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On offer today is a very rare collectable bottle and carton of:
"ALLOWAY LEGEND"
Distilled, Blended and Bottled by The Alloway Scotch Whisky Company who are proud to present this 12 Year Old deluxe Scotch Whisky to commemorate the genius of Scotland's national bard,
Robert Burns (1759-1796).
This bottle and carton would make the ideal gift for either a Burns lover or for a centre piece at a Burns Supper, it is in very limited supply, as far as I know there are no other outlets for this, try finding another! It is not available in any shops or any retail outlets making it very rare and collectable.
As can be seen in the photograph, this is a very high quality item, if you require other photos, just let me know.
The following poem, by Burns appears on the back label of the bottle:
When neebors anger at a plea
An just as wud as wud can be
How easy can the barley-brie
Cement the quarrel!
It's aye the cheapest lawyer's fee,
To taste the barrel.
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A short biography of Robert Burns:
Robert, born in Alloway on 25th January, 1759, was the eldest of seven children of William Burnes, a market gardener from Kirkoswald. William Burnes (his children dropped the "e" from the name) acquired 7.5 acres of land in Alloway and with his own hands built on it a cottage of whitewashed clay walls- "The Auld Clay Biggin".
In 1776 when Robert was only seven his father rented a small farm 1.5 miles away at Mount Oliphant and the family moved there. Robert grew up to a life of toil, hardship and poverty. But his father saw to it that his sons were well educated. Robert read all the books he could and developed a remarkable command of literary English. The other great influence on him was folk-song. His mother knew and sang many old songs, although she could not read.
It was in 1777 that the family moved to Lochlea farm, near Tarbolton , where his father died worn out early in 1784. Robert and his brother Gilbert rented the farm of Mossgeil, near Mauchline, and struggled on. Robert was to become an enthusiastic Freemason. He had already written many songs and in 1785 began writing satires and "epistles" which, handed about in copies, won him a local celebrity. A love affair with a Mauchline girl, Jean Armour, who later boure him twins, landed him in trouble. Under threat of prosecution by her father, and hard pressed for money, he gave up his share of Mossgeil to Gilbert and planned to emigrate to Jamaica; he decided to print his poems in Kilmarnock to raise funds for the voyage. The Kilmarnock Edition (1786) was enthusiastically received, and praised in the Edinburgh magazines. Burns gave up emigration, went to Edinburgh to publish a second edition, and was lionised there. In 1787-88 he was briefly entangled with an Edinburgh Lady, Mrs MacLehose (Clarinda). But he married Jean Armour; it was a happy marriage and they had several children.
Robert burns wanted to give up farming, but his Edinburgh friends could find him nothing better than a minor post in the Excise in Dumfriesshire, and he had to take another farm there, Ellisland, in 1788. He proved a good officer, was promoted twice and in 1791 gave up Ellisland Farm and moved into the town of Dumfries. He published a revised third edition of his poems in Edinburgh (1793) and died in Dumfries on 21st July, 1796, of heart disease (endocarditis) induced by the rheumatic fever he suffered in his early years.
He lived to be only 37.
His death occurred on the same day as his wife Jean gave birth to his last son, Maxwell.
On the day of his burial more than 10,000 people came to watch and pay their respects. However, his popularity then was nothing compared to the heights it has reached since.
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Postage costs as follows:
Item sent Royal Mail Special Delivery within the U.K. £10.00, next working day delivery.
Insurance of up to the winning value for items lost in transit is included in the postal cost.
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
This item is offered for sale only in strict compliance with all the following rules that are set by eBay for the sale of collectable containers of excisable liquor:
1. The container has not been opened, and its seal is intact.
2. The container, label and associated packaging has a value that substantially exceeds the retail price of the contents.
3. The value of this bottle lies in the rare and collectable nature of the container, labels and associated packaging and not in the contents.
4. The contents are purely incidental and not intended for consumption.
5. The bottle is not available through any wholesaler or retail outlet.
6. All bidders for this collectable bottle must be at least 21 years of age, and we will take all possible measures to ensure that the winning bidder meets this criterion.
7. I will ensure that the sale complies with all applicable laws and shipping regulations relevant to the transaction, and the buyer must do the same.
8. All other Ebay Rules and regulations apply. Please visit their help page at http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/alcohol.html for further advice.
9. The item will be well packaged, wrapped in bubble wrap and cardboard to avoid damage by any rough handling during transit.
10. I will not be held responsible for damage while in transit.
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