Grain, water, wooden barrel and a little time. Whisky - a strong flavored alcoholic beverage obtained from various types of grain, using the processes of malting, distilling and long-term storage in oak barrels. In the manufacture of whiskey can be used barley, rye, wheat or corn.
Alcohol content - typically 40-50% by volume., But some whiskeys have a greater strength (up to 60% by vol.). Color of the drink - from light yellow to brown sugar - zero or negligible. Traditional regions, producing whiskey, are Scotland and Ireland.
Scotch whiskey is produced and maintained, as the title, in Shotlandii.Soglasno law, scotch whiskey must be made from malt grain, should mature in oak barrels for at least three years and have strength no less than 94.8% alcohol by volume.
The malt whiskey is produced from pure barley malt, without mixing with the grain (the cheapest) of whiskey. Single Malt Whisky - whiskey, produced one distillery, one type of malt whiskey.
At 10 places at once 3 of whiskey with the price to $ 10000:
Ladybank Single Malt: 4700 $
Ladybank distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Only 300 bottles of this rare single malt Scotch Whisky bottled every year, and to get one - you must become a member. The price of a membership card - about $ 4,700 a year.
Macallan 1947: $ 6,800
These malt scotch whiskey aged in barrels of sherry and was originally bottled for Italy in 1962, when he was re-dispensed to fine and rare collection of whiskey Macallan. Distillery using peat to dry barley in kilns due to the scarcity and high prices of coal during World War II. Drying of barley in the peat smoke gives the whiskey "smoked" taste, which is not in the production of modern Macallans.
Chivas Regal Royal Salute, 50 years of age: $ 10,000
Chivas Regal Royal Salute - in 1953, this 21-year-old, specially blended scotch whiskey with a smoky aroma of anise and raisin was bottled especially for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Half a century later, in honor of this event from the malts, embodied in the coronation year of the Queen of England, was made the latest version of the drink. Produced only 255 bottles, 10 of which were intended for collectors from America, where for each bottle was paid $ 10 000. This 50-year-old whiskey was bottled in a beautiful blue bottle with a 24-carat gold and silver label than, perhaps, partly due to its price.
Macallan 1939, Abstract 40 years: $ 10,125
"Peat and strong," with the sweet aroma of toffee and dried fruits, 1939 Macallan's - 40-year-old, was first bottled in 1979. In 2002, he was added to the admirable line distillery and re-bottled. Currently you can find it for about 10,125 $.
1955 Glenfarclas 50 years: $ 10,878
Glenfarclas 1955 / 50 Years Old, 70cl / 44.4%, single malt scotch whiskey.
Spicy and silky with a sweet taste, it's - the oldest party, ever bottled distilleries Glenfarclas. Bottled in 2005 exactly fifty years after it was distilled, was founded by George S. Grant, to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth "great Praděd, John Grant, a farmer and breeder Aberdeen-Angus breed of cattle, who bought the Glenfarclas distillery in 1865.
Spicy and silky with a sweet taste, it's - the oldest party, ever bottled distilleries Glenfarclas. Bottled in 2005 exactly fifty years after it was distilled, was founded by George S. Grant, to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth "great Praděd, John Grant, a farmer and breeder Aberdeen-Angus breed of cattle, who bought the Glenfarclas distillery in 1865.
Dalmore 50 Years Old: 11 000 $
Was released only 60 bottles of single malt whiskey. Spilled in 1978, this dark, aged in casks of sherry Dalmore has a reputation of whiskey with the intense and very original flavor and is considered by many fans as one of the best 50-year-old temples in the world.
Macallan Lalique Crystal Decanter, 55 years: $ 12,500
Attractive crystal bottle - pitcher 55-year Lalique Macallan's been copied in a bottle of spirits in 1910, developed by Rene Lalique and made specifically for the Macallan in the number of just 420 pieces. Each bottle is individually pronumerovna and since 2008 is available for the elite in the U.S., UK, Asia and Russia. Tube made of an amber-color crystal in one of the most difficult colors for manufacturers of crystal. 55-year-old single malt Macallan, (40.1%), more than half a century to mature in oak casks of sherry. Exotic, with a smoky aroma, the taste of this whiskey is soft and spicy with a subtle citrus flavor.
Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937: $ 20,000
Was released just one bottle of whiskey, maybe it is the oldest bottle of whiskey in the world. It was purchased in 2006 at auction for $ 20,000.
Dalmore 62: $ 58,000
This single malt Scotch Whisky from the Dalmore Distillery in Inverness, Scotland, was produced in 1943 from four malts, dating from 1868, 1876, 1926 and 1939. Each was labeled with its own unique name.
Only a dozen bottles of whiskey were clogged with traffic jams in 1942. One night at the city of Surrey in 2005, a man bought a bottle for $ 58,000, and crucified it with five friends. It was the only open bottle of whiskey. Another is in the collection of White and Mackay and the remaining 10 in private collections.
Only a dozen bottles of whiskey were clogged with traffic jams in 1942. One night at the city of Surrey in 2005, a man bought a bottle for $ 58,000, and crucified it with five friends. It was the only open bottle of whiskey. Another is in the collection of White and Mackay and the remaining 10 in private collections.
Macallan 1926: $ 75,000
This whiskey was bottled in 1986 and re-bottled in 2002. "Dry and concentrated" - what else would you expect from one of the most expensive and oldest temples in the world? In 2005, a South Korean businessman paid $ 75,000 for a bottle of 60-year 1926 Macallan's, the finest and rarest whiskeys. This unique Scotch Whisky is still possible to try to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City in 3300 for $ sip.
Dalmore 64 Trinitas - $ 160,100
Another product Distillery Dalmore, Trinitas has received this name because they were made only three bottles of expensive whiskey. This whiskey - a mixture of rare stocks, including some that are ripened on the distillery more than 140 years. Two bottles were sold in Glasgow in 2010, an American collector and one located in the UK investor. This - the first Scottish whiskey, Sold for a six-figure sum.
The Macallan in Lalique, 1964 - 460 000 $
A bottle of 64-year old Macallan, the oldest whiskey ever bottled distilleries Macallan, became the most expensive whiskey in the world when it was sold at a charity auction in November 2010. The auction also included one of a kind crystal decanter, made by Lalique. This auction was marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rene Lalique, the founder of one of the leading crystal manufactures worldwide.
