What's Your Most Expensive Alcohol Purchase?

tri_photo$30 for a shot of Clase Azul blanco tequila, worth every penny

I'm not sure what I've spent most on for a bottle of tequila or bourbon.. It was probably in the $70-$80 range for a barrel finish or something similar

partyandBSI would never do it but at Rita’s in Breck they have Patron Burdeos for a cool $78 per shot.

I like to get the best bang for my buck so I’m pretty cheap. I’ll literally be doing math at a brewery lol. My thoughts: if $6 gets me a 16 oz Pilsner at 5.3% is that better than the $8 12 oz Imperial India Pale Ale at 9.7%?

Went to a Rolling Stones concert when they did their last tour here and beers were $19 each for a 24 oz of Budweiser.

Word_of_the_LordTheir tequila is fucking good...a sipper. I've only had the resposado... I guess that's the most expensive liquor I've bought. Got my brother it for a b day gift

partyandBSOn the opposite end, I was in Manhattan Kansas for my sisters college graduation and we went to a bar and I got 2 vodka soda limes for me and this chick. Went to pay with a card and they said there was a $5 minimum. I was like oh sorry I said 2 of them and the bartender was like yeah they're $2 each. I was mind blown. 🤯

tri_photo$30 for a shot of Clase Azul blanco tequila, worth every penny

I'm not sure what I've spent most on for a bottle of tequila or bourbon.. It was probably in the $70-$80 range for a barrel finish or something similar

BradFiAusNzCoCaI spent like $85 or so on some whiskey bottle when I first moved to Tahoe to celebrate. It wasn’t worth the $$

Word_of_the_LordI'm not talking bar bills at the end of the night or grocery bills from 30 cases of natty.

I'm talking what is the most you've paid for either a single drink at a bar/restaurant or individual bottle from the store. All categories of alcohol are included.

I know we got some rich fucks on here. Let's hear who we are gonna rob.

partyandBSOne time i was lappin 5 chair at breck and a guy pulls out a heady topper. Has a few sips and some random guy in line was like yo is that a heady topper?! I’ll give you $20 for the rest of it.

$20 for 3/4s of someone elses beer seems excessive lol.

Word_of_the_LordCan't you only buy that in VT tho? Or maybe did it used to be like that? That's a sought after beer but personally, meh.

PacificRimJobGot me a bottle of Yamazaki 12 year single malt recently. 25000¥

Really good whiskey but not my favourite - of which cost about 20% as much



Individual drink? Probably paid like 50$ for a glass of Tallisker 20 or 25 year single malt that tasted like pure black tar heroin and felt like it too... that was years ago I'm not sure which it was.

Word_of_the_LordI initially read this as $25,000 and was like dayuuuuuum lol


But Talisker is the shit. Oldest I've had is 18 and it's 👌... Not for everyone but definitely my favorite brand (I'll take over Macallan any day). Gotta be careful in bars and restaurants tho; they often break the rules for storage and I'd be worried about light changing the whisky. Seen too many bars with their entire selection in front of a glass window.

PacificRimJobHaha yeah when I bought it I was like 'check me out I'm dropping 25 G's on some sip!'

Maccallan still has some whiskies that are freakin good... It's just very different from an Islay or Skye or campbelltown whisky...



My dad is way more into the highland and Speyside stuff, and always has his cabinet full of Glenlivet or Balvenie which are honestly nothing to complain about.

partyandBSOne time i was lappin 5 chair at breck and a guy pulls out a heady topper. Has a few sips and some random guy in line was like yo is that a heady topper?! I’ll give you $20 for the rest of it.

$20 for 3/4s of someone elses beer seems excessive lol.

partyandBSOne time i was lappin 5 chair at breck and a guy pulls out a heady topper. Has a few sips and some random guy in line was like yo is that a heady topper?! I’ll give you $20 for the rest of it.

$20 for 3/4s of someone elses beer seems excessive lol.

theabortionatorImo it quickly hits a point where it isn't worth it and is more a flex or knowing you spent a certain amount which can make the experience drinking it better.

Word_of_the_Lord100%, especially with wine.

Reminds me of when me and my buddy stumbled into a champagne bar in Chicago that was above a bar we were in earlier. Smokes everywhere. OK we sit down and open the bar menu. Cheapest item- $40....for a taste (wtf is a taste)....not even a glass....one of the few places I've ever up and left without spending a cent.

I will say, whiskies do vary A LOT depending on their age in the barrel. It's night and day, especially if you're comparing side by side. They still have a threshold though where quality stops and it becomes a status thing. You can also find cheaper ones that perform just as good or marginally less than ones twice the price.

Ghini12 euros or so for a 0.5L Grolsch beugel on the ferry to Corsica (normally 4.50 for 4). I hitchhiked there for fun, but it had been a long warm day so it was totally worth it..

On topic: Some special Japanese whiskey..

theabortionatorKinda makes me wanna grab a bottle of Hibiki

LonelyI've spent more but a memorable naive moment was my first g&t order at Grand Targhee.

Had just turned 21 not too long before and went to get a g&t. Asked what gin I wanted. Me being a big noob just said "uhh Hendricks please" since I knew that was something I'd had once before.

Bill comes.

17$ for a single g&t. All that went through my head was "Damn that's like the same price as two fiths of Burnett's"

Mad sure to order bottom shelf after that.

PacificRimJobHibiki is pretty solid - its a really good blend... but not my favourite.

Personally, I think Nikka's "From the Barrel" is even better... that stuff is fuckin subarashii. Reaaally good stuff.



And if you can find it for the same-ish price as what you can find it for in Japan, Nikka Rare Old Super is absolutely class for the price... It should be less than half the price of either Hibiki or From the Barrell or any other blended Jhiskey, and it's awesome. In Japan you can get it in almost any 711 or whatever for like 20$ or less - it's obnoxiously good for the price.

LonelyI've spent more but a memorable naive moment was my first g&t order at Grand Targhee.

Had just turned 21 not too long before and went to get a g&t. Asked what gin I wanted. Me being a big noob just said "uhh Hendricks please" since I knew that was something I'd had once before.

Bill comes.

17$ for a single g&t. All that went through my head was "Damn that's like the same price as two fiths of Burnett's"

Mad sure to order bottom shelf after that.

soup$108 a drink for a triple vodka redbull in Vegas. I bought 6.

SofaKingSickholy shit where

soupNightclub at the Bellagio. Proposed to my girl that night so it was worth it.

SofaKingSickthat's dope and i'm with ya, not the time or place to sweat the drink tab. hope it was awesome man

soupNightclub at the Bellagio. Proposed to my girl that night so it was worth it.

Word_of_the_LordFuck that. For that price you coulda taken her to a kick ass dinner and more. That ring better been huge if you dropped that much on $15 of booze and redbull

soupYe I did that too. And it is. But those drinks aren't the dumbest thing I've ever spent money on. Once your there you get the "why the fuck not" feeling. It's only a pair of skis for a night I barely remember. I'm sure people have spent more on coke for a weekend.