Son’s birthday whisky collection sells for £44,000

Matthew Robson, whose dad Pete gave him a bottle of 18-year-old Macallan every year, sold them to buy his first home.

Son’s birthday whisky collection sells for £44,000

A collection of whisky bottles bought as a birthday present every year since 1992 has sold for £44,000.

The impressive collection was owned by Matthew Robson, whose proud dad Pete bought him a bottle of 18-year-old Macallan single malt every year in celebration of his birthday.

Dad-of-three Pete, who lives in Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, was working for a company that manufactured some of the raw materials for Macallan, which made him choose the brand.

Sold: The collection went for £44,000. <em><strong>Picture by Mark Littler</strong></em>”/></div><figcaption aria-hidden=true>Sold: The collection went for £44,000. <em><strong>Picture by Mark Littler</strong></em> <cite class=hidden></cite></figcaption></figure><p>He decided to buy his son a bottle every year, but as the brand became more successful the price went up.</p><p>Over the years, Pete spent around £5000 on the whisky.</p><p>Now 28 and living in Taunton, Somerset, Matthew plans to use the proceeds of the sale to put down a deposit on a flat.</p><p>Matthew told STV News that he was “over the moon”.</p><p>He added: “I feel so grateful for what dad has done for me. He started a collection, so I can do the same for my kids when I have them.”</p><figure class=wp-block-image><div class=relative><img loading=lazy decoding=async src=https://news.stv.tv/wp-content/themes/stvnews/static/images/fallback.png width=1280 height=720 srcset sizes=
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