World's Largest Bottle Of Whisky, Aged For 32 Years, To Be Auctioned On May 25 In UK

The bottle, known as The Intrepid, stands at 5-feet 11-inches tall and it is set to be auctioned by Edinburgh-based auction house Lyon & Turnbull.

New Delhi: The world's largest bottle of Scotch whisky, named The Intrepid, is set to be auctioned on May 25 in Edinburgh in the UK. According a report in WalesOnline, the bottle is 5 foot 11 inches tall and contains 311 litres of 32-year-old Macallan single malt whisky. 

The bottle reportedly contains whisky equivalent of 444 standard bottles. It will be auctioned on May 25 by Edinburgh-based Lyon & Turnbull, the report said.

The auction is set to attract interest from bidders across the globe and is very likely to break the world record for the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold, which is $1.9 million.

The Intrepid was officially certified by Guinness World Records when it was bottled last year. The auctioneers said that 25 per cent of the sale would be donated to the Marie Curie charity. 

The bottle was named "The Intrepid" to celebrate the record-breaking achievements of 11 of the world's most pioneering explorers who are featured on the bottle. These include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dr. Geoff Wilson, Karen Darke MBE, Olly Hicks, Sarah Outen MBE, Dwayne Fields FRGS, Levison Wood FRGS, Felicity Aston MBE and past Scottish Adventurers of the Year Jamie Ramsay and Will Copestake.

Colin Fraser, of Lyon & Turnbull, told Wales Online, "I am sure there will be significant global interest in the auction of The Intrepid, a unique collection spearheaded by the record-breaking bottling standing at an incredible 5ft 11ins tall. Bidders will have the chance to buy a piece of Scotch whisky history. They will become the owners of an exclusive 32-year-old single-malt Scotch from what is widely regarded as one of the world’s best distilleries, The Macallan."

The whisly was matured in two sister casks in The Macallan's Speyside warehouse for 32 years. It was then bottled last year by Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky, a top independent whisky bottling company.

The whisky has a smooth texture, and a sweet overall taste with some white pepper in the lengthy, warming finish and a suggestion of French apple tart in the aftertaste, the auction house said.

To commemorate the event, a small number of exclusive bottle sets were also produced. These include a collection of 12 bottles, each filled with the remaining 32-year old Macallan whisky from the same casks used to fill the record-breaking bottle.