A rare and highly sought-after bottle of whisky has travelled over 7000 miles to star in an auction in Glasgow. 

This bottle of Macallan 50-Year-Old Anniversary Malt was originally purchased in 1986 by David Baba, a collector from Hawaii.

He asked his friend and fellow whisky aficionado Glen Young to travel to a Christie's auction in Edinburgh to secure the bottle, which was the oldest Macallan on the market at the time.

(Image: McTear's) It was successfully purchased for a then-record price of £1100 and has been stored in Baba's collection in Hawaii ever since.

Now that Baba has passed, his family has decided to bring this remarkable whisky back to Scotland to sell it at McTear’s in Glasgow. 

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The iconic spirit - which was distilled in 1928 - is estimated to fetch between £30,000 and £50,000 when it appears at the Magic of Macallan whisky auction on October 23.

(Image: McTear's)

McTear’s whisky specialist, Ewan Thomson, said: “It’s not every day that a whisky as rare as the Macallan 50-Year-Old makes its way back to Scotland from halfway around the world.

"This bottle’s journey from Hawaii to McTear’s is a testament to the auction house’s international reputation for selling the world’s finest whisky.

"We are delighted to offer the 50-year-old for sale, and fully expect interest to continue to build among whisky enthusiasts across the globe in the run-up to the auction.”

(Image: McTear's) The Macallan 50-Year-Old Anniversary Malt was originally released in 1983 as part of a limited run of 500 bottles, with a price tag of £50.

The bottle has since become a highly coveted prize in the whisky world, with its value increasing dramatically over the years.

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Its first sale in 1986 set a record for the most expensive bottle of whisky at auction at the time, and its return to the auction stage nearly 40 years later is generating great excitement among collectors.

In addition to the Macallan, the auction will include over 240 lots of rare whisky from distilleries including Lagavulin, Springbank, Bowmore, Ardbeg and Tomatin.