASSOCIATES.LOS ANGELOS,CALIFORNIA
SIZE OF BOTLLE STATES  4/5 OF A QUART

THANK YOU


Answer
HI Lar

Distilled spirits are so high in alcohol that they don't change much in the bottle, for better or for worse, the way wines do.  The good news is that your bottle should be fine to drink, and should taste very much the way it tasted when it was originally bottled. The bad news is that it won't have increased much in value.  I would estimate this one at something between $25-40.  

A bottle collector might have more interest in this than a connoisseur.  You could check with the antiquebottles.com website, and they might be able to give you some ideas there.

Sorry that I can't give you more exciting news.

Paul Wagner