The Top 5 Most Expensive Cocktails in the World
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The Diamonds Are Forever Martini $18,963.82
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo the most expensive cocktail at 2,000,000 Yen (nearly $19k USD). The decadent drink is made with chilled Absolut Elyx vodka, a hint of fresh lime juice, stirred or shaken, and sparkling with a one-carat diamond at the bottom of the glass. Note: this cocktail also comes with a live band serenading “Diamond Are Forever” to the lucky guests.
Club 23, Melbourne, Australia
A Guinness Book of World Record was set on February 7, 2013, by Joel Heffernan at Club 23 in Melbourne (owned by Australian cricketer, Shane Warnefor) the most expensive cocktail with his Winston (after Winston Churchill) cocktail. Made with two $6,000 shots of 1858 Croizet Cognac, $800 Grand Marnier Quintessence, and super-rare Chartreuse V.E.P, this is one cocktail with opulence. Unfortunately, as of this writing, the bar is permanently closed.