Big-money booze

"A bottle of 81-year-old Scotch sold for $54,000" at Christie's Saturday. This makes me wish we'd held on to my mom's 1965 Crown Royal for another 40 years. Oh, well. We may not be $50,000 richer, but we did have a good night.

I know. I know! Crown Royal and Macallan don't compare. But here are some that do.
I googled "ridiculously expensive spirits" and got a Forbes article outlining some of the top whiskies:

• Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937 (one of only 61 the cask yielded) fetched a jaw-dropping $20,000 at auction.


• 1926 Macallan Fine & Rare at $3,300 a dram. The bottle would cost $38,000 retail, but none is left to sell.


• Macallan’s "step down" Scotch: the Macallan Fine & Rare Collection 1939: a mere $10,125.


• John Walker 1805 Pack, a 200th anniversary commemorative blend of extremely rare whiskies, many from now-defunct distilleries and all ranging in age from 45 to 70 years old. Only 200 bottles, estimated at $20,000 each, were produced.


• Balvenie 191, suggested retail for the only 83 bottles ever made has jumped to $13,000.

But that's not all Luxist tells of an even more expensive rum:

• Wray and Nephew Rum, containing blends that date back as far as around 1915 is valued at about $52,000.

Makes that $100 bottle of wine seem downright cheap.







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