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Rare $573,000 Whisky Up for Sale in Hong Kong
- Two 60-year-old bottles from 1926 could set new auction record
- Only 24 bottles of the limited edition were ever made
Two bottles of rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky could fetch record prices at a Bonhams Hong Kong auction on Friday as Asian buyers show an unslakeable thirst for the drink as an alternative investment.
Offered as separate lots at the sale, each 750 milliliter bottle from 1926 carries an estimate of HK$3.6 million to HK$4.5 million ($459,000 to $573,000) excluding a 22.5 percent buyers premium, which is added to the hammer price.