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Unique bottle of tequila sold for $225,000 <o></o>
<st1:city><st1><!-- BEGIN MEDIA BOX NUMBER 1 --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX 9572065 --><!-- $Id: MediaBox.java,v 1.9 2006/07/11 16:08:56 gmavrom Exp $ --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX LEFT SIDE SPACER -->MEXICO CITY</st1></st1:city> (AP) -- Forget the salt and lime, you'll need a mint to enjoy this tequila. Producer Tequila Ley .925 announced Saturday that it has sold a bottle of <st1:country-region><st1>Mexico</st1></st1:country-region>'s best-known beverage in a gold and platinum casing for a whopping $225,000.
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"This is a really unique bottle of tequila and our client, a U.S.-based collector of fine wines and spirits, will treasure this prize to add to an already impressive collection," said company CEO Fernando Altamirano in a news release. The buyer's name was not disclosed.
<o></o>Altamirano said he is applying to the Guinness Book of Records claiming he has sold the most expensive bottle of liquor ever, but the book has to ratify the claim.
<o></o>Tequila, made from agave, a blue cactus-like plant native to <st1>Western Mexico, sells for as little $10 a bottle and was traditionally the drink of farmers and laborers.
<o></o><!-- BEGIN MEDIA BOX NUMBER 2 --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX 9572066 --><!-- $Id: MediaBox.java,v 1.9 2006/07/11 16:08:56 gmavrom Exp $ --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX LEFT SIDE SPACER -->However, in recent years its profile has risen dramatically and it has gained fans on all corners of the globe. Earlier this month, UNESCO added the blue agave-growing region to the World Heritage list.<o>
The record-breaking bottle was part of a new range of luxury tequilas unveiled by Tequila Ley last week. Named "Aztec Passion Limited Edition," it was cased in 4.4 pounds of gold and platinum.<o></o>
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Unique bottle of tequila sold for $225,000 <o></o>
<st1:city><st1><!-- BEGIN MEDIA BOX NUMBER 1 --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX 9572065 --><!-- $Id: MediaBox.java,v 1.9 2006/07/11 16:08:56 gmavrom Exp $ --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX LEFT SIDE SPACER -->MEXICO CITY</st1></st1:city> (AP) -- Forget the salt and lime, you'll need a mint to enjoy this tequila. Producer Tequila Ley .925 announced Saturday that it has sold a bottle of <st1:country-region><st1>Mexico</st1></st1:country-region>'s best-known beverage in a gold and platinum casing for a whopping $225,000.
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"This is a really unique bottle of tequila and our client, a U.S.-based collector of fine wines and spirits, will treasure this prize to add to an already impressive collection," said company CEO Fernando Altamirano in a news release. The buyer's name was not disclosed.
<o></o>Altamirano said he is applying to the Guinness Book of Records claiming he has sold the most expensive bottle of liquor ever, but the book has to ratify the claim.
<o></o>Tequila, made from agave, a blue cactus-like plant native to <st1>Western Mexico, sells for as little $10 a bottle and was traditionally the drink of farmers and laborers.
<o></o><!-- BEGIN MEDIA BOX NUMBER 2 --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX 9572066 --><!-- $Id: MediaBox.java,v 1.9 2006/07/11 16:08:56 gmavrom Exp $ --><!-- BEGIN MEDIABOX LEFT SIDE SPACER -->However, in recent years its profile has risen dramatically and it has gained fans on all corners of the globe. Earlier this month, UNESCO added the blue agave-growing region to the World Heritage list.<o>
The record-breaking bottle was part of a new range of luxury tequilas unveiled by Tequila Ley last week. Named "Aztec Passion Limited Edition," it was cased in 4.4 pounds of gold and platinum.<o></o>
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