The world’s most expensive drinks
19th February, 2013
by
Andy Young
9. The Winston Cocktail – £8,200
Joel Heffernan, bartender at Crown Casino’s Club 23 in Melbourne, ousted Salvatore Calabrese as the creator of the world’s most expensive cocktail.
The Winston includes 60ml of Cognac Croizet 1858 Cuvee Leonie – a bottle of which recently sold at auction for AU$151,000 – Grand Marnier Quintessence, Chartreuse Vieillissement Exceptionnellement Prolonge, and a dash of Angostura Bitters. The garnish of spun sugar and green chartreuse shaped into a vine, with chocolate and nutmeg soil takes 16 hours to prepare and the drink must be ordered it at least two days in advance.
To cement the world record Heffernan’s drink was purchased by New Zealand businessman James Manning for AU$12,500 (£8,200).
