Rare malt whisky miniature sells at auction for £750 a nip

[Kintyre Forum News]

A RARE antique whisky miniature has fetched £1,500 at auction – the equivalent of £750 per nip.
The 90-year-old single malt, from the iconic Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, Argyll, contains only two measures worth of whisky.

But the 5cl bottle attracted interest from around the world at Bonhams' whisky auction in Edinburgh.

Bonhams' whisky consultant Martin Green said: "Springbank is very highly rated in the single malt world, and this is a 1919 – the very earliest vintage put on the open market.

"It is iconic, highly collectable, exclusive and also highly drinkable.

You'd get two or maybe three good measures out of it."

Other highlights were a limited edition 40-year-old Macallan, which fetched £3,600, and a rare bottle from the closed Port Ellon distillery on Islay which was sold for £1,620. It was produced to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Port Ellon malting.

[Ranald]

Not sure where the report came from but it was a 50yo whisky, not 90. Though it was distilled in December 1919 it was bottled in November 1970, making it nearly 51.