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A businessman paid £32,000 for a rare Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky... Only 12 of the bottles were ever produced in 1943, and one was sold at auction in 2002 for just under £26,000.The Surrey hotel said the man bought the whisky and drank almost all of it in one night with some friends.
From the BBC [news.bbc.co.uk]
Having paid that staggering amount of money I'm not sure I would have even considered opening the bottle! Then again, if you can afford such things...
According to the story, the bar manager who sold it was lucky enough to be offered a "wee dram". On the basis of 31 standard (English) measures in a bottle, that means the single shot cost £1,032... Lucky fella!
Syzygy
The problem with these very old Malts like the one in the news snippet is, that - a bit like old wine - you never know if it's still ok until you try it. But IF you open it, it deteriorates very fast! Usually those bottles are used as investment. It's not very common that they are opened. But if it was opened it's best to drink it fast.
The most expensive Single Malt I allowed myself was a 21yo Springbank, which cost about 100 EUR. It took me and a handful of friends one month to empty the bottle, but we usually drink Single Malt in 2cl portions (regular bar portions is 4cl). The 21yo Springbank is said to deteriorate heavily after 1 month, so we left 1 glass inside the bottle and tested it after 6 months - and the saying was right, it was almost inedible!
If you have the chance the get a glass of 21yo Springbank, make sure it's not opened for longer than a month - otherwise it's not worth the money.
