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otheby’s are proud to present Finest and Rarest Spirits, the latest spirits sale in Hong Kong which brings together the best of Japan, Scotland and France and features many of the rarest Japanese whiskies ever produced, alongside fine Scotch and Cognac to culminate in one of the largest ever offerings of spirits from Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
The sale is led by the oldest Karuizawa ever bottled, Karuizawa 52 Year Old 1960, alongside a pair of bottles, the Karuizawa "The Last Masterpiece" #6017 50 Year Old 1970, bottled in 2020 from the last cask owned by Taiwanese Entrepreneur Eric Huang. This is the very first time these two bottles have been brought together to auction.
From Scotland, highlights come in the form of The Macallan The Reach 81 Year Old 1940, the oldest Scotch whisky ever bottled upon its release in 2022. Also from The Macallan are a number of bottles from the Fine & Rare Collection, widely known as one of the most sought after series of Scotch whiskies ever produced. Other highlights come from Bowmore Distillery, the first distillery on Islay, known for its stunning aged whiskies from the 1960s. The Bowmore Trilogy appears alongside the Bowmore 46 Year Old Fino Sherry Cask, all distilled in 1964, considered to be among the finest vintages of production at the distillery.
Finally, the sale features several bottles of the most iconic Cognac, Louis XIII, bottled as far back as the 1970s, alongside other rarities from Hennessy, Hardy and Martell.
香港蘇富比隆重呈獻最新一場珍稀烈酒，匯聚日本、蘇格蘭、法國出品的頂級珍釀，包括多項珍罕日本威士忌、優質蘇格蘭威士忌和經典干邑，造就本地歷來最精彩的一場烈酒拍賣。
本場拍賣由1960年輕井澤52年熟成威士忌領銜，此酒為酒齡最高的已裝瓶輕井澤威士忌，並有兩瓶2020年裝瓶的1970年輕井澤「絕響」50年桶號6017威士忌，酒液源於台灣企業家黃培峻擁有的最後一桶輕井澤原桶酒，非常珍貴，而且還是首次有兩瓶同時登場，更為難得。
蘇格蘭威士忌方面，焦點拍品有1940年麥卡倫The Reach 81年，自2022年上市起即成為至今酒齡最高的蘇格蘭威士忌。同場並有麥卡倫Fine & Rare珍稀系列，在威士忌收藏界和品鑑師中備受推崇。其他焦點包括多項Bowmore蒸餾廠的出品，作為艾雷島上第一家蒸餾廠，Bowmore以1960年代的威士忌聞名烈酒界。本場上拍的The Bowmore Trilogy三部曲系列和Bowmore 46年Fino雪莉桶均於1964年蒸餾，是公認為Bowmore所出產最上乘的年份之一。
本場也囊括數瓶尊貴經典的Louis XIII干邑瑰釀，裝瓶時間最早可遠至1970年代，同場尚有軒尼詩、Hardy和Martell出品的干邑佳作，琳琅滿目，實在不容錯過。
