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A 50-year-old bottle of Springbank Scotch whisky is forecast to fetch as much as £280,000 (US$375,000) at public sale subsequent month.
Public sale home Christie’s will host its Most interesting and Rarest Wines and Spirits sale on 2 and three December.
Main the heaps shall be a bottle of Springbank 1919, 50 Years Previous. One among solely 24 bottles ever made, the hammer is anticipated to come back down wherever between £200,000 (US$268,000) and £280,000.
The bottle comes from the gathering of Le Clos (Dubai Worldwide Airport).
Additional notable heaps that shall be on sale through the public sale embrace Samaroli bottlings, together with The Macallan whiskies spanning 1954-1986, The Dalmore Constellation vary, and Brora annual releases.
Noah Could, Christie’s head of division, wine and spirits, mentioned: “We’re delighted to supply this superlative choice of whiskies in our upcoming sale of most interesting and rarest wines and spirits.
“The scope is assorted and marked by the singular traits and high quality of the bottles and casks on supply.
“We’re honoured to collaborate with Le Clos (Dubai Worldwide Airport) to supply a bottle of Springbank 1919, 50 Years Previous, one of many rarest whiskies ever to be bottled, right into a buoyant market, the place subtle collectors will be noticed competing for the rarest gadgets.”
Christie’s may also supply three casks of single malt whisky from the Ardross Distillery within the Highlands, Scotland.
The casks shall be: The Ardross First-Fill Ex-Bourbon Cask (round 200 litres), The Ardross Sherry Cask (roughly 500 litres), and The Ardross Japanese Mizunara Oak Cask (round 450 litres).
The casks are collectively anticipated to promote for between £80,000 and £130,000 (US$107,000-US$174,000).
Earlier this 12 months, The Spirits Business spoke to Johnny Fowle, spirits specialist for public sale home Sotheby’s, to seek out out what it’s prefer to promote the world’s rarest whiskies.