World’s oldest whisky fetching over $16K a bottle at auction
The whisky is believed to be distilled almost 200 years ago.
By Elizabeth Hunter via SWNS
The "world's oldest whisky" found hidden in a Scottish castle and once sipped by Queen Victoria is fetching $16,383 a bottle at auction.
The collection of bottles was discovered behind a cellar door in Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland - distilled around 190 years ago in 1833.
It is understood to be the oldest known Scotch whisky in existence with 24 bottles currently being sold via Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer.
The bottles are expected to sell for over £240,000 - and several bottles have already hit their £10,000 reserve price.
The auction's leading lot has already attracted 27 bids of up to £13,000.
The sale opened on Friday and is set to close on Monday (4 December).
Whisky Auctioneer said: "When discovered, the bottles were found with a plaque that stated the distillation year of 1833, bottling year of 1841, and a subsequent rebottling year of 1932.
"Should these dates be accurate, this would mean the bottles contain the oldest known, by vintage, Scotch whisky left in existence.''
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