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"FacebookPinterest\n\nI wasn't prepared. I thought I was just going to be tasting some Bowmore 12, 18 and 25, all great stuff, but then the guy from Bowmore takes out a flask-sized, anonymous looking bottle filled with a rich, golden liquid, pours about an ounce and, as he allows it open up, begins to tell me about Gold Bowmore, the stuff sitting in a glass in front of me. It's the oldest whisky Bowmore's ever released. There will only be 701 bottles of it in the world and 80 for the U.S. It comes from whisky matured in three bourbon casks and a single Oloroso sherry cask. Oh yeah. And a 750ml bottle of it costs...$6,500. Spit take!\n\nNot really. My mouth was empty at the time. It would have been wide open in shock, but different things go through your mind when you're presented with something as obscene and absurd as an ounce of booze from a bottle that costs as much as a used car, mainly, \"After I drink this, it will be gone. Forever.\" and \"Who buys this stuff?\"\n\nNot me, certainly. In fact, most people who can afford it buy two: one to enjoy, the other to lock up and auction off later. Yes, to some, there is no such thing as a recession.\n\nBut enough about me feeling poor. How did it taste? In a word: tropical. For real. When you first nose it, there are strong notes of grapefruit and as it opens up even further, you start smelling something along the lines of apricot. Drinking it is like visiting Islay by way of the Caribbean\u2014there's a very faint smokiness, but it's mostly bright notes of tropical fruit that come out like lychee, mango, and passion fruit, each one coming through during the long, long finish. Ultimately, it was weird and funky like no other Scotch I've ever tasted. I wanted more. I didn't want to put anything in my mouth until the taste of it had dissipated.\n\nIs it worth $6,500? I don't think any bottle of booze is, but don't let me stop you. The first bottle of Bowmore Gold, along with a bottle of Bowmore Black and White (aka the Bowmore Trilogy) is up for auction tomorrow as the headline to Christie's fine spirits auction. Estimate for all three bottles: $24,000. Happy bidding! And when you crack it open, call me!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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