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Bowmore 1966
Samaroli Bouquet sells at auction for a
record breaking £51,611
You may recall a few weeks ago when I
mentioned that a rare bottle of Bowmore
1966 Samaroli
Bouquet was set to go under the hammer
in an online auction hosted by Perth
based Whisky Auctioneer and was expected
to fetch between £25,000 and
£30,000.
After receiving over 50 bids from across
the globe, the winning bid of £51,611
surpassed all expectations. The bid came
from Hong Kong based buyer and sets a
new world record for this legendary
bottle. It exceeds the previous mark of
£4,200, which it achieved in 2014,
according to research from rare whisky
analysts Rare Whisky 101, marking over a
280% annual increase.
Regarded by many as one of the best, if
not the best, whiskies ever bottled, the
Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet is the
creation of two whisky legends - Islay’s
Bowmore distillery and celebrated
Italian bottler, the late Silvano
Samaroli. First bottled in 1984 with
only 720 bottles produced, the whisky is
currently ranked in the top spot on
Whiskybase.com’s top 1000 whiskies of
all time, just ahead of Samaroli’s
renowned Laphroaig 1967.
The bottle was one of over 3,880 bottles
being auctioned off by Whisky Auctioneer
this past month, securing a total of
more than £1.2million. Other notable
sales included a Bowmore 1964 Black
Bowmore 42 Year Old which sold for
£22,222 and a Macallan 1946 52 Year Old
which attracted a bid of £14,500.
The Macallan and the Black Bowmore
joined the Bouquet in breaking records.
According to Rare Whisky 101, the Black
Bowmore most recently sold for £20,000,
and the Macallan 1946 for £13,200 in
June 2018.
Sean McGlone, director at Whisky
Auctioneer, said: "It’s widely known
that the Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet
has legendary status within the whisky
industry. We knew that there would be
strong interest in its listing and that
it would likely break the previous
records, but it has exceeded all our
expectations by fetching over £50,000.
It goes to show how committed people are
to collecting and investing in rare
vintage whisky, something we are seeing
a huge increase in.
"At Whisky Auctioneer, we strive to
attract some of the very best
collections that can be sold worldwide.
At least three world records were broken
in this recent auction and that helps to
reinforce our reputation as an esteemed
whisky auctioneer for both buyers and
sellers globally. As interest in the
sector continues to grow, we are
committed to our service to make it as
easy as possible for whisky collectors
to trade."
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