Oldest Known Whiskey Believed Currently Set To Be Auctioned
Oldest Known Whiskey Believed Currently Set To Be Auctioned
Bottled between 1763 and 1803, what’s said to be the oldest known whiskey currently in existence is coming up for auction this summer.
The Old Ingledew Whiskey is reported to have been purchased by financier
John Pierpoint Morgan during one of his frequent visits to Georgia, where it was bottled by Evans & Ragland, grocers and merchants, in La Grange. His son, Jack Morgan, gifted this bottle to James Byrnes
of South Carolina for Christmas, c. 1942-1944. It is thought to be the only surviving bottle of a trio from the cellar of J.P. Morgan, according to information from Skinner Auctioneers, who will be handling the auction.
Never ask a drink its age.
When it comes to whiskey, this might be the oldest bottle on the planet. If the predictions are correct, any alcohol fans hoping to add it to their collection are going to have to throw down some serious cash. A bottle of what could be the oldest bottle of whiskey is going up for auction in June. (iStock)
A bottle of Old Ingledew Whiskey is set to hit the auction block in June, the New York Post reports. The bottle is expected to sell for anywhere between $20,000 to $40,000.
This is because it s believed that the bottle was produced between the years of 1762 and 1802 based on carbon dating performed by the University of Georgia. The alcohol reportedly wasn’t bottled until some point in the 1860s.
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