The price will make you dizzy.
A rare bottle of 1926 Macallan Adami single malt whiskey sold for a whopping $2.7 million after a bidding war at a Sotheby’s auction in London on Saturday, a record for a single bottle of wine or spirits .
The bottle of Scotch, described by experts as “the most sought-after whiskey” in the world, is one of 40 that were bottled in 1986 after spending 60 years aging in sherry casks and features unique labels designed by Italian painter Valerio Adami.
“The Macallan 1926 is the whiskey that every auctioneer wants to sell and every collector wants to own,” said Jonny Fowle, head of spirits at Sotheby’s, adding that the sale was “nothing short of momentous for the whiskey industry as a whole.” .
Macallan Master Whiskey Maker Kirsteen Campbell described the signature spirit as having notes of “rich dark fruits, black cherry compote along with sticky dates, followed by rich, sweet old oak.
A bottle of Macallan Adami 1926 whiskey sold for a record $2.7 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Saturday, breaking the sales record for single malt whiskey, which had been set by a bottle from the same cask that was sold. sold for $1.5 million in 2019.Getty Images for Sotheby’s
“The notes go on and on,” Campbell said. “It was a very special moment to experience the opening of this iconic 60-year-old single malt, first bottled 37 years ago, and I hope the new custodian enjoys the same privilege.”
The heady sale price, which was fueled by a bidding war among collectors on the phone and in the auction room, far exceeded the expected price of less than $1.5 million.
Saturday’s auction broke the previous record for a single malt bottle, which was held by a Macallan bottle from the same cask that sold for $1.5 million at a 2019 sale.
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