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Top 10 Whiskies to Gift this Holiday Season

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W hisky is a time-tested holiday gift. This year, get the whisky-drinker in your life a bottle they’ll love at the upcoming Whisky & Whiskey auction on 10 December – and maybe they’ll pour a glass for you.

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Whisky & Whiskey | Seasonal Spirits and The Yamazaki 55
10 December 2022 | 10:00 AM EST | New York

Top 10 Whiskies to Gift this Holiday Season

  • The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak
    One of the most popular expressions of The Macallan: The 18-year-old sherry sak is matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry-seasoned oak casks from Jerez de la Frontera. Estimate: $300–450

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  • Willett Family Estate Single Barrel Bourbon 6 Year Old
    Among bourbon and rye whiskey connoisseurs, bottles of Willett Family Estate are as highly sought after as those from Buffalo Trace, Michter’s and Old Rip Van Winkle – if not more. Drawing on their immense stocks of well-aged whiskeys, the Kulsveens, the branch of the Willett family that now owns the distillery, create a variety of whiskeys but save the very best barrels (no more than 3 percent) for their estate brand, which they began to release in small amounts in the mid-2000s. Estimate: $300–500

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  • Michters Single Barrel Rye 10 Year Old (3 Bottles)
    Michter’s is one of the few whiskeys to stand alongside Van Winkle at the top of the luxury market. The 10-year-old rye expression will be the only “10-year-old bottling” available for 2022, as the bourbon did not make it onto shelves this year. This 3-bottle lot ensures a steady supply. Estimate: $500–700

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  • Springbank 21 Year Old
    This beautiful, older expression of Springbank 21 Year Old was matured in sherry casks, which impart dark fruit and chocolate notes that are perfectly complemented by subtle peat and maritime character. Estimate: $600–1,000

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  • Black Maple Hill Single Barrel Rye 23 Year Old
    Black Maple Hill is among the most coveted American whiskeys, with a history that connects it with some of the biggest names in Kentucky distilling. Like several other extremely limited-release brands from the early 2000s, Black Maple Hill did not make its own whiskey, or even bottle it. Rather its owner, a California-based company called CVI Brands, hired Julian Van Winkle III to find high-quality barrels of whiskey and bottle it for them. Estimate: $3,200–4,000

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  • Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 Edition
    Hailing from the first single-malt whisky distillery in Japan, the Yamazaki Sherry Cask has won many awards and is sought after by collectors and enthusiasts alike. Estimate: $2,000–3,000

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  • Pappy Van Winkle (6 Bottles)
    The Van Winkle line of whiskeys needs no introduction: praised by celebrities and the subject of a bestselling book, it is by far the best-recognized and most widely coveted whiskey in America. This 6-bottle lot includes the whole line up – it’s hard enough getting one of these bottles, let alone the range. Estimate: $8,000–12,000

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  • Highland Park 50 Year Old
    Only 274 bottles of this exceptional, intensely rich Scotch were released. First distilled in 1964, the whisky spent 46 years in two sherry-seasoned casks before being mixed together with a 1960 vintage and left to age for 8 more years. Estimate: $15,000–20,000

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  • The Yamazaki 55 Year Old
    The oldest and most valuable Japanese whisky ever produced, the Yamazaki 55 Year Old was vatted from Mizunara and American white oak casks distilled by Shinjiro Torii in 1960 and 1964 respectively and laid down over half a century ago for three generations, until current Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo, grandson of the founder, selected and blended these casks to create a true masterpiece. Estimate: $350,000–500,000

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  • The Macallan The Red Collection 78 Year Old
    The second oldest Macallan ever released, the 78-year-old is the part of the iconic Red Collection. It’s a rare masterpiece matured for nearly 8 decades, boasting notes of rich dried fruits of raisin, prune and date, a hint of almond nuttiness and an exceptionally long finish. Estimate: $70,000–90,000

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