“As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.”
- Victor Hugo
1. Best Private Golf and Sporting Retreat
The Abaco Club, Bahamas
Say you’ve done well this year … really well. Now, say it’s time to splurge on you and only the best will do. You want golf, you want deep sea fishing, and you want a private customs area to access 520 idyllic acres. What you want is the Abaco Club on Winding Bay in Abaco Bay, Bahamas. Limited to a select few by membership and a $1.5 million price tag, this exclusive retreat is this month’s ultimate Holiday destination.
2. Best Cuban Cigar
Cohiba Espléndido
So you didn’t do that well. But, you did buy lots of Google at $95. And since you’ve more than tripled your money, it’s time to celebrate with an Espléndido. Rolled perfectly and filled with fermented tobacco, these Cohibas make the best gifts … for yourself. $650 gets you a box from Habana.
3. Best Steak Delivered
Peter Luger’s Porterhouse Steaks
A perfect smoke deserves a perfect steak and no one does it better than Peter Luger’s. You could wait six weeks for a 7:45 p.m. table or you could have it delivered to the doorman within 48 hours. Milk chocolate coins and two porterhouse cuts go for $157 plus shipping. Instant gratification never tasted so good.
4. Best Cognac
Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Cognac
One grand for one bottle. It only sounds like a lot until you sip what will be your ultimate glass of Rémy Martin. Celebrated by the worlds of fashion and politics, this prized cognac blends eaux de vies from 40 to 100 years old meaning it’s incomprehensibly smooth and rich. Not unlike you. A mere $1,300 brings it home from zachys.com.
