GLENDIDDICH-50 YEAR OLD AND THE

MACALLAN LALIQUE-50 YEAR STAR IN BONHAMS EDINBURGH WHISKY SALE 

Two special bottles lead Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 11 March. The Macallan Lalique-50 year old from the Six Pillars Collection is estimated at £13,000-15,000 and The Glenfiddich-50 year old at £12,000-15,000.

The Macallan Lalique-50 year old is one of the most sought after of whiskies at auction.  It was the first of the Six Pillars Collection – a six phase collaboration between these two premium producers which reached its fifth pillar in 2014. Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd, it comes in a limited edition Lalique crystal decanter numbered 25 of 470.

Bottled on the 26 July 1991 by William Grant & Sons, The Glenfiddich Distillery, the bottle of The Glendiffich-50 year old (numbered 465) comes with its own wooden presentation case and a certificate of authenticity. The whisky was distilled in casks filled in 1937 and 1939.

The Glenfiddich-50 year old is regarded as one of the finest single malts and is one of the ten most expensive whiskies in the world.

The sale also includes another highly sought after Macallan. The Macallan Millenniuim Decanter-50 year old 1949, – estimate £12,000-14,000 – was distilled in January 1949 and bottled in 1999. The decanter is made from hand blown Caithness Glass.

An unusual feature of the sale is a run of 16 bottles of the Macallan from 1947-1961 (with the exception of 1948). The bottles will be sold as individual lots with a combined estimate of £14,700-£18,500.

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