Expensive alcohol: cognac, liquor, whiskey, vodka, champagne. The most expensive alcoholic drinks

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Many connoisseurs of noble drinks understand that the elite is different from the elite when they visit the famous Galeries Lafayette in Paris. Here, wine can cost €50,000 a bottle.

In the "Lafayette Gallery" you can find incredibly expensive alcohol, the cost of which seems unthinkable. But you should understand that these are not just alcoholic drinks, but real masterpieces, and if they are stored correctly, the price for them may increase. Yes, yes, you can invest not only in business, but also in alcohol! Such masterpieces can cost more than your car or an entire mansion.

Interested? Then it's time to find out which are the most expensive spirits in the world.

Champagne Piper Heidsieck

Piper-Heidsieck is the main drink in the cinema, as they celebrate their victory with Oscar nominees and participants at the Cannes Film Festival.

HistoryClimbing the "alcoholic Olympus" began in the 18th century, when Florence Louis Heidsieck founded a wine house. According to legend, Piper Heidsieck champagne was originally so delicious that in the year the company was founded, it immediately ended up in the glass of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.

In the 19th century, management passed into the hands of Florence-Louis' nephew - Christian. At the same time, Henri Guillaume Piper was involved in the development of the company, whose surname also joined the name of the drink.

At the end of the 19th century, the winery began to cooperate with Carl Faberge. The famous jeweler developed a unique bottle design for a rare cuvée, which was adorned with precious stones and gold. The cost of a bottle of Piper Heidsieck is $275,000.

Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Blanc de Blanc

Another bottle of sparkling, recognized in 2009 as the most expensive champagne in the world. Expensive alcohol was created by the famous French company - Pernod Ricard.

Only 156 bottles were brought to Russia, and it was only possible to taste the drink in the Turandot restaurant located on Tverskoy Boulevard.

A set of 12 bottles cost 50,000 euros. The high price of champagne is not accidental. And it's not that each bottle was hand painted in Art Nouveau style and covered with enamel, and not that the sparkling drink was made from a grape variety that grows only in one place on Earth.

The collection was created specifically for the hyper-rich people of the planet. 100 exclusive cases of champagnedispersed all over the world and found their customers in China, America, England, Switzerland, France, Japan and Russia. One bottle of Perrier Jouet with a volume of 750 ml cost each owner 4,176 euros.

Cognac Henri IV Dudognon Heritage

The most expensive cognac (the price for one bottle is $2 million) was named after the French ruler Henry IV. The king was a favorite of the people, so in 1776, when brandy production was opened, it was decided to name the variety in his honor.

However, it became expensive in 2009 - during an auction in Dubai, where a bottle was bought for $2 million. The secret of the incredible price was in the container. The decanter was made of platinum and 24 carat gold. The tare weight was 4 kg. 6.5 thousand precious stones were used as decoration, most of which were diamonds.

As for the drink itself, expensive alcohol is created on the basis of exclusive century-old cognac spirits.

The Macallan Fine&Rare Vintage

The brand's unsurpassed whiskey collection is second to none. A bottle of Scottish liquor bottled in 1926 costs $38,000. However, the record price was set in 2005, when a South Korean businessman bought whiskey for $75,000 at an auction in the United States.

And in 2010, a Scottish-made alcoholic drink in a crystal decanter was sold for $460,000. An analogue of Macallan Fine&Rare Vintage 1926 whiskey can be purchased for 10$000.

Most expensive liquor: $43.68 million

D'Amalfi Limoncello Supreme is a special drink. The bottle is adorned with the world's rarest 18.5-carat diamond and the neck is set with three 12-carat gemstones.

However, who would have thought that the well-known (especially to those who traveled around Italy) "Limoncello" would become the most elite and expensive liquor in the world! By the way, in Russia they prefer Sheridans to him.

In total, 2 copies were released. One liquor, the price of which exceeded $48 million, was bought, and the second has not yet found its owner.

Diva

This alcohol is especially valuable in Russia. Although the usual alcoholic drink for us is not of particular value, however, there is an instance, the cost of which is amazing.

$1,600,000 worth of Diva vodka from Scotland is said to be triple-treated: first with ice, then purified with charcoal, which is obtained from a Scandinavian birch, and at the final stage it is passed through diamond sand.

Whether this is true or just a marketing ploy is unknown, but the fact that the bottle is adorned with precious stones is a proven fact. However, if you are interested in a smaller amount of jewelry on a container, then you can purchase "Diva" for a lower cost. For only $3,700.

Tequila

An alcoholic drink as pure as 925 sterling silver. TequilaLey 925 received recognition in 2006, July 20, when the first bottle of the Azteca Passion series sold for $225,000.

Of course, tequila, belonging to the ultra-premium class, cannot be cheap, but the high cost is also due to the container. Each bottle of the "Azteca Passion" series is hand-crafted from ceramic and decorated with jewels to top it off. The world-famous industrial designer Fernando Altamirano was involved in the bottle project. Each bottle is engraved with the words "Passion of the Aztecs" by artist Alejandro Gomez Oropeza.

In total, 33 bottles of tequila were released, where platinum and white gold were used as decor. On each container there is an engraving in the form of the emblem of Mexico City. It took about two kilograms of jewelry to make each vessel.

Isabella Island

Isabella’s Islay whiskey is dedicated to the Queen of Spain and was created by the very best specialists of the Luxury Beverage Company.

Scotch whiskey is enclosed in a crystal decanter, decorated with diamonds. The issue of design was discussed for a reason: according to the producers, when creating an alcoholic drink, the emphasis was not on the taste of the contents, but on exclusive packaging.

But that doesn't mean the whiskey itself isn't worthy of attention. Indeed, in elegant decanters is the best alcohol of the distillery Luxury Beverage.

Isabella’s Islay comes in two styles:

1. Original - a drink enclosed in a decanter of rock crystal, decorated with 8.5 thousand diamonds and 300 rubies.
2. Edition - this whiskey is also encased in a rock crystal carafe, but decorated not with rubies, but with diamond inscriptions. The cost of the royal drink is $740,000.

Wray & Nephew

If the previously listed alcoholic drinks attracted attention with their unique bottle design, then the world's most expensive rum earned its title solely due to its age and quality.

Wray & Nephew comes from Jamaica, and the brand itself is considered one of the oldest on the island and the largest exporter. Rum was created about 70 years ago, at the moment there are only 4 bottles of high-quality alcohol left. The cost of each reaches 54,000 dollars.

Beer Vielle Bon-Secours

Before entering the glass, 8% ABV Belgian beer is aged for 10 years. You can try a quality drink in London's Bierdrome bar.

Beer became famous for its unique tart lemon taste with spicy hints of anise and licorice. Despite the fact that the recipe is kept in the strictest confidence, it became known that it is based on toffee, m alt, caramel and a mixture of citrus fruits. Only 3 types of the most expensive beer La Vielle Bon-Secours are available to visitors of a stylish bar in London:

• amber;
• light;
• dark.

According to the famous Belgian sommelier, eachthe variety is complex in taste, but perfectly balanced. Therefore, while drinking beer, alcohol is practically not felt. It takes 2 people to fill one 3-gallon bottle (13.65 liters). The cost of such a container is 1150 dollars. For a pint (a glass of 0.56 ml) you will have to pay about 45 dollars.

Finally advice: expensive alcohol is good because you can't drink a lot of it. And the deterrent will be its price. Therefore, drink noble drinks in moderation and, of course, not before you turn 21.