Bottle of Macallan man bought for his late father for just £11 sells at auction for just under £3,000 Scotsman Food and Drink Staff February 5, 2020 Drink, In the News, Whisky Michael Amphlett bought the single-malt bottle dated 1937 as a present for his dad in 1978, in Fort William in Scotland. But his father died from prostate cancer in 1991, so Mr Amphlett Snr never got around...
‘World’s largest bottle’ of single malt Scotch whisky sells for £15k at auction Sean Murphy December 12, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Part of Just Whisky’s Christmas sale, the 105.3 litre bottle of 14-year-old Tomintoul would serve up to 5,250 drams. The record-breaking bottle of natural non chill-filtered whisky weighs over 180 kilos...
Out-of-date ‘Rabbie Burns’ bottle of original recipe Irn Bru on sale on eBay for £250 Scotsman Food and Drink Staff December 2, 2019 Drink, In the News The limited-edition glass bottle is the original drink recipe, before the Sugar Tax was introduced. It expired in January 2018, and the bottle was believed to have commemorated Burns Night 2017. • READ...
Rare bottle of Brora single malt breaks record at auction after selling for nearly £55k Sean Murphy October 25, 2019 Drink, Whisky In the year the closed distillery celebrates its 200th Anniversary, and one year before the famous closed distillery is reopened by owners Diageo, the special whisky was sold to an unknown bidder at...
Rare Scotch whisky sold for £4,000 becomes most expensive whisky miniature ever sold at auction Sean Murphy October 23, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Bottled in the 1920s or 1930s, the single 5cl miniature of Old Orkney ‘0.0.’ Real Liqueur Whisky from the long closed Stromness Distillery was featured in an online sale by Whisky.Auction dedicated to...
‘World’s smallest Food Truck’ and Concept Gin Bar goes up for Sale with bidding starting at just £5 Sean Murphy October 21, 2019 Food Dolly, a vintage 2CV repurposed into a one of kind food truck and bar combo, has travelled the country over the past 20 months and is now looking for a new home, after her current owners decided it was time to...
Over £370k raised by Scotch whisky industry auction for Scottish cancer charity Sean Murphy October 7, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The record breaking amount of £371,950 included the hammer price total, plus 100 per cent of the buyer commission donated by auction host Whisky Auctioneer. The money will be donated to Beatson Cancer...
Most valuable collection of whisky ever to be sold at auction could go for up to £4m Sean Murphy September 5, 2019 Drink, Whisky Auction house Sotheby’s say that The Ultimate Whisky Collection, will be the most valuable collection of whisky ever to be sold at auction and the Company’s first single-owner offering of...
Whisky Ambassadors’ Collection returns for 2019 with auction proceeds going to a Scottish drinks industry charity Sean Murphy July 17, 2019 Drink, Whisky This is the second year the Whisky Ambassadors’ Collection has gone to auction to help raise raise awareness and funds for The Ben (The Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent Society) in Scotland. The charity...
Rare collection of Macallan to be auctioned – including a 72 year old single malt Rosalind Erskine July 13, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Live from 5pm on 12 July until 8pm on Sunday 21 July, the auction features rare Macallan whiskies and includes a bottle of the distillery’s oldest expression to date - a 72 year old single malt bottled in a...
