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World Most Expensive WhiskiesWorld over, when it comes to some of the finest luxury liquor, the preferred choice ofmillions turn out to be whiskey, or more popularly known as ¡®Scotch¡¯. However, in the luxury vertical, these millions of peopleare filtered further down to a handful of scotch connoisseurs who have the means to afford and taste some of the most expensive whiskey that have been concocted by numerous high profile distillers, especially from Scotland. This long list of most expensive single malt is anamalgamation of vintage, rage and exotic whiskies that have been aged to perfectionand in some cases the maturity time has crossed even the 100 years¡¯ mark. To ensure that these splendid spirits are only available to those who can truly appreciate them, the distillers have used quite a strictly exclusive marketing model with immense price tags.
Being avid whiskey lovers here at World Most Expensive, we decided to compile a listof the most exquisite and expensive scotch from all over the world and are proud to present, the 13 Most Expensive Whiskies.
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1. Isabella¡¯s Islay
Distiller: Luxury Beverage Company
Price: $6.2 Million


One of the foremost distillers in the world, U.K based Luxury Beverage Company stunned the world of luxury liquor, when in the month of May last year, the companycame out with the most expensive whisky in the world. The all new Isabella¡¯s Islay is perhaps the best whiskey currently available in the market, with a price tag of a mind blowing $6.2 million. Designed exclusively for the uber rich, Isabella¡¯s Islayis best known for its decanter that takes a good portion of the six million dollar price tag. The extremely luxurious bottle is essentially a bespoke English Crystal decanter that is adorned with a whopping 8500 diamonds and even features a handsome amount of white gold, along with a generous spread of some 300 rubies encrusted all over the bottle. The drink inside the decanter is the most luxurious single malt whiskey ever to have been made available to liquor connoisseurs and with such a massive price tag, is now also believed to be the most expensive single malt in existence.

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2. 105 Year Old Master of Malt
Distiller: Aisla T¡¯Orten
Price: $1.4 Million


From one of the finest distillers in the U.K, Master of Malt, comes an epic single malt whiskey that is not exquisite in taste, but also carries a phenomenal history with it. In the month of March last year, the distiller came out with the ¡®Master of Malt¡¯, an extremely rare 105 year old scotch that has now come in the elite list of most expensive whiskey. The scotch itself was discovered by renowned Scottish historian, Allie Sisell, who found this most expensive single malt in Aberdeen. The Master of Maltwas originally distilled February 17 th , 1906, while the cask itself survived a raging fire with the spirit intact for a little more than a century. The 105 Year Old Master of Malt carries a mindboggling price tag of $1.4 million and was distilled at the Aisla T¡¯Orten distillery.

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3. 64 Year Old Macallan
Distiller: The Macallan
Price: $460,000


Besides bagpipers, Scotland is also well renowned for its luxury liquor which primarily happens to be scotch. Cherished Scottish distillers, The Macallan, shook the world of luxury liquor in the year 2010, when the company auctioned off a 64 YearOld Macallan whiskey that with a price tag of $460,000 became the most expensive whiskey. The Macallan whiskey was offered to high profile liquor connoisseurs by the highly acclaimed auction house Sotheby¡¯s in New York and this expensive whiskey is said to be the oldest and rarest most expensive single malt ever sold by The Macallan, since the company¡¯s inception in the year 1824. The most astounding element of the 64 year old Macallan is its decanter, which exuberates a class of its own. The bottle is itself fabricated from Lalique crystal and was especially designed using the ¡®lost wax¡¯ method. The entire proceeds from the charity auction that touched $605,000 figure was donated in its entirety to the ¡®charity: water¡¯ organization, which will be used to provide fresh drinking water to more than 30,000 people.

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4. 62 Year Old Dalmore
Distiller: Dalmore Distillery
Price: $200,000


One of the biggest luxury liquor brands in the world, Dalmore, made headlines last year, when a rare and exquisite 62 Year Old Dalmore bottle of whisky was sold for a staggering price of $200,000. This amazingsale of this expensive whiskey took place atthe Changi Airport in Singapore and the buyer who is said to be a Chinese businessman gave a down payment depositfor this most expensive single malt, of which only twelve bottles exist. Singapore has fast become one of the foremost markets for luxury liquor, and the country stands next to only the U.S and France in terms of the popularity and sale of scotch. The Chinese gentleman who has now becomes the proud owner of the 62 Year Old Dalmore made an initial bank transfer of $100,000, thereby securing his prized acquisition. At the time of the sale, this exquisite bottle of scotch was on display in a duty free shop at the airport and with its incredible price, the 62 year old Dalmore comes to about $12,000 per serving, thereby making the price tag the highest price ever paid for a standard bottle of scotch.

