1937 whisky sells for a tasty £46k

A RARE 74-year-old bottle of whisky yesterday has sold for £46,000 at auction.

The bottle of Glenfiddich Rare Collection, distilled in 1937, fell short of the current auction record by just £850. The whisky was unusually slow to mature and ten consecutive warehouse masters watched over the cask as the amber liquor reached perfection.

In October 2001, after 64 years, malt master David Stewart declared Cask 843 ready to be bottled. One of the 61 bottles was sold yesterday to a bidder for £40,000, plus the £6,000 buyer’s premium.

The sale comes as drinks giant Diageo plans to invest £1 billion in its Scotch Whisky production over the next five years.