T o farewell 2024 in style, Sotheby’s is proud to introduce the final spirits sale of the year by offering one of, if not the most exciting bottle in 2024, The Macallan 84 Year Old Time:Space 1940, first time being auctioned by any auction house in Asia. This bottle, accompanied by the incredibly Macallan 60 Year Old Red collection, will be under the spotlight starting from 29 Nov 2024 to 11 Dec 2024, together with more than 350 lots of various spirits, including but not limited to Laphroaig, Bowmore, Karuizawa, Yamazaki, rare cognacs and old Moutais.
The sale starts off from lot 201 – 311 with a huge variety of scotch whiskies, followed by lot 312 – 422 covering most major Japanese distilleries and prestigious Japanese blends. Lot 423 – 449 are Cognac and brandies from various price ranges. Finally, the sale is concluded by Moutais from lot 450 – 569.
臨近年末,蘇富比以珍稀美酒辭歲迎新,隆重呈獻2024年最後一場烈酒拍賣,帶來首度登臨亞洲拍場的1940年麥卡倫「時空旅行」84年,此酒實屬難得,令人振奮;與此酒同為矚目焦點是品牌頂級之作麥卡倫Red Collection 60年,市面難求。本場匯聚超過350項珍稀烈酒,囊括Laphroaig、Bowmore、輕井澤、山崎等蒸餾名廠的出品,並有各款珍罕干邑及茅台陳釀,成就精彩紛呈的烈酒盛宴。所有拍品均於2024年11月29日至12月11日在網上開放競投。
本場拍品編號201至311為蘇格蘭威士忌,種類繁多;拍品編號312至422包羅日本主要蒸餾廠的經典之作及尊貴精釀;拍品編號423至449為不同價位的干邑及白蘭地。最後,本場以拍品編號450至569的一系列貴州茅台佳釀作結。
Macallan TIME:SPACE
To celebrate its 200th Anniversary, Macallan released a bottle that transcends time. At 84 Years Old, this is the oldest bottle of whisky ever produced in human history, the Macallan TIME:SPACE 1940.
The Macallan TIME:SPACE consists of two bottles embedded into one vessel, a 700ml 84 Year Old 1940 whisky, housing a smaller bottle of 5 Year OId 2018 whisky, symbolizing both a journey into the past and to the future. The entire bottle is housed in a wood sculpture made of American and European oak. At 84 years old, the liquid had both metaphorically and literally experienced the modern history of mankind, transforming into the essence of the craft of Scotch whisky, the perfect marriage between wood and spirits. Being bottled at 43.4%, the cask carried the whisky to its absolute physical limit, pushing boundaries and solidifying Macallan’s status as the most pristine whisky the Scotch industry has to offer.
Scotch Highlights
A huge selection of sherry giants from Speyside are available at the sale, with old vintages going as far back as the 1930s! Ranging from the likes of Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Glen Grant, Glendronach, Glenffidich and more…
Japanese Highlights
As always, Sotheby’s curate the most prestigious Japanese whiskies from collectors around to world, offering ultra rare bottles to complete your collection. Highlights from this sale includes the Karuizawa 50 Year Old Aqua of Life 1968, the highly sought after full set of Karuizawa 36 views of Mount Fuji, and the Hibiki 35 Year Old Sakaida Kakiemon Decanter.
Moutai Highlights
Various exciting new releases have come to light in the secondary Moutai market, including the much anticipated Year of the Dragon special edition, and the beautifully designed bottle of “春物萌蘇” and “散花飛天”. A great variety of old vintages are also available for bidding.