The most expensive liquor you ever tried?

[Mayne]

My brother gave me a shot of Johnny Walker Blue a few months ago. Tasted like scotch to me.

 

[Captante]

Tasted like scotch to me

There's a good reason for that!

And I've had a $350 bottle of Moet ... which I didn't like any better then a $20 bottle.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

My brother gave me a shot of Johnny Walker Blue a few months ago. Tasted like scotch to me.

JWB is a very smooth blended scotch. Most scotch drinkers I know think it's over rated. I got to taste some Napoleonic brandy that was like smoke with an alcohol afterburner.

 

[Mayne]

There's a good reason for that

I did the math, it was a 10 dollar shot of scotch.

 

[lxskllr]

Most expensive bottle I've bought was Sam Adams Utopia. I think I paid $140. If that's not liquor enough, Chivas Regal Royal Salute. I was thinking I paid $120 for the bottle, but while writing this, I believe it may have been $160 :^/ Most expensive glass at a bar was Macallan 25yr. The glass was $25.

 

[Mayne]

Most expensive bottle I've bought was Sam Adams Utopia. I think I paid $140. If that's not liquor enough, Chivas Regal Royal Salute. I was thinking I paid $120 for the bottle, but while writing this, I believe it may have been $160 :^/ Most expensive glass at a bar was Macallan 25yr. The glass was $25.

Now i sound like I was swilling moonshine.

 

[lxskllr]

Now i sound like I was swilling moonshine.

The Royal Salute is similar to JW Blue. I believe they're both 21yr, and about the same price. Haven't looked in awhile. Scotch prices got crazy, and it isn't something I want to spend a fortune on. I don't think the old scotches taste better. It's just a unique experience. My preference is middle age. Between 12 and 18 year is my favorite, but even those have gotten pricey. I've been getting the occasional bottle of scotch as a treat, and have been drinking more rye and scotch blends. My every day scotch is Famous Grouse. $35 for a 1.75L bottle. Nothing really noteworthy, but an enjoyable dram.

 

[Tweak155]

Jose Cuervo Aniversario 250 (tequila). Anywhere from about $2k to $2500 per bottle. Had a single shot of it. It was not intentional, nor would it have been worth the asking price of the bar I was at ($450 per shot). Very smooth tequila, but not $400 smooth.

 

[lxskllr]

I'd pay a few grand for the right bottle of whisky, but the problem is they wouldn't let you sniff the cork of a whisky I consider "right" for a few grand :^D

 

[MixMasterTang]

A friend of a friend brought in a bottle of Macallan M ($5000 bottle) to our local pub and about 7 of us finished the bottle. Was it good? Yes! Was it 50 times better than a $100 bottle of Macallan 12 year old? Not even close.

 

[lxskllr]

A friend of a friend brought in a bottle of Macallan M ($5000 bottle) to our local pub and about 7 of us finished the bottle. Was it good? Yes! Was it 50 times better than a $100 bottle of Macallan 12 year old? Not even close.

Macallan 12 is $100 now?! I believe it, but back when I was first getting into scotch, it was $30-$35 a bottle. Inflation accounts for $16 of that, but the rest is insanity :^D

edit:
For a frame of reference, we'll pick 1998. That was when my daughter was born, and I had been into scotch for a few years at that point. There were some gems for around $25. Solid scotches could be had for $30-$50. You could get something really special for $60-$80, and over that was extravagant. Now, you pretty much have to hand over a $50 to get in the door, and the prices rise quickly. We have a local liquor store that has bottles of whisky $1.5k+ on the open shelf. That still blows my mind. That kind of stuff used to be behind the counter, and/or in a glass case. Really makes me feel like a piker when I'm browsing whisky :^D

 

[MixMasterTang]

Macallan 12 is $100 now?! I believe it, but back when I was first getting into scotch, it was $30-$35 a bottle. Inflation accounts for $16 of that, but the rest is insanity :^D

I don't think it's quite 100 a bottle but it has shot up in price for sure. I remember getting 18 year old Macallan for ~70 dollars around 15 or so years ago, and that quickly rose up to $150 the last time I checked!

