Since the beginning of history, man has sought to concoct a spirit that makes him seem like the ultimate pimp. But which are the spirits that exemplify the pinnacle of decadence? In case you still have money left over from encrusting your toilet seat with diamonds and gold plating your pets, Divine Caroline has put together a list of the most expensive spirits in the world. And you thought you were a player. The spirits, inside…
Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne – $1,946,617
This cognac comes in a bottle covered in 24K gold and sterling platinum. The bottle sports 6,500 diamonds crafted by a master jeweler. The cognac itself has been aged for over 100 years giving it an alcohol content of 41%.
La Ley del Diamante (the Diamond Sterling) Tequila – $1,547,880
The bottle is a hand-blown creation made by 32 Mexican craftsman, covered in 4kg. of platinum and silver and covered with 6,000 diamonds. 3,6 and 9 year old tequilas are blended in cured barrels with an alcohol content of 42%.
DIVA Premium Vodka – $1,060,000
The vodka is made from natural spring water. It is triple distilled, first through ice then Nordic birch charcoal then through granulated diamonds and gems. The center of the bottle is filled with various precious and semi-precious gems.
Nun’s Island, Galaway Distillery, 20-Year-Old Pure Pot Still Whisky and Nun’s Island, Galaway Distillery, 25-Year-Old Pure Pot Still Whisky – $194,661
The Galaway Distillery went out of business in 1908, the bottles were distilled in the 1800′s. Good luck finding any.
The Macallan Fine and Rare Collection, 1926, 60 Years Old – $38,000
Macallan’s revolutionary Fine & Rare Collection 1926 can be found the Homestead Steakhouse in Atlantic City for $3,300 per dram.
Wray and Nephew Rum – $50,638
This rum is made by the Jamaican distillers Wray and Nephew and was bottled in the 1940′s. Some of the rum dates back to 1915. There are only 4 unopened bottles in the world.
“Mad Dog” 20/20 – $2.89
After you’ve sipped on the “good stuff” all night, and all the pretentious assholes have gone home, pull this baby out of your pocket and chug down a flask of body-temperature-warm mad dog. It tastes like some weird funky juice but it gets you f’d up. Salut!
Most Expensive Spirits in the World [Divine Caroline]
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@bunnymen:
That’s a lesson I learned 35 years ago. I think I would still get sick even smelling the stuff.
@fever: Yes, and it’s made by 64 German engineers.
This is why Osama hates us
If you want something LEGITIMATELY expensive, check out Remy Martin Louis XII – runs around $1300 per bottle, and it’s cognac that has been aged for over 100 years. Yes, it’s in a fancy decanter – but that only accounts for $100.
I’m with most of you: Give me a list of actual liquors, not expensive bottles.
@youbastid and etho
Yes, it is true that vodka is distilled to about 198 proof and diluted, but it is definitely in the smoothness where the price plays a factor. Another great relatively cheap vodka is three olives (about 20 bone per bottle) which I also find akin to Grey Goose. And if you pay more than that, you are most definitely paying for the fancy-dancy bottle.
Yeah… the tequila entry is all about the bottle:
Tequila La Ley del Diamante, “The Diamond Sterling” !
The first Tequila Bottle in the World valued at 1 Million Euros
Tequila Ley .925 on the 20th of July 2006, proposed to launch in the following year, a bottle not only dipped in platinum, but also encrusted with diamonds. Now, one year later, after arduous work on the design, we have fulfilled our pledge and have the honor of presenting you with “The Diamond Sterling”. The very first and unique bottle world-wide with an estimated value of 1 Million Euros.
With the sale of this bottle, we hope to break our own Guinness World Record for creating the Most Expensive Bottle in the World ever.
On July 20, 2006, Tequila Ley .925 S.A de C.V. launched into the world market the first collection of Pasión Azteca Tequila bottles, all of which are dipped in precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver.
The Pasión Azteca, white-gold & platinum bottle, established and broke a world record as being the most expensive liquor bottle in the World, when sold to a collector for $225,000 USD.
This sale credited Tequila Ley .925 with world class recognition in the Guinness Book of Records in October 2006, for selling the Most Expensive Bottle in the World.
I’ll take Mad Dog or Thunderbird anyday when I want to just get f*cked up rather than “drink”