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Maarten Baas Luxury Melting Collection Ice Bucket

January 11, 2010 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 12:12 pm | Comments »

To celebrate their 50th anniversary of 1959 Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs is marking the occasion with a stunning  Melting Collection Ice Bucket.

Designed by Dutch artist Maarten Baas, only 50 of these silver buckets have been commissioned with the end price tag of $8,800.  Now, who wants to open a bottle?

Remy Martin Releases Rare Louis XIII Cognac

November 3, 2009 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:17 am | Comments »

Cognac maker Remy Martin has just released a rare Louis XIII Cognac from a single cask.

The special edition for cognac connoisseurs comes in a handcrafted black crystal decanter, perfect for the luxury appreciator in your family.

Crushpad Offers Wine Lovers To Make Their Own Luxury Vintage

August 21, 2009 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:31 am | Comments »

The new company Crushpad is offering up a service to all of you wine lovers out there.

Crushpad is making it possible for wine enthusiasts to create their own individualized luxury Californian or Bordeaux wine.  Now that’s something to write home about, eh?

“Crushpad enables wine enthusiasts to create individual barrels of their own high-end Californian and/or Bordeaux wine. They are a “custom” winery that helps would-be winemakers fulfil their dreams without having to change careers – unless they want to. The company makes it easy by providing access to grapes from well known vineyards, state-of-the-art equipment, temperature-controlled storage, packaging and the all-important help from resident professional oenologists.”

Ready to start cooking up your own batch?  Then head on over here.

Limited Edition Glenfiddich 50-Year-Old Scotch Whiskey

August 3, 2009 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:58 am | Comments »

Forget the old adage that good wine poured into a wineskin won’t last, as William Grant & Sons new Glenfiddich limited edition wineskin proves the saying wrong.

The Scottish distillers have poured their finest 50-year-old single malt Scotch into a new, limited edition bottle and have made it the second most expensive bottle of Scotch around for $16,000. 

Glenfiddich releases bottles of their 50-year-old Scotch whiskey only once in a decade, so you better get your hands on this wineskin fast!

Alexander McQueen’s Chivas Regal

April 9, 2009 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:00 am | (1) Comment »

Chivas Regal has teamed up with UK designer Alexander McQueen to create a new 18-year-old limited edition Scotch whiskey your granddad would be proud of.

McQueen has taken the old classic Chivas Regal design and dressed her up a bit with perfect finery and blue aesthetics.  The new bottle also features a handcrafted, enamelled gold cap which pays tribute to the Royal Warrant granted by Queen Victoria to Chivas Regan in 1843.

Expect to pay around $800 per precious bottle.

World’s First Hibiscus Tequila, Gran Centenario Rosangel

February 3, 2009 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 11:00 am | (1) Comment »

Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Gran Centenario Rosangel has just been released.

The hibiscus-infused tequila is the first of its kind on the luxury liquor market.  Tinged with a subtle pink, this tequila is made from 100% Higland blue agave that has been harvested after 10 to 12 years.

Tasters of the Gran Centenario Rosangel have remarked on the ripe fruit and floral notes, along with a hint of vanilla.  Sounds like a Valentine’s Day in  heaven to us.  Cost, $30 for 750ml.

Luxury Market Further Declines with Cost of Fine Wine Dropping

November 18, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:00 am | Comments »

As the stock market becomes a bargain hunters paradise, so too is the luxury market seeing more clientele.

Even as Aston Martins are dropping in price, the cost of fine wine has seen better financial times.  The Liv-Ex 100, which details the prices of the top 100 most sought-after wines, saw a 12.4% drop in October.  Not great news for the wineries, but not too bad of news for you if you can afford Opus One.

The wine market has now become a buyer’s market and now it’s time to go collecting.

Hennessy’s Most Expensive Birthday Cognac Yet

December 18, 2007 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:00 am | (1) Comment »

To celebrate their 100th birthday, Hennessy is celebrating with a most luxurious cognac.

The limited edition birthday blend features samples from 1907 to 1960 & costs around $150,000, a not too shabby holiday gift, eh?  With a name like Beauté du Siècle, you know it’s going to be good!

David Linley Shooting Companion

November 8, 2007 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 10:00 am | Comments »

With the holidays virtually around the corner, we here at Blavish are going to help you each step of the way in finding the best luxury gifts for the season.

What about that hard to shop for person on your list?  Every year you’re wondering what you can get by with this year, but you’re turning a leaf now with this Shooting Companion available at David Linley.

This handsomely crafted drinking companion features two 24% lead crystal decanters with sterling silver plaques, a cigar cutter, cigar compartment as well as a removable walnut rack that holds 8 pewter cups.  Cost, $6,382.

Hennesy Ellipse Cognac For the Holidays

November 1, 2007 | Posted by Allison as Spirits & Palliatives at 7:36 am | (3) Comments »

Halloween has come & gone, and thus the beginning of holiday posting must needs commence.  Say hello to the beautiful & delicious Hennesy Ellipse Cognac.

The holidays just aren’t the same if you’re sober, so why not enjoy the carolers with a glass of this master blended cognac?  At around $4200 a bottle, you can be the most luxurious drunk on the block!

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