£9,000

The world's most expensive cocktail has gone on sale in London — costing the same as a new family car at £9,000. The "Gigi's" is aimed squarely at...

The world's most expensive cocktail has gone on sale in London — costing the same as a new family car at £9,000. The "Gigi's" is aimed squarely at the fabulously rich of Mayfair, where property regularly fetches more than £40 million. It is made with a vintage Champagne and an ultra-rare Armagnac brandy that predates the Boer War. The result is described as "liquid gold."

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