Fine Wine, Cognac and highly sought after Whisky will be on sale in Hong Kong in May, giving collectors and investors alike an opportunity to acquire real liquid assets.

The Whisky section of the sale will offer a highly desirable bottle of Karuizawa-1963-50 year old estimated at HK$200,000-280,000 and a pair of Karuizawa-45 year old-Water of Life at HK$150,000 to 190,000.

There is also a large selection of single cask whisky from the Yamazaki distillery and a bottle of Hanyu Ichiro's Malt-Ace of Spades estimated at HK$80,000 to110,000. A 57 year old bottle of Macallan Lalique whisky is estimated at HK$210,000 to 250,000

Strong Demand

The sale also includes a bottle of one of the most sought-after of Scotch whiskies, The Macallan Lalique-57 year old which has an estimate of HK$210,000 to 250,000. Distilled and bottled by Macallan, this very rare 57 year old whisky comes in a Lalique Crystal decanter numbered 17 of 400.

«For our May sale we have a very strong selection in all categories, old bottling of Karuizawa is very much in demand and we have over 20 bottles on offer,» said Daniel Lam, Bonhams whisky and wine specialist in Hong Kong

finews.asia recently reported on the Hong Kong based whisky fund, «The Platinum Whisky Investment Fund» which has been attracting steady inflows.