A bottle of 64-year-old Macallan, the oldest whisky ever bottled by the Macallan distillery, became the most expensive whisky in the world when it sold at a charity auction in November, 2010. The catch, however, is that the auction also included a one-of-a-kind crystal decanter.
The decanter was created by Lalique using lost-wax casting, called "cire perdue" in French. The decanter was created to celebrate the anniversary of master glassmaker René Lalique's birth. It is based on a decanter from the 1920s, when The Macallan distillery was founded. The crystal decanter and its expensive cargo have toured twelve cities to raise awareness for charity: water, including Paris, London, Hong Kong and its final stop at Sotheby's in New York.
The entirety of the sale price of this expensive whisky was donated to charity: water. In addition, US $145,000 were raised for charity: water during the Macallan's "tour du monde".
Charity: water is a non-profit organization that distributes water to developing countries.
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glen 13 years, 1 month ago
Wonder what the price is per ounce? Per sip?!
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sebleier 13 years, 1 month ago
Or per smelling of the bouquet?
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glen 13 years, 1 month ago
No joke. That's gotta be at least $50!
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atwhiskyhaze 12 years, 8 months ago
The bottle and owner attended the Nth in Las Vegas this year. I was in awe to be near the bottle and be able to touch its crystal. $460,000 was paid for the bottle, $16,000 per shot for the rest of the cask
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