“The Archer” Karuizawa 1960 (pictured) sold for over $125,000 at auction, while its sister whisky, “The Wanderer,” netted more than $140,000 at a different auction. (Photo by Fraser Band)
By Jonny McCormick
A bottle of Karuizawa 1960 52 year old, nicknamed “The Wanderer,” has broken the record for the most expensive standard-sized bottle of whisky sold at auction, wresting the title from the Yamazaki 50 year old. The record-breaking bid of $141,551/ HK$1.1million was set on april 2 nd by Poly Auction Hong Kong (with buyer’s premiums, the total was $166,793/HK$1,298,000). This represents a 29% increase over the previous record...
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