The Oldest Whisky Ever Provided at Public sale Sells for £300,000
at Sotheby’s in London
Proceeds from Sale of One-of-a-kind Particular Version of
The Macallan The Attain 81 Years Outdated
To Profit The Macallan Artisan Apprenticeship Fund
LONDON, 5 October 2022 – Immediately at Sotheby’s in London, a one-of-a-kind particular version of The Macallan The Attain 81 Years Outdated single malt, the oldest whisky ever to come back to public sale, offered for £300,000* ($325,740), virtually tripling its estimate (£110,000-200,000). Acquired by a UK non-public collector, the decanter was offered in a particular single-lot sale, with proceeds elevating funds for The Macallan’s not too long ago established Artisan Collective discussion board, to profit The Macallan Artisan Apprenticeship Fund. The earlier highest worth paid at public sale for a bottle of the world’s oldest whisky was established at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in October 2021, when Decanter #1 of the Gordon & Macphail Generations 80-Years-Outdated, offered for £142,000 ($193,000).
Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s Head of Whisky & Spirits, North America and EMEA, mentioned: “This extraordinary end result for the oldest whisky ever to come back to public sale is totally deserved. Certainly one of one variations of particular Single Malts are extremely coveted, and we noticed aggressive bids enjoying out because the sale started to shut, pushing the ultimate worth ever greater, to just about 3 times over estimate. Age, rarity and provenance – as soon as once more, the holy trinity for collectors.”
Crafted from a single, sherry seasoned oak cask, The Macallan The Attain is encased in a decanter created from mouth-blown, sizzling glass, cradled on a bronze sculpture of three fingers representing characters in The Macallan’s historical past. Unveiled in February 2022, this launch from the distillery displays a unprecedented second in time, the liquid laid down throughout a interval of accelerating hardship throughout the Second World Conflict, simply earlier than The Macallan was compelled to shut its doorways for the primary time in its historical past.
The cupboard housing the decanter has been crafted utilizing wooden from a fallen elm tree which is believed to have been on The Macallan Property in 1940, the 12 months the spirit was distilled. The decanter itself is encased in a show cupboard lined in crimson leather-based – reflecting the crimson thread that has run by means of The Macallan’s branding because it was based virtually 200 years in the past – reasonably than the normal cream leather-based which options on the unique whisky launch.
Synonymous with age within the whisky world is rarity, since not many barrels in bonded warehouses in Scotland make it to the age of fifty as a result of charge of alcohol evaporation. The Macallan The Attain represents the age and high quality that the world’s main spirits collectors search for in ultra-rare whiskies.
The successful bidder may also take pleasure in an distinctive distillery expertise at The Macallan Property, together with a tasting of this terribly uncommon 81-year-old single malt whisky.
The Macallan | The Attain 81 Years Outdated: The World’s Oldest Whisky
*Excluding VAT
Whisky Maker’s Notes – The Macallan The Attain
Color: Deep auburn
ABV: 41.6%
Nostril: Darkish chocolate, candy cinnamon, fragrant peat, plums, leather-based, pink grapefruit, redcurrant jelly and a wealthy resinous be aware.
Palate: Treacle toffee, bramble jam, liquorice, crystalised ginger, nutmeg, charred pineapple, pecans, woodsmoke.
End: Intensely wealthy, candy and smoky.
The Macallan Artisan Collective is a inventive discussion board for likeminded grasp makers to community, alternate concepts, innovate and collaborate by way of dwell gatherings and digital occasions. Established in 2021, it champions and celebrates the artisans, their philosophies, information, abilities and their essential position in our native and world economies.
In the identical 12 months, The Macallan created The Macallan Artisan Apprenticeship Fund in recognition of the necessity to protect and safeguard legacy crafts, trades, abilities and values to assist employment for generations to come back.
