SCOTCH WHISKY FETCH TOP PRICES AT BONHAMS HONG KONG SALE
Decanter of Glen Grant-1948-72 year old by Gordon & MacPhail
Sold for HK$1,054,000
Estimate: HK$300,000-380,000
Appearing at auction for the first time, a stunning decanter of Glen Grant-1948-72 year old by Gordon & MacPahil sold at Bonhams Hong Kong Whisky sale on 29 January for HK$421,600, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate of HK$380,000. Scotch whisky dominated seven of the top ten lots of the sale. The top lot was a classic Macallan Lalique-50 year old, which sold for an impressive HK$1,054,000, against an estimate of HK$750,000-900,000.
Macallan Lalique-50 year old
Sold for HK$1,054,000
Estimate: HK$750,000-900,000
Daniel Lam, Bonhams Director of Wine and Whisky, Asia, said, “After a record-breaking year for Japanese whisky, collectors are now turning their attention to Scotch whisky. Of all top ten lots sold in the sale, seven of them were Scotch whisky, all sold above their high estimate. This gives the market a very encouraging start for 2021.”
The decanter of Glen Grant-1948-72 year old was bottled in 2020 and this is the first time it has appeared at auction. Numbered 88 of 290, the bottle is especially auspicious – 88 is a symbolic number in Chinese culture, meaning “wealthy”. It is also unusual for a whisky of this age to retain such a high alcoholic content at 52.6% volume, and this gives particular vitality to its taste and aroma.
Top ten lots: https://bonhams.box.com/s/8obzl50qr3ev3cwbs10zq779rvq3zjqe
258 Macallan Lalique-50 year old $1,054,000
177 Macallan Lalique Motor Car-1937-37 year old $558,000
178 Glen Grant-1948-72 year old Decanter $421,600
142 Hibiki ceramic-35 year old-Tokuda Yasokichi III $372,000
277 Bowmore-1967-40 year old-#4538 Decanter $347,200
45 Hibiki-Kutani-35 year old-九谷燒 色繪牡丹蝶図筒形瓶 $297,600
176 Macallan Fine & Rare-1965-36 year old $285,200
174 Macallan-40 year old $248,000
88 Karuizawa-45 year old-黑命の水 $223,200
257 Macallan Glenlivet-1949-50 year old Decanter $198,400
For full results, please visit: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26713/
Sale: Whisky Location: Admiralty Hong KongDate: Friday 29 January at 2pm
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