Most expensive whisky / whiskey sold at auction

The most expensive whisky sold at auction is a bottle The Macallan Valerio Adami 60 Year Old 1926, which sold to an anonymous bidder for £2,187,500 ($2,734,254; €2,498,485) including premium, at Sotheby's in London, UK, on 18 November 2023.

According to Sotheby's, The Macallan 1926 is the most sought-after Scotch whisky. In 1986, Macallan produced 40 bottles of this particular whisky, 12 of which were designed by Italian painter, Valerio Adami, in 1993.

Previously, the most expensive whisky sold at auction was another bottle of the Macallan 1926, which realized £1,452,000 ($1,811,250; €1,610,030) including premium, at Sotheby's in London, UK, on 24 October 2019.