Not everyone can afford to be a champagne enthusiast in Japan until he is guaranteed an empire as a beneficiary. And if you claim to be one then here is a testing time for you all. Can you imagine yourself having a grand night and spiiling over 4 million yens to let the cork fly. You can purchase this Cognac Champagne from a celebrated brewery called Remy Martin, the Louis 13th Black Pearl Magnum. Served in an original Baccarat crystal holder, around 358 bottles would be supplied globally, out of which only 30 would be up for sale in Japan.

Asahi Beer is the proud distributor for this Champagne in Japan. It is retailed at $38,000 for a 1,500ml bottle.

Via KilainNakaMura

The very mention of portable wine bars gathers my attention and I can’t help but building a virtual appeal for myself owing variety of them. But if ever happen to see reality in company of such drink station then my place would be floored with gathering scheduled every weekend. Not that I love parties but just because I will have a justified reason and rightful company of people to flaunt my purchases. Oops…I forgot to mention the gatherings would be organized under the sky in my lounge.

Lately, my eye-lids stopped at the elite Drink Station, a feature-packed offering by Opulent Items. The portable bar is developed in Germany and is imported from there. It has an integrated refrigerator, ice machine, flute holders, bottle bins, and wooden serving shelf.

Truly, you can make it follow you but it is suggestive to install it near the power outlet to keep your refrigerator cool. It can be yours on a drop of $10,000.

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Robert A. Rosania, champagne collector king has managed to make up to the headlines and courtesy for this goes to Acker Merrall & Condit, who would be auctioning off a part of Rosania’s immense collection of vintage bubbly at New York’s Cru restaurant.

The collection counting 1,346 bottles, 303 magnums and 11 jeroboams include rare breeds of renowned effervesce like 1914 Pol Roger (estimated at $8,000 to $15,000 a bottle), 1966 Krug Blanc de Blancs ($10,000 to $15,000), 1964 Salon ($7,000 to $10,000) and Louis Roederer 1962 Cristal champagne. The Rosania sale is expected to generate a sales figure of record $5 million including red gems.

A deep insight into the April market report clearly reflects a rise over the past year for vintage of the big three spirits viz. 1982 Roederer Cristal up 113%, 1985 Krug up 70%, 1996 Dom Perignon up 48%. As an asset, champagne stays underrated in contrast with the largely fine-wine market.

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Wine patrons can calm down their fetish need by visiting Bonhams London headquarters on 30 April. News is Bonhams auction house would be displaying the atypical vintages right from the vault of the celebrated Mirabelle restaurant located in London. Around 300 lots of wine from the Michelin based restaurant will be accessible, including sparkling wines viz. Dom Pérignon Oenothéque, Krug Collection, Clos des Papes, Veuve Clicquot, and esteemed old bottles of First Growths from Latour 1916. The Mirabelle cellar variety of spirits up for bidding would roughly count to be more than $200,000.

The Mirabelle was habitually a sure-shot destination for top names viz. Winston Churchill, Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles and Vivien Leigh and noticeably, there was a table was reserved for royalty. Those amongst you are fervent vintage wine collector; the London-based Bonhams is inviting you to enjoy the spree with them.

Via BornRich

Work hard, party harder is the gogaaa of the routine life. But with life becoming so busy, there hardly seems to be a reservation for a weekend to enjoy. It simply gets away with the flow of things to be done, occupied with family and family but not friends. But amidst all these big time boozers knows well how to extract time for their energy drink. For doing that you need to think out of the box.

I use to think that designers are being biased as all accessories designed for storing liquor are targeted at women. I can recall days back talking about wine bra (bra cum rack) that enabled any women to fill it with much required wine after work when all the counters are shut and being restless one cannot afford to come back home. But today I can change me opinion as Reef Dram Sandal ($45) by Reef, the stellar sandal company invites men.

