Anonymous Buyer Purchases 50-Year-Old Bottle Of Scotch
11 years ago

What are you drinking this weekend? I don’t care how many car dealerships your dad owns, chances are, you’re probably not going to be drinking something that goes for around $1,000 a shot. However, someone in South Africa is.

A few days ago, an anonymous buyer purchased a bottle of 50-year-old Glenfiddich. That’s some high end whisky for those of you who don’t know. Not only is it high end, it’s actually the only bottle of its kind in all of South Africa. Given that, it’s no wonder why it’s so expensive.

Just how expensive is it? Well, the anonymous buyer, who we can safely assume has a shit ton of money, paid 300,000 South African Rand for it. That’s right around $30,000 USD. Think about that for a minute.

Depending on where you go to school, this whisky could be the equivalent to a pretty sizable portion of your tuition. You could buy a car with it; two if you want to drive a Kia or something. This is definitely sippin’ scotch.

Now, some people were bashing the buyer in the comment section of the original article. These detractors were calling him greedy for spending so much on a bottle of scotch. Some said he should use that money to care for the sick or the poor. Not to sound like a dick or anything, but it’s his money. If he wants to spend it on some high class liquor, more power to him. That’s his decision to make, not yours you wannabe Robin Hoods of the internet. Plus, considering he can drop that much on one bottle, I’m sure the buyer gives plenty to charity, if only to get rid of some of that extra cash.

This weekend, when you’re pounding shots of rail bourbon at your local watering hole, just think about that $30,000 bottle of scotch. Somewhere out there, someone is getting the most expensive buzz of their life.

[via Eyewitness News]

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  2. Caddyshacker

    I’d stay anonymous too. It wouldn’t be around for too long if my buddies heard about it.

    11 years ago at 11:08 am
    2. Nobody

      Yeah after reading it was bought by someone in South Africa the anonymity makes perfect sense..

      11 years ago at 4:31 pm
  6. FUBAR1776

    turned out the bottle was just filled with Kentucky Deluxe. two janitors at the bottling plant really drank it. After drinking it they some how acquired Lambos tux’s and two Playmates each.

    11 years ago at 12:02 pm
  7. JohnFratYatesSommers

    Milwaukee’s Best Ice has the best abv-to-cost ratio of any beer in the country. It’s 5.9% abv and costs 5.27 cents per fluid ounce.

    Glenfiddich 50, on the other hand, is 46.1% abv and costs 130,434 cents per fluid ounce.

    Accounting for the difference in abv, it is 3,169.7 times less cost effective to get drunk on Glenfiddich 50 than Milwaukee’s Best Ice. And that, my friends, is the definition of TFTC.

    11 years ago at 1:35 pm
    2. JohnFratYatesSommers

      Do you know how easy this is for me? Do you know how fucking easy this is? Do you have any fucking clue? It’s a fucking joke. And I’m sorry you can’t do this, I really am. I’m sorry I have to sit around and watch you fumble around and fuck it up.

      11 years ago at 3:27 pm
    5. Jean RalphiBro

      John, he’s just mad because he realizes he’s an idiot for not getting a B.B.A and instead being a pussy with a B.S. degree. Pun intended.

      11 years ago at 7:14 pm
    6. CapstoneRager

      He goes to MIT. For him that had the same level of difficulty as it did for the normal person to figure out the tip on the pizza they order.

      11 years ago at 6:37 am