EXCEPTIONAL 100% NO RESERVE SINGLE-OWNER WHISKY SALES AT BONHAMS

Independent Spirits: A Single Owner Collection – No Reserve

4 – 23 April | Paris

Left: Akashi 2016 Single Tawny Port Cask 4 Year Old #61966 50cl Ghost Series #15. Estimate: €200-300. Right: Shizuoka 3 Year Old Ghost series #20, 2019 (1x 70cl). Estimate: €400-600

The 311-lot sale includes 700 bottles, all offered with no reserve, assembled by a passionate French collector over fifteen years. Most of the collection was assembled at La Maison du Whisky, at auction, and abroad during his travels in Europe and Asia.

A collectable Springbank 26 Year Old 1996 Sponge Special Edition whisky stars the curation. Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland’s most revered distilleries. Bottled in 2023, this much sought-after bottle is one of 365 ever produced. It is offered with an estimate of €900-1,200. 

Many independent bottlings of Scotch whisky and whiskies produced by young Japanese distilleries such as Chichibu, Mars, Kanosuke and Shizuoka will be offered at auction. The collection also includes Irish whiskies and whiskies from around the world (Taiwan, India, Wales, England, Australia).

The collection also offers a strong selection by independent bottlers from the UK (particularly Decadent Drinks) as well as France, Belgium and Germany.

Other highlights in the sale include:

• Glenrothes 44 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection, 1974 (1x 70cl). Estimate: €1,500-2,000

• Chichibu Paris Edition 2022 (2). Estimate: €600-800

• Kanosuke Single Malt 2021 First Edition and Kanosuke Single Malt 2021 Second Edition. Estimate: €400-600

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