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The most expensive liquor you ever tried?

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Most I've ever had is McAllen and... Don Julio for tequila. I don't pay ridiculous sums for shit that gets me to the same destination.

Except beer. I fucking love a good beer. Though the most I've probably ever spent is $30 for a bomber bottle.
 
Humpy said:
Including travel, a beer run to Westvleteren was the most expensive. Otherwise just some $50 a bottle tequila.
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Say whaaat? Westveleteren didn't seem that bad? I bought my bottle second hand, so unless you bought a rare release or a few cases I can't imagine it was that expensive?
 
i bought some PBR but i didn't drink it, gave it to a friend instead

have never drank any alcohol before
 
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Cost me a lot more since I had a whole can of Coke to mix with it.
 
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Some six pack of like 18% beer I bought without knowing it. It doesn't take very much at all to get me drunk and I drank two bottles before I knew what happened. I think it was like $30 for six.
 
Chaotic42 said:
Some six pack of like 18% beer I bought without knowing it. It doesn't take very much at all to get me drunk and I drank two bottles before I knew what happened. I think it was like $30 for six.
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wow thats strong,i think the highest ive tried was 9%,and it wasn very nice.It was like drinking treacle
 
lxskllr said:
Ah, that's one I've never had.



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^:
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As i understand it, Diageo owns just about all of Scotland's distilleries, and did not want to compete with itself. Which is a shame, as imho Port Ellen is unrivalled as a whisky maker.
 
I tried a cognac once that cost $36 a glass. I’ve purchased wines that cost more than $100 a bottle. I’ve also purchased a bottle of champagne that cost almost $200 a bottle. That’s probably the most I’ve spent on booze though.
 
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Probably Clase Azul Anejo

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/clase-azul-anejo-tequila/p/130465750

Once you get past $100/bottle it seems the flavor per dollar begins to fall fast with any spirit. In my experience the taste difference between a $50 bottle of scotch and a $100 bottle is much greater than a $100 bottle and a $500 bottle.
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that's like almost anything with diminishing returns. i never buy the best, just the best quality per dollar. usually that's towards the low-to-middle end.
 
Ehhh, maybe $50 or so for a growler refill of fancy stout or $50 for a fifth of liquor, or $50 for a fancy wine bottle.

That said, the best find was a few years back in Grand Rapids on a road trip. Got a Growler of Wood Aged 1885 Kona from Perrin Brewing Company for less than $30 IIRC. I actually liked this brew more than the KBS or Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.
If they brewed it again, I would drive the 5-6 hours to Grand Rapids just to buy like 10 more growlers.
 
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lxskllr said:
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

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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
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I really like the Trader Joe's 10 year single malt for ~$22.
 
BurnItDwn said:
Ehhh, maybe $50 or so for a growler refill of fancy stout or $50 for a fifth of liquor, or $50 for a fancy wine bottle.

That said, the best find was a few years back in Grand Rapids on a road trip. Got a Growler of Wood Aged 1885 Kona from Perrin Brewing Company for less than $30 IIRC. I actually liked this brew more than the KBS or Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.
If they brewed it again, I would drive the 5-6 hours to Grand Rapids just to buy like 10 more growlers.
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Some Goose Island BCS finally showed up locally last year, gotta say I was undewhelmed given the $15/bottle price tag. Didn't bother buying any this year.
 
nakedfrog said:
Some Goose Island BCS finally showed up locally last year, gotta say I was undewhelmed given the $15/bottle price tag. Didn't bother buying any this year.
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I like the BCBS the best, but, not enough to make a fuss of tracking it down. 🙂
Also, KBS is a lot better IMO.
 
Years ago I bought my dad a bottle of A.H. Hirsch Reserve bourbon after the distillery closed and supplies were dwindling. I believe I paid $70. By the time we cracked it open and drank it a couple of years later, bottles were selling for about $1,200. Now they are selling between $2,500 and $6,000 depending on packaging. So, that.
 
Blimey, $99 !!
https://www.lovescotch.com/p/ardbeg-corryvreckan-islay-single-malt-whisky

So, this is what i recommend to just about everyone. Reason is that whisky is barrel-aged, and this means each barrel will have its own characteristics of taste and strength.

Now, the whisky companies can't have any of that, so they blend between barrels, and dilute it. Most whisky comes out of the barrels at around 55% (110 proof), not 40%. This ruins the taste.

If you can - maybe you live in scotland - always buy "cask strength", "full cask" whisky, because the experience is far superior. If you can't, Ardbeg Corryvreckan is a good approximation.

I really dont drink anymore. The lowest in quality i'll go is the "top shelf trinity": Talisker, Laphroaig or Bowmore, with a preference to Talisker.

Oh btw that Ardbeg above is £57, here.
 
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