Dad Gifts Son Whiskey Bottles Every Birthday, Son Sells Them On Turning 28 To Buy A House

Birthday celebrations are always special to me. After all, not only do I get to party with my loved ones but they also give me amazing presents. Especially my parents who put a lot of effort into deciding the perfect gift for me. Speaking of which, a dad from the UK seems to have taken the cake for the ‘best gift ever’. Why you ask?

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Well, Pete Robson has been gifting his son 18-year-old whiskey every year for his birthday. Matthew was born in 1992 and over the course of his life, his dad has spent around £5,000 (Approx. Rs. 5 lakh) on 28 bottles of Macallan single malt for him, reports BBC. The collection, which is now worth almost £40,000 (Approx. Rs. 40 lakh), has been put up for sale by Matthew. The 28-year-old will sell the collection to buy a new house.

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Looking back, Matthew says even though whiskey probably wasn’t the best gift for a young boy but it always came with “strict instructions never to open them”. He was quoted saying by Fox News, “Each year I received it as a birthday present.”

“I thought it was quite a quirky little present as I was slightly too young to start drinking. But I was under strict instructions, never, never to open them and I tried my hardest and succeeded and they’re all intact.”

His father, who is from Scotland, said the first bottle of 1974 whiskey was simply bought to “wet the baby’s head”. He was quoted saying, “I thought it would be interesting if I bought one every year and he’d end up with 18 bottles of 18-year-old whiskey for his 18th birthday.”

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He added, “It wasn’t the only present he got from us. It was just meant to be a unique present but it was a little bit of luck that we kept it going.” Mark Littler, the broker who is selling the whiskey, described it as a “perfect set”. He said the value of the vast collection has risen significantly in the last 5-10 years.

According to him, buyers from New York and Asia have shown a lot of interest in the collection already. Well, Matthew will use the money for his house deposit. What do you think of this unique present? Tell us!

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