Macallan: At £2.1 million, a rare bottle of Scotch whiskey becomes the most expensive bottle in the world

 Macallan: At £2.1 million, a rare bottle of Scotch whiskey becomes the most expensive bottle in the world

The record for most expensive wine or spirit ever sold at auction was broken by a unique bottle of whiskey that brought $2.7 million (£2.1 million) at auction.

Scotch whiskey in the form of the highly sought-after Macallan 1926 Single Malt bottle may be found worldwide.

It was auctioned by Sotheby's on Saturday for almost double its anticipated price.

The auction house's head claimed to have already been given permission to sample "a tiny drop" of the whiskey.

According to Johnny Fowle, "it's very rich, there's a lot of dried fruit as you would expect, a lot of spice, and a lot of wood," AFP said.

The whiskey was one of just 40 released in 1986, having spent 60 years maturing in dark oak sherry barrels.

Some of the 40 bottles were reportedly sent to The Macallan's most prestigious clients rather than being made available for purchase.

Additionally, every time a bottle has gone up for sale throughout the years, the returns have been remarkable; in 2019, one such bottle brought in £1.5 million.

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The Macallan 1926 is "a whiskey that every auctioneer wants to sell and every collector wants to own," according to Mr. Fowle, who made this statement before to the sale last month.

According to Sotheby's, 40 bottles from the 1926 barrel had various labels.

Twelve were branded by pop artist Sir Peter Blake, fourteen were adorned with the esteemed Fine and Rare label, and two remained label-free.

The record-breaking bottle that was sold on Saturday was one of the 12 additional bottles that Italian painter Valerio Adami created.

The number of bottles remaining from the original 12 of The Macallan Adami 1926 is unknown.

At least one is thought to have been opened up and burned, while one is known to have been destroyed in the 2011 earthquake that struck Japan.