Whisky Auctioneer also became the first online auction house to sell a million-dollar bottle. Part one of the auction took place in February last year, fetching a total hammer price of £3.2 million. The Perfect Collection Part Two, which initially launched last April, was postponed following a major cyber-attack. Other collectors items include The Balvenie 1937 50 Year Old and icons of the whisky world from Bowmore’s 1964 vintage.Įlusive whiskies from a bygone era also appear, including a 1921 private cask bottling of Dallas Dhu which has not been seen on the secondary market for more than 25 years. The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60 Year Old, estimated to fetch more than £1 million at auction. It is considered the pinnacle in rare whisky collecting. Leading the auction is the world’s most expensive bottle of whisky – The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60 Year Old – expected to fetch a hammer price of more than £1 million.ĭrawn from hallowed Cask #263, containing liquid distilled nearly a century ago in the height of America’s Prohibition, the bottle is one of no more than 14 in the world adorned with the iconic Fine and Rare label. His collection of 3,900 bottles of primarily single malt whisky is one of the largest and most significant ever to go to public auction.įrom February 12-22, more than 1,900 bottles of the rarest and most expensive single malts, including many from Scotland’s long-lost distilleries, will go under the hammer. The collection was amassed by late US businessman and philanthropist Richard Gooding, who dedicated over two decades to collecting whiskies from almost every Scottish distillery. The second half of one devoted whisky lover’s "Perfect Collection" will feature in the sale hosted by online whisky auction specialists Whisky Auctioneer. A BOTTLE of 60-year-old Macallan considered the most coveted bottle of whisky in existence will headline an auction next month.
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