Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

ShannonsParade t1_j1to7cp wrote

I always find it hard to believe that the person with enough money to buy this is just casually out shopping for it. Idk picturing this very wealthy person going to “Total Wine” for their liquor is funny lol

33

Flash_ina_pan t1_j1tp270 wrote

It's mostly an advertising gimmick for those places. Word of mouth about the oddity of a 45k bottle of liquor, making the average person feel classy by shopping in a place that has it, or fishing for a bar/restaurant to buy it.

That being said, I've had the opportunity to try some liquors in the 3-6k range, and for me, while the liquor was very good, I would not purchase a bottle of it. My topline is right in the 300 range and that's only once every couple of years.

You can do extremely well in the 80-120$ range if you are looking for a sipping whiskey.

22

rayhoughtonsgoals t1_j1u24bo wrote

Feel exactly this way about port. I've had in the higher range and it's not so overly beyond €300-500 that id think it worth it.

8

elfslistentodubstep t1_j1vhx7k wrote

I have recently ventured into whiskeys. My taste is inn the woodford reserve, Angela of envy, double black spectrum anything along those lines you’d recommend in the 100$ range

3

Flash_ina_pan t1_j1wmseh wrote

I'm a fan of Kavalan for something different. Bruichladdich Octomore ( The price on this has crept up though. Their entire line is great though). Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso. Stauning Smoke Danish whiskey. Kurayoshi Sherry Cask. Milk & Honey Apex Cognac cask

2

twohusknight t1_j1ve145 wrote

I brought my cousin (who’s a C-list actor) a 15yr glenfiddich for New Years, several years ago. It was promptly placed to the side as a his close friend (another C-list actor) brought in a $10k+ bottle of scotch for them to share that he’d “picked up on the way”.

For special occasions I could absolutely see a more wealthy pair share a $50k+ bottle, and there are plenty of A-list celebrities with money and no financial sense who go to everyday shops like the rest of us.

As for me, that glenfiddich is probably the most expensive bottle of alcohol I’ll ever buy.

4

Android9765 OP t1_j1tovev wrote

Lawyers , doctors, executives and liquor hobbyist buy things like this

0

Porncommentsbyme t1_j1tppi3 wrote

And my drunk boss trying to impress us at a Christmas party then knocking over 3 $200 shots of something that came out of a clear locked box on top of the bar.

We laughed "at", not "with" him. ;)

4

CerberusTamen t1_j1twfng wrote

The first sacrilege was drinking anything before the good stuff.

3

uwuwuwuuuW t1_j1txacf wrote

Shouldnt whiskey be stored in the dark?
Especially a whiskey "worth" 45k?

5

rayhoughtonsgoals t1_j1u26uq wrote

The place that prices something at this level with a "99" psychology isn't exactly the top end of class and knowledge.

5

jus1scott t1_j1w9ew2 wrote

Sure seems like the kind of person who would buy that bottle is not the type of person who shops anywhere with a decimal in the price... More like the restaurants that just put a number next to item without even using a "$" (if they even put a price at all...)

1

Dunfanaghy t1_j1tmkgj wrote

If it’s not $45,000 then I’m not buying it gif

4

Synensys t1_j1w5q0h wrote

Thats the best part - humans are so stupidly wired that all those extra 9s in this case no doubt make it seem MORE expensive then if it was just $45,000.00

2

[deleted] t1_j1tmw8q wrote

put it on the platty

4

AbbertDabbert t1_j1utqcd wrote

I don't know much about alcohol, what's the point of aging it for 50 years?

3

Android9765 OP t1_j1v0ggv wrote

The boldness of the taste change because they age it in wood barrels.

3

The_Zy t1_j1xxlj1 wrote

It also stops aging now that it is bottled. Notice the 63 to 14 for the 50 years. The rest after 14 don't count because the wood barrel is no longer doing its thing.

1

Druxun t1_j1v6ob5 wrote

My girlfriends’ dad has a bottle of Balvenie. Don’t think it’s this one. But he bought it for like $100 while on vacation mainly because it came in a cardboard tube. Never opened it. Now it’s worth like $12k.

2

jordanb91 t1_j1xijcx wrote

Why is it worth 12k now?

1

Druxun t1_j1z2j9x wrote

Scarcity? That’s what people are paying for it in the secondary market. If only 500 bottles were made in 1990, some people will have bought and drank theirs. So let’s say now there’s only 250. Having 1/250 makes it much rarer, and whiskey connoisseurs would want it.

1

DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_j1w8sm2 wrote

The people who buy these expensive bottles are usually business executives who bring the bottle out during parties so they can impress the other rich guys. My local liquor store has some expensive bottles that keep on hand for those kinds of people.

2

wigglyjackal777 t1_j1wlt8d wrote

As Al Murray (Pub landlord) once said the Scotch whisky industry has "persuaded the world that it's a luxury to lick a disinfected oak floor"

2

vaxthoung t1_j1utcwe wrote

If you steal it, it's free

1

Kaiserschmarren_ t1_j1vbet1 wrote

I could get drunk soooo many times just for that amount of money

1

klystron1837 t1_j1u43an wrote

Only purchased by pretentious liquor aficionados with more money than self-respect. ETOH is ethyl alcohol, drop a Slim Jim in a glass of Ever Clear and you get the same taste with a better punch.

0

NoMalarkyZone t1_j1u6x1r wrote

Lol weak troll sauce

3

klystron1837 t1_j1vo9g8 wrote

I'm not sure how my comment is trolling? I will tell you this, anyone who uses 'LOL' or 'LMAO' or any other lazy ass short-cuts to make a point or tell me when to laugh, I immediately disregard.

−2

Nde_japu t1_j1wio1b wrote

It shows you have zero understanding of alcohol consumption. A $150 bottle of scotch, whiskey, tequila or bourbon is leaps and bounds better than a slim jim and everclear. Much of it involves the aging process, which is why 20 year old scotch costs more than than a 12 year scotch, which costs more than no aged everclear

0

klystron1837 t1_j1ygsju wrote

No, it doesn't. Aged anything is an upsell tactic that marketers use to bait the ignorant public in to thinking they're better than the hobo with a bottle of Two Buck Chuck (that won best wine in 2007 in a blind tasting). It's like comedy snobs that tell you Andy Kauffman was a comedy genius when all he ever did was yank people's chains.

1

Nde_japu t1_j1zzr0j wrote

So you're saying there's little to no difference from a well drink vs a 20 year aged scotch? Just marketing? There's nothing snobbish about that, it's just common sense that a $20 bottle isn't going to be as good as a $150 bottle.

I agree with your sentiment that it becomes mostly a status thing to pay for a $1000 bottle or 10,000 bottle. After you get much over $100-200 there is a law of diminishing returns.

1