Collectable whiskeys under the hammer at new Irish auction site

Aficionados and speculators looking for new Irish brands are expected to pay thousands for special bottles

Anthony Sheehy, founder of the new Irish Whiskey Auctions websiteFergal Phillips

On the back of Teeling Distillery selling a bottle of whiskey for over €11,000, a new Irish website is targeting whiskey auctions as a growth market.

Irish Whiskey Auctions is holding its first sale next week and founder Anthony Sheehy sees massive potential in the market.

“Everything and anything is going and seems to be getting value,” he said.

“Teeling’s had the first liquid to come out of Dublin since 1975, the first ...