Posted on 11/25/2023 2:12:22 PM PST by Libloather
A bottle of Scotch whisky barreled in 1926 and bottled in 1986 sold at auction for over $2 million, shattering records for spirits of its kind.
The bottle of Macallan 1926 sold for a staggering $2.1 million on Saturday, far surpassing organizers' expected selling price.
Sotheby's, the historic auction house that oversaw the sale, originally expected the bottle to sell somewhere between $934,000 and $1.4 million.
At that price point, the whiskey is worth approximately $131,000 per shot.
Only 40 bottles of Macallan 1926 have ever been produced, and they are not for sale. Instead, the 40 luxury bottles of Scotch whisky have been distributed as gifts to clients and top customers of the distillery.
Sotheby's previously sold a bottle of the elusive liquor in 2019, when it was purchased for $1.9 million — a record price held until Saturday.
"The Macallan 1926 has always been recognized as the most sought-after Scotch whisky, as illustrated by the sum of £1.5m ($1.9m) achieved by Sotheby’s in 2019, for the Fine & Rare version, which set a new auction record for any bottle of wine or spirit," the auction house wrote ahead of the auction.
The bottle was the first of its kind to undergo a restoration process overseen by the Macallan distillery in Scotland.
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I am dumbfounded how ANYONE could disrespect money so much as to make a purchase like that for booze...their are some really stupid humans running around.
Looks like the back of someone’s truck.
Would this qualify as ‘top shelf’?
This is stupid. This scotch will likely never be opened.
Reminds me of morons who purchase million dollar supercars, yet never drive them. They just sit in a museum.
Cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed for the purpose they were built.
Same for million dollar bottles of scotch. Drink up.
131,000 for the first shot. The second one your nose can’t tell it from Cutty Sark. That first one better be a good one..
“Everybody guzzles Jack sometime....”
I bought a $200 bottle back in the 80’s. A buddy asked me if I was going to drink it. I said “Hell yeah, if I drive off a cliff I don’t want my last thought being my brother-in-law mixing it with Dr. Pepper.”
Guy I used to shoot clays with had a $50K Perazzi, shot it no matter the weather. He would say “They put firing pins in them for a reason.”
How’s it mix with ginger ale?
Those that work at the distillery drink this stuff every day.
All I know is if you mix champagne and ripple, you get champipple.
“your nose can’t tell it from Cutty Sark”
Not that there’s anything wrong with Cutty Sark.
I used to find it quite good for production whisky.
Same with Jamesons Irish Whisky.
Helluva Christmas present.. That must of been my wife...
“Perazzi”? Had to look that one up...
“But I’ve always preferred Johnnie Walker Red to the Black Label.”
I’m the flip side of that: Black Label over Red Label. However, both are blended Scotch; and I prefer a single malt Scotch over a blended Scotch if given a choice.
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