It s true, whisky improves with age. The older the bottle, the better is the flavour of its complicated mixture. There is something about water, ethanol, and guaiacol that makes whisky one of the most loved liquors. And the addiction of smoky, spicy, peaty flavour is such that when a bottle of 72-year-old Glen Grant 1948 Single Malt Whisky by independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail went for auction, it fetched more than $54,000 Hong Kong Dollars that is over Rs 39 lakhs.
The beautiful warm amber took the centre stage at Bonhams auction in Hong Kong on January 29 as it is the first time that the 1948 Glen Grant whisky, was offered in an auction. The bottle has all the core values of Gordon & McPhail s and is 88 of the 290 exclusive of decanters bottled. The bottle is also especially auspicious, with the number 88 symbolising wealth in Chinese culture, wrote @bonhamswhiskyandwine on Instragram.
72 Year Old Glen Grant Scotch Takes Center Stage at Bonhams Hong Kong First Whisky Sale of 2021
72 Year Old Glen Grant Scotch Takes Center Stage at Bonhams Hong Kong First Whisky Sale of 2021
Bonhams first Whisky Sale of 2021 will highlight Scotch whisky in Hong Kong, and takes place on January 29th.
A decanter of Glen Grant-1948 a 72-year-old by Gordon & MacPhail is a headliner this year. This rare spirit was bottled in 2020 and is making its debut at the auction this year. The bottle is numbered 88 out of the 290 bottles made 88 is a symbolic number in Chinese culture which means wealthy. The 72-year-old has 52.6% alcohol by volume. The estimated retail price of this decanter sits at HK$300,000-380,000.
January 19th, 2021
SCOTCH WHISKY TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT BONHAMS HONG KONG FIRST WHISKY SALE OF 2021
Scotch whisky takes centre stage at Bonhams first Whisky Sale of 2021 in Hong Kong on Friday 29 January. One of the star lots is
a decanter of Glen Grant-1948-72 year old by Gordon & MacPhail. It 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.