20 grand bottle of Glenfiddich

A bottle of 64 year old Glenfiddich has sold at a New York auction for $20,000. There is more info on this bad boy over at the Glenfiddich Blog. Interestingly whisky can't get much older as by law it has to be 40% ABV and after so many years alcohol evaporates to below this.

By coincidence a friend and I were discussing expensive whisky recently. We reckoned that if you can afford to blow thousands on a bottle of whisky then you could afford to drink it without having to wait for a special occasion.

It's therefore disappointing to hear that new owner, Dan Weiss, intends to add this bottle unopened to his collection! You be just as well collecting stamps. I'll bet the fanny pronounces it "fiditch" n'all.

The Laird and I (with surprise guest) will be at the Whisky Society in London next week - gie us a wee email if you fancy coming along.

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