Two lines of pricey spirits were recently released, revealing an uncommon attention to detail in their manufacturing processes (thereby hopefully bringing out fine characteristics for connoisseurs to appreciate).
Dos Lunas now has a Grand Reserve Tequila. Distilled in sherry oak casks and aged for over ten years (longer than any other commercially produced tequila), the spirit is meant to compare favorably to cognacs and single malts. It’s sold in hand-blown Baccarat decanters for $2,500.
And for those who prefer fine scotch, Macallan have launched a luxury Scotch range.
This ‘Highland Single Malt’ is 55 years old, and only 420 Lalique crystal bottles will be available for $12,000 each. Said Marc Laverdiere of Macallan:
You very seldom encounter 55-year-old whiskies because the chances for the whiskey to continue to age beautifully, to continue to interact with the wood in such a way that it remains nice and positive and harmonious are rare as the whisky grows older.
Despite the high-end price of the single malt, it still falls significantly short of the record for Scotch set in December at an auction in New York, when a private investor bought a 60 year old Macallan for $54,000. The market for fine spirits clearly exists—at the same auction, an anonymous buyer purchased a library of 729 bottles of Scotch for $102,000.
[via Reuters and Robb Report]
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