NEW WORLD WHISKY RECORD AT BONHAMS EDINBURGH  

The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 year old.  Sold for £848,750. Estimate: £700,000-900,000

A bottle of the extremely rare The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 year old sold at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh today (3 October) for a new world record of £848,750. It had been estimated at £700,000-900,000.

The previous world record was set by Bonhams in May this year when another bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold for £814,081 (HK$8,636,250).

Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green commented:” I am delighted at this exceptional result. It is a great honour to have established a new world record, and particularly exciting to have done so here in Scotland, the home of whisky.  Bonhams now holds the record for the three most valuable bottles of whisky ever sold at auction.”

The whisky was bottled in 1986.   Macallan commissioned two world-famous Pop Artists – Valerio Adami and Peter Blake – to design labels for a very limited edition of 24 bottles –12 of the Adami and 12 of the Blake labels.  The bottle is elegantly presented in a specially commissioned cabinet or Tantalus, based on the traditional ‘Brass and Glass’ distillery spirit safe. It was bought by the vendor direct from the Macallan distillery for an undisclosed sum in 1994 and was part of a wider collection from the same owner offered in the sale.

Although 12 bottles of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 were produced, it is not known how many of them still exist. One is said to have been destroyed in an earthquake in Japan in 2011, and it is believed that at least one of them has been opened and drunk.

Valerio Adami (born 1935) is an Italian artist famous for painting bold, flat forms outlined in thick, black lines, in a style reminiscent of comic art. He is among the most acclaimed of 20^th Century Pop Artists.

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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.

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Karuizawa 1983 Single Cask #3557 / Only 50 Bottles

In 2015, 45 attendees of the Nepal Appeal Karuizawa Masterclass each paid £6,000 to try a selection of extremely rare Karuizawa. Each attendee was given a bottle of this single cask Karuizawa with all the proceeds of the event going towards aid in Nepal which suffered a series of devastating earthquakes earlier on in the year.

Impressive Islays

This month see’s the return of some of the most sought after bottlings to ever come out of Islay. Amongst a great line up we have what is thought to be the only official bottling of Port Ellen released while the distillery was active ; The Queen’s Visit, a fantastic sherry cask Bowmore from the mid 1950s which has been described as ‘in a league of its own’ plus lots more.

Samaroli Selection

The Whisky Auctioneer Team absolutely loves the results of Samaroli’s care and attention – the liquids, the labels and his forward thinking.  You’ll find the largest collection of Samaroli’s bottlings here, so get browsing and bidding now!

Glenfarclas 1955 50 Year Old / Bicentenary

An incredibly special bottle of Glenfarclas, selected by George Grant to celebrate the bi-centenary of the distillery’s founder, and his great, great, great, great Grandfather, John Grant. Only 110 were produced of this 50 Year Old, which comes in an attractive presentation box with certificate / scroll.

Clynelish Ainslie an Heilbron

A well known selection of Clynelish are showcased this month with certain bottlings said to contain liquid from the original Clynelish distillery we know today as Brora.

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LOUISVILLE SPEED ART MUSEUM TO PREMIER “ART OF BOURBON” AUCTION

Rarest Pappy Van Winkle Bottle Up for Bid at Inaugural Event & Online Auction

LOUISVILLE, KY September 10, 2018 — The Speed Art Museum is launching its first annual online and live bourbon auction on September 21 featuring the 10th bottle of Pappy Van Winkle ever made, a bottle selected by the legendary Albert B. Blanton, and
many other rare or hard-to-find bourbons.

Offering some of the world’s most covetable whiskeys, “The Art of Bourbon” promises to become the premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction. Four exclusive bourbon bottles are up for bid for the online portion:

The 10th bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 23-year-old ever produced, valued at $20,000

• Pappy Van Winkle 23-year-old Bourbon
• This is the #10 bottle of the Pappy Van Winkle 23-year-old
• This bottle was given to the current owner by Julian Van Winkle, Pappy’s grandson and the bottler of this rare bottle.
• Bottles #7, #8 and #9 bottles have been drunk, and the Van Winkle family owns #1-5, making this bottle exceptionally rare.
• Distilled and bottled in Lawrenceburg, KY before Pappy Van Winkle moved to the Buffalo Trace Distillery. Bottled in 1998.

