John Walker & Sons Diamond Jubilee Scotch Whiskey, $157,000+

The most expensive whiskey on our list by a long way, John Walker & Sons Diamond Jubilee makes the grade for not only for its royal associations and exclusivity, but also for its distillers’ reputation as one of the best in the entire world. Its carefully concocted grain and malt whiskey blend, created by Queen Elizabeth’s official Scotch distillers to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, was carefully matured for 60 years in small wooden casks at Royal Lochnagar Distillery — on the edge of the Balmoral Estate.

The whiskey developed slowly from 1952 in containers specially carved from oak from the Queen’s private Sandringham Estate, with its profits sold in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust last year.

Presented in a Baccarat crystal decanter set with a half carat diamond, a chance to sample this “royal whiskey” is one that some may argue justifies the hefty price tag.

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