In each category of alcoholic beverages, valuable and rare specimens can be found that are very expensive. Just imagine that you can give up millions of dollars for alcohol.
It will not be a secret for anyone that there are exclusive and rare alcoholic beverages that people collect and store for a special occasion. At the same time, few people suspect how much a bottle of champagne or cognac can really cost.
Just imagine that there is alcohol, the price for which is identical to a good car or even a mansion. Are surprised, then let's look at these expensive drinks and find out their cost. To preserve intrigue, we will move from more "cheap" to incredibly expensive.
1. Beer
Fans of the foam drink are ready to pay a little more to get pleasure from the taste and aroma of beer, but few people can pay $ 1,165 for it. That's how much a 12-liter bottle of Vielle Bon Secours costs. Created this beer brand La Brasserie Caulier, and bottles were found in 2009 in the basement of the restaurant Belgo in London, where it lay for 10 years. To try Vielle Bon Secours, it's not necessary to pay the whole amount, because in the London bar Bierdrome you can try a mug of this beer, in which 8% of alcohol, and it will cost about $ 55.
2. Jerez
The winery "Massandra" has in its bins bottles of rare alcohol, which are not cheap. An example is the fortified wine "Jerez De La Frontera" in 1775, which according to official data in the collection of five bottles. This sherry is considered the best, only thanks to its many years of endurance. In 2001, at Sotheby's auction, a bottle of this sherry was sold for $ 50 thousand. The management of Massandra plans to help out twice more for the next bottle.
3. Rum
This drink is loved not only by pirates and this can be judged by looking at the cost of rare specimens. Rum has one very important feature - it does not spoil a long time, becoming even more tasty. The most expensive bottle of rum was produced in 1940 in Jamaica and it is called Wray & Nephew. Its price is $ 54 thousand. Interestingly, the ingredients for the preparation of this drink have been procured since 1915. The value of this rum lies in the fact that it is no longer produced and the recipe is forgotten.
You can not miss the collection of 12 bottles of rum, which was found in the basement of the estate of Leeds. The bottles were covered with mud, so it was impossible to determine the name and the manufacturer. It is believed that it was created in 1780 by slaves from Barbados, so this rum is considered the oldest. As a result, for 12 bottles at auction Christie's managed to raise $ 128 thousand.
4. Wine
The best winemakers in France in 1787 produced a wine called Chateau Lafite. The history is only known for the sale of several bottles of this drink. Several bought the president of America Thomas Jefferson, paying $ 90 thousand. Only 200 years later, another bottle was sold, which the restaurant bought to put out a unique wine for the demonstration, but the waiter who was carrying the bottle fell and smashed it (it's terrible to think that after this with him happened). In 1985, at the auction Sotheby's sold one bottle of Chateau Lafite. It was purchased for the Forbes collection for $ 160,000. The bottle contains the initials of Thomas Jefferson.
Still worth highlighting the wine Chateau Margaux 2009, which produced in the same name vineyards in France. Six 12-liter bottles were produced, and for each price was set at $ 195 thousand, but at auction for one of them $ 203 thousand was given.
5. Tequila
The most expensive Mexican drink is 100% made from blue agave, it was subjected to triple distillation and stood for several years. Tequila Ley. 925 was produced at the Hacienda La Capilla plant and is decorated with platinum with white gold. The designer of the bottle was the executive director of Fernando Altamirano. In 2006, it was bought by a private collector for $ 225 thousand. Interestingly, the plant decided not to dwell on it, and recently a new design was presented - a bottle inlaid with diamonds, so its price is huge - $ 1.5 million. At the moment, no one has yet I bought.
6. Champagne
The most expensive sparkling wine was produced by the elite brand Goût de Diamants. They presented a drink that contains a real diamond, which is reflected in its name - Taste of Diamonds. In addition, the surface of the bottle itself is decorated with a 19-carat gem. Design was developed by Alexander Amosu. By the way, he also suggested engraving the name of the buyer on a gold label. For such an amount of "alcoholic diamonds" will have to shell out $ 1.8 million.
7. Cognac
It's hard to believe that a bottle of brandy Henri IV Dudognon Heritage costs as much as $ 2 million. A huge price is justified, since the drink was aged for 100 years, and the barrels in which it was stored were cooked for about five years, by drying in the fresh air. At the same time, one should not overlook the bottle, which is framed by gold, platinum and diamonds.
8. Vodka
Fans of this hot drink will find it hard to believe that a bottle of vodka can cost as much as $ 3.7 million. It was made by Leon Verres, and the name of this expensive alcohol is Le Billionaire Vodka. The volume of each bottle is 5 liters, and it is decorated with insets of gold and 3 thousand diamonds. The very same drink is made thanks to modern technologies from the highest grades of Russian wheat. It is several times filtered through a device treated with crumb of diamonds. If a person buys this vodka, then as a gift he gets white gloves with a gilded name of vodka applied on them.
9. Whiskey
The English manufacturer Luxury Beverage presented to the public a drink, which combines beautiful design and excellent taste. The price of Isabella's Islay whiskey is sky-high, and the bottle will have to shell out as much as $ 6.5 million. To make the bottle, high-quality English crystal, white gold, about 8,000 diamonds and 300 rubies were used. Since not everyone can lay out such a huge amount for good alcohol, manufacturers have released a more affordable option with less luxurious bottle design. As a result, the cost of Isabella's Islay is $ 740 thousand.
10. Liquor
Now, it is better to sit down, as the most expensive alcoholic drink in the world costs an incredible $ 43.6 million. This is not a typo, but the real cost of first-class lemon liquor. In the world there are only two bottles that are framed by four diamonds, three of which are 12 carats and one is 18.5 carats. One copy was bought by an unknown English aristocrat, and the second one was put up for sale.