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Glenfiddich 1937 single malt whisky
Glenfiddich 1937 single malt whisky goes under the hammer for £25,200
The rare and well-aged Scotch almost reached a world record price at Bonhams on 16th June 2010 following an auction of rare whisky which made over £160,000 with 95% sold by value - with a clear star.
A bottle of Glenfiddich topped the sale at £25,200, in Edinburgh making it one of the most expensive bottles of whisky ever sold at auction - comparable to the world record of £29,400 which was paid in 2007 for a 19th century bottle of Bowmore.
Appearing for the first time at auction, the whisky is described as having a bouquet of "newly dug peat, burnt leather, old books, leather and oak" and the taste of "treacle toffee, crème brûlée and toasted almonds."
A 70cl single malt distilled in 1937, it is one of only 61 bottles produced and was part of a batch of 10 bottles released in 2001. Even the guide price of £15,000-20,000 proved to be an underestimate.