Slainte! Bottle of 60YO Scotch whisky sold for world record at auction

A bottle of The Macallan 1926, billed as "the most sought-after” in the world, sold Saturday for almost £2.2mil pounds (RM12.7mil)), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits. — Photo: AP

A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as "the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost £2.2mil pounds (RM12.7mil)), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.

The Macallan Adami 1926 sold at Sotheby’s in London, after a bidding war between would-be buyers on the phone and in the room.