Overview

• The Merchant Hotel in Belfast has launched a £1,000 cocktail, described as a 'masterpiece of Irish whiskey.'
• The cocktail, Midleton Forêt de Tronçais, features rare whiskey aged in French Tronçais oak casks, complemented by Antica Formula and Dubonnet.
• The whiskey used in the drink costs £4,000 per bottle, with only 1,000 bottles produced globally.
• The hotel previously held a Guinness World Record for the most expensive cocktail in 2007, but was later surpassed by a drink sold in Melbourne.
• The Merchant's new menu includes 21 drinks starting at £14.99, with options designed to suit a range of flavor preferences.