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Each bottle of Hine’s high-end Talent de Thomas is bottled in a Baccarat decanter and
placed within an actual cigar humidor made from Maccasar ebony and Honduran
Mahogany which helps preserve the spirit’s delicate floral bouquet.
Number 8. R48 000 – Frapin Cuvée 1888
A rare blend of Cognacs from Frapin’s reserves, the Cuvée is bottled beneath a 24-karat
gold stopper in a twisty crystal decanter that looks like a prop from a community
Shakespeare staging. Flowery flavors combine with sweet spices, honey and toasted
vanilla notes.
Number 7. R56 000 – Martell Creation Cognac In
Handcarved Baccarat Decanter
Martell’s rare cognac is a “reinterpretation” of a batch first casked at the start of the 19th
century. The Grand Extra has a soft flavor that starts as dried fruit and marmalade and
fades into notes of walnuts and cedarwood.
Number 6. R59 250 – Johnnie Walker: Le Voyage de
Delamain
A blend of cognacs from Delamain, Le Voyage was bottled in 500 crystal decanters, most
of which were quickly bought or reserved by eager collectors. It’s rumored to have a
complex taste that fades from Russian leather to tobacco, coffee and Eastern spices.
When you swish Remy Martin’s deep amber-colored Black Pearl Louis XIII around in your
mouth, you’re actually tasting 1,200 40 to 100-year old cognacs blended together. The
swill is said to smell of flowers, fruits and spices, it’s flavor a mixture of ginger, cinnamon
and Cuban cigars.
3. R1,5 million – Hennessy Beaute du Siecle Cognac
Insert a bronze key, turn, and Hennessy’s Baccarat crystal-bottled Beaute du Siecle rises
up on a tray. Housed in a melted aluminum and mirrored glass case this mixture is
blended from Hennessy’s reserves of 47 to 100-year-old cognacs.
Number 2. R15 million – Heinrich IV, Cognac Grande
Champagne
Number 1.
Decanter Triomphe Talent De PAPSAK.
Also known as Cuvée Baccarat de Karate Water.
PRICELESS, ILLEGAL IN CAPE TOWN LIQOUR STORES
Made from a variety of grapes. Specially brewed by throwing it in a
Barrel and tramping on it with your bare feet.