Signed Trump whisky auctioned for £6k

A bottle of 26-year-old GlenDronach single malt whisky signed by US president-elect Donald Trump has sold for £6,000 (US$7.4k) at auction – more than double the estimated price.

The liquid was bottled in 2012 commemorate the opening of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire

The expression was one of the featured lots in McTear’s Rare and Collectable whisky sale last Friday (13 January), and was bottled in 2012 to commemorate the opening of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire.

Though initially priced between £2500 and £3500, the limited edition GlenDronach – which was distilled in 1985 and matured in a sherry cask – was purchased by a Canadian buyer for a hammer price of £6,000.

McTear’s whisky expert, Laurie Black, said: “There was a huge amount of interest in the bottle and we were delighted with the final price, which was several times more than previous Trump bottles have sold for.

“The GlenDronach is a stunning whisky in its own right however, the Trump connection gave this particular bottle a presidential boost.”

The auction also saw a bottle of Macallan 1950 reach £10,000, while a bottle of Black Bowmore was purchased for £5,200.

Springbank’s Millennium Collection, containing full size and miniature bottles of 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50-year-old Springbank single malt, was sold for £10,000.

“It was a fantastic sale with some truly outstanding whiskies,” Black added. “The prices achieved on the day reinforce the view that rare and collectable whisky continues to be a strong investment opportunity.”

Earlier this month, bottles of Donald Trump’s defunct vodka brand were pulled from shelves in Israel after the country’s Chief Rabbinate found them to be non-compliant with kosher regulations.