The Highest Worth Whisky Assortment Ever Provided in a Single Public sale within the US:
Sotheby’s to Supply The Timeless Whisky Assortment
That includes 30 Bottles Exceeding 50 Years of Age and Over 50 Magnums,
Led by The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Assortment (est. $400,000-580,000)
NEW YORK, 8 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Amid the surge in demand for collectible whisky, Sotheby’s will provide The Timeless Whisky Assortment – the best worth whisky assortment ever to be offered in a standalone public sale within the US. Comprising 497 heaps, and with a pre-sale estimate of $1.6 to 2.1 million, the gathering shall be provided by Sotheby’s in New York on 23 September, with advance bidding open from Friday, 9 September.
Constructed over years by a devoted collector in California, The Timeless Whisky Assortment boasts thirty bottles that exceed 50 Years of age and a staggering fifty-three magnums, led by The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Assortment (est. $400,000-580,000), which comes with a bespoke show platform and an unique expertise provided immediately from Lalique. Along with The Macallan, the gathering can also be represented by Bowmore, Highland Park, Glen Grant, Tamdhu, Glenfarclas, Fettercairn, Glen Mhor, Glenglassaugh, Loch Lomond, Linkwood and The Glenlivet.
Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s Head of Whisky & Spirits, North America and EMEA, stated: “The Timeless Whisky Assortment showcases every part that collectors search for in whisky, from excessive worth, extremely aged bottles, to restricted outturn and enormous format impartial bottlings. Once we first began engaged on this assortment, we had been surprised by its scale and worth, so we knew we must do one thing particular in bringing it to public sale. Because of this we selected to fee the beautiful burr oak show platform for The Macallan Six Pillars Assortment and labored immediately with Lalique to supply an expertise. The looks of a group of this magnitude units one more benchmark within the whisky public sale market.”
The collector himself welcomed Sotheby’s Whisky group to his home in Los Angeles to carry out an inspection. Whereas wishing to stay nameless, he stated: “Whisky has been a ardour of mine for a few years. Whereas I accumulate many issues, vehicles, watches and artwork included, whisky has all the time been one thing that has held my consideration. I shall be unhappy to half with this assortment, however it felt just like the time was proper for it to discover a new residence. I’ve nonetheless held again a few of my favourite bottles to take pleasure in over the following few years.”
A latest wave of extremely aged whiskies at public sale have commanded distinctive costs, as age on this planet of whisky amassing has develop into synonymous with rarity, because of the truth that not many barrels in bonded warehouses in Scotland make it to the age of fifty as a result of fee of alcohol evaporation.
Jonny Fowle explains: “Behind age assertion is the classic of a whisky, and, in contrast to uncommon wines, classic is just not all the time declared in whisky as it might require each ingredient of the whisky that goes into the bottle to be from the identical yr of distillation. The Scotch Whisky trade’s tendency to vat whiskies from totally different barrels collectively to realize their remaining assemblage signifies that usually whiskies are constructed utilizing casks from a number of vintages. This assortment showcases an enormous variety of whiskies that proudly bear a single classic assertion.”
The sale of The Timeless Whisky Assortment follows Sotheby’s providing of The Three Continents Assortment of Scotch, Japanese and American whiskies. Introduced throughout 5 separate auctions because of its scale, The Three Continents Assortment turned the second Most worthy single proprietor assortment of whisky ever bought by Sotheby’s – second solely to The Final Whisky Assortment, which nonetheless stands as probably the most precious whisky assortment of all time at public sale.*
The Macallan Six Pillars Assortment with Bespoke Show Platform and Expertise
Est. $400,000-580,000
The results of a novel collaboration between The Macallan distillery and famend French crystal maker Lalique, The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Assortment was launched over a decade, between 2005 and 2016. An unique collection of limited-edition decanters, every launch represents the wedding and mastery of spirit distilling and creative crystal craftsmanship. The gathering celebrates the muse stones upon which the distinctive character of The Macallan and the distillery’s creation of its wealthy spirit are constructed, together with Distinctive Oak Casks and Curiously Small Stills. Each decanter encases among the rarest and oldest Macallan single malt whiskies on this planet, ranging between fifty and sixty-five years previous.
