. >> reporter: while renovating his partner's house this last september, ron lewert found a stash of gilbey's gin, still space in the roof. >> burlap sitting there, 12 bottles, right? >> reporter: they're almost certainly as old as the house, built in 1926. >> it would appear that it was placed into the roof when they were constructing the house. >> >> reporter: that's wild. >> pretty crazy. >> reporter: now old booze doesn't necessarily mean good booze, but it might be. a bottle of macallan distilled in 1926 just broke a record at auction, selling for nearly $2 million. jamie ritchie was the sotheby's aug's near that day. >> if you have 40 powers from the bottle, you can give fourth people the greatest whiskey ever made. it's fun. >> reporter: i want to be at that guy's house christmas. cheer. >> cheers. >> reporter: old spirits are indeed rising for day. at smuggler's cove in san francisco, there a s a private vintage rum club. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: at the office, a high end speakeasy in manhattan, mark dipasquale can make you a preprohibition martini using vermouth from