Cask of single malt Scottish whisky sells for a record £16 million to Asian buyer - Daily Mail

The cask was sold at auction for £16 million in early July - smashing the previous record of £1 million. The rare cask was distilled in 1975 at Ardbeg distillery (pictured) on the Hebridean isle of Islay.

A distillery has donated £1 million to its local community after a record sale of an ultra-rare whisky cask to a mystery collector. The single malt cask was sold at auction for £16 million in early … [+2120 chars]

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