Surprise your friends and dependents by blowing your wad on booze that could buy a house.
Cognac from vintage 1811 – starting from $7,894.88
The 1811 cognacs are also known as the “comet vintage”, since the Great Comet was up in the sky for 260 days out of that year. A lot of superstitious people think the comet is what made the cognac so good, which is why you’ll have to sacrifice a few paychecks for a bottle. For a cheaper alternative, look for booze bottled during the Substantially Less Impressive Comet.
Whisky Linkwood-Glenlivet, vintage 1898 - $19,012.16
Brandies may dominate the expensive alcohol market, but don’t go thinking that $200 for Johnnie Walker Blue is the most you can shell out for whiskey. This vintage comes in a one-of-a kind bottle, and was born right as the Linkwood-Glenlivet company was founded. It’s the priciest taste of Scotland you can find, right after Loch Ness Monster haggis. (Sorry, that’s everything we know about Scotland.)
Cognac Hennessy Silver Jubilee - $19,334.40
Only 60 bottles were ever made, created to mark the Queen of England’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. It’s a blend of at least one-hundred-year-old cognacs, so don’t dismiss it as a n00b. Instead, sip it knowing you’re enjoying a beverage endorsed by both Queen Elizabeth II and Tupac.
Cognac A.E. DOR Soleil d'Austerlitz, vintage 1805 - $28,822.58
What this booze lacks in notoriety, it makes up for in being damn near impossible to find. Only three bottles of this cognac were ever sold -- the owner of A.E. DOR kept a bottle for himself and gave the rest to the French president, because he hates America.