The impossible-to-find Albert B. Blanton, 100 proof, 7-year-old, valued at $10,000

• Albert B. Blanton, considered the dean of the distillers, was the legendary distilling icon behind George T. Stagg Distillery – what is now known as Buffalo Trace.
• Blanton hand-selected barrels and had them bottled for select customers and special occasions. Why the significance? Kentucky tax stamp suggests this bottle may have entered the retail market, possibly making this one of the first ever single barrel released to the public.
• This bottle comes from the granddaughter of a former employee at the George T. Stagg Distillery. Selected personally by Blanton, it was bottled in 1952 for Blanton’s 55th anniversary. He died in 1959. Exceptionally Rare Stitzel-Weller Original, 7-year-old, Barrel Proof, valued at $5,000
• This was developed for whiskey connoisseurs at 107 proof.
• Distiller: Stitzel-Weller
• Bottled around 1965. This bottle is sealed with the government Series 112 red tax stamp and was specifically bottled for John Wellburn Brown, a prominent life insurance company executive. The Stitzel-Weller owners, which included the Van Winkles,
frequently gifted bottles like this to friends and dignitaries.

King of Kentucky, 14-year-old, limited release, valued at $1,200

• Only 960 bottles of the long-retired Brown-Forman brand have been released.

Other bottles and experiences, such as exclusive bourbon tours and single-barrel selections, also will be available for auction.

“Collectors have the opportunity to buy and taste history,” said renowned bourbon author Fred Minnick, who is serving as the auction curator and edits the new magazine Bourbon+. “We’ve secured an enviable inventory of rare and unique bourbons and
bourbon-related experiences. I plan to bid on a few myself.”

With such hard-to-find lots, organizers expect the online event to draw interest from serious bourbon enthusiasts and connoisseurs from around the globe.

The Speed Seeks its Angel’s Share

While Louisville positions itself at the epicenter of American spirits, the Speed Art Museum – Kentucky’s largest museum – is tapping into the cultural renaissance of the bourbon boom. The nearby Kentucky Bourbon Trail, for example, attracts more than 1
million visitors annually.

“Not only is bourbon making an impact on our city, but we know this industry can have an even more powerful impact on our cultural institutions,” said Museum Director Stephen Reily. Event proceeds will support the art institution’s upcoming Kentucky-focused exhibitions, outreach, and education initiatives. Auctioneer Bill Menish will oversee the event.

The evening auction will take place inside Louisville’s storied art museum and dinner tickets are limited. Event organizers are taking advantage of the museum’s proximity by partnering with Bourbon & Beyond, a Louisville bourbon, food, and music festival that coincides with the auction. Minnick also serves as the festival’s curator. Held during September’s Bourbon Heritage Month, the event draws more than 50,000 people.

The “Art of Bourbon” tickets will include a cocktail hour, bourbon tastings, a seated dinner with a bourbon-inspired menu, and live music by bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne and his Rocky Top X-Press. For tickets, go to

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Lead sponsorship for the event provided by Hell or High Water. Additional support by Kelvin Cooperage.

About the Speed Art Museum

The Speed Art Museum is Kentucky’s largest art museum. An independent and encyclopedic museum located on the campus of the University of Louisville, the Speed celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2017. Louisville philanthropist Hattie Bishop Speed founded the Museum, which opened in 1927, with a belief in the power of art to change people’s lives.

The Speed reopened in 2016 following a 3-year, $60 million renovation and expansion designed by Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY that doubled the museum’s overall square footage and nearly tripled its gallery space. Free Owsley Sundays, sponsored by the
Brown-Forman Corp., draw large and diverse crowds every week. For more information, visit www.speedmuseum.org.

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