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Title: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Timothy on August 05, 2009, 12:46:09 PM: Christmas List for Timmy! ;D

A $16,000 whisky!

Posted Aug 04 2009, 12:02 PM by Kim Peterson

When the stock market has you flummoxed, there's always whisky. No, not to drown your sorrows. How about whisky as an investment?

The maker of Glenfiddich has unveiled a 50-year aged whisky that will sell for $16,000, Bloomberg reports. It will be the second-most expensive in the world.

Who's going to be drinking Glenfiddich 50 Year Old? Not many, apparently. These offerings, in 500 hand-blown and numbered bottles, are meant to be an investment.

"I'd expect interest from Asia to North America for a 50-year," said a director at a Scotch whisky trade group, according to Bloomberg.

The value of a 60-year-old Macallan that sold in 1991 has nearly quadrupled since then. "The Glenfiddich 50-Year would be its nearest rival available to buy openly," Bloomberg reports.

Oddly, the best place to find this 50-year bottle is at an airport. The whisky will be released in 50-bottle lots, which will go to airports for two months and then to other stores.
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Walkeraviator on August 05, 2009, 01:02:36 PM: Ill stick to Bourbon...
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Hazcat on August 05, 2009, 01:12:08 PM: I thought this thread would be about Hazaritas!

;D
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: fightingquaker13 on August 05, 2009, 01:16:36 PM: Quote from: Hazcat on August 05, 2009, 01:12:08 PM
I thought this thread would be about Hazaritas!

;D
It might as well be, because even if I had 16k to blow, it wouldn't be on a bottle of booze. I do admire the project though. Any one that stupid and that rich needs to seperated from his money as quickly as possible before they hurt themselves. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: ericire12 on August 05, 2009, 01:20:54 PM: Quote from: Walkeraviator on August 05, 2009, 01:02:36 PM
Ill stick to Bourbon...

"One, bourbon.... one scotch.... and one beer"
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: tt11758 on August 05, 2009, 04:07:56 PM: Quote from: Hazcat on August 05, 2009, 01:12:08 PM
I thought this thread would be about Hazaritas!

;D

Shouldn't EVERY thread be about Hazaritas? ;D
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: MikeBjerum on August 05, 2009, 04:38:43 PM: Quote from: tt11758 on August 05, 2009, 04:07:56 PM

Shouldn't EVERY thread be about Hazaritas? ;D

Most are either started because of them or lead to them ;D and that is a good thing.
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Big Frank on August 05, 2009, 06:23:26 PM: I'd rather have an 8 year old Jim Beam Black.
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: PegLeg45 on August 05, 2009, 06:45:47 PM: Quote from: Walkeraviator on August 05, 2009, 01:02:36 PM
Ill stick to Bourbon...

Yep......

Wild Turkey, if you please.......... in moderation, of course.
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Overload on August 05, 2009, 06:53:28 PM: The 20%+ abv beers released by Sam Adams (e.g. Millennium, Utopia) have all gone up in price. If I see one, I'd buy it and drink it.
Title: Re: Nectar of the Gods!
Post by: Walkeraviator on August 05, 2009, 08:12:53 PM: Pappy Van Winkle 23 year family resereve...
http://www.oldripvanwinkle.com/newbs/vw/website3.nsf/files/f23yo.jpg/$FILE/f23yo.jpg