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| £12,000 malt stolen in Auchterarder distillery raid | £12,000 malt stolen in Auchterarder distillery raid |
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| A bottle of malt whisky worth £12,000 has been stolen in a raid on a Perth and Kinross distillery. | A bottle of malt whisky worth £12,000 has been stolen in a raid on a Perth and Kinross distillery. |
| The rare malt was among seven bottles of whisky taken from Tullibardine Distillery's shop in Blackford, Auchterarder at the weekend. | The rare malt was among seven bottles of whisky taken from Tullibardine Distillery's shop in Blackford, Auchterarder at the weekend. |
| About £14,000 worth of whisky and two glasses were stolen from the shop during the break in. | About £14,000 worth of whisky and two glasses were stolen from the shop during the break in. |
| Police want to trace a man seen walking with two bags near the A9 at Blackford at about 21:55 on Saturday. | Police want to trace a man seen walking with two bags near the A9 at Blackford at about 21:55 on Saturday. |
| He was described as between 25 and 35-years-old, of medium build, and was wearing a red top, light-coloured shorts and worker boots. | He was described as between 25 and 35-years-old, of medium build, and was wearing a red top, light-coloured shorts and worker boots. |
| Police Scotland said the Stirling Street shop was broken into between 17:00 on Saturday and 09:25 on Sunday. | Police Scotland said the Stirling Street shop was broken into between 17:00 on Saturday and 09:25 on Sunday. |
| How much can a bottle of whisky cost? | |
| A typical branded whisky sold in a UK supermarket can cost about £14. Cheaper blends can be bought for less, a single malt would be about twice as much. | |
| But, at the top end of the market, a rare bottle might fetch many thousands of pounds. | |
| In some examples, luxury packaging (think crystal decanter, encrusted with jewels) makes up much of the cost. | |
| In others, the rarity of the drink itself, from casks matured decades ago, pushes up the price tag. | |
| The top prices in auction can match works of art. In 2010, an auction house in New York sold a decanter of whisky for $460,000 (£353,000). |