Bidding advice
You can place bids either under the lot image on the main auction page or on the right side of the individual lot page.
Placing a Maximum Bid
Use the "Set your bid limit" button on the left side of the bidding panel to enter the highest amount you're willing to bid on a lot. Our system will then automatically raise your bid in set increments if you’re outbid, up to your maximum. If someone bids above your set limit, we’ll notify you by email so you can choose whether to increase your bid.
Placing a Single Bid
Alternatively, place a single bid by selecting the button on the right side of the bidding panel. The button displays the amount needed for the next increment. For example, if the current highest bid is £50.00, the button will show "+ £55.00" (reflecting a £5.00 increment).
Incremental Bidding Explained
Our system increases bids based on preset increments, as shown in the table below, whether you set a maximum bid or make a single bid.
Bottle Details
This is an 13-year-old rum from Panama. It was bottled in 2021 from a 2008 vintage cask, aged tropically in bourbon casks for 12 years and a further year in a Ferrand cask in France.
SER Alcoholes
A distillery in Panama that is owned by the Nicaraguan multinational, Grupo Pellas. Its rum inventory is managed by master blender, Francisco Jose Fernandez Perez (aka Don Pancho), and is commonly seen independently bottled under a range of different names such as Las Cabras and Alcoholes del Istmo.
Planteray
The flagship rum brand of the French company, Maison Ferrand. It was launched as Plantation in 1999 and was originally an independent label produced using casks from across the world. As of 2017, Maison Ferrand has owned the West Indies Rum Distillery which now provides rum for its core expressions.
Maison Ferrand
The trading name of Cognac Ferrand SASU, a cognac producer housed in the 18th century Château de Bonbonnet in Ars, France. The company imports and ages casks of rum from all over the world, generally finishing them in an array of different wood types before bottling as its Planteray rum brand.
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Frequently asked questions
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