The rarest, triple-distilled, single malt Irish whiskey PLUS the first Fabergé Celtic egg, have been sold in a collector’s pack for US$2million. Wow. Just wow.
Nicole Buckler reports.
A new world record has been achieved for the world’s most expensive whiskey collectors’ set. It has been named ‘The Emerald Isle Collection.’ It is being offered by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co., in partnership with Fabergé.
‘The Emerald Isle’ created by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. & Fabergé
Irish Whiskey – Hey Big Spender
The inaugural launch of these highly limited boxes has set a world record at US$2million. The first sale was secured jointly on St Patrick’s Day 2021 by two parties. The first party is Houston-based Fabergé collectors, James and Korrine Whipkey. They bought it in conjunction with a group of private investors led by Scott H. Weissman. As part of this sale, all proceeds will go to the Correa Family Foundation. This is a charity supporting children affected by cancer, chaired by Major League Baseball star, Carlos Correa.
The remaining six Emerald Isle experiences boxes will be released at auctions and events in key cities throughout 2021. If you are a whiskey aficionado, then keep an eye on this page.
Jay Bradley is the founder of the The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. “My company shares the same brand vision as Fabergé – to create timeless beauty and a lasting legacy. I am delighted to have set a world record, for the second time in three months. I am proud to be able to donate the full proceeds of this sale to the Correa Family Foundation.”
It is a cause close to Bradley’s heart. His own daughter was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a rare form cancer, when she was just five-months old. Thanks to the charities like the Correa Family Foundation, she is now a healthy 19-year-old.
Irish whiskey called Devil’s Keep from the The Craft Irish Whiskey Co… expensive is an understatement.
Irish Whiskey World Record
‘The Emerald Isle Collection’ is the second release for the The Craft Irish Whiskey Company. The first was The Devil’s Keep Whiskey. It is a triple-distilled, 29-year-old single malt whiskey. This drop also set a world record for the most expensive inaugural release when it sold at auction in November 2020. The price? US$60,000 (approximately €51,000/£46,000).
The Emerald Isle Collection
So what is in this box of goodies? ‘The Emerald Isle Collection’ is a seven-piece custom-made whiskey set which celebrates the ‘Seven Wonders of Ireland.’ It is presented in a dark walnut experience box. Each set features a bottle of ultra-rare, single cask, 30-year-old, triple-distilled single malt Irish whiskey. It is accompanied by two exclusive creations from Fabergé. These are a first-of-its-kind Fabergé Celtic Egg and bespoke 1/1 Fabergé watch.
Irish whiskey should always come with hugely expensive gifts, right?
The Gifts Keep Coming
Each collection also includes a humidor with two limited-edition and sold-out, ultra-rare Cohiba Siglo VI Grand Reserva (2009) cigars. It is the holy grail of cigar collectibles. It has increased by over 1,200% in value in the last decade.
The box also features a gold-plated cigar cutter. Also, a gold plated water pipette. Plus, pure obsidian whiskey stones. A hip flask with a sample of the Emerald Isle whiskey. And, a carafe filled with Irish spring water from the same region where the whiskey was made.
Each experience box has been inspired by the shape of an emerald. It features an illustration of one of the ‘wonders’ of Ireland and its geographical coordinates. This makes each box one-of-a-kind.
Inside each box is the pièce de resistance, the hand-crafted whiskey bottle containing the liquid gold. It is a collector’s item in its own right. The design is inspired by the Imperial Fabergé Hen Egg from 1885.
Celtic Fabergé Egg
All bottles of whiskey are accompanied by a bespoke – first of its kind – Fabergé Celtic Egg. Each egg is handcrafted from 18k yellow gold. They feature Fabergé’s legendary guilloché enamel in a pastel green. The green, white and gold colours of the egg symbolising the Irish flag.
These eggs aren’t just for Easter!
Inside, a unique surprise awaits in the form of a rough, uncut Zambian emerald. This is the first time Fabergé has ever featured an uncut gemstone as the egg’s surprise. The uncut gem can be customised by Fabergé into an exquisite one-of-a-kind piece of Fabergé jewellery.
Yes, world. Ireland is back in the whiskey race. We are here to take back the crown from the Scots as the world’s best whiskey makers. Back off Scots, we got this.
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Author Bio
Nicole Buckler has been working as a journalist for over 20 years, writing from Sydney, Melbourne, Taipei, London, and Dublin.
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