Macallan whisky priced as one of world's most expensive at £11k per bottle

A whisky distillery has produced one of the world’s most expensive single malts – which could sell for £11,000 a bottle.

The Macallan Fine and Rare 1979 will also be available as a 50ml miniature bottle for £750.

The whisky is the latest addition to the Moray brand’s sought-after collection.

It was distilled in February 1979 and aged in a single sherry puncheon for 40 years before being bottled this year.

Macallan’s Polly Logan said: “By capturing this single malt at natural cask strength of 57.2 per cent, it embodies the true spirit of The Macallan and compliments the outstanding array of the Fine and Rare collection.”