To celebrate their 20th anniversary, luxury cigar maker
Gurkha, has put together a limited edition cigar sure to light a fire under stogie fans.
Two years in the making, only 1,000 boxes of 92
cigars will be available worldwide at a cost of $920 per box. Should you be lucky enough to score one of these handmade, rustic wood boxes as a gift or for gift giving, you'll be treated to hand rolled
cigars made from silky Connecticut Maduro wrappers with a superb aged Cameroon binder and Nicaraguan filler. (You cigar lovers understand what I just said, right?)
www.gurkhacigars.com
Gurkha takes the term "burning through money" to a new level.
Considered by many to be the Rolls Royce of
cigars, they're also known for making exclusive high-end smokes catering to collectors. Like their Black Dragon released in 2006. Limited to only five cases, they came in a hand-carved, camel bone box, and cost a mind-blowing $1,150 each. Not each case. Each cigar. Each case had 100
cigars and cost $115,000. For something you set on fire. Intentionally.
And that makes this year's most expensive cigar in the world,
Gurkha's His Majesty's Reserve, at $15,000 per box of 20, or $750 for a single cigar, pale in comparison. Limited to less than 100 boxes, these premium stogies are made with the most expensive premium tobacco and are then infused with an entire bottle of Louis XIII cognac. Just because they can.
So if you're a recent lottery winner, or an Exxon/Mobil exec, it's definitely the ultimate (read: most obnoxious) show of your status and purchasing power this side of a Bentley. It just makes lighting it with a $100 bill seem redundant.
$750 each
$15,000 per box of 20
www.gurkhacigars.com
It's a long standing tradition to gift a bottle to the guys we work with, the guys we share a family tree with, the guys who take care of whatever we need all year, and any other guys who have earned inclusion on our gift list.
But there's an art to gifting with booze. Sure, you can simply give his favorite scotch, but giving one in a limited edition bottle, or one with an unusual back story, goes that much farther and shows way more thought. And the two dozen spirits that follow were chosen because they fill those requirements.
But remember, when it comes to giving the gift of booze, always be aware to give bottles in the appropriate price range. Giving your new girlfriend's father a 15-year-old single malt says you've got class. Giving him a 30-year-old single malt says you got his daughter pregnant.
TEQUILA
(From what I'm seeing, it seems like tequila is not only this year's hot spirit, but is also big for gifting. A great alternative to scotch or whisky.)
VooDoo Tiki Private Family Collection
This is one of my personal favorite tequilas (if you haven't had one of their flavored tequilas, you're missing out), and once a year they produce a very limited Private Family Collection, reserved exclusively for family and friends, and a few lucky tequila lovers.
It comes in a handcrafted Tiki box that's a replica of an original Voodoo Tiki, and is nearly two feet tall. Inside, the lighted interior illuminates the etched bottle of premium 100% Blue Agave tequila and four hand-blown glass tiki shot glasses. Only 1,000 are made each year. Get your hands on one.
Price ranges from $899 - $1,099
Platinum Silver - $45
Reposado - $50
Anejo - $64
Flavored Infusions - $29.99
VooDooTiki.com
Don Julio 1492 and Real
Don Julio 1942 is not your every day tequila. It's a fantastic sipping tequila that tastes similar to a cognac, recently released in a new bottle that has a sleek, modern design that'll look great on any recipient's home bar.
If you really want to impress, Don Julio Real comes in a decanter-shaped bottle adorned with metal agave leaves, and agave stopper. Something your boss might keep in his office, to share during those post-client-signing celebrations.
$125 - 1942
$350 - Real
DonJulio.com
Peligroso Tequila
Peligroso means "dangerous." And this tequila aims to
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