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Greater than 240 restricted version Fèis Ìle Scotch whiskies will go beneath the hammer this month, together with sought-after bottlings from distilleries similar to Port Ellen and Bowmore.
The Islay Pageant Public sale will run on-line from 14-24 Might
Whisky Auctioneer will open the net public sale tomorrow (14 Might), and run the sale till 24 Might.
The Islay Pageant Public sale has been described because the ‘most in depth and full assortment’ of whiskies produced by distillers on the Scottish island.
The bottles come from ‘Pat’s Whisky Assortment’, a stash of 9,000 bottles, which had been put up on the market final 12 months by means of a collection of auctions. This public sale is anticipated to achieve US$5 million when it concludes in June 2021.
Notable bottlings as a consequence of go on sale tomorrow as a part of the Islay public sale embrace a 1982 single cask Port Ellen, of which solely 220 bottles had been created. It is usually the one Fèis Ìle launch from the closed distillery.
One in every of solely 100 restricted version Bowmore 25 Years Outdated 25th Anniversary bottles will even be up for grabs, initially bottled to have fun the 25th anniversary of the Fèis Ìle competition.
A part of the proceeds from the sale will even be given to Islay-based charities and tasks.
Joe Wilson, head of public sale content material at Whisky Auctioneer, stated: “From Port Ellen to Bowmore and Bruichladdich to Ardbeg, this assortment of Fèis Ìle bottlings is certainly the most important and most full that we’ve got ever encountered. The public sale presents the uncommon alternative for collectors and whisky drinkers to accumulate some extremely scarce malts which have been produced to have fun the historical past of this iconic whisky area.
“The sale will even function bottles which have been donated to the Fèis Ìle Committee by distilleries to be able to increase charitable funds for the island by means of their Islay Wave Challenge, which can concentrate on methods to assist tradition, artists and youth.
“Included within the charity tons would be the oldest and rarest launch direct from the long-lasting Islay distillery, Port Ellen. The Port Ellen 40 Years Outdated ‘9 Rogue Casks’ is the second launch within the Untold Tales collection, which explores the intriguing historical past of the Islay distillery forward of its reopening after closure virtually three many years in the past.”
For extra info and to register for the public sale, go to www.whiskyauctioneer.com.
The 1982 single cask Port Ellen, additionally the one Fèis Ìle launch from the closed distillery