Paddy's true value acknowledged at Christie's AND in France!

Many of the world's whiskey connoisseurs gathered in Paris recently for the Christie's auction of a rare collection of fine spirits once owned by Edward VIII, HRH, The Duke of Windsor. Among the royal spirits under the hammer was a 1920's bottle of Paddy Old Irish Whiskey which was purchased by Irish Distillers Limited, distillers of Paddy Whiskey, for the princely sum of €1,500.00.

The Bottle is embossed with Edward VIII's original title: The Prince of Wales. According to Frederick Guyot, a wine and spirits expert in Christie's in Paris, "most of the bottles (in the collection) are very rare and sought-after by collectors". more...