2y ago

The World’s Oldest Scotch Whisky Is About To Go On Auction

www.forbes.com

Late last year, a hidden trove of whisky was discovered in a cellar room deep within a 13th century Scottish castle. The liquid was subsequently tested and determined to have been distilled back in 1833, making it the oldest known scotch in existence. Now two dozen bottles of it are going under the hammer in a November auction.

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2y ago

The World’s Oldest Scotch Whisky Is About To Go On Auction

www.forbes.com /sites/bradjaphe/2023/10/29/the-worlds-oldest-scotch-whisky-is-about-to-be-sold-at-auction/

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Can't wait for the worlds worst person to buy it
- Hey it's your boy tik-tok Keith I just brought this Whiskey, and we're going to pour it down the sink
- X Whiskey incoming
- Scotch 1/4 as old as me costs $50. Scotch nearly half as old as me costs $250. Scotch as old as me costs $35k. Following that progression to four times as old as me suggests those bottles will command a sum that could change the course of human history by eliminating hunger or curing diseases or colonizing Mars.
'prolly goes great with diet coke' - elon
- ~~prolly~~ Definitely goes great with diet coke.
  FIFY, never forget his empty self confidence.
- Honestly, there's potential for a new meme template here
Reminds me of a movie, 'The Freshman' with Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick. The Mafia tells people that they can eat endangered animals for $10,000.00 a plate. Naturally, there's a line of decadent yuppies a mile long waiting to get into the secret restaurant. [Spoiler] it's all goat meat, because who has ever tasted what real rhino tastes like?
- I’ve been trying to think of the name of this movie. Thank you.
Remember, whoever buys this, for whatever price, feels like they're entitled to that money while children go without: food, water, shelter, electricity, and education.
They also have armies of useful idiots to defend them in the vain hopes they can join them.
- Keeping it materially real. Don’t forget to have some fun though. :)
As we see with our politicians: aging doesn't necessarily make things better.
$3.50. Final offer.
- $4.20, and I’m willing to go down, way down.
It honestly blows my mind that the oldest whiskey on the planet is only from 1833. I dint know why but it feels like there should be more and older.
- What can I say, humanity likes to party. All the booze is gone.
- I'm kinda glad because it means it got drunk. I hate seeing good whisky/ey sit on a shelf.
- Old wine turns to vinegar that's why the words look similar. All alcohol eventually turns.
There is the awful part of me who hopes someone accidentally breaks the bottle before it is sold.
Would be a king to come with oranges I forgot in the fridge last winter.
- Wuh?
  
  Would be a king to come with oranges I forgot in the fridge last winter.
  
  I can't get behind ancient alcohol. It's a curious finding, but at this point it's probably undrinkable. Like something you've forgotten in the fridge for too long.

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