
The world of whisky collecting took another significant step into the stratosphere on November 18, 2023, when a single bottle sold for $2.7m at a Sotheby's auction. A bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare 1926 smashed its pre-auction estimate by over $1m to become by far the most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky ever sold at auction, eclipsing the previous record by $800,000.
Consider that just over 10 years ago, the record for the most expensive whisky was under $100,000, and you realize how far whisky collecting has come. The reason? Put simply, a Read Entire Article









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