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Enjoy unprecedented access to the 'unseen wonders' of William Grant & Sons' collection of heritage whiskies through the Private Clients service.

Distillers One of One

Distillers One of One

William Grant & Sons announces the historic donation of three one-of-a-kind lots to the inaugural Distillers One of One charity auction which hopes to raise in excess of GBP 1,000,000 for Scottish charities. This leading rare whisky house, which combines Glenfiddich, The Balvenie and ‘lost gem’ distillery, Ladyburn, is providing a unique lot from each distillery to mark the launch of its Private Clients business.

Image: The cabinet containing the Glenfiddich 1950s collection is designed and made by HM The Queen’s royal warrant holding cabinet maker, NEJ Stevenson

Distillers One of One

Distillers One of One

This service will provide unprecedented, privileged access for international connoisseurs and collectors to some of the finest and oldest whisky reserves in the world from six generations of whisky-making tradition, for enjoyment, personal legacy or as an alternative investment.

Image: These liquids are housed in a cabinet fitted with a high precision thermometer and hygrometer from world-renowned instrument makers, Fischer

Distillers One of One

Distillers One of One

As a founding partner to The Distillers One of One charity auction - formed by The Worshipful Company of Distillers – the William Grant & Sons Private Clients business will make a significant contribution to the combined auction sales. The lots, which have never before been made available, are expected to reach in excess of GBP 285,000 in total sales.

Image: The cabinet, created using figured sycamore, maple and hardwood, features an innovative mechanism to lay the whiskies flat to prevent the cork from drying

Distillers One of One

Distillers One of One

They exemplify the ongoing Private Clients business proposition to reveal unseen wonders of the whisky world - rare whisky expressions, experiences and access to William Grant & Sons’ generations of knowledge, expertise and learning - for the world’s most discerning collectors.

Image: These expressions from 1959, 1958, 1957, and 1955 are bottled in a Baccarat crystal decanter with a 24-carat gold neck

Private Clients business

Private Clients business

As one of the oldest independent family-owned whisky distilleries in the world, the Private Clients business is anchored in authenticity and generations of care and custodianship of some of the oldest and rarest whisky reserves.

Image: For this unique single bottle release of The Balvenie 1964, The Balvenie Malt Master, David C. Stewart MBE, hand selected this truly exceptional cask – 10379 – distilled on 18 November 1964

Private Clients business

Private Clients business

These are shown in this never-to-be-repeated selection of auction lots bringing together the most coveted liquids in six bottles, across three one-of-a-kind items created by the Private Clients division: Glenfiddich: The 1950s, Ladyburn 1966 David Bailey one-off John Lennon Edition and The Balvenie 1964 Single Bottle Release. Each represents a once-in-a-lifetime whisky acquisition from the 1950s and 1960s, which were famously pivotal decades in the world of Scotch whisky.

Image: Distilled in 1966 by 'lost' distillery Ladyburn, this whisky features a highly sought-after hand-signed photograph by legendary photographer David Bailey of John Lennon, initially released in 1965

Beyond The Distillers’ One of One auction, the global Private Clients personal service will build direct-to-distillery client relationships by offering ongoing, tailored access to incredibly rare and precious family stocks. Rare whisky expressions, experiences and access to generations of knowledge and expertise will form the proposition.

For further information about William Grant & Sons Private Clients and to register to bid at The Distillers One of One auction, please contact Jonathan Driver’s team at William Grant & Sons Private Clients at privateclients@wgrant.com.

The spirit of adventure

Charles Gordon, the great-grandson of the distiller’s founder William Grant, served in the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1948. Based out of Malta he served aboard HMS Sussex.
 

The last yacht he owned was the 39m (127.9ft) sailing yacht CINDERELLA IV, designed by Tripp, built by Dutch sailing yacht specialist Vitters using the most advanced carbon fibre technology of the day and delivered in 2009.

On a yacht capable of up to 300nm a day, Charles circumnavigated the globe in the 1990s and he completed his final transatlantic voyage in 2012.
 

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