MEGA MONEY FOR MACALLAN

THE SKY is the limit for what people will spend on whisky. Guinness World Records has awarded The Macallan the accolade of “Most Expensive Whisky Sold at Auction”. The Macallan M Imperiale six-liter Lalique decanter sold at auction in Hong Kong for $628,OOO last year, breaking the previous record of $46O,OOO held by The Macallan in Lalique Cire Perdue, raising funds for locally based charities. M Imperiale is the largest decanter Lalique has ever made and the largest The Macallan has ever filled. Lalique created four of these decanters for The Macallan. Each decanter required the work of 17 craftsmen including two with the title Meilleur Ouvrier de France, with each taking over 5O hours to complete. Of the four, two have been archived by The Macallan and one has been committed to a private collector in Asia. The fourth, Constantine (named, as are the other three, after Roman emperors), is the only one to feature the engraved autographs of the three principal creators – Lalique/Silvio Denz, Fabien Baron and Bob Dalgarno. Constantine was presented at an auction of Finest and Rarest Wines and The Macallan by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in January of last year. All net sale proceeds have been donated to local charities in Hong Kong.