Alfred Barnard
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 106 years ago |
| Born | Thaxted |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | May 13,1918 |
| Died | Croydon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Books | The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | January 1,1837 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 905182 |
Alfred Barnard Life story
Alfred Barnard was a British brewing and distilling historian.
Man who dislikes whisky sells 4,000 miniatures for £30k
A Man who finds whisky " horrible" has sold his collection of More Than 4,000 miniatures for £29,750 at auction.
Brian Marshall , from Kettering, Northamptonshire, started collecting the bottles in the late 1980s.
His rare 1887 book by Alfred Barnard called The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom , valued at £300, sold for £2,280.
Mr Marshall said he hoped the new owners " will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed collecting them".
" I thought the entire collection would make £7,000 to £8,000 at the very most, so this is a very pleasant Christmas bonus, " he added.
The auctioneers disagreed and estimated The Collection could sell for up to £35,000.
Most of The Collection is from Scotland but there were also miniatures sourced from US, Iraq, Uruguay and Australia.
A rare Springbank boxset of four miniatures sold for £1,054 and a miniature bottle of Macallan 1961, commemorating Private Eye magazine's 35th anniversary, sold for £340.
Mr Marshall said his collection started when a colleague started collecting whisky flagon jugs.
" He came back from holiday with three whisky miniatures and said 'you can start collecting those', " He Said .
Mr Marshall said he no longer had room to keep The Collection after moving in with his partner
" I started to cataloguing them and I didn't realise I had that many, " He Said .
The bottles were all unopened.
He Said : " I don't like whisky, it's horrible. "
Auctioneer Will Gildings, based in Market Harborough , Leicestershire, said it was a " a unique opportunity for collectors".
He Said he was " delighted to have achieved such a great result for" Mr Marshall.
Around 100 lots remained unsold over the two auctions, and will be offered to buyers again in the New Year .
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