Distilled | Whisky & Whiskey
Online Auction: 30 October–10 November 2020 • 12:00 PM EST

Distilled | Whisky & Whiskey 30 October–10 November 2020 • 10:00 AM EST • New York

Highlights


S otheby’s Wine presents our second New York “Distilled!” sale of the year featuring an array of highly collectible spirits.

Leading the sale are expressions from The Macallan Distillery traversing their Fine & Rare Series and Six Pillars Collection. The Macallan distillery is famed for its richy sherried whiskies and the ability of its spirit to mature for decades. Indeed the oldest Macallan in this auction stands at 55 Years Old. Sotheby’s has enjoyed a great relationship with The Macallan in recent years and this year marked a momentous moment in whisky auction history when we offered The Red Collection with exclusive artist labels in our London sale. The Macallan Red Collection 78 Year Old currently stands as the oldest whisky ever to be offered at auction.

Other Scotch Whisky highlights from this sale include the 50 Year Old Winchester Collection from The Glenlivet and a number of exquisite Bowmore expressions, not least the Black, White and Gold Trilogy Series. From Speyside to Islay the whiskies in this sale represent the variety of styles that can be found across Scotland, but most importantly they embody the exceptional quality for which this liquid is so famous.
Via Japanese whiskies from Suntory’s major brands and French brandies from the Cognac and Armagnac regions, we make our way to Kentucky where all of Buffalo Trace’s major Bourbon brands can be found. Aged whiskeys from Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare and OFC are all present.
It is a pleasure to be able to offer such a diverse array of spirits with such consistent quality from across the globe.

100 Years of The Macallan

  • 1937
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1952
  • 1955
  • 1969
  • 1976
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1937
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 32 Year Old 43.0 abv 1937 (1 BT75cl)
    28,000 - 38,000 USD
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  • 1945
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 56 Year Old 51.6 abv 1945 (1 BT70cl)
    38,000 - 48,000 USD
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  • 1946
    The Macallan Select Reserve 52 Year Old 40.0 abv 1946 (1 BT75cl)
    9,000 - 14,000 USD
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  • 1948
    The Macallan Select Reserve 51 Year Old 46.6 abv 1948 (1 BT70cl)
    15,000 - 20,000 USD
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  • 1952
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 50 Year Old 50.8 abv 1952 (1 BT75cl)
    14,000 - 18,000 USD
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  • 1952
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 50 Year Old 50.8 abv 1952 (1 BT70cl)
    22,000 - 28,000 USD
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  • 1955
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 46 Year Old 45.9 abv 1955 (1 BT75cl)
    13,000 - 17,000 USD
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  • 1969
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 32 Year Old 50.6 abv 1969 (1 BT70cl)
    12,000 - 17,000 USD
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  • 1976
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 29 Year Old 45.5 abv 1976 (1 BT75cl)
    13,000 - 17,000 USD
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  • 1978
    The Macallan Fine & Rare 39 Year Old 59.2 abv 1978 (1 BT70cl)
    18,000 - 26,000 USD
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  • 1979
    The Macallan 18 Year Old 43.0 abv 1979 (1 BT70cl)
    1,800 - 2,600 USD
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Whiskey Across Scotland
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  • The Macallan Distillery Ltd

    The Macallan Fine & Rare 56 Year Old 51.6 abv 1945 (1 BT70)
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  • Dalmore Distillery

    Lot 24. The Dalmore 25 Years Old 42.0 abv NV (1 BT75).
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  • The Tomatin Distillery

    Tomatin 1988 25 Year Old 43 ABV NV (1 HB)
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  • The Lost Ladyburn Distillery

    Lot 29. Ladyburn 42 Years Old 40.0 abv NV (1 BT75).
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  • Johnnie Walker

    Lot 30. Johnnie Walker King George V 43.0 abv NV (1 BT75).
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  • Port Ellen Distillery

    Lot 36. Port Ellen First Editions 31 Year Old, 56.8% abv 1982 (1 BT75).
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  • Bowmore Distillery

    Lot 35. Bowmore Black, 42 Year Old, 40.5 abv 1964 (1 BT75).
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