# Macallan 1926 whisky auction

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/macallan-1926-whisky-auction
> Updated: 2026-10-09T18:29:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Sotheby’s held its inaugural auction at The Macallan Estate in Speyside, Scotland, featuring a rare bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare 60 Years Old 1926 whisky. Distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986 from sherry-seasoned oak cask No. 263, the whisky is part of an extremely limited series; only 40 bottles were drawn from the cask, with just 14 receiving the ‘Fine & Rare’ label.

On October 9, the bottle sold for £2.125 million (approximately $2.8 million). While the sale did not surpass the existing world record for a single bottle in British pounds, it set a new auction record for this specific expression and achieved the highest price ever recorded for a bottle of whisky in U.S. dollars.

The ‘Live from The Macallan Estate’ event featured 42 lots of rare Macallan whiskies from private collections, totaling £3.3 million in sales and exceeding high estimates.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-09: The Macallan 1926 whisky sells for $2.8 million at Scotland auction

A bottle of The Macallan 1926 Fine & Rare whisky sold for $2.8 million at a record-setting Sotheby’s auction held at the distillery in Scotland.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/the-macallan-1926-whisky-sells-for-record-28-million

### 2026-09-24: Sotheby’s to auction rare Macallan 1926 whisky at Scottish estate

Sotheby’s will auction a rare Macallan 1926 whisky at The Macallan Estate in Scotland, with estimates reaching up to £2.2 million ($3 million).

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sothebys-to-auction-rare-macallan-1926-whisky-at-scottish-estate

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