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5. 25 Year Old Pure Pot Still Whiskey
Distiller: Nun¡¯s Island Distillery
Price: $143,000


History at times has a funny way of creating legacies that though seem insignificant in the present states, yet they turn out be marvels of the past. The same can be said about a 25 Year Old Pure Pot Still Whiskey, which was produced in the late 1800s by the famous Nun¡¯s Island Distillery in Galeway, Ireland. This most expensive single malt is now well on its wayof becoming one of the most expensive whiskey, with an asking price of a staggering $143,000. This luxury liquor was the last bottle to have concocted by the distillery, before it closed its doors in the year 1913. The entire business along with the Persse family estate was taken over its heir, who then invested in horse training. This exquisite and extremely rare bottle of scotch was given to its current owner, Ken Thomas, by a friend of the heir of the Persse family.

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6. Dalmore 64 Trinitas
Distiller: Dalmore Distillery
Price: $160,000


Widely considered to be one of the most exquisite whiskies in the world, the 64 yearold Dalmore 64 Trinitas is now also counted in the elite league of the most expensive whiskey, with a price tag of a whopping $160,000. Concocted by the incredibly famous Dalmore Distillery, this most expensive single malt in well renowned as an exotic whiskey and with itseye popping eye, this expensive whiskey easily brings a figure of $32,000 for a single glass. To ensure bespoke exclusivity, Dalmore introduced this wonderful spirit ina limited edition model, with only three bottles ever produced. One of these bottleshas already found an owner in the form of a U.S based private collector and the secondbottle proudly sits in the private collection of a U.K based collector. However, the third bottle of the 64 year old Dalmore 64 Trinitas is awaiting a buyer.

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7. 1926 Macallan Fine And Rare Collection
Distiller: The Macallan
Price: $75,000


Premium Scottish distiller, The Macallan, made headlines in the year 2005, when oneof its finest and most exquisite bottle of scotch, the 1926 Macallan Fine And Rare Collection fetched an astounding $75,000. Though this most expensive single malt was introduced to the markets with a launch price of $38,000, yet a South Korean businessman chose to pay the exorbitant price of $75,000 to acquire this rare bottle of one of the finest scotch known to man. This magnificent sale took place at Interbang, a liqour retail store located in the Gangnam area of Seoul. Apart from the extremely costly bottle, whiskey connoisseurs wishing to get a taste of this magnificent scotch can head over to the Old Homestead Steakhouse in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where this luxury liquor is available with a price tag of $3,300 per dram

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8. 64 Years Old Macallan Single Malt
Distiller: The Macallan
Price: $60,000/Shot


When it comes luxury liquor, the Scottish single malt behemoth, Macallan reigns supreme. This is one of the reasons that in the month of September last year, this world renowned distillery opened its very first and exclusive official outpost in the United States. The venue of this outpost is the newly opened £10 (Ten Pound) lounge at the highly prestigious Montage Beverly Hills Hotel at Golden Triangle near Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. It is here that the Macallan Lounge is offering its patrons chance to taste an exquisite 64 Years Old Macallan Single Malt whiskey that carries a mind blowing price tag of $60,000 per shot. Hailed as the most expensive whiskey,this single malt is made available to the very elite of guests and the £10 is also saidto the only venue, where this expensive whiskey is commercially available. The entire visage of this fabulous lounge is dotted with the renderings of The Macallandistillery¡¯s antique copper stills and the venue also serves a variety of other wine and Champagnes from Krug.

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9. Dalmore 62 Single Hiland Malt Scotch
Distillery: Dalmore Distillery
Price: $58,000


Designed and developed as a tribute to Alexander Mathesone, the owner of Dalmore Estate, Dalmore 62 Single Hiland Malt Scotch is widely considered to be one of the best whiskey in the world. Saying true to its reputation, this luxury liquor captivated the spirit world with its grand sale in the year 2005, when a bottle of this expensive whiskey was purchased by a businessman whopping $58,000. The bottle named, ¡®Mathesone¡¯ was part of a collection comprised of only twelve bottles,which had been concocted from four singlemalts that date back to the years 1868, 1876, 1926, and 1939 respectively. All the twelve bottles of Dalmore 62 Single Hiland Malt Scotch were produced in 1943 and come with their own label and name.

