1926 Whiskey Fetches $54K

1926 whiskey goes for $54K
By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 9, 2007 3:35 PM CST
1926 Whiskey Fetches $54K
A rare bottle of George Washington's Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey to be sold at a special auction hosted by the Distilled Spirits Council to benefit Historic Mount Vernon's educational programs. The bottle of whiskey, number five of a limited edition of 24 bottles, was the first ever made at the...   (Associated Press)

The crown jewel of New York's first liquor auction since Prohibition brought in $54,000 at Christie's yesterday. The 1926 bottle of whiskey went to an anonymous bidder, the New York Daily News reports, but was "worth the price," said a contender for the bottle. But it wasn't the only big-ticket item on the list.

A bottle of rye whiskey distilled in 2003 went for $6,000. The catch: it was made at Mt. Vernon from George Washington's recipe. The auction tallied $304, 800 in sales of 101 lots of rare whiskey, armagnac, calvados, cognac, and Chatreuse. While Prohibition ended in 1933, New York only legalized the auction of spirits in August. (More whiskey stories.)

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