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Wine and spirits writer Beppi Crosariol got to sample five precious millilitres of a rare old Scotch, one bottle of which sold this year for $94,000

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The unwrapped package holding a bottle of Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, at Allen's in Toronto.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Allen's owner John Maxwell and PMA Canada Whiskey Portfolio Specialist Beth Havers unwrap the package holding a bottle of Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Allen's owner John Maxwell opens the packaging containing the bottle of Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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A tasting sample of the $100,000 bottle of Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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A small tasting sample of the Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, is poured into glasses at Allen's in Toronto.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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A small tasting sample of the Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, is sniffed by Globe and Mail columnist Beppi Crosariol.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, photographed at Allen's in Toronto.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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