Sotheby's aims for record Japanese whisky sale

1960 Karuizawa bottle expected to fetch over $300,000

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Jonny Fowle, global head of spirits at Sotheby's, unveils "The Archer," a bottle of Karuizawa whisky distilled in 1960. Only 41 bottles were made from the cask. (Photo by Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa)

RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

LONDON -- In a darkened room with soft jazz playing in the background, spotlights are trained on the glinting stars of Sotheby's latest auction -- Japanese whisky.

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