Johnnie Walker's McLaren Mercedes Whiskey For $48,500 A Bottle

Johnnie Walker, the famous scotch whiskey manufacturer, is a sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, and has now introduced a special limited-edition McLaren Mercedes Whiskey. This bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky has been created by Jim Beveridge (one of the company’s master blenders), based on a formula made by combining F1 driver Jenson Button’s choice of whiskies, to create a new blend.

Bottle of limited-edition Johnnie Walker McLaren Mercedes Whiskey

Only 25 bottles of this limited-edition Johnnie Walker McLaren Mercedes Whiskey will be available for sale, which makes it a unique collectible for whisky aficionados. This bottle of Formula One blended whisky is made from Johnnie Walker’s first-class stock of rare malt and grain whiskies, and is designed as a tribute to McLaren’s leading Formula One team and drivers.

Jenson Button sniffing different rare whiskys at the Johnny Walker house

Each bottle of Johnnie Walker McLaren Mercedes Whiskey is priced at £30,000 or US $48,500. These bottles of limited-edition blended whisky are available for sale at the Johnnie Walker House in Shanghai, China, by exclusive invitation only. This whisky outlet is the first Johnny Walker boutique to be opened in a foreign country (out of Scotland).

Jenson Button and Jim Beveridge at the Shanghai Johnnie Walker House

The bottle of golden Johnnie Walker McLaren Mercedes whiskey comes in a special crystal bottle, with ‘Signature Blend’ written on it. People who buy this bottle of rare Johnny Walker whiskey will also be given a customised ‘Johnnie Walker Step Inside the Circuit’ trip, which gives them behind-the-scenes access to a Formula One race at any city they choose.

Do you watch Formula One racing? What do you think of this limited-edition bottle of Johnnie Walker McLaren Mercedes whiskey?

From: Johnnie Walker

World’s Most Expensive Beer - Samuel Adams’ Utopias Beer

The world’s most expensive beer is Samuel Adam’s Utopias Beer. Samuel Adams is an award-winning beer manufacturer, with more than 30 distinctive types of beer. They have been making some of the finest beers in America since 1984, when the company was founded by brewer Jim Koch.

Beer Kettle with Samuel Adams' aged beer

Samuel Adams uses a time-honoured beer manufacturing process, during which full-flavoured beers are made in a four-vessel processing stage. In 2002, Jim Koch launched the first batch of Samuel Adams’ Utopias beer, which became renowned because of its complex flavour. In 2012, Jim Koch announced the unveiling of the 10th anniversary batch of his Utopias beer, which is one of most extreme barrel-aged beers in the world.

The Utopias beer of Samuel Adams is a unique blend of selected liquids, some of which have been aged for more than 20 years in single-use bourbon casks. The 10th anniversary limited-edition Utopias beer will come in stylish black decanters, shaped like a brew kettle. There are only 15,000 bottles available, and each bottle is priced at $190.

The main reason why Samuel Adams Utopias beer is so expensive is because of its long aging requirement. The older the beer, the more extreme its taste. Beers are usually had fresh, and there are very few aged beers. So, this aged beer is extremely unique, hence, its high price.

So, what do you think of this expensive Utopias beer? Would you buy a bottle to celebrate with your friends?

From: Samuel Adams

World's Most Expensive Christmas Dinner: $200,450 For Four People

Christmas time is a season of get-togethers and festive dinners, and this year we have the father of all Christmas dinners with Ben Spalding’s $200,450 Christmas dinner for a group of four. Ben Spalding is the Head Chef at John Salt London, and has worked at more than 12 Michelin-starred kitchens in more than four countries, so you can expect this Christmas dinner to be quite a spread.

Chef Ben Spalding with the Menu Card for this Christmas Dinner

This $200,450 Christmas dinner is a one-off luxurious feast, which will be specially prepared and served at their home of the buyer, by Ben Spalding and his team of culinary experts. There is a bit of charity here too: Ben Spalding will be contributing 80 percent of his fee to Cancer Research UK and Hospitality Action.

