$16K Whiskeys

'Highland Park 50 Year Old' is One Expensive Drink

A prestigious and old whiskey called the 'Highland Park 50 Year Old' is currently being released.

The Highland Park 50 year old is a vatting of five refill oak casks distilled in 1960. It carries natural mahogany colour, rich and spicy tannins, and muscovado sugar flavours. For this distinguished whisky, jewelry designer Maeve Gillies of MaeVonaIt designed the sterling silver bottle. The Highland Park 50 Year Old also carries a hefty pricetag of $16,000.

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SCORE
5.1 out of 10
GENDER
70% Men30% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 63%
Activity 81%
Freshness 8%

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