Oldest whisky’ sells for £14,850.
Posted on November 29, 2006
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A bottle of whisky which experts believe could be the oldest in existence has sold at a Bonhams auction house in London for £14,850.
The Glenavon Special Liqueur Whisky is believed to have been bottled about 150 years ago at the Glenavon Distillery, which was located in Banffshire. There was gobal interest in the sale, with bidders from the Far East and US. The bottle, which has been owned by an Irish family for generations, eventually went to an anonymous bidder.
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