Here’s a fifty-year-old that’s going for some serious heartburn. Chivas Brotrhers has designed a special edition of the world’s most expensive whiskey that is sure to have collectors in a ferment. The Royal Salute 50 Year Old has been created as a limited edition series with 255 bottles numbered individually, to commemorate the Everest conquest. Each bottle is priced at $8,888. Why on earth you might ask.

“It was way back in 1953 – a time for crowning glories. Sir Edmund Hillary took a giant step, becoming the first man on earth to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The extraordinary feat was announced just as Queen Elizabeth II was preparing to ascend the throne of England.

ssIt was time for celebration and festivity. We at Chivas Brothers, decided to pay a special tribute to the Queen’s coronation. And so, another legend was born. Royal Salute – an exceptional Scotch whisky blended from Scotland’s finest and most precious whiskies – was created as a gesture of respect from Chivas Brothers to the new sovereign., “ says the Duke of Argyll, co-owner of the brand.

The first bottle of the limited edition Royal Salute 50 Year Old is being presented to Sir Edmund Hillary – a tribute to his magnificent achievement 50 years ago.fifty per cent of the bottles have been reserved for corporate bigwigs.

It comes in a deep blue porcelain flagon made by Wade of England, emblazoned with a uniquely precious plaque made from gold and silver. hand-chased and engraved upon.