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LONDON, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Rarest, Triple-Distilled, Single Malt Irish Whiskey and First Faberge

Celtic Egg sells for $2 million

A new world record has been achieved for the world's most expensive whiskey

collectors' set, following the global unveiling of the highly anticipated 'The

Emerald Isle Collection' by The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.,[

https://www.craftirishwhiskey.com/] in partnership with Faberge

[https://www.faberge.com/ ].

The inaugural launch of these highly limited boxes has set a world record at

$2million USD. The final bid and private sale of the first Emerald Isle box to

be released was secured jointly on St Patrick's Day (17th March) by

Houston-based Faberge collectors, James and Korrine Whipkey, and a group of

private investors led by Scott H. Weissman. As part of this sale, all proceeds

will go to the Correa Family Foundation, a charity supporting children affected

by cancer, chaired by Major League Baseball star, Carlos Correa.

The remaining six Emerald Isle experiences boxes will be released at auctions

and events in key cities throughout 2021.

Jay Bradley, Founder, The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. commented: "My company shares

the same brand vision as Faberge – to create timeless beauty and a lasting

legacy. I am delighted to have set a world record, for the second time in three

months and proud to be able to donate the full proceeds of this sale to the

Correa Family Foundation, a cause which is very close to my heart as my own

daughter was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a rare form cancer, when she was

just five-months old. Thanks to the charities like the Correa Family

Foundation, she is now a healthy 19-year-old and I am honoured to be able to

support the foundation through this contribution."

Carlos Correa, Chairman of the Correa Family Foundation said,  "I'm very

thankful to The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. and Jay Bradley to be generous enough

to donate the first release of The Emerald Isle to our foundation. This is a

huge contribution to the Correa Family Foundation and will change thousands of

lives. Seeing a sick child battle cancer and what it does to their families in

normal times is heart-breaking, and something that Jay and his family have

experienced first-hand but going through it during a global pandemic is truly

unimaginable."  

The generous donation will support underserved childhood cancer patients. The

charity helps cover daily expenses including food, transportation and rent for

over 15,000 children with cancer.

'The Emerald Isle Collection' is The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.'s second release,

following the launch of The Devil's Keep – a triple distilled, 29-year-old

single malt whiskey – which also set a world record for most expensive

inaugural release when it sold at auction in November 2020 for $60,000 USD

(approximately £46,000/€51,000 Euros). 'The Emerald Isle Collection' now takes

the crown as the oldest and rarest triple distilled Irish single malt in the

world, comprising a seven-piece custom-made whiskey set which celebrates the

'Seven Wonders of Ireland'.

Beautifully presented in a dark walnut experience box, each set features a

bottle of ultra-rare, single cask, 30-year-old, triple distilled single malt

Irish whiskey, accompanied by two exclusive creations from Faberge – the

first-of-its-kind Faberge Celtic Egg and bespoke 1/1 Faberge watch. Each

collection also includes a humidor with two limited edition and sold out,

ultra-rare Cohiba Siglo VI Grand Reserva (2009) cigars. Top rated scoring

100/100, it is the holy grail of cigar collectibles and has increased by over

1,200% in value in the last decade. It also features a gold-plated cigar

cutter, gold plated water pipette, pure obsidian whiskey stones, a hip flask

with a sample of the Emerald Isle whiskey, and a carafe filled with Irish

spring water from the same region where the whiskey was made.

Each experience box has been inspired by the shape of an emerald, and features

an illustration of one of the 'wonders' of Ireland and its geographical

coordinates, making each box one of a kind. Inside each box is the piece de

resistance, the hand-crafted whiskey bottle containing the 'liquid gold' – a

collector's item in its own right, design inspired by the Imperial Faberge Hen

Egg from 1885. All bottles of whiskey are accompanied by a bespoke - first of

its kind - Faberge Celtic Egg. Each egg is handcrafted from 18k yellow gold and

features Faberge's legendary guilloche enamel in a pastel green; the green,

white and gold colours of the egg symbolising the Irish flag. Inside, a unique

surprise awaits in the form of a rough, uncut Gemfields Zambian emerald.  This

represents a feature that is truly historical, as it is the first time Faberge

has ever featured an uncut gemstone as the egg's surprise. The uncut gem can be

customised by Faberge into an exquisite one-of-a-kind piece of Faberge

jewellery.

Zoom interviews are available with Jay Bradley Founder, The Craft Irish Whiskey

Co.

Further imagery & information:  Laura Westmacott, Mercury Communications,

ciwc@mercurycomms.com, + (0) 44 7786 837 339

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Source: The Craft Irish Whiskey Co.