Tired of cheap supermarket liquor? Not anymore. There is a soon-to-be released miracle machine for all those of you who want to sip on quality spirits without having to spend too much. A creation of Dragons Den veteran and entrepreneur Casey Jones, this wonderful gadget comes at a neat price of 350 pounds.

Claims are that this ice-bucket look alike can turn any cheap booze into a bottle of vintage in just 30 minutes. The space-age ultrasound technology behind has garnered a lot of interest. Leisure chain Hotel Du Vin is even in talks about promoting the working title ‘Ultrasonic Wine Ager’.

There is yet another plus point that this wine ager has. It eliminates chances of a hangover. Because of the chemical changes occurring, the alcohol becomes easily absorbable by the kidneys. By the way, Jones has also tried the gadget on orange juice. Not only the juice was fresher but it even looked brighter.

A very attractive product that shall pull all restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels and home brewers like a magnet!
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Bringing across a new definition to the world of luxury stands this post capturing the pricey spirits that would make you feel high over a simple read. Those who wish to have their hard liquor seem really classy shall keep their fingers here. Let’s start with world’s most expensive cognac; the Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne that comes packed in a bejeweled crystal bottle bathed in 24K yellow gold and sterling platinum festooned with 6, 500 certified brilliant cut diamonds. Did I tell you it is retailed at $1,946,617 only? Moving on further, we have the world’s most expensive tequila, the La Ley del Diamante (the Diamond Sterling) Tequila that is available in a hand-blown glass covered with four kilograms of pure platinum and sterling silver .925 and 6,000 brilliant-cut diamond and is priced at $1,547,880. It carries around 42% alcohol.

Following the queue is the DIVA Premium Vodka, the priciest one retailed at $1,060,000. Produced using natural spring water and triple-distilled, each bottle holds a glass center packed with precious or semi-precious jewels, counting diamonds.

Starting with the world’s most expensive whiskies, we have Nun’s Island, Galway Distillery, 20-Year-Old Pure Pot Still Whisky and Nun’s Island, Galway Distillery and 25-Year-Old Pure Pot Still Whisky. Each one is retailed at nearly $194,661. And finally not to forget the “Ho Ho Ho and aa bottle of Rum”! Manufactured by Jamaican distillers Wray and Nephew, the Wray and Nephew Rum was bottled in the 1940s using diverse blends and you would be glad to know that counted four unopened bottles are available across the world and each one is priced at $50,638.

P.S.: The above mentioned price may vary depending upon the jewels utilized.

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It’s being quite some time that Belvedere vodka is in news for its promotional strategies, thereby strengthening brand’s image. The latest tool it has picked is the Jagger Dagger, a sword developed by jewelry designer Jade Jagger, daughter of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and model Bianca Jagger. The sword dipped in 18K-white gold comes encrusted with 12-carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, 42 pastel sapphires, and a vital blue lapis lazuli square. The blade is formed using mirror-polished carbon steel with an impression of the similar tree twigs that adorn the Belvedere bottle.

The “Jagger Dagger” is being considered for tableside ice-picking service with the sword provided by servers at distinct nightspots i.e. 1OAK in New York, Crystal in London and VIP in Paris. Lately, Jade unveiled this revolutionary creation by throwing a gala party in the company of around 90 plus guests. The dagger is retailed at $250,000.

If you can’t afford to buy this luxury then would suggest you to go for other models that have white topaz and aquamarine instead of diamonds and sapphires. This one would cost you only $10,000.

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Vodka is considered as a stress buster by alcoholics. And this gives another reason to vodka manufacturers for offering variety in their productions, thereby having their own USP. Having seen Vodka 360, world’s first green vodka; another vodka bottle from Russia, land of vodka and not to miss world’s most expensive vodka, today all eyebrows are raised upon Swarovski crystal vodka bottle by Oval.

OVAL Vodka very well imprisons the heart of aficionados via its matchless purity, unsurpassed silkiness and ravishing esprit. But news is here it plans to don a bling feel by offering a limited edition version of the award winning OVAL vodka bottle anticipated to hit coming April. The new bottle will brag cutting-edge structure and is bejeweled with almost 7000 Swarovski crystals. For now, this pricey bottle is featured on the back bars of the eminent clubs counting ‘The Glorifier,’ which is a revolving LCD display unit, pointing its luminous Swarovski Crystals. Retailed at £3,500 ($6,922), the OVAL Swarovski Crystal bottle will reach only in counted naight clubs based in London viz. Embassy, Dolce, Amika, Maya, Tramp, Maddox, and Chinawhite.

