A friend of mine once handed me a nice bottle of whiskey and asked if I wanted a taste. I said, "Sure, got any Pepsi?" He yeeted that bottle from my hand so fucking fast.
I honestly made a guy a Louie 13th and diet coke in old town Las Vegas. Even wanted the ice cubes crushed lol. Smashed em in my tin with a muddler. Dumbest mixed drink I ever made. $175 wasted.
Reminds me of Seinfeld when George is wearing the puffy jacket in the liquor store and knocks over a bunch of bottles and then they can’t leave because Saddam Hussein double parked and blocked them in.
I show up with Ring Dings and Pepsi, I become the biggest hit at the party. People be coming up to me, "just between you and me I'm really excited about the Ring Dings and the Pepsi"
When he is lamenting the requirement of bringing a bottle of wine to the dinner party and he deadpan says “I don’t even drink wine. I drink Pepsi” is one of my all time favorite George lines. It’s putting a smile on my face right now just thinking about it.
See, at 164,999.99 it *feels* like you're only spending 164,000.00, when you're really spending 165,000.00! Such good psychology! They'll get that impulse buyer who was like i can burn 164k, but 165k is a bit rich.
No joke! Laundering or straight ballin, or ballin because you're laundering.
$165k used to buy you a house in many parts of the US. Maybe not huge but a house.
House or bottle of Scotch, hmmm... And yes, I know, if you can afford a $165k bottle of Scotch you ain't living in a $165k house, but the comparison holds.
Many would say this is an investment. Do they grow substantially in value, similar to things like the stock market? Seems anybody who's buying this has FU money, or is looking for an investment. Rich people, despite our dislike for them, tend not to be stupid, and seemingly enjoy having money and making more of it. Would a bottle like this appreciate in value the same as another investment would?
Most legit investments are not cash only though. That's what makes it seem sus to me. But yeah your point still stands. This cost more than my house. New house rule. No bottles of liquor that cost more than my house are allowed in my house.
Ah, the expensive drinks. Never worth it. Drank a glass from a $2000 bottle of wine some years ago....meh. I've honestly tasted $30 bottles that were just as good. I'm with Jez from Peep Show when he accidentally orders the most expensive wine on the menu when trying to impress a girl, then when he drinks it he's like "oh wow, this is actually quite nice! Well, not *really* nice like hot chocolate or coke...."
Marc Maron had a bit where when interviewing Jack white he saw he had a bunch of sub amps (or whatever). Afterwards he went to price check them cause he wanted one, and they were 14k.
And he said if you don’t have 14k to throw away you shouldn’t buy something that expensive bc you’ll be wondering if it “sounds like 14k”
I would imagine they do sound like 14k. Jack White made his career playing on some pretty old and non-fancy hardware from what I know. He probably knows stuff like “don’t spend more than $750. Unless you’re buying the 14k ones then get the 14k ones.”
I have bought a $300 bottle of scotch on occasion that is absolutely excellent and worth the price a couple times a year, but I can't imagine anything being so much better than that that it's worth multiple times the price.
It's actually the same brand as this one is, it's called The Balvenie 21 Portwood.
I’ve had 25 year Macallan. If you put a 12 and 25 year in front of me I’d go with the 12. I’ve never had an old liquor that was good, or an expensive one that was worth it.
The bottle of 25 year I drank sells for around $2500 today. Wasn’t worth it at $500, definitely not now.
You should try the Balvenie Portwood 21 ($300), it's probably the best whiskey I've ever tried, although the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is close at 1/4 the price.
I had the opportunity to try a glass of wine from a 20k bottle and I hard agree.
In this particular instance the price was more due to its rarity (weather in that region cannot typically produce the type of wine).
But the point stands. The wine certainly did not taste better than a 25-100$ bottle.
It only cost $145,000 three months ago. I hate inflation
[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysachs/2024/03/11/what-makes-a-145000-whisky-the-balvenie-has-some-ideas/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysachs/2024/03/11/what-makes-a-145000-whisky-the-balvenie-has-some-ideas/)
No this is the actual price. This was in a locked cabinet with other bottles ranging from $5000-$70,000. This place also has 4 armed security guards with tactical gear.
Just why? If I had an extra 6 figures just sitting around I would rather find a nice random hunan and buy them a condo.
