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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: A gallon bottle (4.5 Litre) of 58 Year Old Glenfarclas (estimate £24,000-45,000) goes on view as part of a preview exhibition of the third edition of The Distillers One of One ultra-rare whisky auction at Sotheby's on September 23, 2025 in London, England. Comprising 39 one-off, never-to-be-repeated lots specially created and donated by leading Scotch Whisky distilleries, ranging in estimates from £1,000 upwards to £300,000, the auction will take place at Hopetoun House on the outskirts of Edinburgh on Friday 10 October 2025. Since the first edition in 2021, over £4.3 million has been donated to The Distillers’ Charity, principally to the Youth Action Fund, which aims to improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people in Scotland. On public view in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries until 30 September. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sothebys)

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