The bottle of Macallan 1926 had been ageing for 60 years in a cask that produced just 40 bottles. It is the most expensive whisky ever sold.
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A bottle of Scotch whisky has sold for £1.5m at a Southeby’s auction.
The bottle of Macallan 1926 had been ageing for 60 years in a cask that produced just 40 bottles. It is the most expensive whisky ever sold.
Last October, another bottle of Macallan 60-year-old single malt was sold at Bonham’s in Edinburgh.
That bottle had a label designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami, and sold for a then-world record of £848,750.
Then, a month later, a bottle from the same cask but with a label designed by Irish artist Michael Dillon became the new most expensive whisky at £1.2m.
However, today’s bottle has broken even that record. The £1.5m bottle is part of the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction. It represents the increase in market value over the last year.
Interestingly, the Scottish share of the whisky market has fallen in recent times, as Japanese and Indian whiskies improve. However, the sale today shows that Scottish single malts are still the gold standard.
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StandfirstThe 60-year-old bottle of Macallan has overtaken the 50-year old bottle sold in Edinburgh, which was the previous record holder.
Stingy Scots? Maybe so, but not when it comes to their whisky. The ‘holy grail’ of whisky sold at Sotheby’s today for £1.5 million. The Macallan 1926 had been ageing for 60 years in a cask that produced just 40 bottles. It is the most expensive whisky ever sold.
Last October, another bottle of Macallan 60-year-old single malt was sold at Bonham’s in Edinburgh. That bottle had a label designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami, and sold for a then-world record of £848,750. Then, a month later, a bottle from the same cask but with a label designed by Irish artist Michael Dillon became the new most expensive whisky at £1.2 million.
However, today’s bottle has broken even that record. The £1.5 million bottled is part of the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction. It represents the increase in market value over the last year.
Interestingly, the Scottish share of the whisky market has fallen in recent times, as Japanese and Indian whiskies improve. However, the sale today shows that Scottish single malts are still the gold standard.
The angel’s will be quite happy with their share this time.
A bottle of Scotch whisky has sold for £1.5m at a Southeby’s auction.
The bottle of Macallan 1926 had been ageing for 60 years in a cask that produced just 40 bottles. It is the most expensive whisky ever sold.
Last October, another bottle of Macallan 60-year-old single malt was sold at Bonham’s in Edinburgh.
That bottle had a label designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami, and sold for a then-world record of £848,750.
Then, a month later, a bottle from the same cask but with a label designed by Irish artist Michael Dillon became the new most expensive whisky at £1.2m.
However, today’s bottle has broken even that record. The £1.5m bottle is part of the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction. It represents the increase in market value over the last year.
Interestingly, the Scottish share of the whisky market has fallen in recent times, as Japanese and Indian whiskies improve. However, the sale today shows that Scottish single malts are still the gold standard.
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