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Old 5 October 2018, 07:13 AM   #1
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'Holy Grail' of scotch whisky sells for record $1.1 million at auction.
Really impressive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/w...on-record.html
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Old 5 October 2018, 07:15 AM   #2
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How does that saying go? A fool and his money...
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Old 5 October 2018, 07:20 AM   #3
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How does that saying go? A fool and his money...
The bottle must be really important for collectors but I'm not one so I'm not sure what to think.
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Come on over. I’ll pop it open so we can see how it tastes.
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Old 5 October 2018, 07:25 AM   #5
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Come on over. I値l pop it open so we can see how it tastes.
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Come on over. I値l pop it open so we can see how it tastes.
LOL, we all know better than that. You would buy a car before paying this for a bottle of booze...
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That's nice, but no more 1926.
Bring us some fresh Scotch, the freshest you've got.
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'Holy Grail' of scotch whisky sells for record $1.1 million at auction.
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And it might not even taste that good...
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Old 5 October 2018, 07:59 AM   #10
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sounds like it tasted like crap lol

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Old 5 October 2018, 09:03 AM   #11
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sounds like it tasted like crap lol

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They must be buying the original artwork LOL
which is hideous too!eye of the beholder I guess

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I don't believe anyone would buy something like that to drink.
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I don't believe anyone would buy something like that to drink.


Of course, why waste perfectly good rubbing alcohol!!
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of course, why waste perfectly good rubbing alcohol!!
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I知 so glad I知 a simple person. My drink of choice is whiskey, but I知 not picky. Jameson, Jack, Bulleit, Markers Mark, run of the mill Macallan. Put it in a glass with a splash of water and I値l drink it with a smile.


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How does that saying go? A fool and his money...
Agree, some people get their money way too easily.
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We live in an age when billionaires are not that uncommon and even CEO salary packages often exceed $10M pa. This explains the simply amazing (to most people) auction prices we are seeing for art, motor vehicles, jewellery and prestige houses, etc.
I suppose only those of us not in this financial category concern ourselves with the morality of it.
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LOL, we all know better than that. You would buy a car before paying this for a bottle of booze...
So true. So very true.
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