Jonny McCormick puts the auction of The Macallan M Constantine in perspective.
Sotheby’s, Hong Kong have set a new record for the highest auction price for a bottle of whisky. On Saturday januari 18 th , the sum of $620,000 was reportedly paid for The Macallan “M” decanter. The Macallan partnered with Lalique to produced four ‘Imperiale’ 6-liter decanters designed by Fabien Baron. Each of the imposing vessels was named after a Roman Emperor: Caesar, augustius, Justinian, and Constantine. It took 17 craftsmen over 50 hours to produce each statement piece, which weighed 16.8 kg (37 lbs.) when filled with...
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