London’s luxury department store Harrods has unveiled a $1.6 million whisky set, which it prides as “the masterpiece of a lifetime.”
“Housed
in a bespoke wooden cabinet by Gavin Robertson, the collection is
accompanied by a unique, hand written ledger book that
capture’s Paterson’s every thought and step on the way to creating the
collection,” Harrods says in its website description. “Each page of the
ledger has been individually foiled in silver with Paterson’s signature
and bound in a bespoke calfskin leather book, while the handcrafted
crystal decanters by Glencairn have been adorned with hand-engraved
silver by luxury jewelers, Hamilton & Inches.”
Richard
Paterson, master distiller of the Dalmore distillery in
Alness, Scotland, said he raided “the incredibly rare and
valuable stocks that we nurture up in Alness” to create the 12 unique
bottles of whiskey, each of which is named for someone who has
influenced him in his life, the Telegraph reported.
“The
Dalmore Paterson Collection,” which has just gone on display in the
Fine Spirits Room at Harrods, contains a vintage whisky from 1926
dedicated to Dalmore founder Alexander Matheson, the Daily Mail
reported.
“It
represents the lifetime’s work of one of the whisky industry’s most
dedicated, respected and loved characters,” a Harrods spokesman told the
Telegraph. “Whoever buys this will own a truly unique collection of
whiskies as well as a little bit of Richard himself, as he has put so
much into its creation.”
