Hong Kong seizes premium whisky and sake during anti-smuggling raid
Hong Kong police seized a cache of premium Macallan whisky and Japanese sake, the first bust of top-shelf liquor for Hong Kong law enforcement this year.
Tag: Whisky
Bonhams to present ‘oldest Japanese whisky in history’
A bottle of Yamazaki 55 Year Old, the oldest expression of the prestigious Yamazaki whisky and the oldest Japanese whisky in history, will go under hammer at Bonhams’ upcoming Hong Kong auction on August 21.
World’s five most expensive whiskies ever sold at auctions
Rare Japanese whisky and scotch drams are commanding astronomical prices at auctions. Here, we have rounded up five of the most expensive whiskies ever sold in the world.
Japanese whisky leads Bonhams online auction in Hong Kong
Japanese whisky still commands whisky auctions, and a rare lot of ‘Ghost Series’ achieved top price at Bonhams’ latest online auction in Hong Kong.
New world record for Macallan whisky cask
Bonhams has set a new world record of a whisky cask sold at auctions with the 30-year-old Macallan cask, achieving more than HK$4.4 million (US$572,000) in Hong Kong.
Macallan 30 Year Whisky Cask to be auctioned by Bonhams in HK
A rare 30 year whisky sherry hogshead cask from the famed Macallan Distillery will go under hammer next month at a Bonhams auction in Hong Kong, and is expected to fetch as much as HK$4.6 million.
Pernod Ricard breaks ground on US$150m Chinese malt whisky distillery
Pernod Ricard has officially announced the construction of “first ever iconic malt whisky distillery” in China’s southwestern Emeishan in Sichuan province, the latest venture into the lucrative Chinese market following its wine project in the country.
Bonhams sets new world record with Hanyu Ichiro whisky
Bonhams has set a new world record with the sale of full card series of Japanese cult whisky brand Hanyu Ichiro for the hefty price of HK$7,192,000 (US$ 917,000), nearly doubling the previous record of HK$3,797,500 (US$484,000) – also set by Bonhams Hong Kong in 2015.
Sweden to host the world’s most expensive whisky tasting at US$21k per head
An upcoming whisky tasting in Sweden featuring a full set of Japanese Hanyu Ichiro card series will set you back for US$21,000 for one single ticket, the organiser said, possibly making it the world’s most expensive tasting ever.
Bonhams eyes new world record with Hanyu Ichiro full card series whisky
The crown jewel of Japanese rare whisky collection, the whole set of Hanyu Ichiro’s Full Card Series, will go under hammer at auction house Bonhams’ upcoming Whisky and Wine auction on August 16 in Hong Kong, and is likely to smash previous world record.