$8,500? Some people don’t earn that in a week!

Single subject April theme “old” #28

I walked past this alcohol shop in Chinatown. I just couldn’t get any angle without getting reflections for this image. I suspect that the glass might have been a bit thick as well.

Behind these two very expensive bottles of 30yo and 50yo “Moutai” are two boxes of “The Macallan” scotch whisky. I’m quite sure they are not bottles of “The Macallan Lalique” 50-Year-Old Single Malt which sells for $253,291 a bottle!

I suppose I could have walked in and ask to try a “wee dram” of both the Moutai and The Macallan to compare them?

[Diana]

Our most expensive wines all go to China, they have very good taste. So happy that I am not a whisky drinker ;-)

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Costing that much at a pop, they may have well had a thick glass to keep someone from doing a smash-and-run.

[Krista Marson]

Rich tastes!

[Lin]

Wow - nicely captured and very interesting!

[bkb in the city]

Oh my goodness

[Susan Wakely]

Is it liquid gold?

[Shutterbug]

Seriously, I thought it was in a different currency. Even if it is 50 years old, I don’t know who could or would afford it without a taste test first.

[Oli Lindenskov]

Phew expensive drops🙈💸😊

[Dawn]

Wow liquid gold !

[Maxine Lathbury]

Wow! I like whisky, but not at that price

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Linda Godwin]

too rich for most folks blood

[carol white]

I can think of better things to spend my money on

[Olwynne]

Someone has rich taste

[Christine Sztukowski]

Oh my gosh, I better be good

[Mags]

My goodness! That's pretty durn spendy!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

probably tastes like stale piss too

[Cordiander]

What crazy prices!

[Bill Davidson]

What prices!

[Jeremy Cross]

Wow!

[Phil Howcroft]

I'm pleased I don't drink whiskey !!!!

[Pat]

Wowee! You’d have to drink it by the thimble full to make it last.

[Rob Z]

Wowee- they must be blooming good!!

[Diane]

Pretty pricey! I was so intrigued by this that I looked up the exchange rate.

[Kathy]

Pretty unique bottles, but that's an outrageous price for liquor.

[Harry J Benson]

Interesting price, well above what I would spend

[Rick]

Wow, that's some expensive juice. :-) Nice capture.

[Kathy A]

I would say that most people wouldn't earn that in a week.

[Casablanca]

Some of us don't earn that in a year!

[Agnes]

Cheers

[Merrelyn]

Wow, that's a very expensive tipple.

[John Falconer]

@ludwigsdiana
Thanks Diana. Our best wines used to go to China until a few years ago when the Communist Government were upset with us and banned our wines! They have only recently lifted the ban.

[John Falconer]

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Thanks for all the terrific comments. I had a good laugh.

[John Falconer]

@koalagardens
Thanks. I think you meant “smells” like!!

[John Falconer]

@eudora
Even in USD it’s expensive!!!

[LTaylor]

such wastrels are the rich, laughing all the way to and from the bank with loose change

[Issi Bannerman]

Geeze that's a lot in any currency I suspect.