Sell Your Cadenhead Whisky
Are you looking to sell your Cadenhead whisky but don’t know where to start?
At Mark Littler LTD we make the selling process as simple as possible by handling all of the logistics, paperwork and fully insured shipping. We have been helping people sell their whisky for nearly 10 years and have hundreds of five star Google reviews.
Sell Your Cadenhead Whisky With Mark Littler
Simply fill in the valuation form and we will see what offers we can get from our collection of private clients and send you a referral to a specialist whisky auctioneer.
Learn More About Your Bottle Of Cadenhead Whisky
Click here to learn about the history of Cadenhead.
Click here to learn more about what affects the value of Cadenhead whisky.
Sell Your Whisky Today
Please use the form below to submit images of your bottle and receive a free, no-obligation valuation from a specialist auctioneer. We will also actively seek the highest offer from our network of private collectors to help you sell your whisky.
"*" indicates required fields
How We Can Help You Sell Your Whisky
Our brokerage service is a simple, stress-free way to sell your bottles of whisky. We will broker the sale between you and one of our buyers. For this service, we charge a 10% commission (inc. VAT) of the final sale price of the item. This avenue is fast and simple. We will take care of everything for you.
Alternatively we can help you sell your bottles through auction. With close to 30,000 bottles being sold at auction every month you have to be sure that your bottles are being sold in the right auction to achieve the highest price. There is no charge for our assistance selling at auction
What Our Customers Say
Free Specialist Whisky Valuations
Want to discover the true value of your whisky? Simply fill out the form below and get a complimentary valuation from a whisky auction expert. And that’s not all! We’ll also tap into our network of passionate collectors to find the perfect buyer, ensuring you get the best possible price for your special bottle.
"*" indicates required fields
The History Of Cadenhead Whisky
Cadenhead was first established by George Duncan in 1842, at 47 Netherkirkgate in Aberdeen, making it the oldest of Scotland’s independent bottlers. He was joined almost 10 years later by his brother-in-law William Cadenhead.
Following Duncan’s death in 1858 William Cadenhead took ownership of the business and changed its name to William Cadenhead Limited. Although there is little documented about the life of George Duncan, Cadenhead was well known as both a vintner and a poet; he ran the company until his death in 1904, at which time he was succeeded by his nephew Robert W. Duthie.
It was under Duthie that the company became most famous for independent whisky bottling. It was Duthie who started to vat malt varieties for blends rather than just singles. As a result, branded whiskies like Putachieside and Heilanman were born and the slogan ‘By Test the Best’ was used in advertising for the company on concert programmes, buses and the curtains at theatres.
Unfortunately, Duthie was hit by a tram whilst en route to a meeting with his bank manager; given that he had no family, following his death Cadenhead passed to his sisters. The sisters had little knowledge of the company but shared a desire to keep it running, thus they appointed long-term Cadenhead employee Ann Oliver to manage the business.
Oliver was known for her eccentricities; she refused to move with the times, which led the company into some trouble and left them with a warehouse bursting with whisky gunnels of no discernible value. To help clear their debts, they held a Christies fire sale of the collection from which they made millions
When Oliver retired, J & A. Mitchell took over the business and moved operations from Netherkirkgate to Campbeltown. Nowadays, in addition to the high-end, non-coloured and non-chill-filtered single malts, Cadenhead has tasting rooms and shops in Edinburgh and London.