A granddad's 57-year-old cask of whisky he bought for $175 is now worth $360,450 and the oldest of its kind in existence.
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(Mark Littler via SWNS)
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Angus Kerr bought the whiskey kegs in 1971. (Angus Kerr via SWNS)
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