Four Courses Of The World’s Most Expensive Christmas Feast

So, what will be served at the world’s most expensive Christmas dinner? Well, this expensive luxury Xmas feast is a four-course meal, during which diners will relish some of the most expensive food and drinks available in the world.

Almas Caviar that will be served as the first course of this Xmas dinner

For the first course, a bottle of Piper Heidsieck 1907 champagne worth $59,340 will be served in diamond-encrusted champagne flutes. This will be followed by Almas caviar (the world’s most expensive caviar at £5,000), and 150-year-old balsamic vinegar (priced at £1,030).

For the second course, Spalding’s team will serve Yubari King melon from China (this is the world’s most expensive melon at $4,010). This melon will be presented with saffron and whole white Alba truffles costing £3,500.

The third course will be the traditional Christmas turkey, which is a must-have at any luxury Christmas dinner. However, this will be a costly turkey of the rare Dodine breed that costs £500. Beef fillet from the famous Wagyu cows of Japan (costing £4,500) will also be served during this course. The whole turkey and beef fillet will be wrapped in gold leaf (costing £6,000), and garnished with Akbari Pistachios (costing £5,000).

A packet of Kopi Luwak coffee

The last course of this Xmas dinner is the dessert, which will be served to the guests in a gold Ugandan vanilla plate which is priced at £1,500. This dessert consists of seedless Densuke watermelon (costing £2,600) from Japan, Amadei chocolate and whipped Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world at £3,000.

I was surprised to hear that this Kopi Luwak coffee is made from coffee beans that are fermented in the intestines of the Asian Palm Civet Cat. I've seen this wild cat in the Delhi Zoo. It was cute, but just imagine, having cat-poo for desert…people actually pay for this?

Other expensive ingredients that will be used during this four-course Christmas dinner are:

• Diva Vodka - £2,000
• Pullet de bresse’s for stock - £2,500
• Periogord truffles - £900 
• Amadei chocolate - £150 
• 1949 Cheval Blanc - £4,680 
• 1988 Corton-Charlemagne, Coche-Dury - £1,390
• 1959 La Tache - £5,400 
• 1976 Chateau d’Yquem - £990

While this festive spread is the most expensive Christmas dinner, it is not the world’s most expensive dinner ever. This honour goes to the lavish spread offered by the five-star Lebua Hotel in Bangkok, which offers a ten-course feast for a whopping $300,000 per person.

What do you think of the world’s most expensive Christmas dinner? Would you rather have something else served at your dining table for the price of $200,450?

From: Daily Mail

World’s Most Expensive Water Bottle – Aurum 79

Wondered what sort of water really rich people drink? Take a look at the world’s most expensive water bottle. This luxury water bottle will be debuting at the Big Boys Toys exhibition (a premier luxury lifestyle exhibition), which is scheduled to be held in the Middle East in 2012.

World's most expensive water bottle with diamonds and gold

The Aurum 79 water bottle is made from the finest crystal glass. It is decorated with designs in pure 24-carat gold, and has a total of 113 sparkling diamonds stuck on it in the shape of the number '79'. This luxury water bottle is filled with 0.5 litres of pure spring water collected from the artesian source in St. Leonhard, Germany. This water is decorated with flakes of pure edible gold, to enhance its look, and make it attractive for rich buyers and Middle Eastern sheikhs.

Only three limited-edition luxury water bottles will be made. Each will be available for sale for the price of $900,000. About 10 percent from the sale of this luxury water bottle will be donated to a charity called ‘Charity Water’. This organisation is a non-profit organisation that works to bring clean and safe drinking water, to people from developing countries who need it.

What do you think of this luxury gold water bottle? Would you like to drink water with flakes of gold floating about in it?

World’s Oldest Rum: Jamaica Rum From Appleton Estate

Appleton Estate has proudly launched the ‘world’s oldest barrel-aged rum’ to celebrate 50 years of Jamaica’s independence from Britain. Jamaica in the West Indies was a British colony for 307 years, until the British flag was finally lowered in August 1962.

Bottle of Appleton Estate's 50-year-old Jamaican Rum

The oldest barrel-aged rum in the world is named the ‘Appleton Estate 50 Year Old Jamaica Independence Reserve’ rum, and is priced at $4,520 per bottle. This limited edition golden rum comes in a special hand-crafted crystal decanter bottle, etched with designs that represent some of the national symbols of Jamaica. Only 800 limited-edition bottles of this aged rum will be available for sale.