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Chris Clark, a 43-year-old man based in Maryland lately sold off his pricey possession of domain name pizza.com. The sale earned him almost 10,000 times of the price he spilled over in 1994. Interesting thing is that he got the domain name registered for mere $20 and have been paying the annual registration fee until this January. The virus to generate money entered his mind year when he got to know that the domain name vodka.com generated massive $3 million, and it was then he took a call to earn a slice of the pie. After online auction got over he uttered: “It’s crazy. It’s just crazy.” The opening bid for pizza.com starting with $100 but within a week’s time reached its worthy cost. Clark, who wish to get the cash within a few days time, has only one regret that he didn’t purchased more domain names earlier.

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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.

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True, Russia is considered as the land of vodka, but it’s a tawny alcohol from France adds a spark of a Cognac Rush in the territory of hyper-rich oligarchs and aficionados. This occurrence is not driven by well-to-do Russians but also the emerging wealthy middle layers of society. Celebration of occasions doesn’t seem to be complete if the glaring bottle of crystal-encrusted cognac nestled with a fancy chest is not flowed. Not to forget the age and price of the cognac, which shares a directly proportional relationship.

Leading cognac brand Hennessy latest offering of ultra-Cognac-dream is Beauté du Siècle, an ornate treasure chest that comes packed with luxurious items, a Baccarat decanter carrying a blend of Cognac dated 1907. Counter 100 treasure chest are being designed by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel and would go on sale for €150,000, or $220,000. The delivery with happen by a Hennessy board member personally. Also you can eye Hennessy’s Ellipse, a €7,000 Baccarat decanter that is an amalgam of Cognacs admired by seven generations of Hennessy’s blend-masters.

The four-big Cognac houses that rule Russia are Hennessy, dominating the minds of the people followed by Rémy Martin, Martell and Courvoisier combating for their share. Russia has reached to the pedestal of world’s No. 7 market for Cognac after a long race. It consumed around 5.3 million bottles during the year ending July, which is 49% more than the corresponding period a year ago.

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Someone has rightly said the identity of the successful person gets recognized when he is asked for autograph rather than signature. In Blogosphere, the dialysis occurs when a blog gets mature from a label of a baby blog to the pedestal of a majestic presence. Right on the heels of my expectations, I have managed to crack 500 posts (on EliteChoice) within less than a year (with first post on 9 January).

Ideally I should feature myself with a goblet of champagne but I take the opportunity to introduce my internal spirit to you. This two-legged beast is my mirror image who knows the right direction and cherish past with a present energy and looks forward to ink bigger deals in life (in terms of value as size doesn’t make a difference).

Besides my journalistic profession, I was committed to my bloggers’ desk throughout this year and never intended to beat big sharks like Luxist, LuxuryLaunches, UberGizmo, ShinyShiny, Bornrich, UberReview, Blavish and others but am glad that I earned the deserving recognition from them. Also, a three-month-young network with Elite Fashion Blog Bazaar Community is quite satisfying.

It was an exciting journey to chronicle the world of elite products and break the news on the board, respecting the prerequisite of a journalist and curiosity of my faithful readers. Gluing to my very first post that outlined the purpose of my blog, I am happy to set various laurels in that direction and am geared up to offer an unbeatable common-sense perspective on important topics/ products and events of the day.

I am glad to share with you that the onset of 2008 would mark our first anniversary with a lot more unique features on the cards. And yah from today I am all set to offer next 500 posts coming thick and fast.

This Time Three Cheers To Me And My Love:)

Following the last year tradition making a debut of a 50-year single malt Macallan in a Lalique decanter, this year they are all geared up and have flaunted the 55-year-old single malt and a novel carafe with a cork shaped like the Lalique Tiara perfume’s bottle plug.

It is dipped in color tub to suit the valuable stuff contained within it. Counted 420 decanters are being produced and each one sells $12,000.

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Diva Premium Vodka is a perfect tribute to all beautiful divas. Vodka is meant to make you feel relaxed, unconscious by departing you from your material tensions and taking you to a world of pixies. Alright, but spending $1 million to do away with the gloominess of life is raising eyebrows.

Here is a seemingly good justification. It must be for those who are going through the actually tough-time of life that the very thought of living becomes a secondary issue for them. Got confused! I am just kidding. There are interested people who would love to spend $1million on a single bottle of vodka.

Against the Diaka Vodka made in Poland that was flaunted as the world’s most expensive Vodka (no info about price), today we have Diamond-filtered, the Diva Vodka by Blackwood Distillers, a Scotland based company. Refined thrice, this ice-filtered undergoes a disciplined process. First, the vodka is filtered is via Nordic birch charcoal and then flowed through a chunk of trampled diamonds and gems to offer it a stylish look and feel. The price per bottle of Diva Premium Vodka varies from $3,700 and $1 million, on the basis of usage of the valuable stones in the bottle.

The idea of paying bulky sum of $1 million for a mere vodka bottle is insane. But the interesting part is knowingly people love to enjoy this insanity.

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