Matthew Robson, a 28-year-old man from the town of Trauton in southwest England, plans to buy his first home with the proceeds from the sale of 28 bottles of whiskey his father has been giving him on each birthday since his birth.
The unusual history is revealed by BBC, explaining that since 1992, Matthew’s father, Pete, has spent anything like five thousand pounds 5600 euros on the 28 bottles of single malte of 18 years of Macallan.
The collection of 28 bottles, meanwhile offered for sale, is now worth over 40 thousand pounds (45 thousand euros). Matthew Robson admitted that these gifts “probably weren’t the best” for a child, although he was always given an indication not to open the bottles, which have since become a small treasure.
“Every year I received the bottles as a birthday present. I thought it was a strange gift, after all I was too young to start drinking. But I had clear instructions to never, never open them. I did my best and got it. They are all intact, “said Matthew Robson, quoted by the BBC.
Pete Robson, who was born in Milnathort, Scotland, revealed that the first bottle of whiskey in 1974 was purchased to “wet the baby’s head”. “I thought it was interesting if I bought a bottle every year and he ended up with 18 bottles of 18 year old whiskey on his 18th birthday,” he said, clarifying that that “was not the only gift” he gave his son.
However, experts said Macallan had become a collectible and now Matthew hopes to sell his collection for 45,000 euros and use the money for his home.
The collection is being sold by whiskey broker Mark Littler, who described it as a “perfect set”. “Macallan’s value has increased tremendously in the past five to ten years,” he said, guaranteeing that there has already been “a lot of interest” in the collection, mainly from buyers in New York and Asia.
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