subject: A Sip of Opulence [print this page] A Sip of Opulence A Sip of Opulence
The most exclusive scotch broke a record previously held by another bottle of the same vintage, the Kildermorie, sold at auction in 2002 for $40,000 USD at McTear's auction house in Glasgow.The most recent expensive scotch purchase happened at Christie's in New York, where a bottle of 1926 Macallan Scotch, bottled in 1986 and rebottled in 2002, was auctioned for $54,000. Taking place this past weekend, it was the first liquor auction allowed in New York State since the prohibition in 1920. It was expected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000.
The Dalmore distillery, Scotland made a new record by selling two of the three world's most expensive Scotch whisky bottles, "Dalmore 64 Trinitas" for $160,100 each. The Dalmore, one of the most famous whisky distilleries around the world, has now added the Eos 59-Year-Old Single Malt to its list of extreme vintages. Christened after the Titan goddess of the dawn, the 59-year-old scotch is bottled from the same pair of sherry casks that were used for the Selene, the Dalmore's highly prized 1951 vintage.
Only 20 special decanters of the Dalmore Eos 59-Year-Old Single Malt will be made available, with each costing $20,120. The decanter, made from mouth-blown Portuguese crystal, is housed in a precious yet strong solid steel box.
The oldest and most sought-after of Macallan's revolutionary Fine & Rare Collection is now sold out. The Macallan Fine and Rare Collection 1926, 60 Years Old Priced at $38,000 It is still possible to taste this totally unique Scotch whisky at the Old Homestead Steakhouse in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. However, it sells for a nosebleed-inducing $3,300 per dram, so you better had a good run at the craps table.According to Jonathan Goldstein, vice president of Park Avenue Liquors (New York) There wasn't even a market for this stuff a few years ago which specializes in limited-edition whiskies. It's only in recent times that we've seen these bourbon fanatics to have come in. They're looking for the rare and hard-to-get, the limited releases, the birthday bourbons and single-barrel bourbons.
