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.
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The most expensive seal sold at auction was sold for $22,000,000 (£17,595,777) and was bought by an anonymous buyer (China) in Paris, France, on 14 December 2016. The seal had once belonged to one of China’s longest serving emperors, Qianlong (1735-1796) of the Qing dynasty, who owned 1,800 of them. According to the auction house, the seal was acquired by a French naval doctor during a trip to China in the 19th century, after which it remained in his family.
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Date: December 14
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/456051-most-expensive-seal-sold-at-auction