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Glenlivet 70-year-old sells for £43k at auction
A 70-year-old bottle of the Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 has sold for £43,800 (US$55,800) at auction in Glasgow.
Private Collection Glenlivet 1943
The expression, which went under the hammer at a McTear’s auction last Friday (17 August), was expected to fetch between £30,000 and £40,000 (US$38,200-US$51,000).
McTear’s whisky expert, Graeme Maxwell, said: “We have seen some exceptional bottles come through the doors at McTear’s over the years and there is no doubt this sits as one of the most magnificent whiskies we have had the privilege to auction.
“The Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 is revered amongst whisky connoisseurs and we were delighted to see it make such a good price at our Rare & Collectable Whisky Auction.”
The whisky was first matured at the Glenlivet distillery and then at Gordon & MacPhail’s warehouses in Elgin.
On 14 January 1943, Gordon and MacPhail’s senior partner, John Urquhart, filled a Sherry cask made of European oak with spirit.
In 2013, current director and great grandson of John Urquhart, Stephen Rankin, started to release the spirit from Cask 121 into 42 decanters.
Other highlights of the auction included a record-breaking £6,500 (US$8,281) for a bottle of Macallan Nicol’s Nectar; an Ardbeg 1976 Single Cask 22-year-old, which sold for £3,800 (US$4,841); and a Caol Ila Manager’s Dram aged 15 years, which fetched £4,600 (US$5,860).