I am downhearted. Dejected. Disconsolate.
For two years, I’ve been thinking about a glass of Louis XIII.
Louis Treize, as it is casually known, is the most expensive liqueur in the world. Painstakingly crafted from up to 1,200 types of eau de vie — brandies, some up to 100 years old — it is said to be a peerless and endlessly enchanting blend of the finest varieties in the land. People who are good at this sort of thing are said to be able to detect notes of 250 different flavors in it: fruits, leather, jasmine, honey, nutmeg, sandlewood, saffron and more.