The Appleton Estate 50 Year Old Jamaica Independence Reserve’ rum has been described by rum connoisseurs to be a hand-blended and exceptionally smooth, deep mahogany sipping rum. The aged rum has powerful notes of cinnamon, maple, toasted oak, vanilla and almond, together with a prominent hint of orange peel. This orange peel hint is the main distinguishing feature, which sets apart Jamaican rum made by Appleton Estate from other brands of Jamaican rum.

Aroma Wheel for Jamaica Independence Reserve Rum

This special limited-edition bottle of Jamaican rum has been created from a blend of rums, and was aged in American oak barrels for almost fifty years. This rum blending and aging was supervised by Master Blenders Owen Tulloch, and his protégé Joy Spence. This rum blending was planned 50 years ago, with the vision to launch a 50-year-old aged-rum when the golden jubilee of Jamaica’s independence was celebrated in 2012.

What do you think about the world’s oldest bottle of aged rum? Would you buy a bottle for the price of $4,520, to celebrate with your friends?

The Rolling Stones Whiskey Bottle With Giant Tongue

If you are a Mick Jagger or Rolling Stones fan, then you’d like this unique bottle of whiskey. It is not the whiskey in the bottle that has got people talking, but the shape of the bottle…which resembles Mick Jagger’s tongue.

Rolling Stones Whiskey Bottle With Mick Jagger's Tongue

This bottle of blended whiskey has been launched to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of The Rolling Stones, which was formed in 1962, in London. It is made by Suntory, a Japanese liquor brand. As this Rolling Stones whiskey is a limited edition blend of whiskey, only 150 bottles will be available for sale. All these bottles have the Rolling Stones signature logo of giant lips and tongue sticking out.

The Rolling Stones Golden Jubilee Whisky is a blend of six malts, which have been carefully selected. These blends were distilled and casked in some of the milestone years, of the Rolling Stones’ 50-year career. For example, one malt is the Yamazaki malt whisky that was distilled in 1962, the year the rock band was formed.

The whisky bottle and its black sofa-like case

According to whisky connoisseurs, The Rolling Stones Whiskey is weighty, with a complex aroma that reminds one of both dried and ripened fruits. There is also a hint of espresso and cacao in its aroma. The taste of the blended whisky is slightly bitter, and the rich heaviness expands in the mouth with a velvety smoothness.

The Rolling Stones Whisky comes in a special crystal bottle, which has the shape of their lips and sticking-out-tongue logo moulded on the glass. The bottle also has a unique diamond-shaped stopper, and the bottle is placed in a stylish black box that is designed to look like a plush black sofa.

What do you think of this unique Rolling Stones Whiskey bottle? Will it surprise your guests when you open your wet-bar?

Salvatore Calabrese’s ‘Salvatore Legacy’ Cocktail For $8,830 a Glass

Bartender and mixologist Salvatore Calabrese finally fulfilled his dream of creating the world’s most expensive cocktail, with his ‘Salvatore Legacy’ cocktail that is priced at a whopping $8,830 (or £5,500) per glass. Known as ‘The Maestro’, bartender Salvatore Calabrese mixed this expensive cocktail at the highly-exclusive London Playboy Club, where the drink can later be purchased.

The Salvatore Legacy Cocktail 

Earlier, Salvatore Calabrese’s dream of creating the world’s most expensive cocktail was crushed, when a bottle of historic cognac (priced at $77,480) he was planning to use, fell on the floor and broke.

Why is the Salvatore Legacy Cocktail so expensive?

The $8,830 ‘Salvatore Legacy’ cocktail created by Calabrese contains ingredients that are more than 240 years old, with some of them dating back to the French Revolution.

