3,000 bottles of rare whiskey. Not 30. Not 300. 3,000! Gotta love it.
A rare collection of about 3,000 bottles of whiskey is to go under the hammer at auction later this year. The bottles are the legacy of a late US whiskey enthusiast and is said to be the largest and most varied yet to appear at auction. Californian Willard Folsom spent 18 years gathering Scotch malts after reading a newspaper article about them. Whiskey from Orkney to Speyside to the Lowlands is represented in the collection. It features many commemorative bottles which will never be released again by distillers. Martin Green, whiskey specialist for Bonhams auctioneers, said: “In over 20 years of conducting whiskey auctions, this is the most exciting collection I have ever handled. – From BBC