London, Sept.29 : A 157-year-old bottle of Single Malt whisky has been bought for a record price of 29, 400 pounds by an anonymous telephone bidder.

According to The Telegraph, the Bowmore Single Malt was sold by auctioneers McTears in Glasgow.

Bottled in 1850, the price for the item is said to be a record for a Scotch whisky at auction. What was offered, was almost double pre-sale estimates.

Twin brothers William and James Mutter operated the Bowmore distillery from the 1850s until the early 1890s when Bowmore Distillery Company Limited was formed.

The bottle was presented to William Mutter in 1851 at the time of him giving up his share of the distillery and has remained in the family for generations.

In 2005, a bottle of Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is thought to have become the World's most expensive after it was bought at a hotel in England.

A businessman paid 32,000 pounds for the rare bottle, which was produced in 1943. (With inputs from ANI)