50 YEAR OLD GLENFIDDICH AND THE MACALLAN MILENNIUM 50 YEAR OLD LEAD BONHAMS WHISKY SALE  

A bottle of 50 year old Glenfiddich and a bottle of The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 year old are the star lots in Bonhams next Whisky sale which will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 18 June. 

The Glenfiddich was bottled in 1991 and is numbered ‘5’.  It comes in a wooden presentation case accompanied by a certificate and is estimated at £12,000-14,000.  The bottle of The Macallan Millennium was distilled in 1949 and bottled in 1999. It comes in a Caithness glass decanter accompanied by a stopper and in its own fitted oak presentation case.  It too is estimated at £12,000-14,000. 

Two bottles of Chivas Regal 25 year old bearing the inscription – Purveyors to His Majesty King George V and to Her Majesty Queen Alexandria, Chivas Brothers, Aberdeen  – and from the early years of the 20^th century also feature. 

One, in a three piece moulded green glass bottle is pre First World War strength and has the words “Chivas Brothers, Whisky, Aberd…” embossed into the top of the wax capsule.  It is estimated at £3,500-4,500.  The other bears a label reading, Imported by Fred L. Meyers & Son, The Sugar Wharf, Kingston, Jamaica, B. W. I (British West Indies). The lead capsule is embossed with the words “Chivas Aberdeen” around the neck and on top.  It is estimated at £2,500-3,500. 

Bonhams Whisky specialist Martin Green said, “In a strong sale these bottles stand out. The Chivas Regal bottles are particularly interesting. The brand was created in the early 1900s specifically for export to the United States to satisfy a growing demand for luxury products. Chivas Regal 25 year old was introduced in 1909 in a limited edition and it’s likely that these two bottles date from around that time or shortly after.”  

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