CANADA RECEIVES RARE 55 YEAR OLD GLENFIDDICH FOR CHARITY AUCTION
One of only 11 bottles ever produced will sell to highest bidder, October 19, 2012
Toronto, Ontario, Sept. 25, 2012 – One of the most prestigious whiskies to come out of the Glenfiddich Distillery, the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve 55 Year Old has arrived in Canada. Only 11 bottles of this exceptional liquid have been allocated worldwide to recognize the long life and rich contribution Janet Sheed Roberts made to her family’s distillery. Janet Sheed Roberts (1901 – 2012), granddaughter of distillery founder William Grant, was part of a pioneering legacy that began 125 years ago. Roberts’ great-niece, Sally Gordon, will be in Canada this October to take part in an auction of this extraordinary single malt Scotch.
The LCBO, in conjunction with Waddington’s Auction House, will sell the record-breaking Scotch whisky to the highest bidder on October 19th at Toronto’s Trump International Hotel & Tower. Session One will open to the public with its premier lot: the ultra rare Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve. Potential bidders who do not attend can participate in the auction live online at vintages.com/auction. All proceeds from the bottle will go to Wounded Warriors, a not-for-profit organization that assists and improves the quality of life of wounded Canadian soldiers and their families.
At the time of its purchase, the first bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve set records as the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold at auction. The renowned Scotch whisky has since earned international acclaim as one of the rarest and most expensive single malt Scotches in the world. Bidding for Canada’s lone bottle of Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve will start at $50,000 CAD and is open to the public. To date, Glenfiddich has raised a total of $341,839.25 CAD for charity through auction of the Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.
Pale gold in colour, The Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve reflects the hue of autumn barley. It is light and delicate on the nose with aromas of soft orange blossom and violets mingled with notes of toasted almonds and the subtlest hint of smoke. The hand-blown bottle, elegant monogrammed gold on an aquamarine Cloisonné stopper and the luxurious leather case were all designed by the finest European craftsmen.
Canada shares a long history with the William Grant’s Distillery through family connections to George Stephen (later Lord Mount Stephen), one of the founders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Bank of Montreal. Because of this unique relationship, Canada has received the honour of auctioning one of the rarest bottles of single malt Scotch in the world, the Janet Sheed Roberts 55 Year Old.
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How to Bid Online
To bid on the Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve 55 Year Old online, follow the Artfact link on vintages.com/auction. Choose the Auctions link to browse by sale or search for items by keyword. Click Get Approved to Bid, complete the registration form and click Submit to send your request to Waddington’s Auction House. Please allow three business days for processing requests. Place absentee bids with Artfact Secure Bid™ system or bid live on sale day with the Artfact Live! Bidder Console.
For more information on William Grant & Sons Ltd. visit http://www.williamgrant.com
For more information on Wounded Warriors visit http://www.woundedwarriors.ca/
For more information on VINTAGES Auction visit http://www.vintages.com/events/auction_event.shtml