For this public sale and to have a good time the importance of The Timeless Whisky Assortment, Sotheby’s commissioned a bespoke show platform manufactured from Burr Elm by Anselm Fraser Design. The wooden itself is from a Scottish Elm tree which fell initially of the Eighties and had been used because the bar high in a personal residence in Scotland for the final 20 years, earlier than being reclaimed and re-designed for this assortment. The lot can also be supported by Lalique, with a suggestion of a novel expertise to the successful bidder and their visitor to remain at Villa Rene Lalique in Alsace and dine at their two Michelin Star restaurant.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Macallan 72 Yr Previous in Lalique, Genesis Decanter 42.0 abv NV (1 BT75), est. $70,000-90,000
Bowmore Black The Final Cask 50 Yr Previous 41.0 abv 1964 (1 BT70), est. $38,000-55,000
Bowmore 50 Yr Previous 40.7abv 1961 (1 BT70), est. $32,000-50,000
The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 Yr Previous 43.0 abv 1949 (1 BT75), est. $30,000-40,000
The Macallan Nice & Uncommon 31 Yr Previous 43.0 abv 1938 (1 BT75), est. $26,000-35,000
Glenlivet Gordon & MacPhail Non-public Assortment 49.1 abv 1943 (1 BT70), est. $26,000-35,000
Ardbeg Double Barrel 1974 (2 BT75), est. $22,000-30,000
The Macallan 40 Yr Previous 2017 Launch 44.0 abv NV (1 BT75), est. $20,000-30,000
Highland Park 50 Yr Previous 44.8 abv NV (1 BT70), est. $19,000-26,000
Bowmore Gold Nice Oak Cask 44 Yr Previous 42.4 abv 1964 (1 BT75), est. $14,000-19,000
Glenfarclas 60 Yr Previous 40.9 abv 1959 (1 BT70), est. $12,000-17,000
Linkwood Gordon & MacPhail Non-public Assortment 60 Yr Previous 49.4 abv 1956 (1 BT70), est. $11,000-14,000
Tamdhu 50 Yr Previous 55.6 abv 1963 (2 BT70), est. $11,000-14,000
Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl 40.0 abv NV (1 BT75), est. $11,000-16,000
The Balvenie 43 Yr Previous 46.6 abv 1973 (1 BT75), $10,000-15,000
Glen Grant 50 Yr Previous 54.4 abv 1963 (1 BT70), est. $10,000-12,000
Gordon & MacPhail Speyside Assortment 1948-1972 NV (6 BT70), est. $10,000-14,000
Longmorn Gordon & MacPhail Non-public Assortment 40.8 abv 1961 (1 BT70), est. $10,000-15,000
Longmorn Gordon & MacPhail Non-public Assortment 45.0 abv 1961 (1 BT70), est. $10,000-15,000
Loch Lomond 50 Yr Previous 46.2 abv 1967 (1 BT70), est. $10,000-12,000
Bowmore Black Second Launch 50.0 abv 1964 (1 BT70), est. $8,000-12,000
Notes
For The Timeless Whisky Assortment, Sotheby’s labored carefully with advisor Mark Littler to carry these whiskies to public sale.
Sotheby’s has provided 4 vital single proprietor collections of whisky which have been sourced in America, probably the most notable of which was The Final Whisky Assortment, which went on to set the document for probably the most precious assortment of all time when bought in London in 2019.
The Final Whisky Assortment Components I and II (October 2019 and October 2020) introduced a mixed whole of £8.7 million ($11.2 million) – probably the most precious whisky assortment ever bought at public sale.
The Three Continents Assortment was bought over 5 auctions at Sotheby’s, starting in December 2021. Comprising 1,455 heaps (2,516 bottles), the gathering was 97% bought by lot, with the $4.8 million whole doubling the low estimate.
