A RARE 30-year-old bottle of whisky has been auctioned off for a record £11,900.
Purchased by a US investor, the second edition Black Bowmore single malt was sold online by the Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer and exceeds the previous record of £9500, set last year.
The record-breaking bottle is the second of the three Oloroso cask 1964 Bowmores released in the mid-1990s. As one of 2000 bottles, it originally retailed on the high street for around £80. Over the last 20 years, it has achieved almost mythical status among whisky fans the world over.
It is not known how many bottles are left in circulation.
Sean McGlone, director at Whisky Auctioneer said: “It just goes to show how iconic this expression has become among whisky collectors and aficionados the world over. As more consumers discover the joys of rare and vintage whisky, it’s difficult to see how demand won’t continue to increase pushing up prices for those brands and bottles which are most coveted.”
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