Edrington Group’s The Macallan ‘Cire Perdue’

Category – Spirits, Scotch whisky, single malt, 64-year-old, limited to one bottle, 42.5% abv

Available – At auction in New York on 15 November

Price – Dependent on auction, but a 60-year-old Macallan, distilled in 1926, sold for US$75,000 to a South Korean buyer in 2005

The 64-year-old single malt is in a decanter made by French crystal house Lalique, which holds the oldest and rarest Macallan ever bottled by the distillery.

The decanter is on a world tour, which began in Paris on 6 April and ending in New York City at the Sotheby’s auction on 15 November. The tour includes stops in Madrid, London, Moscow, Seoul, Hong  Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Beverly Hills, before arriving in New York.

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At events along the way, The Macallan and Lalique will auction 10cl drams of The Macallan 64 Year Old in Lalique: Cire Perdue. The auction will be held at Sotheby’s in New York in November.

All proceeds from the drams and from the bottle itself will be donated to Charity:Water, a non-profit organisation bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

To track the fundraising progress and view images from the tour, visit: www.themacallan.com. Details will also be shared on this site on how to participate in or follow along with the final auction.

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