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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Samdg3 on 2026-02-01 09:51:13+00:00.
To preface this I know nothing about whisky and I’m not really a fan.
About a year ago I invested in a whisky brand that was fronted by one of my favourite racing drivers. Besides the whisky, it was a good investment and has been paying off, so that's not the problem (I judged it on the business model and reviews of the product by experts, before you question the investment from someone that doesn't like actual the product!)
The problem is, as part of the investment I got sent a welcome back that included a nice bottle of whisky. I live with the mindset of ‘you only get one life’ so I’m not a collector nor do I save things ‘for best’.
Cut to this week, I’ve been struck down with a cold/the flu. I’m English and when we get ill we have trivial ways to make us feel better, I.e. A hot toddy. Whisky with a bit of lemon and honey. As you can imagine feeling rough as hell, I’ve been mainlining these things and have gone through about half a bottle along with my wife.
Yesterday, we were laying in bed recovering and what should arrive via first class courier? Another investor pack with two new bottles. In my flu induced stupor I googled one of these bottles and found out the one that got delivered yesterday is a 15 year old worth £275 ($376). I balked at the thought….
Then my brain jumped to the fact that the one we’ve been using for hot toddy’s, the one that arrived first, just after I invested, is a 20 year old…
Yep, after researching, I found our that the bottle of whisky I’ve been using for hot toddy’s to cure my cold is worth £395 ($540).
For someone that doesn't respect the value of whisky, I realised I’d just spent £395 on hocus pocus cold remedies.
Feel a bit stupid tbf. Was nice though.
TL;DR: Used a £395/$540 bottle of Whisky to cure my common cold. oops