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mawnansmiff · Oct 3, 2018

£848,000 per bottle.....I wonder what that works out at per shot 8O
And there were 12 bottles of the stuff!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45731647
Regards,
Jay.

mso489 · Oct 3, 2018

Oh dear. I hope the buyer will have funds to do a banquet or elaborate dinner party to sip the product. I think a $300 single malt might suffice for most.

ashdigger · Oct 3, 2018

I'm perfectly happy with my malts that sell for anywhere between $35 (Macallan 12) and $75 (Glenlivet 18) or some of my great Four Roses Single Batch or any one of my Single Batch Bourbons ($35-85).
BUT, I applaud the purchaser(s) and say Sláinte!!!

jpmcwjr · Oct 3, 2018

I wonder what occasion would be found to open and drink such a bottle.
O! The vanity.

ashdigger · Oct 3, 2018

I wonder what occasion would be found to open and drink such a bottle.

Any occasion where you wake up for another day. Living is very capricious. I personally don't wait for "special occasions". One never knows when life is snuffed out. Yes, its already been a long week.
Sláinte

mikethompson · Oct 3, 2018

60 years in the cask? Mmm delicious.

carolinachurchwarden · Oct 3, 2018

For anyone that want's the US dollar price, that's about $1,102,726.48....Ooof, that's a pricey bottle of scotch.
Some site says that it's a 70cl bottle and that within a 70cl bottle you could get about 28-25ml shots out of it. That would make it roughly $39,383.09 per shot.....or....£30,285.71 per shot....whew.

techie · Oct 3, 2018

Not surprised it's a Macallan. They always seem to fetch big prices in auction.

mawnansmiff · Oct 3, 2018

"That would make it roughly $39,383.09 per shot.....or....£30,285.71 per shot....whew."
I doubt I could afford to sniff the cork let alone taste any of the contents.
Regards,
Jay.

jpmcwjr · Oct 3, 2018

I wonder what occasion would be found to open and drink such a bottle.

Any occasion where you wake up for another day. Living is very capricious. I personally don't wait for "special occasions". One never knows when life is snuffed out. Yes, its already been a long week.
Sláinte

I like that attitude. The only thing I have that is valuable that I haven't used is a bag of 20+year old Penzance. Don't know if I want to smoke it or sell it. But when that decision comes, I won't wait for some event.

bluto · Oct 3, 2018

Thé problem is , it’s no longer a bottle of scotch , it is now an objet d’art .
Which is why I much prefer my , expensive to me , 100 dollar bottle of scotch , since I can proceed with the original plan , to drink it.
I have been to fine whisky shows and sampled the best 25 year old , rare 18s and more , yet I still prefer the 10 over the better ones
Woe is me

seldom · Oct 3, 2018

You could buy something like 54,000 bottles of Famous Grouse for £848,000 which would probably last me a whole year. 8O

mikethompson · Oct 3, 2018

54,000 bottles of Famous Grouse ... would probably last me a whole year. 8O

That is over 1000 bottles a week! That's like 140+ bottles a day! My goodness how do you have time to post on a pipe forum? You have Scotch to drink!

piper64 · Oct 3, 2018

Imagine dropping the case on the way to the car :rofl:

cosmicfolklore · Oct 3, 2018

No one will ever open and drink that. It is about collecting and possessing. The owner will not even care what it tastes like, and most likely it tastes like crap at this point.

bluto · Oct 3, 2018

Probably tastes like leftover and microwaved crap even the dog don't like it crap
I have tried expensive old rare wines , smelled like week old gym socks filled with manure

seldom · Oct 3, 2018

That's like 140+ bottles a day!

The trick is not sleeping (okay passing out but let us not split hairs). Being awake 20 hours a day means I only need to drink 7 bottles per hour.

techie · Oct 3, 2018

Imagine dropping the case on the way to the car

I read the story of a guy who dropped a new bottle of The Balvenie Tun 1509 in his driveway. Ok, ya, so it's only a $400 bottle, but still! He did keep the shattered bottom half of the now empty bottle.

shanez · Oct 3, 2018

Thé problem is , it’s no longer a bottle of scotch , it is now an objet d’art .

This. And a status symbol. Salud to those who can afford it.
Without the artist's work the bottle would be worth only a fraction of that. Maybe 1/10 to 1/8?
Macallan 1940 is $36,500.00/bottle and Macallan 65 year Lalique is $55,000.00/bottle. (Just discovered Macallan 1989 is $13,500.00/bottle but I managed to snag a 1oz sample bottle for $48 several years ago.)

bluto · Oct 3, 2018

I can’t decipher that label art at all , some kind of Picasso style Templar knight or iron maiden ..?

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