Father’s gift has aged well
A man whose Kinross-shire father gave him a bottle of 18-year-old Macallan whisky every year for his birthday is selling them to pay for his first home.
Matthew Robson (28) was born in 1992 and proud father Pete (64) of Milnathort bought a bottle of the famous brand every year to celebrate his birth.
Pete was working for a company that manufactured some of the raw materials for Macallan, which is the third largest selling single malt whisky in the world.
Over the course of Matthew’s life his father spent about £5000 on the bottles of whisky - with the collection now worth more than £40,000.
Dad-of-three Pete, who is a manager at a malting firm, said:“Looking at the bottle, I realised that it would be quite interesting to collect 18 bottles over 18 years and then give my son the final bottle, which would be his birth year.
“I also liked the idea that the materials I made would eventually be used in the making of the Scotch.
“As time went by, I realised the collection was starting to appreciate in value and watched the brand with more interest.”
Matthew now lives in Taunton, Somerset, and will use the proceeds towards a deposit for a new home.
His siblings were also given similar collections from father Pete.
Matthew said:“I think it’s been one of the best things he could have done.
“I never anticipated the potential it could have for me in my life.
“I’m looking at buying houses and having that money available to me is a massive weight off my shoulders especially in these uncertain times. “It’s just very special.”
The collection is being sold by brokers Mark Littler Ltd, with every bottle in its original box and is listed online for offers over £40,000.
Littler said:“In the whisky and wine world, we call a consecutive run of vintages a vertical.
“Normally it would take a lot of time and effort to amass a vertical like this but this is the opportunity for a collector to purchase them all instantly.
“In addition, the Macallan 18-year-old is one of the most sought-after single malt Scotch whiskies in the world, so you’ve got a hot ticket item that is sure to be highly desirable to aspiring whisky collectors and investors.”