RAREST BOTTLE OF GLEN GRANT WHISKY TO BE AUCTIONED AT BONHAMS SKINNER
A bottle of Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1948 72 Years Old, estimated at $70,000 – 100,000.
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Boston – Bonhams Skinner will present one of the rarest bottles of Scotch Whiskies, Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant 1948 72-year-old, at its Rare Spirits sale from June 19 – 29. One of the oldest and greatest Scotch single malts of all time, this is the first time this bottling has been offered at auction in the United States. It is estimated at $70,000 – 100,000.
Built in 1839, Glen Grant is one of the most recognized distilleries in Speyside, the biggest whisky producing region in Scotland. Their 72-Year-Old whisky was distilled in 1948, matured in an American oak ex-Sherry cask, and bottled in 2020. The cask produced on 290 bottles and the whisky is housed in a hand cut Dartington Crystal decanter. It was awarded the World’s Finest Single Cask and the 2022 Scottish Single Malt Whisky of the Year.
A three-bottle set of Brora Triptych single malt Scotch Whisky, estimated at $25,000 – 35,000.
Additional highlights of the sale:
- A three-bottle set of Brora Triptych single malt Scotch Whisky, estimated at $25,000 – 35,000.
- A bottle of Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash released in 2022, estimated at $12,000 – 18,000.
- Eight bottles of Austin Nichols Wild Turkey “Cheesy Gold Foil”, bottled between 1985 and 1993, estimated at $7,000 – 11,000.
- A bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 7 Years Old Whiskey, estimated at $7,000 – 10,000.
Sale: Rare Spirits Location: Boston Date: June 19 – 29
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and collectables, collectors’ cars and a luxury division, which includes jewellery, designer fashion, watches, wine, and whisky. In 2021 and 2022, Bonhams made a number of important acquisitions which form the wider Bonhams network. These include: Bukowskis, Bruun Rasmussen, Bonhams Skinner, and Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.
There are 14 salerooms around the globe: UK: New Bond Street, London; Knightsbridge, London; Edinburgh. US: New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Marlborough. Hong Kong: Admiralty. France: Avenue Hoche, Paris; Rue de la Paix, Paris. Belgium: Brussels; Denmark: Copenhagen. Sweden: Stockholm and Australia: Sydney.
With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60+ specialist areas.
In 2022, Bonhams held a number of important auctions and offered landmark single-owner collections, including the white glove sales of Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection, Sir Terence Conran: The Contents of Barton Court, Personal Property of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and The Robert & Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art: A Century of Collecting. Other notable single-owner sales included Style and Substance: The Collection of George and Charlotte Shultz and The Claude de Marteau Collection.
Top lots for 2022 included a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder (Sold for US$4,185,000), a pair of blue and white octagonal candlesticks (Sold for HK$30,453,00/ US$3,911,913), La femme en rouge au fond bleu by Chaïm Soutine (Sold for £1,842,300/ US$2,236,940), and a rare emerald and diamond Cartier bracelet (Sold for US$3,240,375).
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The Bonhams Network
Bukowskis
Established in 1870, Bukowskis offers fine art and collectables from its saleroom in Stockholm as well as online. In 2021, it sold 11 of the 15 most valuable artworks in the Swedish market – achieving the highest price for a Swedish artwork ever sold at auction – while their innovative digital presence attracts more than one million users every month.
Bruun Rasmussen
From its Copenhagen saleroom and online, Bruun Rasmussen sells more than 75,000 lots each year across categories from furniture, paintings and modern design to silver, wine and collector’s items such as books, arms and armour, stamps and coins.
Bonhams Skinner
Renowned New England auction house Bonhams Skinner holds some 80 auctions a year in 20 collecting categories – including Americana, fine art, collectables and wine, and ranging from fine violins to contemporary paintings – at its salerooms in Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, as well as on its highly effective digital platform for online sales.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
Established in 1973, Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is famous throughout the auction world for its high-profile single-owner sales. With salerooms in Paris and Brussels, it holds auctions in more than a dozen categories, including fine art, haute couture, Asian art, collectable cars, jewellery, watches and more.
