COMPLETE SET OF BLACK BOWMORE 1964 LEADS BONHAMS EDINBURGH WHISKY SALE

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A complete set of Black Bowmore 1964. Estimate: £45,000-54,000.

A complete set of Black Bowmore 1964 leads Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on Tuesday 1 June. Offered as one lot, the three bottles are estimated at £45,000-54,000.

The Black Bowmore 1964 first edition was bottled in 1993 in a production run of 2,000 bottles. The second edition followed in 1994 – when, again, production was limited to 2,000 bottles. The third, and final, bottling, in an edition of 1,812, took place in 1995.

Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “Bottles of Black Bowmore 1964 are always eagerly sought after by collectors, and the complete set of three is particularly desirable. I am expecting a lot of interest.”

Other highlights include:

·         Bowmore-40 year old-1955. Distilled and bottled by Morrison’s Bowmore Distillery, it comes in a Caithness glass decanter and its own fitted wooden cabinet. Estimate: £15,000-18,000.

·         Glen Grant Straight 1922 Scotch Whisky. Bottled by Rutherford & Kay, Edinburgh. Estimate: £10,000-15,000.

·         The Macallan-1938. Distilled and bottled by Macallan Glenlivet Ltd. Specially bottled for and imported for Belgium by Werco, Oostend. Estimate: £13,000-15,000.

Sale: WhiskyLocation: 22 Queen Street EdinburghDate: Tuesday 1 June at 11.00

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