Most expensive bottle of whisky ever at auction this week

The most expensive bottle of whisky ever offered at auction will come up for sale this week – with Scottish charities about to toast their share of a windfall.

An “extraordinary” bottle of Bowmore 1957, estimated to fetch between £100,000 to £150,000, will be the main lot at Bonhams’ whisky sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

One of only 12 bottles, the 54-year-old Bowmore is the 
oldest malt the distillery has ever released and five Scottish charities will have a share of the proceeds.

“It is, of course, also the rarest and is expected to become a highly sought after collectors’ item,” said a spokesman for Bonhams.

The whisky itself is described as carrying initial flavours of blueberries, cassis, figs, sea salt and eucalyptus .