US developer buys Scotch collection for six-figure sum

Dalmore Scotch has sold a 21-bottle collection to an American property developer for £158,000.

The collection, called the Dalmore Constellation, was the first of nine full sets to be sold, and was bought through the UK’s Whisky Shop in the UK by the US-based investor for over £7,500 per bottle.

The buyer, called Mahesh Patel, will add the whiskies to his already considerable collection estimated to be worth US$2 million, including the Dalmore Trinitas, which was the first bottle of whisky to sell for a six figure sum in 2010.

“The Constellation will have pride of place in my collection,” he said.

The Dalmore Constellation Collection consists of 21 individual whiskies created at the Highland distillery between the years 1964 and 1992.

Prices range from £2,000 for a bottle of vintage 1992 up to £20,000 RSP for a bottle of the vintage 1964.

Only nine full set collections will be available and showcased in iconic cities across the world, including London, Paris, Moscow, Miami, New York, LA, Berlin, Hong Kong and Edinburgh.

The Whisky Shop is the first high street retailer in the world to stock the Dalmore collection.

A bottle of The Dalmore 1962 Sinclair sold last year in Changi Airport, Singapore, for £125,000, making it the most expensive bottle ever sold in retail.

The first whisky to break the six figure barrier, The Dalmore Trinitas, was launched in 2010 with only three bottles made available.

Two were sold for £100,000 and the final bottle was acquired by Harrods and subsequently sold for £120,000 within 6 months of launch.