10 Most Expensive Alcoholic Drinks In The World

5. The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 Year Old

Category: Scotch Whisky

Price: $2.7 million

On the 18th of November 1923, a bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 60 Year Old broke the auction record for a single bottle of wine or spirit when it sold for $2,714,250 at Sotheby’s London.

Carrying the Fine and Rare label, this whisky was distilled in 1926, and just 40 bottles were released in 1986 after six decades of maturing in sherry-seasoned casks. A dozen bottles received labels designed by British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, and a further 12 were adorned with labels created by Italian artist Valerio Adami, recommended by Macallan’s Italian importer at the time. Of this latter lot, one was destroyed by an earthquake in Japan in 2011, making this whisky even more of a rarity.

Since it is widely popular as one of the world’s greatest alcoholic drinks, some other bottles of the 1926 Macallan have also fetched astonishing prices, but we have only included the most expensive one in our list.