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Post by billhammond on Jan 29, 2021 13:51:52 GMT -5
 By ZEN SOO, Associated Press HONG KONG — A 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland fetched more than $54,000 in an auction in Hong Kong on Friday. It is the first time that the 1948 Glen Grant whisky, by independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail, was offered in an auction. It is number 88 of 290 decanters bottled by the company and was auctioned off by Bonhams, fetching a price of 421,600 Hong Kong dollars ($54,300) including premium. The bottle had a book estimate of 300,000 to 380,000 Hong Kong dollars ($38,000 to $49,000). The whisky, the oldest from the Glen Grant distillery, is in a Dartington crystal decanter with an American black walnut presentation box. Despite the economic uncertainty brought by the pandemic, interest in rare whiskies remains high. Compared to other investment commodities, collectable whisky has done well in the past 10 years with a four-fold increase in prices, said Christopher Pong, wine and whisky specialist at Bonhams. Other whiskies featured in Friday's auction included a 35-year-old Hibiki whisky from Japan in a Kutani ceramic decanter that sold for 372,000 Hong Kong dollars ($48,000). |
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Post by Marshall on Jan 29, 2021 14:05:18 GMT -5
Nice !
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Post by Russell Letson on Jan 29, 2021 14:19:45 GMT -5
Another data point for the proposition that certain markets are recession-proof. (See also: yachts, mansions, exotic cars, famous-brand-name artists.)
On the other hand, Total Wine carries 12-year-old, 94-proof Glen Fohdry for $39.95.
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Post by epaul on Jan 29, 2021 14:30:47 GMT -5
Some day I will try Scotch again.
It has taken a long time to for my body to forget about when I mixed Scotch with ice cream after my senior year high school musical.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 29, 2021 14:33:10 GMT -5
Another data point for the proposition that certain markets are recession-proof. (See also: yachts, mansions, exotic cars, famous-brand-name artists.) On the other hand, Total Wine carries 12-year-old, 94-proof Glen Fohdry for $39.95. I see Morelli's has this: Glen Moray 12 Year Single Malt 750ml $29.99 |
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Post by John B on Jan 29, 2021 15:28:35 GMT -5
I saw my local store had some Glengarry Glen Ross, but it was only for closers.
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Post by kbcolorado on Jan 29, 2021 16:02:40 GMT -5
Surprised the owner would let Mickey Mouse handle that bad boy.
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Post by Marty on Jan 29, 2021 16:52:58 GMT -5
At 54k I expect the bottle to be totally full. Collectible, which means you can't drink it unless you have hot&cold running money.
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Post by TKennedy on Jan 29, 2021 17:30:00 GMT -5
My father in law bought two cases of Highland Mist for our wedding reception.
I think the total cost was about $20. There were some bad hangovers.
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Post by drlj on Jan 29, 2021 17:38:50 GMT -5
Down in the Holler the best vintage is yesterday.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jan 29, 2021 17:54:02 GMT -5
Today is Friday, and that rhymes with Rye day, so I just came back from the liquor store with a bottle of James Russel Rye,aged six years, which at 38 dollars a bottle in Oregon, is my daily bump.
Mike
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Post by jdd2 on Jan 29, 2021 18:37:41 GMT -5
... Other whiskies featured in Friday's auction included a 35-year-old Hibiki whisky from Japan in a Kutani ceramic decanter that sold for 372,000 Hong Kong dollars ($48,000). is a skip and a jump from here, half hour to an hour, driving, depending on what part you want to see. |
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Post by RickW on Jan 30, 2021 11:59:23 GMT -5
My wife used to be in the wine business. They had a representative of a major winery in France in their store to talk to customers. Guy comes in, starts talking to the winery rep about his collection. It was apparently quite something. “I’ve got this, I’ve got that. What do you think I need still?” The reply was, “A corkscrew.”
I’ve had some very nice scotch, up to $300 a bottle. I cannot honestly see how my taste buds could tell the diff with that stuff. I’d certainly be drinking it. If I had 54k to spend. You could buy at least half a dozen spendy custom acoustic guitars for that, and they don’t disappear after you play them.
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Post by epaul on Jan 30, 2021 12:19:38 GMT -5
Well, I learned that if you put enough ice cream into the glass, all Scotch tastes about the same.
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Post by John B on Jan 30, 2021 12:38:58 GMT -5
I worked for a guy who used to regale us with tales of drinking Louis XIII cognac with other partners of that firm. Somewhere astound $4K a bottle? He never splurged on it with me.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 30, 2021 13:00:43 GMT -5
All these years and nobody has any idea if the contents are actually any good?
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Post by david on Jan 30, 2021 13:11:36 GMT -5
So it was aged 72 years when put in the bottle. Wonder what the shelf life is now. Is it like (really good) mayonnaise - needs to be consumed within a month after opening?
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