COMPLETE SET OF GLENFARCLAS FAMILY CASKS LEADS BONHAMS WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH

43 BOTTLES ESTIMATED AT £140,000-180,000

FIRST TIME AT AUCTION  

Bottles from The Family Casks 1952-1994 by Glenfarclas. Estimate: £140,000-180,000

A complete set of 43 bottles from the legendary Glenfarclas Family Casks leads Bonhams Fine Whisky in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4 March. Estimated at £140,000-180,000, this is the first complete set ever offered at auction.

Glenfarclas launched The Family Casks in 2007 in an edition of 43 bottles containing whisky distilled every year between 1952-1994 and have released bottles periodically ever since. The whiskies have proved very popular particularly with people celebrating special events like birthdays or wedding anniversaries. The distillery is no longer releasing bottles from some years e.g. 1952 and 1953 because the supply is exhausted.

Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “The Glenfarclas Family Casks presents a wonderful range of tastes, colours and aromas.  The complete, original 1952-1994 set has never been seen at auction before and with some years no longer in production, the sale offers a unique opportunity to acquire a collection that will be increasingly difficult to build up in any other way.”

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Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com

Information for sales of “Single Malt Whiskey Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release” at the Auction

Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd. will hold an  Auction on February 15th and we will sell “Single Malt Whiskey Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release”.

In recent years, Japanese whiskey has gained popularity among enthusiasts around the world, especially in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

There is a total of three editions of 50-year-old Yamazaki. Those has been limited sold three times in 2005, 2007 and 2011 so far. Yamazaki 50-Year-Old was released in 2007 with a limited edition of 50 bottles (One million Japanese yen each) which is called the “2nd Release”, and one of those bottles will be include this auction. It is considered to be very popular from its rarity, which can be available only at the auction now.

The viewing of all lots will be held on February 14th. We would appreciate if you could visit the viewing.

■ AUCTION

Date: February 15, 2020

Time: From 14:00

Location: Ginza Medical Bldg., 7-4-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN

Viewing: From 13:00 to 15:00 on Friday, February 14, 2020

Total LOTs: 287 LOTs（679 bottles）

Total Lower Estimate: 5,6720,000. JPY

Company overview of Shinwa Auction

Company: SHINWA AUCTION Co., Ltd.

Web site: https://english.shinwa-auction.com/

Office Address: Ginza Medical Bldg. B1F, 7-4-12 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, JAPAN

Date of establishment: August 1, 2017

Capital Stock: Fifty million Japanese Yen

President & CEO: Kazuki Ishii

Business description: Planning and management auctions, buying, selling, and import antiques. 

LOT. 6

Suntory Single Malt Whisky 

Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release

1 bottle (700ml)

Alcohol by Volume : 53℃

Released in 2007

Limited edition 50 bottles

Accompanied with original wood case, leaflet and Decorative medal

Estimate price：

12,000,000. JPY～25,000,000. JPY

■Recent Auction Results 

2018/01/27　3rd Release（Released in 2011, 150 bottles limited edition)

Sotheby’s Hong Kong　SOLD: 2,337,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2018/08/17　1st Release（Released in 2005, 50 bottles limited edition）

Bonhams Hong Kong　 SOLD: 2,695,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2018/11/16　3rd Release

Bonhams Hong Kong　SOLD: 1,470,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2019/05/31　1st Release

Ravenel Taipei　 SOLD: 13,512,500. NTD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2019/10/04　2nd Release

Sotheby’s Hong Kong　 SOLD: 2,356,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included）

www.shinwa-auction.com

The third Cask 88 Online Cask Auction, ‘Against the Grain’ will open on Friday 31 January 12 noon GMT, and end 10 days later on Sunday 9 February 5pm GMT. When the platform launched in June 2019, it was the first and only online platform dedicated to auction of whisky casks. You can view the details here

Scottish whisky broker and award winning independent bottler Cask 88 have announced their third auction, bidding for which opens at the end of the month. When the platform launched in June 2019, it was the first and only online platform dedicated to auction of whisky casks. The third Cask 88 Online Cask Auction, ‘Against the Grain’ will open on Friday 31 January 12 noon GMT and end 10 days later on Sunday 9 February 5pm GMT. Seven lots are featured, representing a range of diverse spirit and cask types, including two casks of grain whisky, two casks of new make spirit from Isle of Arran distillery and malt whiskies maturing in ex-Bourbon, ex-sherry and ex-rum casks. The oldest whisky in the collection is a 45 year old grain whisky cask from Invergordon distillery. All the liquid is distilled and stored in Scotland.

