Humans
discovered the great feeling of drinking alcoholic drinks in around 10,000 BC.
Over the millennia and centuries and decades, they have improved on the
alcoholic beverages, until they themselves developed more refined tastes. They
also invented varied techniques of making them, for a variety of tastes,
colour, flavour, smell, alcohol content, etc. naturally, it is because of the
technique, time, procedure, etc. that makes them expensive. Sometimes, the
brand name also adds to the cost of the drink. Let us take a look at 10 Most
Expensive Alcoholic Drinks.
1. Tequila Ley .925
Designed in a similar way as Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac
Grande Champagne, Tequila .925 is a tequila made out of a unique procedure of
production, and it also comes in a bottle that is studded with 6,400 diamonds. It
was unveiled before an applauding crowd in Mexico City.
2. Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande
Champagne
Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne
is regal in its very name. This cognac has been aged for 100 years, which is
only one of the reasons why this is such a costly liquor, the other reason
being its bottle, which is dipped in 24-carat gold and sterling platinum, and
is studded with an outrageous 6,500 diamonds. While the age of the cognac is
legitimately appreciable, the bottle of the highly-priced liquor is a little
too flamboyant to look at.
Amount: $2,000,000
3. Diva Vodka
Diva Vodka is triple filtered, first through
ice, then through Nordic birch charcoal, and finally, through sand and precious
gems. What is even more special to patrons is its bottle with Swarovski
crystals stacked up in the middle of it, and these crystals can be taken out to
garnish the drink, thus confirming that some people are ready to spend a for a
touch of shiny gems.
Amount: $1,000,000
4. Dalmore 62
Dalmore 62 is the world’s most expensive
whiskey, with only 12 bottles of it to ever be produced. Thankfully, unlike
many other rare drinks, a single bottle of this beverage contains enough liquor
to pour out a number of drinks, and not just a drink or two.
Amount: $215,000
5. Armand de Brignac Midas
Some of the most expensive alcoholic drinks are
noted for their rarity, reason for manufacture, bottles, etc. But the Armand de
Brignac Midas is expensive because of the enormous size of the bottle. This
champagne comes in a brightly and quirkily painted golden 30 little bottle,
designed by 14 year old Flayor Flav. This aspect is what adds to the rarity of
this bottle, besides the fact that it has to be carried to by several of the
staff members.
Amount: $215,000.
6. Penfolds Ampoule
Penfolds Ampoule is the most expensive red wine
in the market, and comes in a glass blown ampoule which holds Penfolds Block 42
Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 vintage, enough to fill one whole glass. Only
12 of these have ever been put out in the market, and comes with a wooden case
which is designed by Andrew Bartlett, a world-famous furniture craftsman.
Amount: $170,000
7. 1811 Château d’Yquem
Château d’Yquem is a wine producer that has
been crafting a multitude of wines since the establishment of its vineyard in
1711 in the Bordeaux region of France. The establishment has survived
generations of owners and operators for 300 years. Of its wines which include
Château d’Yquem and Ygrec, the batch produced in 1811 is the most prestigious,
having received a perfect 100 by wine connoisseur Robert Parker.
Amount: $130,000
8. Legacy by Angostura
Legacy by Angostura, which is among the most
expensive alcoholic drinks, for political reasons: it was crafted to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the independence of Tobago and Trinidad. Only 20 rum
decanters were ever put up for sale. Composed of a mix of several rums, each of
which is aged for at least 17 years, this rum comes in a case crystal decanter
designed by Asprey’s, the company in London that designs jewellery for Prince
Charles.
Amount: $25,000
9. The Winston Cocktail
If you’ve chosen to drink The Winston, all you
get is a cocktail – a single mix, concocted by internationally famous bartender
Salvatore Calabrese, which is a mix of 60ml of Cognac Croizet 1858 Cuvee
Leonie, part Chartreuse Viellissement Exceptionellement Prolongé, part Grand
Marnier Quintessence, and just a hint of Angostura Bitters, to create this
elegant but over-prices cocktail.
Amount: $14,000
10. Vieille Bon Secours Ale
While it is liquor that is expected to dominate
the list of the most expensive alcoholic drinks, but that does not mean there
is no place for beer in the list. Vieille Bon Secours Ale is an artisanal beer
by la Brasserie Caulier, a brewery in Péruwelz, Belgium. Since 1995, they have
produced several yields, but the one aged 10 years, with 8% alcohol and the
flavour of toffee and anise is the most expensive.
Amount: $1,200
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