Oregon man buys 50 year old bottle of Scotch Wisky for $27000

on January 10, 2013 5:31 pm / 5 comments

Lyle Shellenberg is currently only one of 50 people in the world — and six in the United States — to own a special release of Glenfiddich Scotch whiskey. The retired businessman drove to Portland, Oregon to purchase the 50-year-old bottle for a cool $27,000.

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“I could have spent money on a sports car or something else,” he told Portland’s news station, KPTV. “I just happened to choose that I like Glenfiddich Scotch and this was interesting to me, it was different.” Click below for full story -

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5 Comments

Ouida Mogensen says:

January 11, 2013 at 8:20 am

Damn thats one hell of an expensive bottle

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Audrea Bullington says:

January 11, 2013 at 8:20 am

$27000 for such a small bottle - I hope it was wort it

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Dolly Lopp says:

January 11, 2013 at 8:21 am

Jay z’s spending $150000 on a bottle of bubbly was impressive. This guys just a sad old man if he thinks he’s a high roller by spending $27000 on a bottle of whisky

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Sherise Pickerel says:

January 11, 2013 at 8:22 am

I hope he doesn’t spill any when he pours it

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Lin Myers says:

January 11, 2013 at 8:23 am

This man reckons he has spent loads on money buying sports cars… has he looked in the mirror? He would look like an ass driving a sports car

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