“Our third cask selection showcases the diversity of the whisky cask market,” said Head of Content Sam Laing. “Whisky enthusiasts are not limited by what the major producers choose to bottle and put to market. Whether they love well-matured grain whisky, malts with an uncommon cask finish, or they simply want to observe a delicious new spirit as it matures and develops over time, cask ownership gives them the opportunity to find something unique, and then to put their own stamp on it.”

“We’ve had a great response so far to our cask auctions,” said Cask 88 Director, Patrick Costello. “Our public platform offers full transparency, and an innovative way for our clients to engage with the whisky cask market. It has even given a boost to our traditional sales, as auction visitors, curious to learn more, approach us for our weekly cask list. We look forward to welcoming more sellers and buyers to the platform in the coming months and years.”

The Cask 88 Online Cask Auction platform only lists casks from private individuals, with careful consultation with the seller. Lots are always publicly visible on the Cask 88 website, and each cask undergoes a verification process to confirm ownership and provenance before going online. All casks over three years of age must have been regauged within the last 18 months to be considered for the auction. A sample from each cask is reviewed by the Cask 88 in-house team, who, among them, have sat on tasting panels for, and advised, top names in whisky, such as the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the Waldorf Astoria, the Peninsula Shanghai and The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Potential bidders will need to register before they can view active auctions and receive authorisation to bid. The final hammer price includes the cost of the cask and the first two years of storage. All other costs related to storage, removal from bond, insurance, regauging, sample withdrawal, transportation and bottling will be the sole responsibility of the buyer. This includes VAT and any UK excise duty. A buyer’s commission of 10% is added to the hammer price of all lots. Cask 88 accepts payment via bank transfer/BACS and all major credit and debit cards.

Once they have made their purchase, buyers will be eligible for the same level of service as provided to all clients of Cask 88. Casks are stored in a bonded warehouse in Scotland, and after purchase, clients are welcome to visit their cask and to have samples delivered to them. If they choose to bottle the cask down the line, Cask 88 offers packaging and labelling design services and supports clients throughout bottling and export of the final product. To register to bid and view active lots, visit http://auctions.cask88.com/

About Cask 88
Whisky cask broker and independent bottler Cask 88 is on a mission to take discerning clients on a journey from cask to glass, by offering clients the opportunity to select, purchase, label and package their own exclusive whisky drawn from the finest Scottish whisky casks. The company founders have been trading collectible single malt since 1987 and opened the Asia office in 2013; now Cask 88 offers a wide selection of old and rare casks from world-renowned distilleries, and provides end-to-end care that includes cask procurement and storage, bespoke packaging design and bottling services. An extensive inventory and expansive global network provide an unparalleled selection of fine whiskies, which attracts a wide clientele from London, Hong Kong and Beijing to New York.
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BONHAMS PRESENTS WHISKY ONLINE AUCTION AIMED AT BUDDING COLLECTORS

Hong Kong – From 15 to 22 February 2020, Bonhams will present an online whisky sale dedicated to budding whisky enthusiasts. The 180 lots of Japanese and Scotch whiskies on offer, including those from the most sought-after distilleries including Yamazaki, Karuizawa and Bowmore, are attractively estimated from HK$3,000 (US$390) to just over HK$300,000 (US$38,600). Many of the estimates are lower than the current market price.

Daniel Lam, Bonhams’ Director of Wine & Spirits, Asia, comments: ‘Whisky collecting has become a lifestyle trend for not only the connoisseurs but also for the younger generation across the world. We have seen more new collectors coming in than ever: one in every five bidders in our worldwide whisky sales over the last two years was a new bidder. With this in mind, we have curated this online sale to offer not the high-ticket star bottles, but instead a wide range of editions from popular distilleries at friendly price points. We hope that first-time buyers can find in this sale an entrance to start their whisky collection.’

