Posted by: Nick
It’s official: we have a new most expensive whisky in the world. A bottle of Macallan (who else) has just sold for 1.5 million pounds! That’s 2.8 million Australian dollars! The bottle in question, the Macallan ‘Fine and Rare 60 Year Old’ sold to an anonymous buyer (wise) at the auction house Sotheby’s.
Now, I thought about sticking in a bid for the bottle to get a review up on Whisky Waffle (mainly just to annoy collectors by actually opening it) but quickly realised my meagre collection of fivers in the jar labelled ‘drinking money’ wasn’t quite going to cut it. So I thought I’d change the article around a little and come up with a list of some alternative purchases you could make with the money required for just one bottle…
47 bottles of G&M Mortlach 75 Year Old
70 bottles of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old
282 bottles of Hibiki 30 Year Old
805 bottles of Pappy Van Winkles 23 Year Old
2015 bottles of Glenfarclas 40 Year Old
2566 bottles of Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask
2822 bottles of Ardbeg Alligator or 1st/2nd release Supernova
5651 bottles of Laphroaig 25 Year Old
15, 755 bottles of Laphroaig Lore
23, 501 bottles of Lagavulin 16 Year Old
31, 344 bottles of Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood
41, 472 bottles of 1.25 Litre Famous Grouse
51, 378 bottles of Glenlivet Founders Reserve
58, 752 bottles of Glenlivet 12 Year Old in 2015
74, 214 bottles of Johnnie Walker Red Label
94, 035 bottles of Ballantine’s (so called) Finest
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5 Ferrari 488 GTB Coupes
16 BMW M4 Coupes
80 Mazda MX5s
132 Toyota Corollas
9 Robinson R-22 Helicopters
1128 English Bulldogs
15, 234 pairs of Ray Bans
2043 return flights from Melbourne to London
10 consecutive years staying at the Hilton in Sydney
This beachfront house in Queensland
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A personally signed photograph of Whisky Waffle (it’s a really good one, with squiggly signatures and all!)
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What do you think Wafflers? Is the price tag worth it or would you spend your money elsewhere? What is the best whisky deal on the list? Let us know in the comments!
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