The most expensive whiskey in history: 1,2 million dollars
The Scottish Distillery The macallan has once again broken a world historical record with the sale of two bottles of whiskey that have exceeded the astronomical figure of 1,2 million.
The point of sale at which the transaction took place has been The closed, a luxury spirits store located in the Dubai International Airport; and the buyer: a businessman whose identity is unknown and who is known, has bought both bottles to include them in his private collection.
Is two bottles The Macallan 1926, at a rate of 600.000 euros each and with added artistic value. The set is tagged with original designs by renowned artists Sir Peter Blake and Valerio Adami.
The most exclusive whiskey
«It is incredibly rare that The Macallan 1926 is available for purchase and this offers whiskey connoisseurs the chance to obtain historic bottles emblematic of XNUMXth century pop culture, “he commented. Geoff Kirk, Director of Brand Recognition.
The Macallan 1926 is a liquid aged during 60 years. in oak barrels that have previously contained sherry until bottled and released in 1986.
Of the 40 bottles produced, 12 were delivered to the British artist Sir Peter Blake, known for being one of the creators of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club album cover from 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 made a custom design for the bottles, turning them into pieces highly sought after by whiskey collectors. These exclusive bottles are presented in original boxes or tantalums inspired by the designs of the copper and glass whiskey distilleries.
Each bottle is priced at cost of twenty thousand pounds and the last known individual sale was in 2007 with a price of Seventy five thousand dollars in the sala de subastas Christie’s.
The sale in The closed sets a new benchmark for private sales and completes a chapter in whiskey collectors history The macallan. The distillery also holds other world records such as the world record for the most expensive bottle auctioned with The Macallan M Imperiale that obtained a price of 628 thousand dollars in the auction house Sotheby’s of Hong Kong, in 2014 or the sale of the exclusive collection in collaboration with the glass house Lalique which reached a record $ 993.000, also at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.