 

[Zanovar]

An expensive Bottle of red a friend showing off opened,not sure on price but it was bloody ridiculous.The srange thing is it tasted no better than a supermarket 5 pound one.My palate could be fucked though.

 

[KB]

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/cognac/louis-xiii-cognac/p/87700750

Had a glass of this on a business trip. My coworkers all described the taste as rocket fuel. I got a bit more floral, oaky nuance out of it, but it wasnt worth the price for sure.

 

[Zanovar]

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/cognac/louis-xiii-cognac/p/87700750

Had a glass of this on a business trip. My coworkers all described the taste as rocket fuel. I got a bit more floral, oaky nuance out of it, but it wasnt worth the price for sure.

Jesus,that is expensive.Id expect angels to dance in my mouth for that price.

 

[lxskllr]

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/cognac/louis-xiii-cognac/p/87700750

Had a glass of this on a business trip. My coworkers all described the taste as rocket fuel. I got a bit more floral, oaky nuance out of it, but it wasnt worth the price for sure.

I've found brandy uninteresting. I like it, and I've had a few major brands(nothing really spendy), but they're all about the same. My goto brandy is Asbach Uralt. Tastes nice, and gives me my brandy fix for not too much money. IMO, whisky has a lot more to offer. It's more complex, and very different brand to brand, as well as within product family.

 

[soulcougher73]

$110 bottle of wine from liquor store.

 

[snoopy7548]

I think I paid $25 for a bottle of wine once. Wasn't much different from the $12-15 bottles.

 

[DigDog]

Port Ellen 19 (ive had 22 and 23 as well) back in 1997 when it cost $100/bottle. Nowadays you would be lucky to get it for $2k.

 

[IronWing]

Beer

 

[lxskllr]

Port Ellen 19 (ive had 22 and 23 as well) back in 1997 when it cost $100/bottle. Nowadays you would be lucky to get it for $2k.

Ah, that's one I've never had.

When Port Ellen was closed in 1983, Diageo did not just 'mothball' the distillery, leaving all the equipment there in place. Instead, they knocked down some of the buildings, repurposed others, and destroyed the precious stills. Diageo say they are going to considerable efforts to recreate as similar as possible new stills, and point to factory records from the 1980s, and still having former Port Ellen employees working for them elsewhere on Islay to assist in an accurate recreation of the Port Ellen style

WTF?! Why would you do that?? Even if you didn't want the stills yourself, it's valuable property with a valuable history. That's like finding a stack of $100 bills, and saying "Fuck that shit. I don't have room for that crap around here!" D^:

 

[LikeLinus]

$4k bottle of Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac from this ultra nice wooden case with velvet lining. No way in hell I paid for it and it was from a customer. I had about 5 shots and it's a long and hilarious story.

I think the most I've ever paid is around $200 for a 21yr old Glenfiddich Reserve Single Malt. Think it was our anniversary or some special occasion. I generally stuck with the 12-15yr.

 

[bbhaag]

I bought my father in law a bottle of Highland Park 18 for Christmas one year. He's a big Scotch drinker/collector. I think the bottle was around $140. We went over to his place for the New Year and he brought it out and poured a glass for anyone who wanted to try it and since it was a gift from me I had to taste some even though I'm not a Scotch fan.

Anyway, it was ok. Strong hints of burnt sticks hit my nose and tongue then the only thing I remember is the burning sensation as it hit the back of my throat and traveled down my esophagus into my stomach.

 

[FirNaTine]

Depends, are we talking cost of just the drink itself, or cost of decisions and actions under a particular drinks action? Because that's two entirely different answers....

 

[Humpy]

Including travel, a beer run to Westvleteren was the most expensive. Otherwise just some $50 a bottle tequila.