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Man sells birthday whisky collection to buy first home

News Team, 08/09/2020

Many parents want to help their children get on the property ladder, but as this gets increasingly more difficult, one father found a unique way to help his son.

Peter Robson gave his son, Matthew, 18 year-old whisky every year for his birthday, the BBC reported.

Born in 1992, the 28 year-old now has 28 bottles of Macallan single malt. The total collection has been valued at over £40,000 and Matthew plans to use the money for a house deposit.

He was given “strict instructions never to open them”, which didn’t make it the best gift for a young boy, particularly on his 18th birthday. However, t...


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