Highlights estimated under HK$20,000 (US$2,600) include:

• 余市 Yoichi-1984-#252986, estimate: HK$18,000–22,000
• Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt-Joker “Colour”, estimate: HK$15,000–20,000
• Lagavulin-1991-Feis Ile 2015, estimate: HK$6,000–8,000

Highlights estimated under HK$100,000 (US$13,000) include:

• Karuizawa-Yashiro-1971-37 year old-八代窯, estimate: HK$80,000–100,000
• 山崎 Yamazaki-Mizunara-1986-#6G5029, estimate: HK$65,000–85,000
• Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt-The Game-1st Edition, estimate: HK$48,000–60,000

Highlights estimated under HK$400,000 (US$52,000) include:

• Karuizawa-1965-#8852, estimate: HK$380,000–480,000
• Karuizawa-1964-#3603, estimate: HK$250,000–300,000
• Black Bowmore-1964 (2nd Edition), estimate: HK$120,000–160,000

Bonhams marked its 10 years of market leadership in Asia’s whisky auction in 2019. In August, Hanyu Ichiro’s Full Card Series in 54 bottles established a new record for a Japanese whisky collection for HK$7,192,000 (US$917,000), selling to an Asian female collector. Three months later, an exceedingly rare 30 year whisky sherry hogshead cask from the famed Macallan Distillery also achieved HK$4,464,000 (US$572,000), setting a new world auction record for a whisky cask.

Bonhams wine and whisky departments worldwide reported sales of GBP16 million (US$21.3 million/ HK$166,200,000) for 2019.

The forthcoming Fine & Rare Wine and Whisky sale will be held on 15 May in Hong Kong.

Whisky Online Auction15 February until 6pm (HKT) 22 February 2020Bidding page will go live on 15 February on www.bonhams.com Specialist: Daniel Lam, Bonhams’ Director of Wine & Spirits, Asia.

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Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com

Our January auction is now LIVE!

Place your bids from Friday 17^th January until Sunday 26^th January, at

www.whiskyhammer.co.uk

Every month, we present an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits to our members right across the globe. You will find everything here from limited edition releases and vintage bottles to whole casks of rare whisky. There is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest or enjoy!

Karuizawa – 40 Year Old (1977) Single Cask

Glendronach – 40 Year Old (1971)

Hakushu – 25 Year Old

Selling whisky? Why not arrange the pick-up of your bottles using our global courier service? If you’re based in Scotland, you might want to arrange the personal collection of your bottles. Wherever you’re based in the world, we will make getting your bottles into our monthly auction as simple as possible. Get in touch with the Whisky Hammer team now by dropping them a message at sales@whiskyhammer.co.uk.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST LIVE ONLINE WHISKY AUCTION DEDICATED TO CASKS

Cask Trade is to host the world’s first, live, online only auction dedicated to casks of whisky later this month but the the last chance for people to enter casks in the auction is fast approaching on Friday 10^th January.

Sales of whisky have raised record-breaking amounts, most recently £7.6M was raised at a Sotheby’s auction in London including several casks and an auction in Hong Kong in November raised £441,000 for a Cask of Macallan 1989.

World First

In an historic, world first, Cask Trade will host the first ever live, online auction for casks on 22^nd January 2020.

Auctionyourcask.com will allow private owners and investors to sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world.

A passionate whisky collector for more than 20 years, Cask Trade’s owner Simon Aron, suffered many false promises from whisky investment companies and this drove his ambition to create a real and trustworthy market place for whisky collectors and investors, and bottlers.

“It’s a really exciting time for whisky sales as the recent Sotheby’s auction proved. I was in the room and the excitement was palpable and marked a historic moment for the spirits market. With the launch of auctionyourcask.com we offer a fresh approach to selling whisky by the cask, not just the bottle,” says Simon.

Whisky Price Growth

A mixed portfolio investment of 14 whisky casks purchased for £100,000 would appreciate at an estimated average increase of 13-18% a year (over 4-6 years), generating a target gross return of more than £214,000, an increase of approximately 114%.

Whisky, according to the recent Knight Frank Wealth Report, is 2019’s top performing luxury investment. With an increase of 40% on rare bottle values in the last 12 months, it far outstripped the more established alternative assets such as art, wine and cars.

auctionyourcask.com

The first auction on 22^nd January will run until 2^nd February (ending 8pm GMT) and feature approximately 24 casks including: Glen Ord barrel April 2015 estimated £2,000-£3,000; Glenrothes sherry hogshead 2009 estimated £9,000-£11,000; Bruichladdich 2007 in a first fill ex-Chateau Margaux barrique estimated £29,000-£33,000 and Springbank 1995 sherry hogshead estimated £40,000-£50,000.

