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Derbyshire’s
White Peak Distillery breaks record with
inaugural whisky at auction for local
charities.
Derbyshire’s first ever whisky
Distillery, White Peak, has sold its
first 12 bottles of its inaugural Wire
Works Whisky release for over £15,000 at
auction for charity.
The individually-numbered bottles of
Wire Works Whisky – Derbyshire’s first
ever single malt whisky – have been
auctioned via Whisky Auctioneer, with
all of the proceeds going to local
Derbyshire charities. Wire Works Whisky
bottle no. 1 individually sold for an
incredible hammer price of £9,900 - the
highest price paid at public auction for
a single bottle of English whisky*.
The auction ran from 26th August – 5th
September and invited whisky lovers from
the UK and beyond to place their bids
individually for each of the 12 bottles
of Wire Works Whisky. During the 10-day
period, over 370 bids were received from
bidders across the UK, as well as from
Denmark, Singapore, China and Andorra.
White Peak released just over 5,000
numbered bottles of its long-awaited
first release Wire Works Whisky single
malt in February this year and the
whisky received an extraordinary
response from the Distillery’s loyal
followers and supporters, selling out
both in stores and online in just a few
hours. Since then, the Distillery has
released four more whiskies under the
Wire Works label with each one receiving
significant acclaim within the whisky
community.
Since being founded in 2016 by
husband-and-wife team Max & Claire
Vaughan - both originally from
Derbyshire – the Distillery continues to
go from strength to strength, having won
awards for its Distillery visitor
experiences, white spirits and - of
course its well-known and much sought
after single malt whisky.
Claire Vaughan from White Peak said: “We
are absolutely delighted and humbled by
the response to this charity auction. To
have raised over £15,000 for our charity
partners alongside Whisky Auctioneer is
very special…. not to mention a special
moment for English whisky! We hope that
the proceeds can help to support our
local community and some fantastic
environmental projects for both
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and The Peak
District National Park Foundation.”
The charities will receive 100% of the
auction proceeds, as well as the
auctioneers fees waived by Whisky
Auctioneer. The Distillery has
previously worked with both charities on
numerous fundraising bottlings and
activities, including limited-edition
spirit releases and local environmental
initiatives.
Joe Wilson, Head Curator and Spirits
Specialist at Whisky Auctioneer, said:
"This is an exciting result for both
Whisky Auctioneer and White Peak
Distillery. To break the world record in
such a fast-growing category with a
distillery's first release is momentous
and we congratulate Max, Claire and
their colleagues. This historic moment
challenges the traditional dominance of
established regions such as Scotland and
Ireland in the single malt category, and
we look forward to the future
development of England's vibrant whisky
industry. We are proud to have supported
the White Peak team in raising over
£15,000 for charity with the inclusion
of Whisky Auctioneer's donation of
£1,394.30."
For those wanting to visit White Peak,
the Distillery is open Monday – Saturday
for shop visitors, with tours available
every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For
availability, timings and to book,
please visit
www.whitepeakdistillery.co.uk
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