Sotheby’s and The Macallan will present present Live from The Macallan Estate, the first auction ever to take place at The Macallan Estate in Speyside, Scotland, on 9th October 2026 at 15:00 BST. Conceived to mark the centenary of the distillation of The Macallan 1926, the world’s most valuable bottle of whisky, the auction will bring together a selection of the distillery’s finest and most sought-after single malts, spanning decades of producti…
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On October 9, Sotheby's auctioned a Macallan in 1926. The estimated price is up to £2.2 million. When a 7 deciliter bottle was sold in 1987, it cost £5,000 and was then considered the most expensive spirit drink in the world.