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25/09/2012
Most Expensive Cocktail in the World
It has been four years since the current World Record holders created the world's most expensive cocktail and now, the time has come for it to finally be broken! And no one is more fitting to smash the record, than the world's leading cocktail expert, Salvatore Calabrese.
To coincide with London Cocktail Week, Salvatore plans to break the world record in his self-titled bar, Salvatore's at Playboy Club London on Thursday 11th October. The cocktail is called 'Salvatore's Legacy' and will be priced at £5,500 a glass. The ingredients will be used from his personal collection and include 40ml 1778 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 20ml 1770 Kummel Liqueur, 20ml circa 1860 Dubb Orange Curacao and two dashes of circa 1900s Angostura Bitters.
The current record is held by The Skyview Bar of Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai and stands at £3,766.52 a glass. Salvatore had originally planned his attempt in July this year, but to Salvatore's dismay, his vintage cognac bottle was broken in his bar, which meant this had to be put on hold. Now, Salvatore is more determined than ever to create the world's most expensive cocktail, saying: 'I was devastated when my bottle smashed and thought my dream of breaking the world record was over, but thankfully it has all worked out and nothing will stop me now.'
Known as 'The Maestro' within the industry, Salvatore has over 30 years experience of creating drinks, not only will 'Salvatore's Legacy' be the world's most expensive cocktail, but will include spirits from the time of the American Revolution and when Captain Cook claimed Australia - making it the oldest as well!
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