Macclesfield: What were you doing in 1996?

The Simpsons was shown on terrestrial TV for the first time, the were two Royal divorces, football was 'coming home' for the first time as the nation sent Three Lions to the top of the charts, and closer to home The Silkmen beat Northwich Victoria in the FA Trophy Final.

25 years later, you can now own a piece of history from this very year. As a bottle of whisky from a quarter-century ago will go on sale in Macclesfield next week.

The Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is expected to sell for over a grand on December 14.

Macclesfield Withyfold Drive auctioneers Adam Partridge will be selling the bottle.

It would make a perfect Christmas gift for any spirit-lover in your life.

The Macc auctioneers described the product as: "WHISKY; a single limited edition bottle of Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, bottled in 1996 for the 35th anniversary of the satirical magazine Private Eye, the label, designed by Ralph Steadman, reads 'could be 196 years old', numbered 3495/5000.

"Levels are good, staining to the outside of the bottle which does come off, bubbling/staining to the back label."

The estimate sale price is £800 - £1,200. Starting bids are from £480.

While the auction starts at 5:30pm on Tuesday December 14, you can register your maximum bid now.

Please click this link to get started.

The Private Eye whisky is Lot 1 in a three-day sale of Christmas gift-ready bottles.

In total, they have 267 rare alcohol bottles for sale. For which you can see here.

You can learn more about the Macclesfield auctioneers here.

See also: Hundreds of items stolen in Macclesfield auction house burglary.

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