France's reputation for luxury fizzed yesterday with the news that the French wines and spirits group Pernod Ricard was to make the world's most expensive champagne.Hickman, Martin
(Maxim) - Ultra high-end whiskies have been getting all the glory lately. Collectors recently gobbled up the world's most expensive whiskey bottle for $1.1 million (an extremely rare 1926 Macallan scotch) and the priciest Japanese whiskey, a $300,000 Yamakazi single malt. But now the ...
When the hammer came down on the extraordinary sale of a bottle of 1869 Château Lafite, history was made. Estimated to reach $8,000, it sold for $233,972, making it the most expensive 750ml bottle of wine on the planet. “There was a big round of applause, some cheers, and a l...
founded in 2014 by David and Tsunoda Kroll, and Martin Miller, all three having had an extensive background in Whiskey. However, although it was Whiskey that united them in the first place, they also shared a love of gin which would ultimately be the spirit their Kyoto distillery specialized...
Only the best barrels are chosen for the final blend; the wine ages in bottle for a further year before release. © Marchesi Antinori | Taking second place for most expensive on our list. Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeaux, Loire ($339) See wine #1. The fruit for Les Poy...
13. John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve 20-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey – $5,768 Those lucky enough to purchase this collector’s bourbon will appreciate a beautifully crafted wooden case that houses the hand-engraved glass crystal bottle of special reserve bourbon. ...
The most expensive bottle of Perrier-Jouët ever sold, made in 1874, didn’t even come with flowers on the bottle. (Lee Osborn/Courtesy of Christie’s) No. 7: Perrier-Jouët Champagne 1874, Sold for $55,124 The historic Perrier-Jouët Champagne house is best known for its signature...
Also read -World’s most expensive Christmas card has an iPhone in it Of course, an exclusive service like this is much in demand considering each bottle is crafted by hand by just eight people at the “family house,” which was established in 1763 in Chigny-les-Rose...
We consistently had to ask for simple things like cutlery on the table, top up of wine (I would happily do this myself but they took our bottle away from the table/bar.) I also saw two members of staff arguing right in front of me which was very unprofessional. But then there are ...
firewaterWhiskey; hard liquor. This expression is a literal translation of the Algonquin Indianscoutiouabou‘liquor.’ The reference, of course, is to the burning sensation caused by the ingestion of strong liquor and, since most liquor at that time was of the clear “moonshine” variety, its...