Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has launched their Rémy Martin Louis XIII Rare Cask Cognac which is being touted as “supremely rare”. For the first time in the history of Louis XIII, cellar master Pierrette Trichet has decided to present one cask as a special edition to be enjoyed by connoisseurs. The first edition comprises 786 numbered decanters each designated ‘43.8’ for the alcoholic strength that is the distinguishing mark of the cask. The refreshing new decanter also comes handcrafted in black crystal, which requires more than 50 operations by some 20 Baccarat artisans. The neck of the decanter is dressed in palladium, and the decanter comes encased in a coffret forged in metal. Mirrors and internal lighting magnify the luster of the black crystal, and the metal clasp at the neck of the decanter, designed to secure the black crystal stopper further, accentuates the luxury design.

The special edition bar goes on sale as the chocolate giant relaunches the Wispa Gold after a massive online campaign to bring it back. A gold-coated Cadbury’s Wispa chocolate bar could be the most expensive in the world – with a price tag of £961.48 or $1,628 per bar. Packaged in edible gold leaf  and covered with a leaf wrapper. The chocolate bar went back into production last month following a huge drive on the online networking site Facebook, where more than 22,000 people joined the group “Bring back Cadbury’s Wispa Gold”.