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25 Of The Most Expensive Whiskies In The World

Meet 25 of the most expensive whiskies for sale on the global market at the moment, courtesy of data from wine-searcher.com.
  • Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, founder of The Whiskey Wash, is an award-winning whiskey journalist, expert, and judge
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This list is updated as of March 1, 2021.

You ever wonder what the most expensive whiskies on the market currently cost on average per bottle when you line them up one against another?

The fine folks over at wine-searcher.com maintain one such list of some of the most expensive whiskies currently for sale in the world. This list, updated regularly, is based upon information from the huge network of online retailers they tie into globally, and it is now presented here for your consideration, courtesy of their hard working staff.

This Balvenie 50 year old Scotch, pricing on average at retail around $33,551, is the most expensive bottling for sale according to wine-searcher.com (image via The Balvenie)
This Balvenie 50 year old Scotch is typical of a whisky that might appear in this list. (image via The Balvenie)

Note that this list is based on average prices excluding tax. 

The Top 25 Most Expensive Whiskies Avg. Price (USD)
1 The Macallan Lalique 55 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $173,895
2 The Macallan Lalique 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $168,447
3 The Macallan Lalique IV 60 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $135,368
4 The Macallan Lalique 62 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $125,090
5 The Macallan Lalique 72 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $122,860
6 The Macallan ‘The Red Collection’ 71 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $120,867
7 The Macallan 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $114,858
8 The Macallan Lalique VI 65 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $108,331
9 The Macallan 52 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $106,562
10 The Macallan ‘The Red Collection’ 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $96,774
11 Bowmore ‘Black Bowmore’ The Last Cask 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Islay, Scotland $81,127
12 Karuizawa Vintage 50 Year Old Single Cask Malt Whisky, Japan $80,125
13 The Macallan Millenium 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $79,739
14 The Dalmore 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Highlands, Scotland $62,587
15 Karuizawa Vintage Aqua of Life 50 Year Old Single Cask Malt Whisky, Japan $55,916
16 Hibiki 35 Year Old Blended Whisky, Japan $47,563
17 The Balvenie 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Scotland $42,734
18 Bowmore 52 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Islay, Scotland $41,471
19 The Macallan Fine & Rare Vintage Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $40,099
20 Gordon & MacPhail Generations Mortlach 75 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Scotland $38,353
21 Glenfiddich ‘Rare Collection’ 50 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Scotland $35,477
22 The Macallan 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $32,844
23 The Macallan Select Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $32,232
24 The Macallan ‘The Red Collection’ 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside – Highlands, Scotland $31,973
25 Bowmore ‘Black Bowmore’ Finest Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Islay, Scotland $30,389

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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