Christie’s in New York held a wines and spirits auction this weekend and registered such records as selling a rare Bottle of 1926 Scotch whiskey for $54,000.

Christie’s held the first liquor auction in New York since Prohibition and it appears to have been a welcome event considering the outcome. Prohibition lasted from 1920 to 1933, but New York State did not allow auctions of spirits until this year.

An anonymous collector dished out $54,000 for a bottle of whisky distilled at Macallan in Scotland in 1926, bottled in 1986 and rebottled in 2002. The Scotch had been expected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000.

Perhaps you are wondering whether such a precious bottle of whiskey is to be consumed or put on display as a prized possession. Richard Brierley, head of wine and spirits sales for Christie's America, was confident the Scotch could be drunk.

“Absolutely. ... These whiskeys can be enjoyed for years. You can open it up, have some, close the bottle and enjoy it again at your leisure. It's not going to spoil,” he was quoted by USA Today as saying.

Another bottle made a special sale as well. The straight rye whiskey concocted in 2003 from a special recipe used by America's first President, George Washington, sold to an anonymous bidder for $6,000 at the Christie's auction, reports the New York Daily News.

“It's an old recipe,” the auction house's wine and spirit specialist, Justin Christoph., said. “Only Martha [Washington] knew the whole recipe.”

The list of ingredients was found in the former President's archives and distilled at the George Washington Distillery in Mount Vernon, Va., according to the Daily News.

The 100-lot auction sold a total of $304,800 worth of rare wine and liquor. The most expensive lot was a collection of 729 bottles of whisky, which went for $102,000.

The auction prices include Christie's 20 percent commission.