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...damn the beer. Samuel Adams' $120 Utopias, in a ridiculous copper-covered 24-oz. (710 mL) bottle meant to resemble an old-fashioned brew kettle, looked like the perfect candidate for a smackdown. First off, it's barely a beer. It's not carbonated like a Bud but aged in oak barrels like scotch, and it has a vintage year, like a Bordeaux. It is also unbelievably delicious--like a port flavored with malt and a touch of bite from the hops, and somehow light, complex and free of any alcohol sting, despite having six times as much alcohol content...
Some other insanely priced foods I sampled were also impressive. The Lambda olive oil from Greece, retailing at $182 for 1,000 mL, came packaged in more gift-box euphoria than anything Tiffany could imagine. The company says it presses its olives less than 10 hours after they're picked, which didn't impress me all that much--how long do people normally leave olives sitting around?--but the oil really was intense, with an acidless buttery, fruity, peppery flavor. You're supposed to use it on vegetables or with bread--though I still wouldn't pay this much even...
Vinegar $145 100-mL bottle of Manicardi balsamic...
...from his prolific Flowers screenprints, the fragrance is a daring mix of sweet and sensual notes from lily of the valley, blue freesia and golden amber. Warhol's energetic Flowers come alive in fuchsia, red and yellow on the bottle. The fragrance is available this month in 50-ml or 100-ml flacons, or as a portfolio of 10 bottles, each featuring a different version of the screenprint...
...billion high-end-fragrance industry, whose sales declined slightly in 2007. Niche perfumes were only 9% of that market, but their sales have risen 60% since 2005, says Karen Grant of market-research firm NPD--especially striking since most niche brands start at about $100 for 1.7 oz. (50 ml) while the average cost of a scent that size is $31, according to Euromonitor...