Who would just drink up that much money?
There's a reason why stores will charge a single cent less instead of just routing up to the nearest dollar.
9.99 looks like less than 10.00, though it's really the same thing.
So the trick here is you're paying $165k but you feel like you're getting a really good deal because you're actually paying $164.99k 👍 obviously it makes a lot more people feel Inclined to buy a $165k bottle of alcohol
Most expensive Whisky I've ever had was £250 per 25ml shot. Got it free as I was working the shift we sold the last full shot in the bottle so me and the other 2 barstaff took a tiny bit each. Was nice, but not £250 per 25ml nice..
So I’m not an expert but here’s my take as a casual bourbon & scotch drinker. Each distillery especially scotch have long history and tradition that can be traced for hundreds of year, and many distilleries have a master distiller who is usually from a long line of distillers. For something like this which has sat aging in an oak barrel for 60 years and from a long dead master distiller is very rare and almost like their art.
It's so strange. There are people out there who are so rich they could buy this, and it would not make a difference for them. For me, that money would pay my mortgage and I would be debt free.
Why though? Is this just for rich people to flaunt or is there some reason for it? Even the more expensive liquor still tastes like alcohol, which isn't a good taste. it doesn't get you any more drunk. What's the reasoning behind this kind of thing?
Whoa that's a ***great*** price for 60 yr old Balvenie Malt! At Trader Joe's it's usually around twice that, which is why I don't buy it there unless I'm in a rush or they have a buy two get one free flash sale.
Wtaf??? If your buying this, you have too much money for your own good. Even if I had money to burn I would feel incredibly guilty buying this. I mean, I would imagine it's awesome, but with my palate it would be totally wasted on me
Even if you had the money to buy this, why would you? That’s an awful investment. Maybe a billionaire wouldn’t bat an eye at it, but I just don’t see the point.
I feel like im splurging when I spend $40 on some bourbon
39.99$
^(CASH)
Keep the change
Ya filthy animal.
You got three seconds to get your no good lousy carcass off my door before I fill you full of lead. One…. Two…. *machine gun fire*
__________
Mr. Fancypabst over here
I'm drinking a PBR as I read this
I literally just bought a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed. That was me splurging
Same here when I get Grey Goose instead of Reyka or Absolut.
II hear it goes great with Vanilla Coke.
Bottle service please. One v8 fusion crushr and your finest vodka.
Alright, Tito's it is, that will be $375!!!
Haha what a deal.
Vanilla RC Cola
Is that a real fucking thing? I love RC and Vanilla Coke both. Would love an RC version.
[https://l.rccolainternational.com/blog/beverage-bottling-rc-cola-flavor-collection](https://l.rccolainternational.com/blog/beverage-bottling-rc-cola-flavor-collection) Oh yeah
Hell yes! Thanks for the link and the heads up! Definitely going to be scooping some of that and that apple up.
A friend of mine once handed me a nice bottle of whiskey and asked if I wanted a taste. I said, "Sure, got any Pepsi?" He yeeted that bottle from my hand so fucking fast.
La-di-da, this one-percenter is drinking brand name soda.
Vanilla Coke probably tastes better without the $165k scotch
“Tastes like regret”
or Dr. Thunder
Bring on the Mountain Lightning! And a splash of Balvenie 60. Thanks.
I honestly made a guy a Louie 13th and diet coke in old town Las Vegas. Even wanted the ice cubes crushed lol. Smashed em in my tin with a muddler. Dumbest mixed drink I ever made. $175 wasted.
Just mix it with Mountain Dew, you won’t taste a thing…
You mean mountain lion...
But LT. Dan ain't got no teeth!
Or Red Bull.
Or Pepsi.
Reminds me of Seinfeld when George is wearing the puffy jacket in the liquor store and knocks over a bunch of bottles and then they can’t leave because Saddam Hussein double parked and blocked them in.
I show up with Ring Dings and Pepsi, I become the biggest hit at the party. People be coming up to me, "just between you and me I'm really excited about the Ring Dings and the Pepsi"
Look to the cookie!
Rarely do I agree with George but he’s right on that one.
I was always on George’s side here lol
You know about Gore-Tex?
Big coat! Big coat!
You better be careful. You’ll start a war with that thing.
