The most expensive whisky sold at auction is $460,000 (£291,125), for a bottle of 64-year-old Macallan in Lalique, sold at Sotheby’s in New York, New York, USA, on 15 November 2010.
This sale represented the collaboration between The Macallan® and Lalique, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting charity: water, an organization that provides access to clean, safe drinking water for people in developing nations.