


With four days left on the sale, bids for the coveted 1988 Macallan cask are sitting at $228,000 (£130,000) at the time of this writing. The Whisky Hammer’s April auction, which comprises more than 2,000 other lots, will wrap up this Sunday at 7 pm. On the palate, you can expect waves of mature oak and rich spices, while the long finish promises hints of honeycomb and sweet orchard fruits. “This is, without doubt, one of the most exciting casks we’ve seen come to auction in recent years, and we expect it to set a new world record by the time the auction closes on Sunday.”Īs per the unofficial tasting notes, the single malt in cask number 4180 has notes of salted caramel and orange marmalade on the nose. 0,70l Jim Murray gab diesem Whisk (e)y 92,5 Punkte. “Casks of this age and size are extremely rare, especially from The Macallan,” Daniel Milne, co-founder and managing director of Whisky Hammer, said in a statement. A rare 'forgotten' cask of whisky, bought for £5,000 more than 30 years ago, has sold for more than £1 million at auction in what is said to be a new world record. Created using only first-fill Sherry-seasoned oak casks, handpicked by The Macallan Master Whisky Maker from less than 1 of the casks maturing at the. The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. An extraordinary Macallan single malt bottled by Duncan Taylor for its The Rarest of the Rare Collection - and it is indeed as rare as the name suggests. The 30-year-old Macallan cask currently in the top spot achieved a per-bottle price of $2,817, according to Bonhams. The record, in this case, pertains to the per-bottle price.
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