Whiskey auction shatters world record

One of the oldest bottles of single malt whisky set a new world record today when it went under the hammer for more than £25,000 (€39,270).

The 62-year-old Dalmore was bought by an anonymous bidder, beating the previous record achieved by The Macallan 1926.

The Dalmore was one of only 12 bottles made at the company’s Scottish distillery in Alness, Ross-shire.

Each bottle has been individually named after famous events and characters in the distillery’s history.

The Dalmore was sold at McTear’s auction house in Glasgow today for £25,877.50 (€40,646), which works out as just under £1,000 (€1,570) a nip.

The bottle, which was put up for sale with a reserve price of £12,000 (€18,846), is named Kildermorie after the loch which supplies the distillery with its water.

The Dalmore Distillery plans to keep just one bottle and sell the remaining batch to investors.

The world’s previous most expensive whisky, The Macallan 1926, sold for more than £20,000 (€31,400) earlier this year.