Τhe world's most expensive whisky: Dalmore 62
A bottle of Dalmore 62 scotch whisky has been bought for a new world record of £125,000, but even at that price it looks like a good investment
It's well known that scotch whisky, as well as being a fine drink, holds increasing allure as an investment, and the value is steadily rising. This fact was brought home with news yesterday that a bottle of whisky has been bought for £125,000, the highest price ever paid for a standard bottle of scotch.
Of course with extravagant bonuses still sloshing around the banking world that kind of money is peanuts to some, but to spend it on one bottle? You could pick up a Porsche for that and still have change for a night out at Boujis.
The key with all sales at this level is rarity. The whisky in question - a Dalmore '62 which was sold at Singapore airport - was one of only 12, not all of which were released at the same time. Back in 2002 a bottle went for what then seemed an insane £22,000 and in 2005 someone bought a bottle at a hotel bar for £32,000 and drank almost all of it. But that was nothing - the lure of owning what no-one else can now buy - despite an immensely naff bottle which features a platinum stag's head - is seemingly worth over £100,000 more than it was 10 years ago.
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