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The world’s most expensive Christmas hamper

A Christmas hamper filled with fine wines, spirits and delicacies like foie gras, caviar and Alba truffles has gone on sale for £85,605.

Dec 19, 2014 | By AFPRelaxnews

Christmas hamper

A Christmas hamper filled with fine wines, spirits and delicacies like foie gras, caviar and Alba truffles has gone on sale for £85,605 ($134,650).

Available via luxury website VeryFirstTo.com, the decadent offering is being billed as the most expensive hamper to have ever gone on sale.

The decadent basket includes, for instance, a bottle of Jules Robin 1789 Cognac, that’s been stored in oak barrels for more than 70 years.

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Likewise, the recipient will also be able to sample a drop of history with the Moët & Chandon Dom Pérignon from 1961 that served as the official bubbly for the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981.

Such auspicious champagne, meanwhile, deserves fancy glassware. Enter Rosenthal Champagne flutes from Versace.

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A host of luxurious foodstuffs also fill the hamper, including a rare Almas caviar, truffles, foie gras, foie gras with truffles, a 25-year-old balsamic vinegar and a 4-year-old aged, Joselito gran reserva ham from Spain.

To serve the different tins of luxury caviar, the hamper includes a pair of caviar spoons, dish, and bottle opener made with mother of pearl.

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