HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong Whisky sale achieved strong results with 89 percent of the 386 lots sold and two world auction records set, including Hanyu Ichiro's Full Cards Series (52 cards + 2 jokers) that sold for HK$ 3,797,500, a new world auction record for any Japanese whisky series, and Karuizawa-1960-52 year old-The Cockerel that sold for HK$ 918,750, a new world auction record for any single bottle of Japanese whisky. Both lots went to a single buyer from South East Asia.
Daniel Lam of the Bonhams wine department in Hong Kong said, “As the first auction house that brought whisky sale to Asia in 2009, our Bonhams Hong Kong team has been working our best since then to introduce different exceptionally high quality whiskies to our clients around the world. Tonight’s record result is the reflection of the strong demand for the outstanding quality of the whiskies in the sale, regardless of the recent global economic slowdown. We look forward to bringing even more good items to our buyers in our next sale in November.”
TOP 10 LOTS:
• Lot 80: Karuizawa-45 year old-白命の水 / Karuizawa-45 year old-黑命の水. Sold for HK$ 269,500
• Lot 82: Karuizawa-1960-33 year old. Sold for HK$ 392,000
• Lot 109: Karuizawa-1981-Cocktail Series-#162 / Karuizawa-1982-Cocktail Series-#8444 / Karuizawa-1983-Cocktail Series-#8597 / Karuizawa-1984-Cocktail Series-#7975. Sold for HK$ 159,250
• Lot 124: Macallan-Select Reserve-1946-52 year old. Sold for HK$ 159,250 inc. premium
• Lot 133: Karuizawa-1981-#818-Sumo / Karuizawa-1982-#4971-Sumo / Karuizawa-1983-#3408-Sumo. Sold for HK$ 183,750
• Lot 139: Karuizawa-1960-52 year old-The Cockerel. Sold for HK$ 918,750
• Lot 145: Springbank, Limited Edition – 25 Year Old / Springbank, Limited Edition – 30 Year Old / Springbank, Limited Edition – 35 Year Old / Springbank, Limited Edition – 40 Year Old / Springbank, Limited Edition – 45 Year Old / Springbank, Limited Edition – 50 Year Old. Sold for HK$ 177,625
• Lot 196: Hanyu Ichiro's Full Cards Series. Sold for HK$ 3,797,500
• Lot 227: Balvenie-50 Year-#191. Sold for HK$ 245,000
• Lot 273: Dalmore Eos-1951-59 year old. Sold for HK$ 294,000