Those looking to register their interest in the auction should visit www.auctionyourcask.com – the deadline for entry is 10^th January 2020.

Two tastings of cask-strength whisky will be held for those who register their interest in the auction. The tastings will take place at Cask Trade’s offices on Regent Street on 15^th January at 12noon until 2pm and 5.30pm until 8pm. Tickets for both tastings can be purchased from www.auctionyourcask.com/news-and-events (£10/ticket). However if you can’t make the date, a limited supply of samples will be available online after the tasting.

All casks will need to have had a recent re-gauge ready for auction and a full 70cl sample will be drawn so that bidders have the opportunity, wherever possible, to try the whisky before they buy. Cask Trade validate all the sellers and confirm proof of ownership and the history of the cask enabling bidders to safely buy. With complete transparency and no sellers’ fee Cask Trade can offer bidders the actual hammer price. Their low buyers’ fee of 15% + VAT will offer the opportunity to buyers, trade or private, to buy rare casks.

Cask Trade, the company behind of auctionyourcask.com, buys and sells exceptional cask whiskies. The company is unique because it only sells casks it owns outright, and it only sells whole casks: it is not a whisky cask broker and it does not offer fractional sales, as part of a fund.

Hosted four times a year the next auctions will take place in April, July and October 2020.

Ends

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Founded in 2018 by Simon Aron in partnership with several of the world’s foremost whisky masters, including Keeper of the Quaich Sir Colin Hampden-White, Cask Trade buys and sells exceptional cask whiskies. The company is unique because it only sells casks it owns outright, and it only sells whole casks: it is not a whisky cask broker and it does not offer fractional sales.

A passionate whisky collector for more than 20 years, Simon Aron suffered many false promises from whisky investment companies and this drove his ambition to create a real and trustworthy market place for whisky collectors and investors, and bottlers:

The company’s casks are held in the best HMRC bonded warehouses, regularly visited and approved by Cask Trade whisky masters. All stock holdings have a complete paper trail…

• Delivery orders from supplier to Cask Trade
• Invoices for transfer of ownership, storage insurance, re-gauging, sampling or movement
• HMRC-issued WOWGR (warehouse keepers, warehouse premises, owner of goods and registered consigners): a fully regulated and closely monitored license requiring due diligence on suppliers as well as customers.

Included in its extensive list of customer services, Cask Trade’s rigorous processes means that the company will guarantee to buy back from its clients the casks they buy from and have had managed by Cask Trade. It also offers…

• Regular sampling and re-gauging of casks
• Re-racking (sherry wine, port etc)
• Estimates of bottles and strength in cask (effects of angels’ share 0ver years of maturations)
• Financial modelling for each cask based on age and rarity with estimated % returns
• Costings for bottling, labelling and shipping (duty & tax)
• Regularly updated whisky investment guide which includes statistics from two authoritative third parties (independent of Cask Trade)
• Cask Trade will arrange for clients to receive samples of their whiskies and visit their barrels(s), upon request – wherever possible.

Cask Trade has started the first live auction website dedicated to exceptional whisky casks: auctionyourcask.com.

Hosted four times a year and helping private owners/investors sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world. All casks will be re-gauged ready for auction and a full 70cl sample will be drawn so that bidders have the opportunity to try the whisky before they buy. – Wherever possible. We validate all the sellers and confirm proof of ownership and the history of the cask enabling bidders to safely buy. With complete transparency and no sellers’ fee we can offer you the actual hammer price. Our low buyers’ fee of 15% + VAT will offer the opportunity to buyers, trade or private, to buy rare casks.

https://www.casktrade.com

https://www.auctionyourcask.com

Whisky Price Growth 

Whisky, according to the recent Knight Frank Wealth Report, is 2019’s top performing luxury investment. With an increase of 40% on rare bottle values in the last 12 months, it far outstripped the more established alternative assets such as art, wine and cars.

From page 78 – https://content.knightfrank.com/resources/knightfrank.com/wealthreport/2019/the-wealth-report-2019.pdf

Data collected by Rare Whisky 101 suggests the four-year growth from December 2014 in rare whisky has increased over 160%, compared to just 2.47% for the FTSE 100. https://www.rarewhisky101.com/indice

The same report by Rare Whisky 101 claimed via the BBC that they had performed a controlled test of 55 rare bottles, of which over a third were fakes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-46566703

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR BONHAMS WHISKY SALES

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Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com