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50-year-old Macallan sells for $40,000
A bottle of 50-year-old Macallan Anniversary has sold at auction in New York for more than US$40,000.
The Macallan more than doubled its pre-sale low estimate at the Bonhams’ Whisky, Cognac & Rare Spirits auction this week, selling for $49,460.
Bonhams Whisky Specialist, Joe Hyman, said: “The auction was successful across categories, with Scotch remaining the focus. Bonhams is proud to be
the leader in this dynamic field.”
Other notable Scotch sales included a 50-year old Macallan Millennium from 1949, which sold for $19,040 while a 57 year-old Macallan in a distinctive Lalique bottle sold for $15, 470. Also a Springbank Millennium series sold for $8,330, a 1955 40 year-old Bowmore achieved $7,140 and a 45 year-old Linkwood from 1938 brought $4,165.
Cognacs also performed very well, with every bottle on offer selling. A
bottle of Remy Martin Black Pearl sold for $21,240, well above its pre-sale estimate. An eight-bottle series of Courvoisier in art-deco style decanters from Erté realised $9,758.