The Dram comprises of a polyurethane encapsulated flask in the heel. This accessory allows you carry liquor anywhere. Also, the brand name of Reef attached to them assures its comfort. Each sandal can house at least three ounces of beverage inside the heel, thereby offering you total four generous shots to energize you after a tiresome day. The Dram sandals are water friendly, and stand hard due to the synthetic nubuck upper, contoured compression molded Eva footbed with anatomical arch support, Polyurethane encapsulated canteen in heel with screw cap, unique shaker icon molded Reef rubber outsole. I give a second thought to it as there might be a possibility that this sandal leaks, leaving me in a despicable situation with a stinking feet. But I choose to keep my fingers rather feet on this.

Pernod Ricard moved an inch further in knocking Diageo (DEO) as the world’s biggest spirits player after inking a neat deal to acquire the Swedish state-owned parent of Absolut vodka for $8.3 billion.

During ongoing auction, the French spirits company outbid various others premium vodka globally including U.S.-based Fortune Brands (FO), Absolut’s current distributor. This enables Pernod to climb from fourth to second position among global spirits sellers with its deal with Vin & Spirit. Pernod has been on a quest to top the $200 billion global booze industry. Pernod Ricard’s capacity will rise from 75 million cases to 91 million, and all courtesy for this belongs to Absolut and V&S’s Cruzan rum and Plymouth gin.

Via USAToday

What can be a height of a boozer to reflect his eco-friendly attitude? Holding green vodka! It is workable now with the availability of one. This unique and green substitute to the run-of-the-mill vodka is Vodka 360 that claims to be the world’s first eco luxury vodka. The foundation of this revolutionary vodka rests upon the fact that the liquor is invented to spread eco-awareness and corporate responsibility with greener methods and products. What Else? Vodka 360 is distilled almost four times and filtered five-times. Sounds appetizing! So, it time to flaunt yourself with green vodka in your hand and earn compliments for your eco-stylish lifestyle. Ooops..did I tell you it is priced at $25-$30 for 750ml.

Via Luxist

Touted to be the world’s most expensive champagne, it would be breaking records at $6,485 for a tailored bottle of bubbly that would be available for sale on 20 March. Eyeing “super-rich” elite across globally, this limited edition 12-bottle box sets of Perrier-Jouet champagne is valued at 50,000 Euros, as stated by French drink company Pernod-Ricard. It is being said that sales will be restricted to a “population of super-rich” customers located in the U.S., Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and France.

Company is hopeful to sell off box-sets to across 100 people globally. It is an alliance of sugar and wines collected ages back. The liqueur is used to add a definitive touch on bottles of Perrier-Jouet’s 2000 Belle Epoque champagne. Along with the bottles, customers would be offered a storage nest in Perrier-Jouet’s vault that will hold the bottles for coming eight months. It would surely break the record set by limited edition of Dom Perignon champagne in 2005 that got sold off for 12,000 Euros per three-litre bottle.

Via SawfNews

I may sound wild and loud when I say that boobs and booze makes a perfect combo. And the very fact have been lately proved by the medical science by unveiling a bra-shaped wine-rack. This easy sports-style bra encloses a unique boob-enhancing polyurethane bladder to be filled with drink of your choice. You need to slip it on, fill it with beer or any other brew you enjoy and then clad it beneath your ordinary attire.

Wine Rack’s adjustable drinking tube gives you the freedom to enjoy furtiveness drinking. This designer rack assures a different nature of night out–girls can enjoy on their next scheduled occasion. It carries an affordable price tag that prevents you from dropping he sum when the price overise during risis situation and also it can be your savior during a dry day. This inventive dual-purpose shoulder-boulder holder can hold around 750ml of liquid while the rest can be taken care by an extra boobage. What say?

Price: £19.95

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And here is some hard piece of news. After 20 years, Scotland’s oldest distillery is expected to be reopened for sale. Positioned at Portsoy in Banffshire, the Glenglassaugh distillery is a part of the Edrington Group which is equipped with The Macallan, Famous Grouse and Highland Park.

It is being reported to be sold off to a conglomerate of buyers based in Eastern Europe for as much as £3 million. The distillery was installed in 1875 and was shut since 1986.

Via Luxist/ UKPress