Even as the world seems too ill-afford to care about anything else but the ongoing pandemic, looks like when it comes to the price of rare and collectable whisky, it certainly seems like the only way is up!
And looks like it is predominantly Scotch that commands the mightiest price tags amongst global collectors. Suppose whisky aficionados would find it unsurprising that The Macallan reigns supreme when it comes to smashing records under the hammer. In fact, no other Scotch whisky brand comes close…
The Macallan Peter Blake 1926 60 Year Old
After the sherry-seasoned cask was filled in 1926, it lay untouched in the Speyside distillery for six decades until 1986, when its golden elixir was divided into just 40 bottles. Twenty-four were dressed in labels by famous artists, one bottle was commissioned to be painted, while two were auctioned in blank bottles. The remaining 14 were to be offered as part of Macallan’s vintage release program.
The first release of 12 bottles was way back in 1993, and to reflect the exclusivity of the single malt, The Macallan teamed up with pop artist Sir Peter Blake (best known for his design of the album cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) to design the label.
In 2018, one of the 12 The Macallan Peter Blake 1926 60 Year Old came up for auction at Bonhams in Hong Kong and sold for approximately US$1.04m.
