A rare bottle of whisky is expected to break world records when it is auctioned later this week. 

According to the Scottish Courier newspaper, Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer company hope the sought-after bottle could fetch as much as £1.2 million.

The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old is one of nearly 2,000 bottles being sold online by the Whisky Auctioneer. The first 2,000 bottles were sold last December. 

The 4,000 bottle collection was built by a private collector from Colorado, the late Richard Gooding, and is said to be the biggest of its kind to go to auction.

The 'perfect collection' includes very rare bottles from The Macallan, Bowmore and Springbank distilleries.  

Mr Gooding was the former owner and president of the Pepsi Bowling Co of Denver, one of the largest soft drink distributors in the US. 

After Mr Gooding died in 2014, his family arranged with the Whisky Auctioneer to sell off the collection over two separate auctions.