Cheers! Round of free valuations of whisky, wine and port in Tamworth, Lichfield and Fradley

WHISKY and wine specialist Robert French is offering a round of free valuations in Tamworth, Lichfield and Fradley this month.

Rob will be at The Tamworth Auction Rooms in Church Street between 10am-2pm on Tuesday, September 15; The Auction Café in Market Street, Lichfield, between 9.30am-12.30pm on Wednesday, September 23; and at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Wood End Lane, Fradley park, between 10am-2pm on Wednesday, September 30.

The free, drop-in events are the perfect opportunity to consign individual bottles and whole collections for Richard Winterton Auctioneers' big pre-Christmas wine and whisky sale on Monday, December 7.

Free home visits for large collections or to discuss house clearances are available too.

"Whisky, wine and port are popular luxury investments and there remains a strong market at auction,” said Rob.

“Likewise, fine wine and port can also do extremely well at auction so it’s important to get a proper valuation.

"If you have a mystery bottle, bring it along and let us see if you’ve struck liquid gold."

He added: "Scotch squirrelled away in the 1970s could be worth four figures today.

"The most coveted whiskies come from low-yielding batches; others include those from distilleries no longer producing – so-called ‘silent’ or ‘lost’ distilleries such as Glen Mhor, St Magdalene and Ladyburn.

"Other whiskies to particularly watch out for include Scottish single malts such as The Macallan, Clynelish, Benromach, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Glenlugie, Brora, Bowmore and Ben Wyvis.

"Irish whiskey, American bourbon and especially Japanese whisky are also popular with collectors and connoisseurs.

“Port, too; names to look out for include Warres, Graham’s, Niepoort and Quinta do Noval, with good years including 1966, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1992 and 1995."