A Vietnamese spent more than 33.5 billion VND to buy the world's largest bottle of whisky

Mr. Viet bought a bottle of Macallan 32-year- old single malt whisky, over 1.8 m tall and with a capacity of 311 liters, for 1.1 million pounds (more than 33.5 billion VND) at an auction in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) last year.

Mr. Viet added the whisky bottle, called Intrepid, to his collection in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31 along with a certificate from the Guinness World Records Organization confirming it as the world's largest bottle of wine.

Mr. Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan (left) with a bottle of Intrepid wine and Mr. Daniel Monk, the auction organizer

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The Guardian quoted businessman Viet as saying he was attracted to buy Intrepid "for three main reasons: it's the world's largest bottle, it contains Macallan, and because I was inspired by the record-breaking achievements of the 11 explorers depicted on the label."

Daniel Monk, of drinks company Rosewin Holdings, which arranged the auction, said the world's largest bottle of whisky was named Intrepid in honour of the achievements of 11 pioneering British explorers, whose images are printed on the label.

As a long-time collector of rare wines, Mr. Viet owns many of the world's rarest and oldest bottles of cognac and whisky, according to The Guardian .

The Intrepid is the latest addition to Mr Viet’s collection, which is estimated to be worth more than £150 million. It includes rare Macallan sets from around the world, including the 1926 “Fine and Rare”. Only 40 bottles of the 1926 Macallan were ever made, and Mr Viet owns three. One bottle sold for nearly £1.5 million in 2019.

Mr. Viet also owns the world's largest bottle of cognac and the oldest bottle of whisky, believed to be nearly 150 years old, according to The Guardian .

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