It’s Sunday, no bad luck today. What would we be lucky to have in our glass?
Option #1:
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Years – only $3999.00 (plus shipping)
Option #2:
CAOL ILA 50 YEAR OLD “PRIVATE COLLECTION” VINTAGE 1968 SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY BY GORDON & MACPHAIL – a steal at $14,000.00
Option #3:
Remy Martin Black Pearl Louis XIII – $165,000.00 and we are only getting started
Further options:
An article on the most expensive bottles ever sold
- Ever seen any of these? Sure, online while writing this!
- Worth it? Who knows but it does provide the opportunity for more stories.
In the early 70’s I went on a sailboat race from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. It started Friday afternoon and finished sometime on Saturday. At the start it was blowing hard on the city front. We were on Starboard tack and had right of way but someone tried to cut in front of us on Port tack. We couldn’t miss him and ended up tearing the stern off of his boat. Back to the dock to sort things out and then we sailed to Santa Cruz.
Sunday morning we started home and ended up anchoring in Half Moon Bay for the night. The owner brought out a bottle of brandy that was very, very old. Bottled sometime in the late 1800’s. We all got a little taste, I don’t know how good it was but it was sure a special occasion.
Moving forward to July 12, 1998. The French win the World Cup (real football) on home soil. François-Paul is home alone and after watching the match suggested dinner, meaning we would cook. He provided a bottle of red wine and invited Mark Haley to join us. All we had to drink was the one bottle of wine. Nothing prior to dinner and after finishing the bottle, nobody asked for anything else, it was so good.