Salvatore Calabrese with the bottles of expensive liquor that went into the cocktail

Salvatore Calabrese created this cocktail before a group of experienced bartenders at the London Playboy Club in Mayfair. This cocktail contains a mix of:

• 40ml of 1778 cognac 
• 20ml of 1770 Kummel Liqueur 
• 20ml of 1860 Dubb Orange Curaçao 
• Two dashes of Angostura Bitters from 1900

The mixing of this cocktail was overseen by an official from the Guinness Book of World Records, who will check to see if it beats the record of the current ‘most expensive cocktail in the world’, which is being sold in Dubai.

Would you pay £5,500 for a glass of the Salvatore Legacy cocktail?

Bottle of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac

A rare bottle of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac was auctioned off by Bonhams in September 2012. This bottle of rare cognac has been made from wine grapes that were grown in the beautiful Grand Champagne territory of Cognac in France. It contains a special blend of 1200 eaux de vie, which is estimated to be between 40 to 100 years old. This bottle of rare Black Pearl Cognac has also been aged in the ‘ancient oak barrels’ of tiercons, making it extra special.

In fact, this rare bottle of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac may be said to be one of the finest bottles of Cognac in the world. While the full amount of Louis XIII Cognac is bottled in a Baccarat crystal decanter, only around 800 Black Pearl bottles are released by the company each year, of which only a tiny number of bottles are available in the open market.

This rare bottle of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac was auctioned by Bonham’s in mid-September 2012, for a price of £10,350. In fact, it was one of the main highlights of the Bonham’s auction. Prior to the sale, the Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac bottle was expected to garner a price between £7,900 to £11,120, and it finally fetched an amount towards the higher end of this spectrum.

Interestingly, this bottle of rare Black Pearl Cognac has travelled across the world, for numerous years, before the current owner decided to sell it at Bonham’s. It was first noticed in the onboard shopping section on a Mediterranean cruise ship. The South African bar manager on board that ship who saw it and recognised its value, instantly purchased it, and had it shipped from a port in Greece to his home in South Africa.

Chateau Petrus - King Of Wine Investments

Over the past few years, the demand for Chateau wines has increased tremendously over the world, as wine connoisseurs and collectors queue up to purchase them. Most collectors consider Chateau wines a safe investment, of which Chateau Pétrus (a fine and expensive wine), is believed to be the best investment. In fact, Chateau Petrus was recently dubbed as ‘the king of wine investments’ by Anthony Hanson, the wine specialist at Christie’s Auction House.

This moniker was given at the Fine and Rare Wine Specialist course, which was held in Palais Coburg in Vienna, in July 2012. Prior to announcing that Chateau Petrus would be declared the ‘king of wine investments’, Anthony Hanson had conducted an assessment of the price performance of a variety of top chateau wines, and collectible chateau wines. After this assessment, it was learnt that Chateau Petrus yielded an average annual return of 14 percent, through bull and bear markets.

In the past, we have seen people buying Chateau Petrus bottles, at record-breaking rates. Earlier in 2012, a Chateau Petrus vintage from 1961 sold for $144,000 at a wine auction held by Christie’s. According to wine specialist Anthony Hanson, Petrus (the Bordeaux wine estate in the Pomerol appellation) had produced a large number of great vintage from 1989 onwards. Hanson praised Petrus’ ability to create celebrated wines of true ‘purity and richness’, and for not being overpowered by new oak.

The wine specialist also ascribed Chateau Pétrus’ reliability on its favouring of traditional wine-making methods, rather than modern winemaking technology which drives other chateau wines. While speaking on what chateau wines to buy as an investment, Hanson emphasized on the need to focus on Bordeaux’s ‘Big Ten’ wines. Bordeaux is the largest wine grape growing area in France, and consists of all five first-growths, together with Petrus, Ausone, Le Pin, Chevel Blanc and Lafleur.

Legacy by Angostura – World’s Most Expensive Rum

Legacy is a blend of rum produced by Angostura, one of the leading rum manufacturers in the Caribbean, with an awesome collection of rum brands. In July 2012, Angostura began offering 20 limited-edition 500ml bespoke decanters of Legacy rum, which is the most expensive rum in the world. In fact, each limited-edition decanter of Legacy rum is priced at US $25,000.

The Legacy rum in these decanters was made entirely by hand on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, over a period of six years. The rum was first distilled using a seven-column continuous still, before being chill filtered, and then aged in a once-used 200 litre America oak cask. It was produced mainly to mark the 50th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago, where it can be bought in August.

