About 100 million yen with 54 whiskeys Japan's highest ever successful bid amount August 17th 13:09
A set of 54 whiskeys manufactured in Saitama Prefecture was sold for about 100 million yen in an auction held in Hong Kong, setting a new record for domestic whiskey.
The winning bid was a set of 54 “Card Series” of “Icrose Malt” whiskey manufactured in Saitama Prefecture, which was held in Hong Kong on the 16th. Hong Kong dollar (about 100 million yen) was added.
This whiskey is a distillery in Saitama Prefecture that was distilled and aged from the 1980s to 2000. It was sold as a “card series”.
This series was also attracting attention at an auction held in Hong Kong in 2015, winning about 50 million yen in Japanese yen.
Domestic whiskey is gaining worldwide reputation and is being traded at a high price, whiskey is also a target of investment due to its increasing scarcity value over the years.
President Ichiro Hido, a whiskey maker in Saitama Prefecture that sold this whiskey, told NHK's interview: I'm worried that the price will be drunk. "