Definitely not for a Beer Budget...

The most expensive cocktail in history, as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, is Salvatore’s Legacy, created by bartender Salvatore Calabrese at the Playboy Club London. It sells for $8,824. Here's the ingredient list:

• 1778 Clos de Griffier viex cognac
• 1770 Kummel liqueur
• 1860 Dubb orange curacao
• two dashes of Angostura bitters c.1900

Watch him make it.