A cask of 25-year-old The Macallan whisky has become the first to auction in Hong Kong, headlining Spink's Independent Bottlers Single Malt Whisky and Rum Event on April 19.
 The cask's vital statistics |
The cask, born on April 20, 1989, is equivalent to 174 standard 100ml bottles. It sold for $102,276, exceeding its $96,730 high estimate.
The whisky was aged in a sherry cask, and has an alcohol level of 52.5%.
The Macallan, one of the world's most prestigious whiskies, holds the record for any whisky sold at auction after a special six-litre decanter of The Macallan M made $628,205 earlier this year.
The record for a single bottle is held by Glenfiddich's Janet Sheed Roberts reserve at $94,000.
Also featuring in the auction was a one-litre decanter of 1976 Macallan, the decanter a unique Dutch silver and crystal piece from 1930. It hammered at $3,611.
Sharing this price - the second highest seen in the auction - was a rare bottle of "Aqua of Life" Karuizawa 45-year-old from Japan, described as a "once-in-a-lifetime" whisky.
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