This is the bottle of whiskey most expensive ever sold
Its tasty bouquet is not the only reason for its insane price tag.
If you think a glass of Macallan your near your attached whiskey is expensive, wait until you see the price of a bottle of Scotch, which was auctioned at Bonhams in Edinburgh this week.
Sold for £ 848,000 ($ 1.1 million), this bottle of Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 is officially the most expensive whiskey in the world. The title was previously held by another bottle of Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, which was sold earlier this year for a £ 814,081 £ 814,081 to £.
You now look at the most expensive whiskey in the world - sold at auction in Edinburgh for £ 848,750. It is a Macallan 60 years.@itvnews pic.twitter.com/vio0neydmm
- Peter A Smith (@peteradamsmith)October 3, 2018
Known as the "Holy Grail of whiskey" that macallan worth its weight in gold for a number of reasons.
First: this is extremely rare. Only 12 bottles of this were produced and it is not known how many of them are still in the world. Second: it is a real vintage, having been distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986.
But what makes it particularly unique is his work. Back in the day, the company has commissioned renowned pop pop artistsValerio adami andPeter Blake To design the labels for the exclusive limited collection.
Twelve bottles were illustrated by Blake, while the other two were conducted by Adami.
Since Adami was an Italian painter who is still revered for his highly stylized pieces, the label of the bottle is literally priceless artwork. Unfortunately, it probably means that you prefer to keep the bottle in a glass case and mount it on your chimney that sip it on a special occasion, as many people believe a kind of defeat the purpose of the whiskey.
"At 34 thousand dollars a shot, someone will have to explain what we like to drink the equivalent price of a luxury sedan and not always have a buzz," musician Joe BonamassaWritten on Twitter.
"I guess just that bottle of Macallan, aged 60, will be open, not for £ 848 000, it will not do. This is essentially the art of display. It's whiskey as art "reporter Lotta Haeggwrote.
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