While most alcohol is usually affordable, some brands go above and beyond. From whiskey to vodka or brandy, there are plenty of high-cost choices to decorate your liquor cabinet. If you are willing to spend thousands if not millions on your liquor, check out these twelve most expensive alcohol brands and one of their featured products.
12. Bowmore
Bowmore is known for its rich whiskey, with some of its products sitting for over a decade before being served. Established in 1779, each of their batches aims to create the perfect flavor balance. While providing their signature stocks, Bowmore also produces limited edition whiskey like their Mokume Edition, the Master’s Selection Edition Three, or the Lovers Transformed Edition. One of their most expensive items comes from 1957, with their single malt whiskey that reaches a price point of up to $165,000.
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11. Remy Martin
One of the more exclusive cognac brands is Rémy Martin, which has been in business for nearly three centuries. They feature both newer and older versions of their cognac, but they are probably most known for their exclusive limited edition items. These include the Louis XIII Black Pearl, the Coupe 300th Anniversary, and Usher x Rémy Martin: Life is a Melody. Their Louis XIII Black Pearl sells at $165,000.
10. The Dalmore
You may recognize our next most expensive brand from the signature antlers that stretch across each bottle. The Dalmore has operated for over 180 years, creating layered whiskey with hand-selected casks and finesse. In addition to their principal collection of whiskey, they also create limited releases in their Luminary and Cask Curation series. Their most expensive bottle though is The Dalmore 62, reaching a retail price of $200,000.
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9. W.M. Mendis and Company
More commonly known as Mendis, the Sri Lankan company is one of the oldest and most renowned liquor manufacturers in the country. Mendis creates an array of products including coconut arracks, blended arracks, old arracks, and foreign liquors. Each arrack is distilled from fermented coconut or sugarcane sap, making its taste signature to Southeast Asia. Their most expensive product is the Coconut Brandy which sells for $1 million.
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8. Diva Vodka
The most expensive part about Diva Vodka isn’t the liquor but the gems inside. Diva Vodka creates premium English grain vodka and bottles them in glasses that contain Swarovski crystals inside a central tube. In addition to the gems, they also have a bejeweled bracelet on the outside of the bottle, adding even more value to the drink. They usually sell for $1 million per bottle.
7. Russo Baltique
Starting in the car business, the creators of Russo Baltique changed their sights to vodka and created one of the most expensive alcohols sold today. Their staple is this limited edition bottle, covered in three grams of silver and three grams of gold, making it a masterpiece both in spirits and presentation. If you buy a bottle of Russo Baltique, expect to pay around $1.3 million.
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6. Dictador Rum
Pushing the limits of personalized bottles is our sixth brand Dictador, based in Colombia and serving delicious alcohol for over a century. The company likes to combine both contemporary art and their signature rums to create a truly unique piece. This particular one is called the M-City Golden Cities line, where buyers would be able to pick their blend of rum to go into the bottle and then choose the city that would be engraved on the 24-karat gold bottle. The price? Around $1.5 million.
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5. Macallan
One of the more well-known alcohol brands on our list is Macallan, which sells both affordable and expensive whiskey. Macallan has been making their whiskey since 1824, with some of their newer limited releases being a James Bond 60th Anniversary release, the Harmony collection, or The Reach. Their most expensive whiskey is the Valerio Adami 1926, which sells for $1.9 million.
4. Tequila Ley
Taste a sip of luxury with our fourth most expensive alcohol brand Tequila Ley. Each batch is produced in the highlands of Jalisco and made from 100% Blue Weber agave that is hand-picked during the peak of ripeness. There are several types of Tequila Ley, such as the Henry IV Dudognon Heritage, or the Pasión Azteca. Their most expensive bottle though is the 925 Diamante, coming in at around $3.7 million per bottle.
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3. Leon Verres
You may know our next selection colloquially as “Billionaire Vodka” and you may want to be a billionaire to buy this bottle. This pure Russian vodka is a delicacy for Russians and connoisseurs alike, but the real money lies in the bottle covering. Each one is decorated on the outside with ten diamond rings, separated from each other by fake fur. One bottle comes in at $3.7 million.
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2. Isabella’s Islay
Isabella’s Islay is more than just the rich whiskey inside the bottle. In creating their product, the company prizes fine craftsmanship, attention to detail, and boutique quality to create some of the most detailed and luxurious bottles. One of these is the Original, which has over 5,000 diamonds, almost 250 rubies, and nearly two bars of white gold covering an English decanter. Each bottle costs $6.2 million.
1. Stuart Hughes (D’Amalfi)
Last but most certainly not least is Stuart Hughes, who created the D’ Amalfi Limoncello Supreme with help from Antica Distilleria Russo. The liquor within the bottle is from Antica, a beautiful limoncello infused with fresh lemon peels. The real moneymaker with this is of course on the bottle. Stuart Hughes placed on the neck of the bottle three single-cut flawless diamonds that total 13 karats. The body of the bottle has one of the rarest diamonds: a mammoth rare single cut at 18.5 karats, making this bottle a staggering $44 million.
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