Highland Park’s Rebus20 collection has caused a stir in the collectors’ market with the latest bottle selling on auction website e-bay for a staggering £1,030! Highland Park launched the limited edition Rebus20 single malt Scotch whisky, which was specially selected by Ian Rankin, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Inspector Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses.

Just over 150 bottles from the 20 year old Highland Park single cask were produced and the exclusive money-can’t-buy whisky was only available to fans of Rebus and Highland Park through a series of competitions. The clearly sought after bottles are now fetching pounds for the bottle alone. In September Ian had donated a bottle to the Oxford Bar in Edinburgh for visitors to donate money to his favourite charity, Special Needs Information Point (SNIP) in return for a dram. Highland Park recently learned that a £50 donation was made just for a collector to take the empty bottle and no whisky!

Highland Park, which has won a multitude of awards this year for their superb liquid, have also hinted that there could be something equally exciting for “HP enthusiasts” early next year. Until then, the bidding must go on!