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Cotswolds Distillery’s unique bottle fetches £3,333 in charity auction

Cotswolds Distillery’s unique bottle fetches £3,333 in charity auction
Daniel Szor, founder of Cotswolds Distillery, with the auctioned bottle
Kiran Paul
By Kiran PaulJun 04, 2021
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Cotswolds Distillery has auctioned unique bottle for The Drinks Trust in celebration of World Whisky Day.

The bottle of whisky, drawn from the first cask ever filled at the Cotswolds Distillery, has attracted a winning bid of £3,333. This will be donated to the charity that provides care and support to the people who form the drinks industry workforce both past and present since 1886.

This bottle is the first and only bottle filled from Cask #1 which was filled on the 22 September 2014, 17 days after the distillery was commissioned with its first-ever mash.

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