There are so many great restaurants within the Houston area. Everytime we get the opportunity for a corporate event like this, we always say yes. This time we had the pleasure of working with the extravagant Craft Irish Whiskey Co. at MAD Houston for their release of the prized “Emerald Isle Collection” whiskey set.
The auction for the exclusive “Emerald Isle Collection” whiskey set took place at MAD Houston.
This is one auction sure to keep guests on their feet. Let the bidding begin!
The entire walnut case contains two bottles of ultra-rare, 30-year-old, triple distilled Irish whiskey, accompanied by a Fabergé Celtic Egg Objet and bespoke Altruist timepiece. In addition to the main whiskey and precious metal art pieces, there is also be a humidor with two ultra-rare Cohiba Siglo VI Grand Reserva cigars, a gold-plated cigar cutter, gold plated water pipette, pure obsidian whiskey stones, a hip flask with a sample of the Emerald Isle whiskey, and a carafe filled with Irish spring water from the same region where the whiskey was made.
Starting from the hand-crafted bottle, responsibly sourced emeralds from the Gemfields Kagem mine in Zambia appear on the neck and lowermost part of the bottle. This bottle itself holds the rare whiskey which has been aged in a 200-liter “first fill” American oak bourbon cask, then finished in a single 40-liter Pedro Ximénez sherry barrel.
This tablescape was one for the books. Different roses were added here to give a luxurious look.
Limited to just seven 1-of-1 sets, each Emerald Isle Collection is priced close to $2 million USD with 100 percent of the proceeds going to charity (50 percent to the Correa Family Foundation, and the other half to the buyer’s charity of choice. The launch of these highly-limited sets were ready to go to auction at this private event.
Floral Arrangements alongside the bar carry the theme across the room at MAD Houston.
We could not be more thrilled with how this event came out.
A moody color palette was necessary for such a fun and elaborate venue. We can’t wait to be back!