Oldest Glenrothes Cask Sells for $270K | Leeds News

Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Angus Kerr, now 81, bought a cask of Glenrothes whisky in 1971 for just $130 to cover his kids’ school fees—thinking it was a safe bet after losing money in the stock market. Little did he know, that cask, filled in January 1969, would become the oldest Glenrothes ever found. After his supplier went bust and he nearly forgot about it, he was contacted years later by a distillery asking for storage fees—and discovered his investment was still intact. Today, that same cask is worth $270,000—over 2,000 times its original price—and holds enough spirit for 287 bottles. It’s now on the market as…