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A complete
Macallan in Lalique Legacy Collection
which consists of six bottles of some of
the rarest Macallan has sold at auction
for US
$993,000.
On Sunday 2nd April, The Macallan
in Lalique Legacy Collection – a set of
six stunning Lalique crystal decanters
containing the rarest of The Macallan’s
single malts aged from 50 to 65 years
old – was sold for a cool US$993,000 at
Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.
The mouth watering collection is the
world’s only complete collection,
official and direct from The Macallan,
The Legacy Collection was listed in the
Sotheby’s ‘Finest & Rarest Wines and The
Macallan’ auction in Hong Kong on Sunday
2nd April 2017, with all net proceeds to
be donated to Hong Kong based and other
Asian charities.
The six bottles in The Macallan in
Lalique Legacy Collection are:
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Exceptional
Oak Cask, 50 Year Old
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Natural
Colour, 55 Year Old
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Finest Cut, 57
Year Old
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Curiously
Small Stills, 60 Year Old
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Spiritual
Home, 62 Year Old
- The
Macallan in Lalique - Peerless
Spirit, 65 Year Old
After more than 10 years of
collaboration, the highly coveted
collection marks the grand finale in the
prestigious Six Pillars odyssey – an
exclusive series of limited edition
decanters by The Macallan and master
French crystal maker, Lalique.
The Legacy Collection was housed in a one and only,
bespoke natural ebony cabinet created by
Lalique Maison, The Legacy Collection
also holds six Macallan Fine and Rare
miniatures; two from each of the 1937,
1938 and 1939 vintages (signifying the
zenith of Lalique’s contribution in the
French Art Deco period), and six pairs
of Lalique Macallan glasses, each serial
numbered to commemorate the unique
partnership. Autographs of the masters
behind the collection are included
inside the cabinet, which also allows
space for the buyer to have their own
name engraved within it as well.
Since its inception in 2005, The
Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars series
has captured the imagination of
collectors around the world. In 2014,
The Macallan accounted for the top ten
priced bottles sold at auction; eight
out of ten sales being decanters from
The Macallan in Lalique series (Whisky
Magazine). In 2015, The Macallan was the
most valuable whisky brand at auction,
accounting for over 25% of the total
value traded at auction (Rare Whisky
101).
The Macallan has a strong relationship
with Sotheby’s, having previously worked
together on both its world record
auctions including, The Macallan 64
Years old in Lalique Cire Perdue
Decanter in November 2010, selling at
auction in New York for US$460,000, and
the Imperial M Decanter in January 2014,
selling at auction in Hong Kong for
US$628,000.
The charities set to receive funding
from the proceeds of the auction include
those which benefit disadvantaged people
in Hong Kong and throughout Asia by
supporting them with food needs, skills
to help them back into employment, and
medical requirements.
If you were not the lucky person to
purchase the complete Macallan in
Lalique Legacy Collection at auction and
unless they decide to sell it,
personally I like to think it was bought
to be drunk, then you will have to make
do with the current Macallan whisky
range which you will find available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
Master of
Malt
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