Cheers! Bottle of Scotch Whisky Sells for Record $2.7 Million at Auction

Cheers! Bottle of Scotch Whisky Sells for Record $2.7 Million at Auction
A bottle of Macallan Adami 1926 whisky on display during a media preview at Sotheby's auction house in London on Oct. 19, 2023. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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LONDON—A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million), 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.