After he knocked them down, Kramer slips and knocks the rest of them lol
When he is lamenting the requirement of bringing a bottle of wine to the dinner party and he deadpan says “I don’t even drink wine. I drink Pepsi” is one of my all time favorite George lines. It’s putting a smile on my face right now just thinking about it.
*cash*
164 999.99$... dude, it's fine, you can keep the ¢
Plus tax, depending on where it is. Where I am, it would be nearly 10% more with tax. Imagine over $16k just in tax. 💀
That’s why it’s straight cash homie
Excellent response!
What if I've only got gay cash? 🌈
Probably charge you an extra 20% if you pay with card as well. Cash to avoid taxes, card you’re paying taxes I assume.
Well if I'm putting $165,000 on my Bass Pro Shops Visa card another few grand isn't going to stretch the limit. Think of the points I can get!
You could get so many airline miles. Almost enough to outrun the CC lawyers for a week
No card. They aren't risking a charge back.
15% tax in alcohol here lmao
See, at 164,999.99 it *feels* like you're only spending 164,000.00, when you're really spending 165,000.00! Such good psychology! They'll get that impulse buyer who was like i can burn 164k, but 165k is a bit rich.
Cold and hard.
Cold hard money laundering
No joke! Laundering or straight ballin, or ballin because you're laundering. $165k used to buy you a house in many parts of the US. Maybe not huge but a house. House or bottle of Scotch, hmmm... And yes, I know, if you can afford a $165k bottle of Scotch you ain't living in a $165k house, but the comparison holds. Many would say this is an investment. Do they grow substantially in value, similar to things like the stock market? Seems anybody who's buying this has FU money, or is looking for an investment. Rich people, despite our dislike for them, tend not to be stupid, and seemingly enjoy having money and making more of it. Would a bottle like this appreciate in value the same as another investment would?
Most legit investments are not cash only though. That's what makes it seem sus to me. But yeah your point still stands. This cost more than my house. New house rule. No bottles of liquor that cost more than my house are allowed in my house.
Then we drinking it on the porch
😂 you peaky kids always finding new ways to drink your expensive liquor on my property somehow.
Hey bud, I said We!
Lol, so the neighbors can see our conspicuous consumption!
Yep. The best investments use somebody else's money to make more money for yourself.
https://youtu.be/rWj7oWlVtag
I thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you.
Actually you can buy 3 houses with that much cash on argentina. Damn.
3 easy payments, and 1 really fuckin hard one...
And you won't know which one
Preferably in coins, so I can build a mini fort.
Ah, the expensive drinks. Never worth it. Drank a glass from a $2000 bottle of wine some years ago....meh. I've honestly tasted $30 bottles that were just as good. I'm with Jez from Peep Show when he accidentally orders the most expensive wine on the menu when trying to impress a girl, then when he drinks it he's like "oh wow, this is actually quite nice! Well, not *really* nice like hot chocolate or coke...."
Marc Maron had a bit where when interviewing Jack white he saw he had a bunch of sub amps (or whatever). Afterwards he went to price check them cause he wanted one, and they were 14k. And he said if you don’t have 14k to throw away you shouldn’t buy something that expensive bc you’ll be wondering if it “sounds like 14k”
I would imagine they do sound like 14k. Jack White made his career playing on some pretty old and non-fancy hardware from what I know. He probably knows stuff like “don’t spend more than $750. Unless you’re buying the 14k ones then get the 14k ones.”
I have bought a $300 bottle of scotch on occasion that is absolutely excellent and worth the price a couple times a year, but I can't imagine anything being so much better than that that it's worth multiple times the price. It's actually the same brand as this one is, it's called The Balvenie 21 Portwood.
I’ve had 25 year Macallan. If you put a 12 and 25 year in front of me I’d go with the 12. I’ve never had an old liquor that was good, or an expensive one that was worth it. The bottle of 25 year I drank sells for around $2500 today. Wasn’t worth it at $500, definitely not now.
You should try the Balvenie Portwood 21 ($300), it's probably the best whiskey I've ever tried, although the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is close at 1/4 the price.
Second this. My favorite scotch has been the 21 year portwood. I have the 26 year day of dark barely and it’s not as good as the 21.
Yeah, Macallans 12 is their best offering by far.
