A rare “ forgotten ” cask of whisky, bought for ￡5, 000 more than 30 years ago, has sold for more

The world’s largest bottle of Scotch whisky – taller than most men and filled with a record breaking 311 litres of 32-year-old Macallan – is to go under the hammer. When it goes on sale at Edinburgh-based Lyon Turnbull next month, containing the equivalent of 444 standard bottles, it is hoped The Intrepid will smash through the 1.9-million dollars( ￡1.5 million) mark and become the most expensive ever sold. Colin Fraser, of Lyon Turnbull – who will lead the auction, said: “ I’m sure there will b

The world’s largest bottle of whisky, containing 311 litres of 32-year-old Macallan single malt, has sold at auction for more than ￡1 million. The 5ft 11in tall bottle, called The Intrepid, was bought by an anonymous, international buyer at Edinburgh-based auctioneers Lyon Turnbull on Wednesday for ￡1.1 million. Interest for the bottle, which contains enough whisky to fill 444 standard bottles, came from all over the globe with the buyer snapping it up for the equivalent of almost ￡92 per dram.

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