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Bourbon vs whiskey vs scotch taste8/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Today, the price has rocketed to $65,000 for a single bottle, a 2,854.55% increase in just five years.Ī collection of Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon valued at $14,000 on Rally. The bourbon was first brought to market in 2017 at the suggested retail price of $1,800 per bottle. ![]() The Van Winkle 25 Year Old is the oldest bourbon ever released by the distillery, filling 11 barrels in 1989 but amounting to only 710 bottles when it was finally drawn. So it's no surprise that their bourbons are among the most desired by collectors and whiskey drinkers alike. The Van Winkles have been making Kentucky bourbon for three generations, ever since "Pappy" purchased the Stitzel Distillery in 1910. Scotch rivalry usually comes down to flavor profile, heritage, and music preferences, but some of these historical investment returns may change your loyalties. Whether she sells them for more than the $40,000 each one is worth or hands out the best stocking stuffers her family and friends ever got, this investment will potentially yield promising returns. The cask is expected to yield 440 bottles of single malt Scotch, which the owner plans to draw over the next five years. That's what made this cask particularly valuable-it's filled with a rare single malt Scotch from 1975 that managed to avoid being bottled or drawn into a blended Scotch.Ī private collector in Asia purchased the cask for $18.2 million in 2022, which is more than twice what the Glenmorangie Company paid to buy the entire Ardbeg distillery and all its stocks in 1997. ![]() Their whisky is known for its strong peaty flavor and most of its Scotch production is used in blends. Ardbeg 1975 Single Malt Scotch caskĪlso hailing from Islay, Ardbeg has been making Scotch whisky since 1798. Six years later, their value has gone up to as high as $96,923, a 236% increase. In 2016, Bowmore offered these coveted bottles for $23,000 each. The abundance of peat, fresh water, and barley made Islay the promised land of single malts.īowmore's 50-Year-Old single malt hasn't yet broken seven figures, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t top performers. That's a 271% increase in six years.Ī Macallan 30 Year Old Blue Label valued at $21,500 on Rallyīowmore is even more established than Macallan, founded in 1779 on the island of Islay, a pilgrimage destination for Scotch whisky drinkers around the world. The Macallan Lalique 50 Year Old increased in value from $69,298 for a bottle in 2016 to $257,712 in 2022. But even the bottles that don't breach seven figures are still worthy of a toast. ![]() Macallan has produced at least seven bottles of whisky that have broken the $1 million price point since 2018. It broke the record another bottle of the same batch had set one year earlier, going for $1.5 million at Christie's in London. In 2019, a bottle of Macallan Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old 1926 Scotch sold for $1.9 million, setting the record for most expensive bottle of alcohol ever sold at auction. Macallan Scotch has broken records year after year as whisky drinkers and collectors are willing to pay a high price for this prestigious single malt whisky. Nearly 200 years later, Macallan is one of the largest single malt Scotch producers in the world. The distillery dates back to 1824, when it was one of the first in Scotland to have a legal license to produce alcohol. Macallan's name has become synonymous with "highly valuable" in the world of whisky. While there are many great Scotch whiskies to invest in, a few of these historical sales will sober anyone up. When investing in a good Scotch, you want one that’s old, rare, and in demand. ![]()
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