Hundreds, thousands of labels of different expressions. Due to the characteristics of its production process, whiskey has many variants. The most expensive, those whose measure can be worth up to $ 135,000, always attract a lot of attention.
They are bottles that due to their prices are difficult to access. However, they can well be tried in some bars and restaurants in Buenos Aires with bars increasingly better supplied with this legendary drink. Both its most exclusive labels and the rarest or difficult to get.
Each brand has different labels on the market and the diversity of expressions and prices is due to the fact that several factors are involved in the production of whisky.
What makes the value of a whisky more expensive
Measure of whiskey
The fundamentals are the origin, the climate where the cereal was grown (remember that the base material is barley, rye, wheat or corn) and the distillate water (from streams, springs or thaw).
To these is added the aging, which is usually done in wooden barrels (usually oak) where another alcoholic beverage has been stored (bourbon, sherry, port, wine and even Stout beer).
As for the wood, each barrel is unique and every so often an exceptional one is detected, from which a unique whiskey of its kind and therefore much more expensive will be born. The storage, on the other hand, depends on the "nose" of the master blender, who determines that the product is ready for bottling.
Scotch whiskeys over $ 100 thousand the measure
Whisky Macallan 12 triple cask
In Piso 15 Sky Bar (Corrientes 222) has one of its headquarters Vuelta Abajo, the firm that sells all kinds of high-end spirits. There you can try the Glenfiddich 25 years, which chops in tip with $ 135.00 pesos the measure (the bottle, $ 950,000). Also 25 years old, the Glenmorangie costs $121,000 ($850,000 a bottle).
On that rooftop of Retiro, some of the most precious Macallan are tasted for $ 58,500 (Rare) and $ 56,000 (State).
Also at Puerta del Inca (Bolivar 373), San Telmo's restaurant, they serve several Macallan expressions: Double cask 18 ($60,000), Edition 3 ($60,000), Double cask 15 ($22,000), Quest ($22,000) and Amber ($21,000).
The Whisky Museum, one of the places to try exclusive Scotch whisky labels.
At the Whiskey Museum (Monroe 3982), where more than 4,18 different bottles are exhibited, you can try The Macallan Double Cask 65 years at $ 000,30; Ballantine's 45 years for $000,100 Kilchoman 30% Islay, at $000,<>.
The most expensive Japanese whiskeys
If it is a question of going for a distillate of Japanese origin, the prices are somewhat more accessible. On the same 15th floor, the price of the measure of Hibiki Master Select, difficult to get, is $ 18,000.
While in Amaterasu (Gallo 491), bar of whiskeys and Japanese cocktails, the most expensive are Hakushu 12 years, $ 31,200; Yamazaki 12 years, $ 29,200 and Kura classic, $ 19. 200. The rarest ones go for $ 13,200 (Yoichi) $ 10,200 (Kisoyama Yuhi and Kikori) and $ 7,300 (Nikka Super Rare Old), always talking about measures.
Hibiki Japanese whiskey.
At Sede Whisky (Guevara 421), the Chacarita bar aimed at a young audience, its owners usually bring "treasures" from different trips. There you can try Shibui, ($10,350); Kikori ($9,200), Elijah Craig bourbon and Rittenhouse rye rye single malt (both for $5,400) plus two West Cork expressions ($4,540 a measure).
Unusual in bars, Johnnie Walker Green Label ($7,900 a measure) can be found in Jarana (Fitz Roy 1722). There you can also order Macallan 12 years Triple Cask ($8,500), Glenlivet Founders Reserva ($5,500) or Chivas Mizunara ($4,900).
Better known as vinoteca, Aldo's (Arévalo 2032) also has a good assortment of whiskeys. The most interesting: the high-end classic Johnnie Walker Blue Label ($26,000); Johnnie Walker 18 ($12,500); single malt Scottish Auchentoshan ($12,000); Adberg 10 years ($14,100) Tribe: Gordon & Macphail 15 ($12,500) and Mortlach, a triple distilled single malt, $10,200.
Abasolo Gourmet Mexican Whiskey
At Punto Mona (Fraga 93), bartender Mona Gallosi's bar, there's a rarity: Abasolo, a corn-based Mexican whiskey of the cacahuacintle variety. The beans are "nixtamalizan" in quicklime water and then passed through coffee roasting machines and turned into flour for the wort. Abasolo's measure costs $15,000.
Other rarities served on-site include Glenrothes Maker's Club, $13,100; Setbacks $12,400; and Davies County bourbon, $6,300.
Prices are subject to variation.
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