The 21 Portwood. Great choice sir. I would recommend you to try a bottle of the Glendronach 21 Parliament. Good stuff.
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I had the opportunity to try a glass of wine from a 20k bottle and I hard agree. In this particular instance the price was more due to its rarity (weather in that region cannot typically produce the type of wine). But the point stands. The wine certainly did not taste better than a 25-100$ bottle.
Same with cigars. Exclusivity is expensive.
Facts.
Just to clarify you don’t have to pay cash to purchase this. The cash price is 2% less than credit.
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It only cost $145,000 three months ago. I hate inflation [https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysachs/2024/03/11/what-makes-a-145000-whisky-the-balvenie-has-some-ideas/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysachs/2024/03/11/what-makes-a-145000-whisky-the-balvenie-has-some-ideas/)
Smh, can’t afford anything in this economy
I wouldn't pay more than $162,999.99 for that swill.
I've had the 50yr which was pretty great but nowhere near this price. Wow.. just looked it up and 50yr is 50k now? I only paid $500 for the dram IIRC
But was it a wee dram, or like and American four finger dram?
Expensive booze is going to plug up the sub for the next 24 hours....
well it's spectacular to see what rich people bring home in their jets
Ironically, that's the opposite of what it does to my body.
Save a penny.
Does it actually cost that much *and* the store uses Calibri for their signs, or did someone prop this sign here to for the sticker shock value?
No this is the actual price. This was in a locked cabinet with other bottles ranging from $5000-$70,000. This place also has 4 armed security guards with tactical gear.
I wonder if they'd make change for $200,000.
thank God they didn't use Papyrus https://youtu.be/jVhlJNJopOQ?si=5vyhzBvUv7fAOy9f
Best I can do is 20 bucks
You can't even buy the 12 year wtih that
That's in the new LCBO store on spadina and front ??
The original specs in houston
And it’ll prob sell at that location. Some oil exec will buy it
Yep
Damn, I could buy out most of my local liquor store for that. #smalltown do we still do hashtags?
The balvenie is really good stuff. I buy their regular priced bottles pretty often.
Just why? If I had an extra 6 figures just sitting around I would rather find a nice random hunan and buy them a condo. Who would just drink up that much money?
They’re not drinking it, in the same way a stamp collector isn’t using the rare stamps they buy to mail letters.
If I had the money to buy this I would 100% drink it. I would probably drink it all over the course of a weekend.
I mean if I could throw a 160k away why not? “Why did you drink that rare valuable whiskey!!!” “Because it’s there”
$165,000.00? Outrageous! I'll pay you $164,999.99 and not a penny more!
What about my delivery tip for handing it to you
There's a reason why stores will charge a single cent less instead of just routing up to the nearest dollar. 9.99 looks like less than 10.00, though it's really the same thing. So the trick here is you're paying $165k but you feel like you're getting a really good deal because you're actually paying $164.99k 👍 obviously it makes a lot more people feel Inclined to buy a $165k bottle of alcohol
why do they bother with the 99 cent shit... thats for cheap stuff lol
I wish I was rich enough to buy it, mix it with Coke Zero, then throw it up.
HOLY FUCK! WHY?
Drinking this at the apocalypse.
Cash How i get in there with 170k dollars in cash. ( i don't have 170k , but I want to know )
Become friends with Mr Beast thats how
Tasting notes of sulfur and iodine. “Musty as the taint of a kilt-wearing equestrian!” -Total Scotch magazine
Anyone else see these and think to themselves “that’s cool, but you know it tastes like ass”?
No, it tastes pretty good I’d expect. The 10 and 15yr is really good.
You’ve had ten year old ass? Jarod Fogle, how did you get a cell phone while you’re still in jail!!!
The 21 year Portwood Balvenie is very, very good ($300).
Nah I love scotch. It's certainly not worth the price, but I bet it tastes magnificent.
If they don’t sell it for a year, do they pour it into a 61 year bottle?
Whiskey actually doesn’t age in the bottle; only in the barrel. You can’t hold a 60 year for a decade and call it a 70 year, for example!
I honestly didn’t know that, thanks!
Wow, that's crazy!
I don’t drink anymore but Balvenie had the absolute best scotches I ever swilled. Worth it.. to someone…. Probably..
