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Macallan miniature could sell for £1,000 at auction
A rare miniature bottle of a 32-year-old Macallan is expected to fetch up to £1,000 (US$1,325) at a McTear’s whisky auction tomorrow (6 July).
This Macallan miniature, distilled in 1937, could fetch between £8,000 and £1,000
The Macallan 1937 Fine & Rare Aged 32 Years Miniature was distilled in 1937 and bottled in 1969, then rebottled in 2002.
The 50ml expression could sell for between £800 and £1,000 (US$1,060-US$1,325) when it goes under the hammer at McTear’s Rare and Collectable Whisky auction in Glasgow.
McTear’s whisky expert, Graeme Maxwell, said: “The Macallan 1937 Fine & Rare, which was rebottled in 2002, has never come to auction before so we believe it will attract a lot of interest.
“The Fine & Rare series consists of bottles and miniatures of some of the oldest and rarest Macallan whiskies, with vintages ranging from 1926 up to 1991.
“This stunning miniature is one of the earliest available and proves quite clearly that good things definitely come in small packages.”
In addition to The Macallan, bottlings from The Dalmore, Talisker, Highland Park and Bowmore will also go up for sale.
Highlights include the Springbank Door Gods – a range of three single cask bottlings from the Campbeltown distillery. It is expected to fetch between £1,500 and £2,500.
A Bowmore Bicentenary is estimated to sell for between £2,000 and £3,000, while a Macallan 30-year-old could fetch £4,000.
A rare miniature bottle of Laphroaig Scotch whisky that a Glasgow couple was planning to throw in the bin fetched £830 (US$1,100) at auction last year.