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Sold a whiskey of 1,7 million euros, the most expensive in history
A scotch whiskey bottle It was sold last Sunday, October 27, for 1,7 million euros. The bottle became at the close of the auction organized by Christie’s the most expensive ever auctioned.
The auction house not only surpassed its own mark, it did too The macallan, the premium distillery par excellence, which last year sold its The Macallan Valerio Adami, a 60-year-old reserve for 950.000 euros. The drink, known as “the Holy Grail of whiskey”, was dethroned last Sunday by Macallan Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old 1926, the new luxury gourmet delicatessen priced at an unprecedented value.
Macallan Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old 1926
The Macallan 1926 is a liquid aged for 60 years in oak barrels that previously have contained sherry to be bottled and released in 1986. The liquor belongs to barrel number 263. Of the 40 bottles drawn from the barrel, only 14 received the ‘Fine and Rare’ label.
Each of these bottles, the most exclusive in the world to date, have 700 ml of liquor, that is, approximately 45 glasses of 15 ml each. If we calculated the value of each one taking into account the price for which the copy was sold, a glass would be around 38.000 euros.
«It is incredibly rare that The Macallan 1926 is available for purchase and this offers whiskey connoisseurs the chance to obtain iconic historic bottles from XNUMXth century pop culture, “said Geoff Kirk, Director of Brand Recognition.
A gastronomic gem with history
The piece that broke the record last year was number 5 in the series and has been owned by the same owner since its inception. It was one of the exclusive editions made by the artist Valerio Adamii and not only the content of the bottle is exclusive but also its packaging.
The container itself has added value since it has a label that is an original artwork by the Italian artist, a real collector’s item of desire. the 40 bottles produced, 12 were delivered to the British artist Sir Peter Blake, known for being one of the creators of the album cover Lonely Hearts Club de Sgt Pepper de The Beatles; the other 12 were given to the Italian artist Valerio Adami, one of the most acclaimed Pop Art artists of the XNUMXst century.
Each artist created a bespoke design for the bottles, making them highly sought after by whiskey collectors. They are presented in original boxes or tantalums inspired by the designs of the copper and glass whiskey distilleries.
The closed, sets a new benchmark for private sales and completes a chapter in the history of The Macallan whiskey collectors.
The distillery also holds other world records: The Macallan M Imperiale obtained a price of 628 thousand dollars in the auction house Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, in 2014 or the sale of the exclusive collection in collaboration with the house Crystal Lalique which reached a record $ 993.000, also at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
Investment in whiskey, on the rise
The Wealth Report, Knight Frank’s annual report, revealing how the wealthy spend their fortune included for the first time to whiskey, a product that is incorporated in style with an increase of 40% in its value during the last year. It is worth highlighting in this sector, the sale of what was the most expensive whiskey bottle in history and that, as we already told in Summum, was a bottle of Macallan 1926, hand painted by the Irish artist Michael Dillon that reached a historical figure of $ 1,2 million last November.
In this chapter of large investments in luxury, whiskey is followed by coins, wine, art, watches and cars. Along with the most expensive bottle of whiskey sold, 2018 also reached a motor world record with the sale of a 250 Ferrari 1962 GTO for $ 48 million, the most expensive car ever sold at auction. . Also a painting by David Hockney was the most expensive canvas of a living artist in history, with a price of 90 million dollars.
Summum reviewed the 10 most expensive bottles in the world on World Whiskey Day