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The set of five Briottet Liqueurs
from France £12 – Three Mahon
Xoriguer Gin flagons from Spain £2
– Two St. Michael (Marks &
Spencer) Brandies £2.50 – Four
Borges Madeira Wines, Malmsey
1920, Sercial 1915, Verdelho 1915,
Boal 1925 £25 – Abercrombie's
Prairie Dog (a savoury blend of dry
sherry, peppers, pure vegetable
juices, oyster extract, herbs and
spices – sounds bloody awful!).
Unsurprisingly this failed to sell,
twice.

It was a real ‘mixed bag’ when it came to the Scotches. I’m no expert on Scotch but some
appeared high and some low. The ‘OO’ Old Orkney from Gordon & MacPhail is a good
example. This is an older bottle, in good condition and with a box, that sold for a mere
£2.50. It probably cost more than that years ago and you would struggle to find new Scotch
miniatures in Scotland that you could buy for £2.50. Maybe collectors have a down on

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