Glenfiddich 50-Year-Old Scotch

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 31st 2009 at 11:02AM

Another very expensive whisky has hit the market. William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd. have released a 50-year aged version of Glenfiddich that will sell for $16,000. The Glenfiddich 50 Year Old will be limited to 500 individually numbered, hand-blown glass bottles with decoration in Scottish silver. The bottles will be packaged in leather-bound cases, each accompanied by a book and a signed certificate.

In order to qualify as a 50-year-old whisky it must sit in its barrel unmixed with any other malt for the entire time. Some of the liquor evaporates over time (the "angel's share") making aging particularly challenging. Getting your hands on this well-aged treat will be no easy task. The 50- year will be distributed in 50-bottle lots over 10 years. The botlles will first be sold in selected airports and then be sold to a small number of retailers.

Tags: glenfiddich, scotch, whisky