Legende køber whiskytønde for 141 millioner kroner: får 88 flasker Ardbeg-whisky om året indtil 2026
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Whiskyflasker er i høj kurs i disse dage, men whiskytønder er endnu mere eksklusive.
For nyligt er der netop blevet slået en rekord for den dyreste whiskytønde solgt nogensinde - whiskyen kommer fra skotske Ardbeg og er en eksklusiv one-of-a-kind whiskytønde fra 1975.
En privatsamler fra Asien købte 70'er-tønden af Ardbeg Islay Single Malt for svimlende 141 millioner kroner.
Tønden gik under navnet Cask No. #.
A new record for the most expensive cask of whiskey sold has just been set. Breaking the previous $1.2 million USD record, a one-of-a-kind 1975 cask of Ardbeg Islay single malt Scotch whisky was recently sold at $16 million GBP ($19 million USD) to a private collector in Asia.
The cask that was sold is one of the oldest ever released by Ardbeg Distillery — “Cask No. 3.” As a cask that has survived the Distillery’s two brushes with closure, this cask was created during a time when little single malt was being created by Ardbeg (1970s) with the Distillery being closed through much of the ’80s and ’90s.
Ardbeg CEO Thomas Moradpour comments, “This sale is a source of pride for everyone in the Ardbeg community who has made our journey possible. Just 25 years ago, Ardbeg was on the brink of extinction, but today it is one of the most sought-after whiskies in the world. That is a reflection of generations of hard work: from those in the stillhouse who craft our smoky spirit, to the warehouse staff who care for our casks over decades, to teams around the world who build the reputation of our whiskies with fans, bartenders and collectors.”
Cask No. 3 will be matured and bottled over the next five years in a secure location on Islay where the owner will receive 88 bottles a year. By 2026, the owner will have a vertical series of rare Ardbegs from 1975, aged 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 years old. This works out to roughly £36,000 GBP per bottle which is comparable to some of the other “vanishingly rare” bottles that have been sold in past auctions.
