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Any takers? ;)
The final bottle of 55 Year Old Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve is up for auction in Los Angeles in just a few days. Bottled in honor of Glenfiddich founder William Grant's granddaughter, the Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve is one of the rarest single malt scotches in the world. The exceptional whisky within is light and delicate on the nose with aromas of soft orange blossom and violets mingled with notes of toasted almonds and the subtlest hint of smoke. Fancy a dram?
Any takers? ;)
The final bottle of 55 Year Old Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve is up for auction in Los Angeles in just a few days. Bottled in honor of Glenfiddich founder William Grant's granddaughter, the Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve is one of the rarest single malt scotches in the world. The exceptional whisky within is light and delicate on the nose with aromas of soft orange blossom and violets mingled with notes of toasted almonds and the subtlest hint of smoke. Fancy a dram?
That is not going to be a cheap bottle.....
That is not going to be a cheap bottle.....
The previous bottle sold for around $94k! :eek:
The previous bottle sold for around $94k! :eek:
I do not mind buying a bottle of good Bourbon for 200-300 but 94K way out of my league...
My frequency of overseas travel seems to be increasing without end.....so I'm always looking for something new to pick up duty free.
I'm thinking about picking up one of these Shackleton "tribute" Scotch whiskies(assuming I can find one):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/drinking-ernest-shackletons-whisky.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
I wonder how much the original recovered Shackleton bottles of Scotch would sell for(assuming they sold)?
Otherwise, it's trying to find some Bushmills 1608 anniversary lying around...or some younger Glenfiddich
Has anyone else ever tried to convince a Scot to do something they didn't want to do?
:eek:
No, but I told a Scotsman to speak English properly, like an American, so I could understand what he was saying. It didn't work. Between spasms of rage I heard him say something about speaking the ''bloody King's English."
ZonieDiver
11-26-2012, 16:55
No, but I told a Scotsman to speak English properly, like an American, so I could understand what he was saying. It didn't work. Between spasms of rage I heard him say something about speaking the ''bloody King's English."
I was watchin Hot Fuzz the other night, and had to turn on the "English Subtitles" to understand what some of those speaking "The King's English" were actually saying.
As to the OP, there are times when I am very thankful that I do not have a 'well-developed palate'! :D
mark46th
11-26-2012, 17:53
Wow, $94K a bottle. Is a blow-job included?
The Reaper
11-26-2012, 18:32
....Has anyone else ever tried to convince a Scot to do something they didn't want to do?
:eek:
Edward Longshanks comes to mind....
TR
Snaquebite
11-26-2012, 18:41
Wow...$93K....:eek
Have a bottle of Glennfiddich 30 I plan to enjoy over the hollidays, but it was a gift from my sister.
Ret10Echo
11-26-2012, 18:43
Waaay too many zeros in that price (on the left side of the decimal)...
There's good and then there's "I can't tell the difference"...
Richard Sir,
What a great find!;)
Now Ya'll Are SF Men....so am sure you can find a way to this bottle...By, On or Through something...:o
Cheers!
Holly
twistedsquid
11-26-2012, 22:02
I suspect the individual who buys this treasure will never sip it.
Divemaster
11-30-2012, 21:57
I say we Mission Impossible that bottle (picture retired SF guys dangling from maxed out steel cables) and replace it with the similarly colored water that comes from my well. Who's in?
Divemaster
12-30-2012, 22:15
http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/News/WINE,-WHISKY-%26-SPIRITS/2011-News-Archive/55-Year-Old-Glenfiddich-sets-World-Record-price-for-whisky-bottle-at-Bonhams-auction/9282.page
\"A rare and exclusive bottle of 55 Year Old Glenfiddich commemorating and celebrating the 110th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts, the granddaughter of William Grant - founder of the Glenfiddich distillery - and the oldest person in Scotland sold for a world record £46,850 at Bonhams Whisky auction in Edinburgh on 14 December."
That's $75,711.55 USD today.
That's $75,711.55 USD today.
My PayPal account would not let me bid that high... :rolleyes::mad::eek: