Rolling Stones anniversary whisky sells for £30k at Edinburgh auction

A rare bottle of The Rolling Stones’ 50th-anniversary whisky sold for over £30,000 at Bonham’s Whisky Sale in Edinburgh yesterday.

Rolling Stones anniversary whisky sells for £30k at Edinburgh auction

Produced in 2012 by the Japanese distiller Suntory Ltd, the bottle is in the shape of the Rolling Stone’s famous tongue and lips logo.

The bottle was sold to an anonymous collector in Europe who bid for the bottle online for £30,062, The Herald reports.



The estimated sale price for the whisky was £25,000 - £35,000.

The whisky is a blend of selected malts distilled in milestone years in the history of the Rolling Stones, including a malt from 1962 – the year the band was formed – that has been aged in mizunara (Japanese oak) casks.

Martin Green, Bonhams whisky specialist in Edinburgh, said: “This remarkable whisky is a fitting tribute to a band that has been at the top of its game for decades. Only 150 bottles of Suntory Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary whisky were ever released, and on the rare occasions they appear at auction there is always a great deal of excitement and interest.”

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