They’re calling it the world’s most exclusive drink connoisseur’s holiday and that’s putting it soberly. All you’ll need is $1.27 million, a taste for expensive drinks, and 40 days of cheerful health. Guests will cover the swankiest hotels, restaurant and bars in 10 top destinations of the world, and they will do so while sampling the priciest liquors on the planet. Here’s a sniff of what’s in store: the Legacy cocktail featuring the rare 1788 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac ($21,000 for a 40ml shot) at the Playboy Club in London; selections from the $565,000 Armand de Brignac Dynastie champagne collection in Monaco; a hearty swig of the Vieille Bon Secours, one of the world’s most expensive beers; a bottle of Egon Muller, an elusive Riesling, and a private tour of the Mosel factory in Frankfurt; a $24,000 bottle of Henri Jayer Richebourg Grand Cru ’78 at Lyon; and a $13,000 Winston at Crown Melbourne’s Club 23, the world’s most expensive cocktail, its main ingredient being the 1858 Croizet Cuvee Leonie purportedly drunk by Churchill and Eisenhower while planning D-Day. And there’ll be a very collectible goodie bag waiting at the end of the trip. (flexible departure dates; holidaysplease.co.uk)
The $1.27 million world tour
On the most exclusive drink connoisseur--s holiday, participants will cover the swankiest hotels, restaurant and bars in 10 top destinations of the world