Most Expensive Whisky on the Market

This rare whisky may not be the most expensive Scotch whisky in the world, but it may just be the most expensive whisky on the market. It’s called Glenfiddich 50 Year Old and it costs $16,000 for a single bottle.

This golden amber Scotch, the darkest of Glenfiddich’s whiskies, is only the second vatting of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old. The first was between 1937 and 1939, when Glenfiddich founder William Grant laid down nine casks—one for each of the grandchildren who’d helped him build his distillery by hand.

To create this whisky—with its delicate rose petal and violet notes and green tobacco leaf, oak and smoke flavor—two casks, each one matured for 50 years in a cool and dark warehouse, were mingled in an American oak cask by renowned Malt Master David Stewart for another six months before finally being bottled and and transported using a modern forklift system you can find at this website.

Glenfiddich proudly states that “Every year counts” and we can see they take that phrase very seriously.

15 replies on “Most Expensive Whisky on the Market”

Dental Jobs
says:
June 1, 2010 at 4:33 am -

i;m sure i’ve seen a whiskey more expensive than this in a bar in Manchester.
ABHINAV
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June 22, 2010 at 7:02 am -

i have seen maccallan 1926 which was for 75000$
Nitin.shishodia
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July 13, 2010 at 10:28 am -

I havn’t seen macallen but realy it is most expensive.
Frank Christian
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October 15, 2010 at 8:12 pm -

I have a bottle of 1938 McCallan Scotch in origional wooden case that I would like to sell.I have no idea of it's worth. Anyone interested?
andre
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October 25, 2010 at 12:00 pm -

i got a one on my adega that cost me 75,000 dolar Scotch whiski 1879
Don Dull
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November 14, 2010 at 9:58 am -

I got one on my wedding in los vagas cost me 1,67,000$ Scotch Meer 1809
andrew
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December 23, 2010 at 1:03 pm -

I bought a six pack of PBR for $3
1. Lucas machona
  says:
  January 16, 2011 at 9:19 am -
  
  I like drinking jaraqua and it just cost me a little money only $.76.000.0
mugey
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December 29, 2010 at 12:42 pm -

i also have drink whisky bottle for 650000$ last nite dhen fada boe
Macallan
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January 1, 2011 at 10:40 am -

i crashed a million dollar 1812 macallan last nite then fada boe
alex
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January 25, 2011 at 9:25 pm -

II think the point of it is that it's the most expensive whiskey sold under retail rather than one off bottles sold privately
Nippy
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February 4, 2011 at 12:02 pm -

We go a Mortlach 50 year old for £13,500 (GBP) for our wedding Anniversary last year..
jabulane
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February 10, 2011 at 3:10 am -

Why do u guys spend so much on only 1 bottle of whiskey?
Tawanda
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August 17, 2011 at 5:50 pm -

Most expensive on the open retail market people! Lets not brag about once off libations from singular specimen bottles
someday!!!
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August 20, 2011 at 11:35 pm -

am just getting into the fine tastes of glenfiddich, though everyone one here quoting prices are yet (YET) so over my affordability, but i just loved the bottle of the 30 year old glenfiddich i just finished!!!