This is a Japanese experiment of a kind, started in the post-war boom era, and it just kept getting better as the decades rolled on.Ĩ. If the second-fill sherry cask part throws you, keep in mind those are small barrels, with much greater wood influence potential than the 500 liter sherry butt. When this Japanese whisky was created, it was with special 90-liter second-fill sherry cask stock distilled in 19, and bottled a decade ago. Strictly speaking, if a bottle is on the market it is because a prize recipient chose to sell it on. Diageo) decided had made a significant contribution to modern life. Contributing to its rarity and price is that the whisky was not really made with an eye on even ultra high end sales, but as a publicity item and prize to be given to those the House of Walker (i.e. For starters, it’s a blend of nine casks of 45 to 70 year old whiskies, with a yield of just 200 bottles.
This Johnnie Walker, marking the brand’s 200th anniversary, should in no way be confused with any idea of the standard Blue Label that you might have. Here we look at just the Top 10 from ’s list, and examine the background of each of those prized single malts for clues as to just why the whisky is held so dear.ġ0. The same website’s list of the Top 25 most expensive Scotches starts at almost five times as much, $11,865 for The Dalmore Constellation. To a certain extent, the Japanese have been able to piggy back, as fellow whisky (sans “e”) makers working with a similar and related style.Ĭonsider that the aforementioned bourbon, (perhaps over-) hyped as the “best bourbon you’ll never taste,” is listed by at an average retail price of $2,900, roughly the same as an inferior used car. Hirsch 16 Year Old.Īs a result of these considerations and the Scotch industry’s export-driven orientation, the world’s wealthy have pursued aged and excellent whiskies for years, driving the extreme end of the Scotch whisky price range to towering heights. That said, a combination of climate and long decades of international primacy have endowed Scotch with potent, top tier expressions that are truly the stuff of legend, beyond even the most fabled bourbon pours, like A.H.
The liquid was then bottled last year by Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky, a top independent whisky bottling company.We often say at The Whiskey Reviewer that one of the objective strong points for American whiskey is that it’s usually as good as Scotch whisky, and often much cheaper as well. The whisky was matured in two sister casks in The Macallan's Speyside warehouse for 32-years. They will become the owners of an exclusive 32-year-old single-malt Scotch from what is widely regarded as one of the world's best distilleries, The Macallan.” Guinness World Records certified the bottle last year, while any amount the upcoming sale achieves above £1.3 million, 25 per cent will be donated to the Marie Curie charity.Īccording to Wales Online, Colin Fraser, of Lyon & Turnbull – who will lead the auction, said, “Bidders will have the chance to buy a piece of Scotch whisky history. It contains the equivalent of 444 standard bottles and may break the world record for the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold at $1.9 million, according to Wales Online. The bottle, known as The Intrepid, is 5-feet 11-inches tall and will be auctioned by an Edinburgh-based auction house.
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