For those of you who find a bottle of King Louis XIII Cognac too pedestrian, Baron Otard Cognac has launched its rarest ever expression, the Fortis et Fidelis. Bottled in a handcrafted crystal carafe by famed French glass makers Saint-Louis, this limited edition blend includes the oldest and rarest eaux-de-vie from the historic cellars of […]

Although shortly absent from US markets from 1995 to 1998, the Glen Garioch distillery has made a strong comeback in the US due to a series of excellent expressions. Among them is this most coveted 1978 Vintage single malt bottled in 2009. Although now making only unpeated scotches, this expression of the easternmost distillery in […]

If you and I were friends, and you were wondering what to get me for the holidays, I would be ecstatic if you had the wisdom to secure me a membership in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Unlike most scotch clubs that select some bottles (however limited or rare) from distilleries and ship them your […]

Two of Europe’s premium brands have united forces to create an opulent experience in boozing. Swiss watchmaker Chopard collaborates with premium French vodka distiller Grey Goose to create a very exclusive limited edition bottle. Packaged within a splendid gilded cage interlaced with silver threads, the bottle is crowned with a flying goose, wings spread aloft […]

Speyside distillery Balvenie makes one of the best affordable single malt scotches with their 12-Year expression, so you can bet their latest and most expensive expression will be noteworthy. This Forty 40 Years Old scotch is aged in bourbon and sherry casks, and only 150 bottles will be produced and released early next year. Besides […]

Without question the most aptly named jewelry line in the existence of humanity, Cast of Vices is back with their third collection and, as expected, it’s a doozy. Beyond their past cigarette butts and beer bottle caps, Cast of Vices has decided to up the ante in their Collection No. 3 by adding a little […]

When no one outside of your country buys your liquor, what’s the best solution? If you’re Chinese premium liquor company Moutai, you create a sub-brand called Red Diamond and you charge $20,000 a bottle — and that’s to increase interest. While there are all sorts of stupid rich people in this world, this seems like […]

Nothing riles me up more than paying $12 for a beer at a ballpark (as if the $25 in parking wasn’t enough), or $18 for a gin and tonic at a club. I could almost buy an entire bottle of Tanquerey for that amount — how could you possibly justify charging that much for a […]