The Macallan 64 Lalique Cire Perdue is a complex and rich whisky masking a multitude of flavour profiles and notes. Aged in sherry-seasoned Spanish oak casks, the spirit is a product of three blends from 1942, 1945, and 1946. The Macallan 64 Lalique Cire Perdue is a Single Malt originating from the Speyside distillery. Yet another Macallan, this time sold for $460,000 at an auction by Sotheby in New York. Macallan 64 Lalique Cire Perdue - $460,000 Did you know that it took 17 craftsmen to create the bottle? Talk about an intricate and exhaustive work of art. The Macallan M’s super sleek and unique bottle is a masterpiece designed by celebrated art director Fabien Baron, together with Lalique crystal. It takes on a fruity flavour, with notes of raisins, apple, cedar, and lemon.Īnd of course, the bottle has to live up to its value, too. No surprise though, as Macallan whiskies are luxurious spirits highly sought-after by collectors.Īpproximately priced at $628,205, the Macallan M is a six-litre Single Malt aged in Spanish oak casks for 70 years. Wow it seems like the Macallans are dominating this list and are well on their way to becoming the most expensive whisky brand. Guess the rest of us will just have to use our imagination knowing that.
Taste wise, as you can imagine, you won’t be able to actually meet many people who have the privilege to savour it, so it’s hard to get a concorded account.ĭavid Robertson, master distiller at Macallan from the mid-’90s through the mid-2000s, being one of the lucky few who have tried it, described the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926’s profile as intense and dry, with some hints of fruits and spices. In fact, the decanter demands a spot in a special cabinet to protect its exclusivity and reverence.Īs its name suggests, the bottle is also designed by Valerio Adami himself. With a $1.5 million price stamped on it and a mere inventory consisting of just 12 bottles, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 sure isn’t your average commercial bottle. Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 - $1.5 millionĪlmost uncanny to the Macallan 1926 above, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 is also one of the most expensive whiskies sold. With only 24 bottles available worldwide and each one painstakingly hand-painted by Dillon, the Macallan 1926 is truly the epitome of a rarity. Distilled in 1926, the spirit was aged in European oak in the Macallan distillery in Scotland for 60 years before it was bottled in 1986. Meanwhile, the premium whisky is an accolade all on its own, too. The bottle is hand-painted by acclaimed Irish artist Michael Dillon, and designed by distinguished Italian painter Valerio Adam, together with Sir Peter Thomas Blake, the co-creator of the sleeve design for the Beatles' Sgt. With a label like “Fine and Rare”, it doesn’t come off as a surprise that this exclusive whisky also comes in a one-of-a-kind bottle designed by renowned artists and painters. Macallan 1926 - $1.9 millionĪs part of Macallan’s limited edition series, the Macallan Fine and Rare 1926 was sold at a staggering $1.9 million at an auction. Made by the Luxury Beverage Company of the United Kingdom, the cask-strength scotch is reportedly an astoundingly fine whisky boasting the highest quality in the industry. It’s not just the British craftsmanship that’s resplendent, its content -the whisky itself-is a phenomenal expression of Islay dram. The Isabella’s Islay is not just all style, and no substance, by the way. Some would go as far to say that it is one of the most impressive liquor bottles in history. With a whopping price tag of around $6.2 million, the 30-year-old Single Malt scotch screams extravagance from top to bottom, in and out.įirstly, the whisky is housed in a decanter made of English crystal that’s studded with 8,500 diamonds and 300 rubies (placed one by one by London’s leading jewellers), then further topped with a stopper that’s made of the highest grade of white gold. The Isabella’s Islay needs no introduction. From the perennial Dalmore, to the unparalleled Isabella’s Islay and opulent Macallans, who would have thought that some grains, water, and a wooden barrel could amount to an elixir so luxurious, we’d cry out in pain and regret if we spilled even a single drop of these. Whether you’re a collector yourself or simply bemused over rich people’s hobbies, we’ve put together a list of seven of the most expensive whiskies in the world below for all of us to ogle over. We’re talking about prices that go up to the millions range. Though there are plenty of affordable whiskies out there, there’s a reason why these spirits earned the ‘golden liquid’ moniker - the more lavish collection can rack up a fortune fit to feed a family of 20 for a few years.
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