“There’s a good chance the Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare will break the world record for the most expensive whisky sold. It’s really quite an unexpected thing to happen in the whisky world. “We’ve got whisky dating back to 1921 – 100 years ago – and others from closed distilleries in Scotland that have rarely been seen before at auction.”Īngus MacRaild, an expert on old and rare whiskies, said: “There’s never been a collection of this volume, breadth and scale that has come up for auction ever. It’s a fantastic opportunity, the collection covers so many iconic, scarce and high-value bottles.
“The second part of the collection we expect to sell for several million pounds. Only 40 bottles were ever produced (like, ever), and of. Mr McClune said: “The 1926 has only been at auction once in recent years and at that time it broke the world record for the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold, and we’re hoping that will happen again. Macallan Vintages are a rare and valuable segment of the famous distillery’s total production, but the 1926 is the rarest of the rare. The 10-day auction opens on 12 February and bids are expected from many of the 65 countries in which the Perth-based online auctioneer has customers. The Macallan Fine and Rare 60 Year Old 1926 has always been recognized as being the most sought-after Scotch whisky, as illustrated by the following prices. Distilled in May 1989 and never since been moved from the distillery, it is currently one of the oldest editions of Macallan whisky cask available in the market.
1926 macallan whiskey series#
The 60-year-old bottle is the first to appear from the Fine and Rare series in more than a decade. Hong Kong Bonhams is delighted to present an exceedingly rare 30 year whisky sherry hogshead cask from the famed Macallan Distillery (estimate: HK3,600,000 4,600,000). Bottles of the 60-year-old whisky have now repeatedly sold for over 1 million. Whisky lovers will now get the chance to bid for what is described as the drink’s “pinnacle” bottle in an online auction in February. The Macallan Fine & Rare 60 Year Old 1926 bottle (42.6 ABV) was offered for auction by a private American collector and had been estimated to sell for £350,000-£450,000 (US450,000-US578,000) less than a third of the final auction price. The Macallan 1926 Whisky Has Once Again Broken Its Own ‘Most Expensive Bottle’ Record.
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