Will you drink N290m champagne?
It sounds like a trick question doesn’t
it? But we’re serious, will you drink the white sparkling wine alcohol
worth N290m a bottle?
Last week, luxury designer Alexander Amosu announced that he had created the world’s most expensive champagne ‘Taste of Diamonds‘ which costs £1,200,000 (about N290m).
The design takes its inspiration from
the ‘Superman’ style signature, is handmade in 18ct solid gold, weighs
approximately 36gsm, handcrafted and engraved with the client’s name,
Goût de Diamants.
Luxury champagne brand Goût de Diamants is an award winning, handmade, luxury champagne company from a family run estate in Oger, France.
As soon as the news hit websites and
lifestyle blogs, reactions immediately followed – not about the shape of
the bottle, not about Amosu’s design but about the ‘outrageous’ amount a
bottle costs – a whooping N290m!
In the forefront of complainants was Psquare’s Peter Okoye.
The Pop singer (who often posts photos of himself cavorting in comfort
of his million naira family mansion) wasn’t buying the idea (let alone
the drink) of a bottle of champagne costing that much.
‘The most expensive champagne.
£1.2million. (N250million) May dis champagne never CHOP MY MONEY IJN.
Dis time I really care’. Peter wrote, adding in a sarcastic tone, ‘So
dats like N50million per glass…. Ladies are u with me? #Nawash’.
He seemed to have spoken the minds of many Nigerians, as comments on several blogs voiced the same opinion.
‘lmao @ who am i…………. my dear drink a
glass nd go to heaven lol…. According to Peter, may dis champagne never
chop my money ijn’, Miss Teenu wrote.
‘Unless that drink can give eternal
youth, anyone who actually pays for it is just confirming to us that
his/her wealth was stolen! Which Mugu would spend their hard earned
money on this????’, another comment read.
But trust Amosu, a shrewd businessman
(who made global record when he created the world’s most expensive suit
in 2008) to come up with some witty reply; the UK based entrepreneur
responded by posting a screenshot of Peter’s comments, simply asking
Goût de Diamants to send a bottle Peter’s way.
It’s was quite sarcastic of Amosu whose
subsequent comments sought to establish the fact that the drink is meant
for ‘Big Boys Only’.
So really the question isn’t of a will to drink, rather should be ‘can you buy champagne worth N290m?!
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