[Desi Masala] Top 7 World's Most Expensive Bottles of Alcohol

Top 7 World's Most Expensive Bottles of Alcohol
 

$1,060,000 - Diva Vodka
This
bottle of vodka hails from Scotland and its price is the result of how
much "bling" you want your bottle to have. The bottle can be encrusted
with precious gems: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, etc. Blackwood
Distillers makes this triple distilled vodka that is ice-filtered
through Nordic birch charcoal and then for some reason is passed
through a sand of crushed diamonds and other gems. Absolutely
ridiculous, so let's move on to the next item, which is almost just as
ridiculous, but then after that it's smooth sailing.

$255,000 - Spluch Tequila
The
bottle is made of solid platinum and white gold which was unveiled in
Mexico City on October 26, 2006. The bottle was purchased by a private
collector on July 20, 2006. As a result of the sale, the Tequila Ley
.925 company broke the Guinness World Records for the most expensive
bottle of liquor sold.

$160,000 - Chateau Lafite 1787
This bottle originally purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson, who was an avid wine collector.
This
bottle is a Bordeaux and was sold at an auction in 1985 to Christopher
Forbes. Much of the value comes from the fact that Thomas Jefferson
once owned this bottle — his initials are etched into it. You can read
more about this wine and others (some on this list) here at Forbes.

$90,000 - Chateau d'Yquem 1787
This
bottle is a white and was sold recently (2006) to an "American Client".
This wine is from the same year as the most expensive red ever sold
(the Chateau Lafite above).
"One must remember that there is
considerable nostalgia associated with such a bottle. In 1787 when
peasants in Bordeaux were picking these grapes George Washington became
the first President of the United States, Marie Antoinette was about to
have her head chopped off in the French Revolution, and James Watt was
developing the steam engine." (Antique Wine News)

$75,000 - The Macallan Fine
and Rare Collection, 1926, 62 Years OldOriginally listed at $38,000, a
bottle was sold to a South Korean businessman in 2005 for $75,000.
The
oldest and most sought-after of Macallan's revolutionary Fine &
Rare Collection is now sold out. It is still possible to taste this
totally unique Scotch whisky at the Old Homestead Steakhouse in the
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. However, it sells
for a nosebleed-inducing $3,300 per dram (1/8th of an ounce/shot). I
could create a separate list of better things to do with $3,300.
And I thought I was crazy when I bought two lowballs of Johnnie Walker Blue for $30 each…

$51,000 - Wray and Nephew Jamaican Rum (1940)
The
bottle shown to the left, bottled in the 1940s by the Jamaican
distillers Wray and Nephew, and containing blends that date back as far
as around 1915 has the honor of being what is believed to be the
world's most expensive bottle of rum. The bottle which is being
displayed at Europe's first rum festival, RumFest, is valued at
£26,000. The bottle, which is one of four unopened bottles of the stuff
in the world, represents the lost tradition of the Wray and Nephew Rum.
The popularity of the Mai Tai cocktail drained their rum supplies in
the 1930s. In order to keep up with demand, the distillery changed
their production methods. The bottle therefore represents the chance to
the Mai Tai as it was originally conceived. That is, if anyone ever
opens the bottle.

$43,500 - 1775 Sherry from the Massandra collection
This
bottle sold at Sotheby's London (an auction house) in 2001. The
Massandra collection is one of the finest in the world and has been
around since the mid 19th century. There is nothing special about this
particular wine other than its age. It is also pre American revolution.

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