Two fine hogsheads of single malt Scotch whisky, offering collectors and investors the opportunity to acquire whisky of considerable age, will go under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers on 2nd December when they lead the Fine Wine and Whisky Sale. Both casks were purchased in the early 1990s by a private client from England and are currently held in bond.
The first cask is a Highland Park 1988 Single Malt Scotch Whisky Hogshead, which will be offered with an estimate of £40,000-50,000 (plus buyer’s premium). The highly regarded Highland Park, based in Orkney, was founded in 1798 when Magnus “Mansie” Eunson, a butcher and church officer by day and illicit distiller and smuggler by night, gained his first government licence to distil whisky. The present cask currently has an ABV of 49.8% and would yield approximately 228 70cl bottles of 38-year-old Highland Park. It is held in bond with CVH Spirits in East Kilbride.
The second cask is a Braes of Glenlivet 1989 Single Malt Scotch Whisky Hogshead (estimate: £15,000-20,000 plus buyer’s premium). Also in bond with CVH Spirits, this time at Deanston Distillery near Dunblane, the hogshead currently has an ABV of 50.7% and would yield approximately 155 70cl bottles of 37-year-old Braes of Glenlivet. Braes of Glenlivet was founded in 1973, located at the head of the Livet Glen in Speyside, and is the highest distillery in Scotland. In 1994 the distillery changed its name to Braeval, to avoid confusion with the nearby Glenlivet distillery.
Aside from the casks, the auction will also include interesting bottles from a remarkable private collection of single malt whiskies. The collection, which will offer over 100 bottles, was put together over the course of four decades by a dedicated whisky connoisseur. Many of the bottles come from distilleries which have achieved almost cult status amongst collectors such as Bowmore, Laphroaig, Ardbeg and of course the legendary Macallan. Not only will the collection include fine collectable and specialist bottles, but there will be plenty of distinguished whiskies perfect for drinking on cold winter’s evenings.
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