£30,000 whisky auctioned to mark special birthday
Auctioneers at Bonhams have predicted interest from collectors across the world when the bottle of 55-year-old single malt goes under the hammer in Edinburgh on December 14.
The bottles of 55-year-old single malt are being auctioned around the world in the coming months to honour Janet Sheed Roberts, the oldest person in Scotland, and grand-daughter of William Grant, founder of the Glenfiddich distillery.
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Peter Gordon, chairman of Glenfiddich and great-nephew of Janet Roberts, said: “The Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve is one of the rarest whiskies Glenfiddich has ever released and a real part of the family’s history.