CuriousSmurf
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Kilmarnock Whisky bottle with label. I am a new bottle collector. would love some info & value tips on my favorite bottle. thank you everyone!
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Kilmarnock Whisky bottle with label
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Welcome to Tnet.
Nice bottle. I couldn't tell you what it's worth, but a bit of fleabay searching will give you a steer. It's not a particularly valuable bottle though.
"Kilmarnock" is just a generic for Johnnie Walker's whiskies, since that's where they were based in Scotland.
Walker’s first used square bottles in 1860 and their first commercial blend was “Old Highland Whisky” in 1865 (registered in 1867).
In 1893, after purchasing the Cardhu distillery they introduced single malt and then expanded the range with rebranding between 1906-1909 to include three blended whiskies: Old Highland (5 years old); Special Old Highland (9 years old); and Extra Special Old Highland (12 years old). The labelling differed only in the naming and the colours of the labels as white, red, and black, respectively. Their famous ‘striding man’ trademark was then added to all labels in 1909 as part of a further rebranding.
So, yours seems to be the red-label 9-year-old ‘Special Old Highland’ from between 1906-1909, before the striding man was introduced.
Nice bottle. I couldn't tell you what it's worth, but a bit of fleabay searching will give you a steer. It's not a particularly valuable bottle though.
"Kilmarnock" is just a generic for Johnnie Walker's whiskies, since that's where they were based in Scotland.
Walker’s first used square bottles in 1860 and their first commercial blend was “Old Highland Whisky” in 1865 (registered in 1867).
In 1893, after purchasing the Cardhu distillery they introduced single malt and then expanded the range with rebranding between 1906-1909 to include three blended whiskies: Old Highland (5 years old); Special Old Highland (9 years old); and Extra Special Old Highland (12 years old). The labelling differed only in the naming and the colours of the labels as white, red, and black, respectively. Their famous ‘striding man’ trademark was then added to all labels in 1909 as part of a further rebranding.
So, yours seems to be the red-label 9-year-old ‘Special Old Highland’ from between 1906-1909, before the striding man was introduced.
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