A rare, 55-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich single malt whisky has been auctioned for a record 42,000 pounds (approx Rs35 lakh), which will help build a school for physically and mentally disadvantaged children in Uttarakhand.
A rare, 55-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich single malt whisky has been auctioned for a record 42,000 pounds (approx Rs35 lakh), which will help build a school for physically and mentally disadvantaged children in Uttarakhand.
The bottle was sold to the highest bidder, World Duty Free Group (WDFG).
The minimum price for the bottle at the auction conducted here this week was 40,000 pounds.
The money raised has been handed over to the charity organisation, the Lotus Flower Trust, which has been working on several projects in India for over 20 years, including in Rajasthan, Assam, Ladakh and Uttarakhand.
The rare single malt was named after Janet Sheed Roberts, the grand-daughter of William Grant, who founded the Glenfiddich distillery.
She celebrated her 110th birthday in August 2011, but died on April 6 this year.
A delighted John Hunt, founder of the Lotus Flower Trust, told PTI: "We at the Lotus Flower Trust are overwhelmed by the generosity that has been shown us. All we need to do now is raise the funds to build a home to match the school for these deprived but lovely little children".
He added: "It is such a pleasure to work in India. In the last three years we have completed eight projects. We only raise funds to construct school buildings and homes, not to run the schools or hire teachers".
The rare whisky comes in a hand-blown glass bottle with a bottle stopper pressed with Roberts's initials, encased in a leather box inspired by her leather travelling truck, with a deer horn toggle and lined with silk.
Artist Alison Watt has created a limited edition signed print to accompany each bottle.
Only 11 bottles of the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve are released to the public, one to celebrate each decade of her life.
Each bottle is being auctioned for the benefit of various charity organizations, making the auction a non-profit making exercise.
Sarah Branquinho, business relations & external affairs director of WDFG, said: "This has been a wonderful and generous effort by William Grant & Sons. The children in Ramnagar will be eternally grateful to the Global Travel Retail team for choosing to benefit the Lotus Flower Trust and this project".
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