This Bottle of American Whiskey Is the Most Expensive Ever Sold

A bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon shattered records Friday to become the most valuable American whiskey ever sold at auction. Sotheby's New York hosted The Great American Whiskey Collection on January 23, featuring 360 bottles obtained from one singular collector.

The collection as a whole garnered $2.5 million in sales, setting the record for the most valuable single-owner American whiskey collection in history. Almost 90% of the bottles sold ended up going for higher than the estimated...