One could likely complete much of the coin wish list of their dreams for the price of this bottle...

Raufus

It's always interesting to see what people with tons of disposable funds spend their money on.

I've always felt to each their own with respect to collecting. Who am I to decide anything's worth? That is for the market to decide.

Of course in this case for one to enjoy it one would presumably have to drink it. But then there is the factor of the joy of ownership so one could presumably keep it and enjoy owning it.

Nonetheless I found this quite striking....

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/this-shot-of-scotch-whisky-costs-more-than-a-porsche-911-carrera

ms70

I would find some vintage Coca-Cola with the original recipe to mix it with.

yosclimber

Macallan 1926 scotch with custom painted bottle by Irish artist sells for $1.53 m at auction.
Alternative link:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/whisky-record-auction-intl-scli/index.html

yosclimber

@ms70 said:
I would find some vintage Coca-Cola with the original recipe to mix it with.

Original recipe with that extra zing?

Coca-Cola once contained an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass. (For comparison, a typical dose or "line" of cocaine is 50–75 mg.) In 1903, it was removed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

ricko

I had a bottle of Macallan 25 year old Scotch.... I am not a whisky drinker, but did try it....very nice...and my friends enjoyed it until it ran out. A bottle of 25 year old now sells for about $1900.... I got it much cheaper years ago on a business trip to England. Cheers, RickO

drwstr123

A true definition of 'whisky'.

edwardjulio

Scotch is an acquired taste and I enjoy it. Do not know how they can make it so good and sell it so cheap.

davewesen

A few years ago at a Vegas PCGS members event, David Hall recommended the following book. Apparently altering and fraud is abundant in most collectible markets.

The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

golden

Hope they don't drop it and break it.

Boosibri

@yosclimber said:
Macallan 1926 scotch with custom painted bottle by Irish artist sells for $1.53 m at auction.
Alternative link:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/whisky-record-auction-intl-scli/index.html

For us non-Fox people

Coinstartled

@Boosibri said:

@yosclimber said:
Macallan 1926 scotch with custom painted bottle by Irish artist sells for $1.53 m at auction.
Alternative link:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/whisky-record-auction-intl-scli/index.html

For us non-Fox people

Some of the best men of science appear on Fox.

Raufus

@Boosibri said:

@yosclimber said:
Macallan 1926 scotch with custom painted bottle by Irish artist sells for $1.53 m at auction.
Alternative link:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/whisky-record-auction-intl-scli/index.html

For us non-Fox people

That's a totally different sale.

BackroadJunkie

@ricko said:
I had a bottle of Macallan 25 year old Scotch.... I am not a whisky drinker, but did try it....very nice...and my friends enjoyed it until it ran out. A bottle of 25 year old now sells for about $1900.... I got it much cheaper years ago on a business trip to England. Cheers, RickO

When both I and dirt were young, at fifth of 12yo Mac was $14, 18yo about $50 (might have been $40), and 25yo was $130. Then the yuppies discovered single malts, and in not too many years, the law of supply and demand proved itself again.

I got a 25yo bottle as a gift once (well, it was more like a bribe, but that's such an ugly word), and it was excellent, but probably not $1900 excellent.

I can't believe a 12yo is something like $60. It's a good thing I don't drink as much as I used to. (Actually, it's Knob Creek these days.)

BackroadJunkie

@edwardjulio said:
Scotch is an acquired taste and I enjoy it. Do not know how they can make it so good and sell it so cheap.

If you're ever going down I-24 in Tennessee, take a side trip to Lynchburg, where Jack Daniels is located. They have one of the best factory tours I've been on, they take you through every step. Try to make it a weekday, so the town is open. They also don't run the stills on a Sunday.

No, they don't make scotch, but the basic process is the same from using specialized waters/grains to brewing to distilling to aging. It's pretty amazing to see it on an industrial scale. And if you've never smelled the inside of a barrel house...