Record $1 Million Whisky Sale Is Toppled by Another Hours Later

  • Bottle of 1926 vintage breaks record for second time in hours
  • Aged 60 years, it’s one of only 12 bottles of limited edition

Macallan Whisky Auctioned for $1.1 Million

A rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky fetched HK$7.96 million ($1.01 million) at Bonhams Hong Kong on Friday, smashing the record for the most expensive bottle ever sold at auction.

The record lasted barely a dram. A second bottle, also from the 1926 vintage, went for $1.1 million hours later at the same event.