The pictures of the world's oldest whisky were shared by Sotheby s, which has auctioned 81 year-old The Macallan The ReachMacallan The Reach. Connoisseurs can bid for the whiskey, placed for auction on Sotheby's website, at a cost of 110,000 to 200,000 GBP until October 5. The Macallan The ReachMacallan The Reach was distilled in 1940 and crafted from a single, sherry seasoned oak cask.
The winning bidder will get a bespoke small bronze sculpture and enjoy a distillery experience at The Macallan Estate. The Macallan will give the proceeds of the sale to artisans to support key generational skills and crafts.
As per Sotheby's listing, the bottle of The Macallan The ReachMacallan The Reach Bottle number 3 288 put for auction is encased in a display cabinet lined in red leather rather than the cream leather which features on the original whisky release. Inside the display cabinet is a mouth-blown decanter and a bronze sculpture of hands created by Saskia Robinson. This cabinet was made from the wood from an elm tree that was thought to have been on The Macallan Estate in 1940.
The Macallan The ReachMacallan The Reach is a deep auburn single malt whisky with an intensely rick, sweet and smoky finish. Age, rarity and provenance combine to create a spectacular effect in this one of one version of the oldest single malt whisky to be released by The Macallan, Sotheby s Head of Whisky and Spirits for North America and EMEA Jonny Fowle said.
1 mn at Sotheby's auction in New York.