The beautiful art-deco decanter that stores the Legacy rum is made from lead-free crystal, hand blown by Asprey London, a famous jeweller who has also designed pieces for the Prince of Wales. It has an intricate sterling silver stopper, on which a crystal figure of a rare Trinidadian butterfly can be attached. The butterfly is a motif for the Legacy rum, as well as signifies the belief that the landing of a butterfly on a sugarcane stalk means the beginning of harvest. The rum decanters are stored in a posh red box, along with the crystal butterfly stopper.

Launched by John Georges, the master rum distiller at Angostura, Legacy is an extremely rare blend of rum that serious rum connoisseurs would certainly love. It derives from the seven rarest rums of the distillery, the youngest of which is 17 years old. Angostura had planned to create the greatest sipping rum ever produced, and tasted success when they developed Legacy by Angostura, a unique and rare blend of rum.

According to master distiller John Georges, the price tag of $25,000 for a single decanter of Legacy is justified because Legacy contains a secret blend of some of the rarest rums produced by Angostura. Also, lots of time and effort were spent on creating this fine blend of rum. As there are few bottles available for sale, Legacy by Angostura is expected to become a collector’s item, which can be later resold at a higher price.

Auction of Moët and Chandon’s Grand Vintage 1911

French champagne house Moët and Chandon auctioned off the last coffret of its 100-year old Grand Vintage 1911 champagne for US $187,280 or €150,000. This auction took place at the 19th annual amfAR Gala, which was held during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in France. Over the years, Moët and Chandon has been associated with some of the most prestigious Hollywood events, and some of the most legendary film stars. The proceeds from the sale of the Grand Vintage 1911 coffret of the luxury champagne brand will go towards a lifesaving AIDS research charity.

The star-studded amfAR Gala has always been one of the most eagerly awaited events of the Cannes Film Festival, with top international stars in attendance. The auction of the 100-year old Grand Vintage 1911 coffret was held at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cannes, at a glittering party. Hosted by Moët & Chandon, the party saw the presence of many international celebrities, such as Kylie Minogue, Karl Lagerfeld, Diane Kruger, Adrien Brody, Berenice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius.

Moët and Chandon’s Grand Vintage 1911 Champagne

The final coffret of Grand Vintage 1911 champagne was presented in a total of 600 limited edition champagne bottles, packed in exquisite leather cases. According to champagne connoisseurs, this vintage wine evokes light and clarity with remarkable quality and depth. It has a beautiful golden yellow colour, with a candied fruits and a mellow bouquet fragrant with brioche: a velvety and perfectly balanced structure. Here is a photo of one of the leather cases containing six bottles of Moet and Chandon’s Grand Vintage 1911 champagne.

In recent years, French champagne maker Moët & Chandon has held a total of 11 auctions in famous world cities, which include Paris, Melbourne, London, Beijing, Moscow and Toronto. The proceeds collected from each of these champagne auctions were donated to a local charitable auction, such as the AIDS research charity in Cannes. It has been more than 270 years since people have begun using Moët & Chandon’s sparkling champagnes to celebrate life’s glorious occasions with grandeur.

Bottle of 1937 Glenfiddich Whiskey Sold For $71,700

Called the oldest scotch whisky in the world, a bottle of 1937 Glenfiddich Whiskey was sold in June 2012 for US $71,700, at the Christie’s International’s Wines and Spirits Sale, held in London. While this extremely rare bottle of Glenfiddick Whisky was valued at US $77,900 (excluding fees), it only managed to collect US $71,700 (including fees).

Glenfiddich is a 120 year old whiskey brand, and one of the few brands to have managed to remain completely owned by family, since production started. Over the years, this scotch whiskey manufacturer has impressed the world with its unique blends and limited edition whiskey bottles, such as the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Scotch Whiskey, which has sold for record prices.

The bottle of 1937 Glenfiddich Whiskey which was sold at the Christie’s International’s Wines and Spirits Sale, has been described as a ‘unique malt whisky of exceptional character’. This 75-year old single malt whiskey is one of the oldest scotch whiskies in the world, and would make a great collector’s item.

