Since you’ve made it to this page you probably have an interesting, dusty whiskey bottle or two and you’re finding it difficult to get a straight answer to “How much is my old bottle of whiskey worth?” Never fear! Below is some good information that will help.
The sweet spot of my expertise lies firmly with pre-prohibition, prohibition era medicinal whiskeys, and repeal era (1933 – 1940) whiskeys. Before you contact me, below are some rules of thumb that will help determine the value of your bottle:
- What has something similar sold for in the past? Now that eBay has banned alcohol sales completely, it is hard to get current auction results on sealed, full whiskey bottles. You can search their completed auctions and you might find a few that made it past the eBay police.
- Is what you have common, uncommon, or rare? Since there are no guides for this hobby, the next best thing are sites like this one, Google Images, and Pinterest. If you see what you have popping up three, four or more times, it is common. If you see it once or twice, it is uncommon. If you don’t see it at all or there is only one other you’ve ever seen, it may indeed be rare.
- What condition is your bottle in? There are three factors that go into this: label condition, tax stamp condition, and fill line. Like baseball cards, condition is everything and a nice bright label with no holes or tears is going to be more desirable than one that is stained, faded, and torn. Same goes with the tax stamp. For whiskey drinkers, these issues are not nearly as important as the fill line and condition of the whiskey in general. It is normal for old whiskey fill lines to be between shoulder level and top of the label. If it is lower than that, the desirability and value of your bottle begins to fall dramatically.
- What brand is your old whiskey bottle? Some brands just command a higher price such as Jack Daniel’s. Others are just so weird (Chicken Cock comes to mind) that simply the name makes the bottle more valuable.
- Other factors: is the glass embossed with a neat design? What size is it (quart, pint, 1/2 pint, 1/4 pint, 1/10 pint)?
If you would like me to review what you have and give you an idea of value, feel free to complete the form below. The only thing I ask in return is permission to post the photos you send to me on this website.
These are unopened bottle of wiskey from the Civil War. 1865 time frame. These bottle are located in a cave where they were hid. What kind of price?
Fill out my contact form and attach photos so I can check them out.
I have whiskey bottles unopened dating back 1940s I believe help please
Hi Nicole,
Please send pictures of your whiskey bottles to scottspaid@gmail.com and I’ll give you a fair value.
Scott
Curious about value.
Please send photos of your unopened American whiskeys and I’ll give you an understanding of their value.
Hello. I am interested in learning a fair offer for this bottle of Old Grand-Dad. It is sealed and is in very good condition. The green seal is in tact and dated Fall 1953 and Spring 1958. It also has a a Department of Liquor Control seal from the state of Ohio. I currently have someone who is interested in it. Your review would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Email sent. I’ll need to see photos to give you a fair offer.
I have whisky from prohibition period. I can send photos.
Great! Send them via my contact form: https://whiskeybent.net/contact-whiskey-bent/
I have five bottles of pre prohibition whiskey. I’m thinking of selling I’ve already had one or two offers if you could give me an honest and fair opinion. that would be great. and if you think I might be better off selling individually . my name is Patrick I have two bottles of Bones Knoll one bottle of old Tucker one bottle of old Special Reserve and one bottle of bourbon Deluxe these are all. One. pint they all have the green stamp
I have an unopened bottle of Canadian Club from 1933. What’s it worth. The label’s glue is letting loose and some whiskey has evaporated.
Hi Tom! The value depends on several factors. The only way I can give you an idea of value is for you to send photos to me. You may upload them via my contact form at https://whiskeybent.net/contact-whiskey-bent/
Cheers!
Scott
Hello Scott, I have a 1960’s Imperial whiskey bottle that was a store display at a store. I worked as a kid loading up the cooler and stuff. Anyway, the owner gave me the bottle. It is Imperial Whiskey and is amber glass and 22″ tall. It is hefty. The bottle never container product but has a sealed cap still. Curious and wonder if you can give me a clue. Thank you, Gary
Hi Gary,
That is a new one for me. Sounds interesting. Have you tried searching past auctions at eBay yet?