GLENFIDDICH 50 YEAR OLD SCOTCH TO SELL FOR £10,000

WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS HAVE RECENTLY UNVEILED ITS LATEST EXCLUSIVE WHISKEY, A GLENFIDDICH 50-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH, SELLING FOR £10,000 A BOTTLE, MAKING IT THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE WHISKEY BOTTLE IN THE WORLD. ONLY FIVE HUNDRED BOTTLES WILL BE MADE IN TOTAL, WITH FIFTY BOTTLES BEING RELEASED EACH YEAR OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD. THE GLENFIDDICH FIFTY YEAR OLD COMES IN A HAND BLOWN CRISTAL BOTTLE WITH A SCOTTISH SILVER LABEL AND SCREW TOP, AND IS PRESENTED IN A CUSTOM STITCHED LEATHER BOUND CASE ACCOMPANIED BY A LEATHER-BOUND BOOK CONTAINING THE HISTORY OF THE DISTILLERS. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COMPANY SAID: "THE TASTE IS INITIALLY SWEET WITH A ZESTY ORANGE MARMALADE AND VANILLA TOFFEE, WHICH CASCADES THROUGH A WONDERFUL SERIES OF LAYERS: AROMATIC HERBS, FLORAL AND SOFT FRUITS, SILKY OAK TANNIN AND HINTS OF GENTLE SMOKE. THE FINISH IS EXCEPTIONALLY LONG WITH A TOUCH OF DRY OAK AND THE MEREST TRACE OF PEAT." THE FIRST BOTTLE WILL GO ON SALE 1.SEPTEMBER THROUGH AELIA AT CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, PARIS, AND THE REMAINING BOTTLES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN SELECTED TRAVEL RETAIL AND DOMESTIC MARKETS FROM 1.NOVEMBER.