Distilled in 1937, the Glenfiddich bottle of scotch whisky was discovered to be a whisky that matured in an unusually slow manner. It was finally bottled in 2001, and only 61 bottles were released, making this whisky the rarest Glenfiddich whiskey that was ever manufactured. Dubbed as the ‘world’s oldest whiskey’, the price of this rare bottle of whiskey is expected to increase each time it is resold.

Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition – Martell’s £100,000 Cognac Bottle

Liquor house Martell has unveiled a one-off bottle of expensive Cordon Bleu cognac called the ‘Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition’, to celebrate the centenary of their world famous cognac blend, Cordon Bleu. Exactly 100 years ago, in 1912, Martell developed an iconic cognac, which they named Cordon Bleu. Dedicated to discerning connoisseurs and the tables of the affluent, this distinctive blend of cognac has withstood the test of time, becoming a steady source of inspiration to cognac makers, worldwide.

Earlier this year, Martell had launched exclusive Cordon Bleu Centenary Limited Edition cognac bottles to celebrate the centenary of their Cordon Bleu blend. The liquor brand has now gone a step further, and partnered with the House of Boucheron (one of the oldest jewellery designers in Paris), to design a unique one-off bottle of their iconic cognac. This bottle has been christened the Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition.

Features of the Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition Bottle.

The Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition bottle captures the passion of both houses for changing the finest raw materials into exquisite final products, whether a distinctive blend of cognac or a timeless piece of jewellery. It is made with the finest crystals and the best of materials, including white-gold.

The beautifully crafted cognac bottle artfully includes the signature motifs of the Martell liquor house in a very appealing way. This includes:

• The Martell swallow in gold, with a glittering diamond for an eye. 
• The centenary visual code.
• The infinity sign that also signifies the centenary figure 100. 

On the neck of the Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition bottle is intricate gold sculpture work through the godron, one of the signature codes of the House of Boucheron. The final touch to the Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition is the white-gold seal and white-gold lid. This lid is topped with a sparkling lapis-lazuli stone, inspired by the cabochon, another signature design of the House of Boucheron.

The Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition bottle comes in a specially designed box in Martell’s trademark stunning blue colour, with a lovely ivory interior made from veal-skin leather. In addition, the box has a metal plate marking the centenary of the cognac, hidden away in a secret drawer in its base. This is expected to make the Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition bottle highly-prized amongst collectors and connoisseurs, alike.

Martell will be taking this one-off Cordon Bleu Centenary Jewel Edition bottle on a world tour through a range of countries, before auctioning it off in China for the staggering price of $156,840 (or about £100,000).  This event is expected to mark the grand finale of the historic centenary celebrations of Martell’s Cordon Bleu cognac.

World’s Largest Bottle of Rosé Champagne – Nebuchadnezzar

In June 2012, Armand de Brignac released the world’s largest bottle of rosé champagne, christened the ‘Nebuchadnezzar’. Known as the luxury champagne brand of super-rich billionaires, Armand de Brignac is recognised world over for having guided the early pioneers of champagne, with true passion and innovation. This champagne brand is also famous for being sold in its signature opaque metal bottles.

Last year, Armand de Brignac was in the news for its 15 litre bottle of champagne, which was sold for a massive US $100,000, to an unnamed billionaire from Russia. This year the champagne brand has presented its limited-edition new 15 litre ‘Nebuchadnezzar of Armand de Brignac Rosé’ to the public, from the 1st of June. This massive bottle of rosé champagne was publicly unveiled at the private members club on Nikki Beach in St. Tropez, France.

As roses are synonymous with summer, this sunshiny part of the year is the perfect time to release the Nebuchadnezzar, also termed as the ‘world’s largest bottle of rose champagne’.

Armand de Brignac’s 15 Litre Bottles of Rose Champagne

Each 15 litre bottle of rose champagne equals 20 standard 75cl champagne bottles. They are packed and presented in the trademark opaque metal bottles, for which Armand de Brignac is recognised worldwide. Each pink bottle has been painstakingly finished with an ace of spades, as is the signature trademark of the champagne manufacturer.

