$1.4 Million Bottle of Scotch

[RustiePyles CPG]

If it sells for what they think it will, that works out to about $87,500 a glass. Anybody wanna go in with me?

Bottle of 'most sought-after Scotch whisky' to come under hammer at Sotheby's in London next month

A bottle of “the most-sought-after Scotch whisky” is set to go up for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to $1.4 million.

apnews.com

 

[georged]

I've had only one bottle of "envy producing" scotch in my life. (it was a gift)

Nothing wrong with it, but it was SO smooth it was bland.

Hell, even if it cost the SAME as my favorite (instead of 5 times as much), I wouldn't choose it.

There's no lack of "mine is bigger than yours" competition at those auctions, is there? lol

 

[Laurent]

If I had that kind of cash I’m buying a 69 SS Chevelle and a $50 bottle of bourbon.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

If I had that kind of cash I’m buying a 69 SS Chevelle and a $50 bottle of bourbon.

For $1.4M you could buy a 396 4spd 69 SS Chevelle in every color GM made ‘em in and several $50 bottles of bourbon.

 

[ashdigger]

I was gifted a 16 year old bottle of Pappy Von Winkle …… it makes a great Pappy and Coke.

Luckily it was a gift.

 

[bullet08]

Single malts are too expensive now days. Bushmills are still affordable. So I stick with Irish whiskey now days.

 

[tracerbullet]

I was gifted a 16 year old bottle of Pappy Von Winkle …… it makes a great Pappy and Coke.

Luckily it was a gift.

Blasphemy

 

[El Capitán]

I'll stick to rum. Scotch gets pricey it seems lmao.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I was gifted a 16 year old bottle of Pappy Von Winkle …… it makes a great Pappy and Coke.

Luckily it was a gift.

I’d make bloody Cesar’s and call ‘em Pappy Von Richthofen’s.

Or mix it with some margarita mix and call it a Papi El Winkle.

 

[gubbyduffer]

I'll stick to rum. Scotch gets pricey it seems lmao.

Investors seem to hunt out Macallan like headless chickens. Its a shame scotch is so expensive in America. In Scotland we get limited exposure to good bourbon and other American whiskey, but there can be some great value out there. Supermarkets and online retailers often have good deals on Wild Turkey 101, Eagle Rare, Mellow Corn , Rittenhouse Rye amd my guilty pleasure... Bulleit. I normally drink scotch but like to mix it up oncein a while. My go to outside scotch is probably rye. Funnily enough Irish whiskey is relatively expensive here. You have to go quite far up the price point to find a good selection above 40%abv/80 proof.

 

[anotherbob]

I've had only one bottle of "envy producing" scotch in my life. (it was a gift)

Nothing wrong with it, but it was SO smooth it was bland.

Hell, even if it cost the SAME as my favorite (instead of 5 times as much), I wouldn't choose it.

There's no lack of "mine is bigger than yours" competition at those auctions, is there? lol

one booze collector big spender told me ain't better just rarer.

 

[Servant King]

If it sells for what they think it will, that works out to about $87,500 a glass. Anybody wanna go in with me?

Bottle of 'most sought-after Scotch whisky' to come under hammer at Sotheby's in London next month

A bottle of “the most-sought-after Scotch whisky” is set to go up for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to $1.4 million.

apnews.com

I'll pass, but how much time huffing the fumes will $250 get me?

 

[renfield]

Yikes. I’ll have to pass.

 

[daveinlax]

I wonder what will become of this bottle? 1.4 mil is couch change for some so I suppose it could get poured and drunk but more than likely it will end up stored tax free in a bonded warehouse until it's auctioned off again in a few years.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

I'll stick to rum. Scotch gets pricey it seems lmao.

I wonder what will become of this bottle? 1.4 mil is couch change for some so I suppose it could get poured and drunk but more than likely it will end up stored tax free in a bonded warehouse until it's auctioned off again in a few years.

Terrible image of some nouveau-riche billionaire drinking the whole bottle "rocks". <cringe> Or worse, I've heard rumours of cognac and coke being popular in asia. God forbid that happens with scotch, too.

 

[didimauw]

I once paid 5 dollars for a soda.

 

[DesertDan]

I can only imagine that a 96-year-old Macallan would taste divine.
But the price is truly insane. In my opinion no bottle of anything is worth that much money.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Basically everything is wrong with this.
Scotch is best with minimal aging, and why would anyone want Italian art on a bottle of Scotch?

Best Scotch in the world is Octomore (around $100/bottle), anything more is just burning money.

 

[Davy]

Better be good, at that price.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Better be good, at that price.

Only one way to find out...