The Macallan Lalique- 50 Year Old
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Two bottles of one of the world's most sought-after whiskeys, the Macallan Lalique- 50-year-old lead Bonhams Fine Whisky sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 9 October. They are each estimated at £67,000-93,000.
The Macallan Lalique-50 year old is the first of The Lalique Six Pillars Collection of the distillery's rarest single malts, released between 2006-2016. Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd., Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, it is said to have the aroma of cumin, cardamom and maraschino, and a taste of dark prunes and plain chocolate.
Other highlights include:
Three bottles of Back Bowmore – 1964; one each of the first second and third editions. Estimate for each bottle: £18,000-20,000. Black Bowmore 1964 first edition was bottled in 1993 in a production run of 2,000 bottles. The second edition followed in 1994 – when, again, production was limited to 2,000 bottles. The third, and final, bottling, in an edition of 1,812, took place in 1995.
Rolling Stones Suntory-50th Anniversary. Estimate: £25,000-35,000. The whiskey is a blend of selected malts distilled in milestone years in the history of the Rolling Stones, including a malt from 1962 – the year the band was formed – that has been aged in mizunara (Japanese oak) casks. The blend also contains whiskey from 1971, when the famous 'tongue and lips' logo was launched; it's said to be one of the most famous brand images in the world, and the original artwork is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
