September whisky auction inventory: High prices for wines commemorating the Queen’s 70th wedding

Recently, according to the secondary auction market data released by Whiskey Auction Magazine, many older wines appeared in September, and many popular models became the focus of the audience.
Among them, the 1946 Macallan Selected Reserve (Macallan Selected Reserve) sold for the highest transaction price of 11,600 pounds (about 89,776 yuan). The second edition of the 1964 Black Bowmore sold for £8,000 (about 61,847 yuan). Riwei performed well, and Yamazaki sold it at a price of up to 8,600 pounds (about 66,455 yuan) in 25 years.

In this auction, the most expensive one was the 1946 Macallan Selected Reserve, which sold for £11,600 (about 89,776 yuan). Distilled in 1946, aged in sherry casks for 52 years, the wine is bottled at 40% ABV and housed in handcrafted wooden boxes. In addition, the wine will come with a certificate dated May 1, 1998, personally signed by the then distillery manager.

Another rare wine is the Macallan 2008 Distill Your World London Edition sold for 11,000 pounds (about 85,132 yuan). It was distilled on November 27, 2008, matured in single European oak sherry casks, and bottled on February 20, 2020. It is worth mentioning that this single barrel is customized for specific hotels, bars and restaurants, and is not directly available to the public.
Then came The Macallan 1937, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail. This whisky was distilled in 1937 and bottled in the 1970s. Of course, the price did not disappoint. The transaction price this time was 7,800 pounds (about 60,338 yuan).

 

Others include the Macallan 30-year-old sherry cask that sold for £7,200 (about 55,697 yuan), which was aged in sherry casks and bottled at 43% alcohol, also in Fine Oak. The last 30-year edition released before the series launched.

In addition, the price of commemorative wine related to the royal family is not low. To celebrate the limited edition whisky Macallan Royal Marriage (Macallan Royal Marriage) of Princess Kate and Prince William’s marriage, it was sold for 5,400 pounds (about 41,773 pounds) in this auction. sold at the price of RMB).

After that, the Macallan 30 years (2021 edition) sold for 4,300 pounds (about 33,263 yuan), and the Macallan Archives 4, 3,900 pounds (about 30,169 yuan), sold for 3,000 pounds (about 23,207 yuan). The McCarran 1976-18.

The September auction also featured a number of aged wines, the biggest highlight of which was the Mortlach 1951 Private Collection bottled by Gordon & McPhail. Distilled in 1951 and bottled in 2014, the wine is 63 years old and sold for £6,400 (about 49,478 yuan).Another precious lot is the famous Bowmore from Scotland. This auction is the second edition of the 1964 Black Bowmore, which sold for 8,000 pounds (about 61,847 yuan).

One of the important reasons why this wine is so valuable is that it came from the first batch of wine distilled from direct combustion of coal to steam heating after Bowmore underwent a large-scale upgrade from late 1963 to 1964. Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for 30 years, 4,000 bottles were filled in 1994.

Genting has always been a favorite brand of many collectors, and in this auction, Genting also performed very well. This Genting 1969 27-year-old cask 2383 bottled by St. Felicity is the best example of this auction, and the transaction price was 2,100 pounds (about 16,242 yuan).

Glen Grant 1952, bottled by Gordon & Macphail in this auction, matured in sherry casks for 70 years on January 26, 1952, and released on February 6, 2022 Bottled to commemorate the Queen’s 70th wedding, it sold for £10,600 at this auction.

Two other IB wines of note, which also performed very well, were the Secret Stills Talisker 1955 50 Year Old 1.1 bottled by Gordon & McPhail. ) was sold at a price of 3,400 pounds (about 26,297 yuan). John Scott’s plateau ride 196742 Cask 6282 sold for £1,950.

Among them, the famous Yamazaki 25 years was sold at a price of up to 8,600 pounds (about 66,455 yuan), while the 2013 version of Yamazaki Shirley was sold for 4,500 pounds (about 34,773 yuan), and the 2012 version was 2,900 pounds. Sold for GBP (about 22,409 RMB). The 2012 edition of the Yamazaki Mizunarara cask sold for £3,100 (about 23,954 yuan).

In addition, the Chichibu 2011 red wine barrel 5253 was the best performer, and the transaction price was 3,500 pounds (about 27,083 yuan). Karuizawa’s “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” series and “Absolute Sound” series were sold for between 3,400 and 4,100 pounds (about 26,309-31,726 yuan).