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10. 1926 The Macallan
Distiller: The Macallan
Price: $54,000


The year 2007, witnesses one of the most stunning sales in the world of luxury liquor, when a rare and exquisite bottle of 1926 The Macallan went under the hammerand fetched an unbelievable $54,000. This feat propelled this one of the best whiskey to the league of the most expensive whiskey and the auction event for even more special due to the fact that this eventwas the first auction of spirits from Christie¡¯s New York since Prohibition. The 1926 The Macallan was concocted in the year 1926 and after spending nearly 60 years in a barrel, undergoing the aging process, was finally bottled in the year 1986. This most expensive single malt was expected to fetch a pre-estimate figure of$20,000-30,000, but crossed the $50K mark within minutes of the bidding process. This exquisite bottle was purchased by a private collector based in New York and the sale itself has been marked as the most expensive bottle of scotch ever sold by Christie¡¯s anywhere in the world.

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11. Highland Park 50 Year Old Single Malt
Distiller: Highland Park
Price: $17,500


Featuring a perfect amalgamation of a the finest single malt scotch and impeccable silver designing is the globally renowned Highland Park 50 Year Old Single Malt. Developed by the Highland Park distillery, this most expensive whiskey carries a stunning price tag of $17,500 and introduced last year in the U.S on a strictly limited production model, with only five bottles marked for production for the entire year. The Highland Park 50 Year Old Single Malt features the sensational touch of almond, clove, and candied orange, this most expensive single malt spent nearly fifty years, maturing in Sherry oak casks. The bottle casing for this fascinating luxury liquor was designed by renowned Scottish jeweler, Maeve Gillies, where in the casing has been hand fabricated from a whopping five kilograms of silver.

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12. Glenfiddich 50 Year Old
Distiller: Glenfiddich Distillery
Price: $16,000


In the year 2010, another Scottish scotch legend, Glenfiddich Distillery, brought to the ever thirsty world of whiskey connoisseurs a rare and delightful addition in the form of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old . Widely considered to be one of the most expensive whiskey, this fine spirit is also known to be the darkest of Glenfiddich¡¯s whiskies and is also the second vatting of Glenfiddich. The Glenfiddich 50 Year Old was sold for a staggering $16,000 and was aged for a substantial period of time, to give the scotch its world renowned taste. The first vatting from Glenfiddich was laid by the company¡¯s founder, William Grant between the years 1937 to 1939. The Glenfiddich 50 Year Old carries some of the most exotic ingredients such as rose petals and green tobacco leaves, while the spirit was itself left to mature for a good 50 years. Furthermore, after the maturity period, the expensive whiskey was then given a further six months¡¯ worth of aging treatment in an American oak cask designed by David Stewart.

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13. Crown Royal XR Extra Rare Heritage Blend
Distiller: Diageo
Price: $10,000


Hailed as one of the finest and most exquisite of all Canadian wines, Crown Royal, made sensations across the globe in the year 2007, when this luxury liquor brand presented its latest creation, the Crown Royal XR Extra Rare Heritage Blend to Queen Elizabeth II at the 2007 KentuckyDerby. Considered to be the most expensive whiskey at the time, the XR ExtraRare Heritage Blend is the continued legacy of Crown Royal Canadian Blended Whisky, which was brewed by Seagram in the year 1939, as a tribute to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their first Royal Tour of Canada. This luxury band was later acquired by Diageo in the year 2000 and has continued to bedazzle the masses with its ultra-exclusive and expensive Canadian whiskey. During its production process, thebrand¡¯s master blender, Andrew MacKay personally selects rare barrels to age the whiskey in, thus maintaining the spirit¡¯s high rye content. Furthermore, Crown Royal XR Extra Rare Heritage Blend comes in a bespoke bottle that was especially designed by Casey Hyland of Glassworks in Louisville and the bottle carried engraving in 24 carat gold leaf. Though this luxury spirit isn¡¯t available for sale, still the suggested price for this best whiskey is said to be $10,000.

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