The Nebuchadnezzar has been counted amongst the finest blends of pink champagne that has ever being conceived. According to the world’s best champagne connoisseurs, Armand de Brignac’s Rose Champagne has been described to be fresh and full-bodied on the palate. It holds aromas of strawberries and blackcurrants, and a rich bouquet of fresh fruits.

In addition to the Nebuchadnezzar Rose Champagne, Armand de Brignac has also unveiled the world’s largest champagne bottle to the public. This 30 litre bottle has been christened the ‘Midas’, after the mythological Greek God-King Midas, who had the ability to turn anything he touched into gold.

Louis XIII Diamond Jubilee Cocktail For £10,000

The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Queen Elizabeth has attracted the attention of Britons, as well as the International press. According to financial experts, it is estimated that people in the UK will spend as much as £823 million to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation. Most of this money is expected to be spent on nationalistic items and special edition souvenirs that have been designed to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen. People are also expected to splurge on signature cocktails and dishes to mark this historic national event.

Louis XIII Diamond Jubilee Cocktail


Keeping in mind the celebratory atmosphere of the nation, The Four Seasons Hotel in London has come out with the ultimate cocktail. Created by Davide Guidi, the Amaranto Bar Manger at the Four Seasons Hotel in London, this celebratory cocktail has been christened the Diamond Jubilee Fizz. This cocktail contains expensive Louis XIII Cognac and Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne, and has been priced at a whopping £10,000 or US $15,362.

The Diamond Jubilee Fizz is an exotic blend of Louis XIII Cognac, rose essence and raspberry liqueur, with a topping of Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne. Besides a high from the costly cocktail mix, each customer will also take home a sparkling Leviev diamond. Billionaires and other people who wish to sip on this luxury cocktail, can walk up to the Amaranto Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel in London at Park Lane, and place an order. The Louis XIII Diamond Jubilee Cocktail will be available for sale throughout the month of June, 2012.

While this cocktail is pretty expensive, it is not the world’s most expensive cocktail. Just like this cocktail, the world’s most expensive cocktail also contains Louis XIII Cognac, but it also includes half a bottle of Cristal Rose champagne, as well as a little brown sugar, angostura bitters, and a few flakes of 24-carat edible gold leaf. The world’s most expensive cocktail is priced at a monstrous $71,011 a glass, which only the most uber-rich folks would be able to afford.

Platinum Tequila Bottle

The most expensive bottle of liquor in the world is a bottle of tequila in a solid platinum and white gold bottle from the Tequila Ley .925 company. The liquor in this bottle was made out of 100 per cent blue Agave liquid and was aged for six years. This platinum tequila bottle was purchased by a private collector on 20th July 2006 for $225,000.

Here is a picture of the platinum tequila bottle as seen in Mexico City, Mexico, a few months after it was sold. With the sale of this bottle, the Tequila Ley .925 company broke the Guinness World Record for the most expensive bottle of liquor ever sold.

For those people who can't afford the $225,000 platinum tequila bottle, the company also sells Gold and Platinum tequila bottles for $150,000 and Silver and Gold tequila bottles for $25,000.

Mortlach Malt Whisky - 70 Years Old

Well, the Mortlach 70 year old single malt whisky is officially the world's oldest whiskey at more than 70 years of age. Stunningly presented, immaculately matured - this is the absolute epitome of all that old whisky can be.

The Mortlach single malt whisky has the colour of sun-bleached polished mahogany. The aroma is a mellow nose, at once waxy and fruity. The taste is surprisingly lively tasted straight.

This 70 year old Mortlach Malt Whisky is supposed to be unbelievably good with no trace of damp wood or must or bung cloth. It is a delicate, fresh, vital, fruity whiskey, but with unusual attributes of waxiness and smokiness.

Here is Claire Urquhart of Gordon and Macphail posing with a bottle of their Mortlach 70-year-old single malt whisky at Edinburgh castle in Scotland on March 11, 2010.

A 70cl bottle of the Mortlach malt whisky, sells for 10,000 pounds ($15,012) while the 20cl bottle sells for 2,500 pounds ($3753).