What you would do with a bottle of Balvenie 40 year old

[kishnevi]

This was sparked by seeing the showcase in my local Total Wine store which had among other things exactly that--a bottle priced at $3999.  The bottle of Hennessy Richard next to it was a relative bargain at $2999

[ibanezmonster]

Assuming I even had $4,000, I'd sell it back immediately, because, wtf?... 

[Cato]

As a drinker of non-alcoholic liquids, I have no interest in the taste of such things: but if I did have such a bottle, I suppose I would try to resell it.

Having a story to go along with it would help to increase the cachet of the offering, e.g. the bottle might have belonged to financier Roswell Miteux, and was the only thing of value left on his yacht, from which he disappeared while sailing off the Antarctic, where it is feared he was abducted by rogue Emperor penguins and possibly sold to Icelamic terrorists.   0:)

[DavidW]

I'm surprised that the most obvious choice is not there-- save it for a special occasion and share it with your friends.

I read though that in double blind tests that most people prefer the taste of cheaper wine.   And I'm not joking either!

[Todd]

Were I able to afford such an expensive scotch, of course I'd drink it.  But I doubt I'd buy it, even if I had the money.  Scotch starts to take on too much of a wood taste after a certain length of time.  I'd probably stop closer to 18 years, or maybe 21 years, and save some money.  Besides, Balvenie is good, but I can't imagine it being $4K good.  An aged Macallan or Highland Park or Springbank would be preferable.