A single bottle of Dalmore whisky has become the first bottle of whisky ever to sell for a six figure sum after two limited edition bottles were snapped up for £100,000 each.
The 64 year old Trinitas (named because three bottles were produced) was acquired by a whisky lover in the US and a renowned whisky investor in the UK. The third bottle of the record breaking spirit will be sold at the Whisky Show in London at the end of October – with exact details being kept under wraps for the time being.
Trinitas contains some of the rarest and oldest stocks of whisky in the world, some of which have been maturing in the distillery on the shores of the Cromarty Firth for more than 140 years.
Dalmore’s master distiller Richard Paterson said: “The hand of time has been generous and rewarding with the malts I chose to use. They allowed me to create a taste sensation which will never be repeated again and will only ever be available to those that own these bottles. You cannot put a price on that.”
Industry experts claim that if the bottle was sold by the glass in restaurants and clubs, it could fetch up to £20,000 for a 50ml dram.