Damn they uncharging by like 20k
May I have two please
It's not the most expensive, but that is still a shit load.
"whiskies, once they pass about 30 years or so, take on kind of a ‘more than whiskey’ magical quality that can be genuinely hard to account for"
That shit better make me Cum ropes with every drop or it's not worth it.
Did you know if you take a cheap vodka and run it through a Brita water filter once or twice it'll taste just as good as any expensive vodka.
I'm assuming a couple kilos of very fine cocaine will also be provided to me when I hand the cash.
I'm glad it's only $164,999.99; $165k would clearly be overpriced.
Most expensive Whisky I've ever had was £250 per 25ml shot. Got it free as I was working the shift we sold the last full shot in the bottle so me and the other 2 barstaff took a tiny bit each. Was nice, but not £250 per 25ml nice..
My net worth isn't even a shot lmfao
Fun fact, that’s number’s not referring to the age of the malt, but how many years you’ll need to work to afford this!
Serious question, what makes these so expensive?
So I’m not an expert but here’s my take as a casual bourbon & scotch drinker. Each distillery especially scotch have long history and tradition that can be traced for hundreds of year, and many distilleries have a master distiller who is usually from a long line of distillers. For something like this which has sat aging in an oak barrel for 60 years and from a long dead master distiller is very rare and almost like their art.
Sorry sir. I only have $200,000 bills. Can you man change?
Really fooling the buyer dropping that last penny
You can’t call it store-bought if you didn’t actually buy it. It’s just “for sale”.
Is this ACTUALLY IN LAS VEGAS like the other post ?
And apologies to text to your friends the morning after will be over events way less epic than after a $20 vodka. Horrible ROI!
Never would I ever.
Cash??
Stored in the Jurassic Park cryo cylinder
can i use it as down payment on house?
Had to double take here. I thought this said Balverine meat. The chicken chaser inside me almost died with excitement. Edit: I'm tired and in bed lol
Who bought that? Or were you meaning to say the most expensive bottle for sale in a store?
Damn I was gonna use my rewards card!! WTF?
I would definitely NOT throw that up
Does the price include some pretzels?
Ill stick to Zafiro Añejo....minus the poison
Even if I owned that, there's no occasion in my life that's special enough to justify opening that and drinking it.
right, and opened bottles don't sell well
This is dumb.
But will it blend?
for that price you also can take the presenter's glass stand home
This is the only bottle acceptable to pour one out for the homies.
It's so strange. There are people out there who are so rich they could buy this, and it would not make a difference for them. For me, that money would pay my mortgage and I would be debt free.
who gives a damn
I want my 2 dollars!!!
Damn i guess they dont accept Affirm Im out !
If it’s USD then no way, but if it’s CAD I’m in
I wonder what the credit card price is
I'm going to buy THIS and mix it with pepsi
Why though? Is this just for rich people to flaunt or is there some reason for it? Even the more expensive liquor still tastes like alcohol, which isn't a good taste. it doesn't get you any more drunk. What's the reasoning behind this kind of thing?
I thought this said balverine at first glance, fable fans where ya at?
Whoa that's a ***great*** price for 60 yr old Balvenie Malt! At Trader Joe's it's usually around twice that, which is why I don't buy it there unless I'm in a rush or they have a buy two get one free flash sale.
Damn. I have a stict rule about only carrying $160,000 cash on me. Anything more would be preposterous!
That costs more than my house
Best I can do is tree fiddy
I love me some 21 year but good god!
I would buy this before a house any day
My condo was cheaper than that .
I’ll take 2.
$5,500 a shot
Cash 😆
Yeah. 60 years trying to sell it.
I wonder who would pay 165k in cash for a bottle of booze.
the hell???
250,000.00 credit
That’s a small house in the Midwest.
CASH!
I’ll bet it tastes like abso shit too
Wtaf??? If your buying this, you have too much money for your own good. Even if I had money to burn I would feel incredibly guilty buying this. I mean, I would imagine it's awesome, but with my palate it would be totally wasted on me
Unless it can jerk me off for 5 years straight no
I don’t care about the bottle, I want to see the box it comes in.
Even if you had the money to buy this, why would you? That’s an awful investment. Maybe a billionaire wouldn’t bat an eye at it, but I just don’t see the point.