R100 000 for a Bottle of Whiskey

I am always interested in seeing what people collect as investments, as I invest in a few tangible assets myself; such as coins, gemstones and stamps.

Recently, a Scottish whisky firm, Gordon and MacPhail,  put up for sale the oldest malt whisky in the world.

“It matured for 70 years in the cask and that is what makes it the oldest whisky in the world,” a spokesperson for Gordon and MacPhail said.  Apparently the whisky was poured into it's cask on October 15, 1938 by the grandfather of the company’s managing directors.

The bottles will sold for £10 000 each (approx R115 000 ea.) and only 54 units will be made available.

Clearly it has been a good investment.  As for the taste... who knows?

written by Rory

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