Olive oil that costs more than a luxury vacation?

Does the recovering economy have you feeling all spendy again? If so, Greece-based Speiron has just the luxury item for you – a $15,000 bottle of super premium extra virgin olive oil. That’s right, the 17-ounce bottle of Lambda pours for $147 per teaspoon. That’s per teaspoon, not tablespoon. It’s not simply that the olives are sourced from some of the oldest olive trees in all of Greece, harvested and pressed within hours, and filled by hand to preserve freshness and fruitiness, it’s also about exclusivity, says SmartMoney’s Charles Passy. “You’re really not buying the oil, you’re buying the bottle,” he says. “They packaged it to the deluxe level with specialty woods, gold wrapping, and your signature on the bottle.”

As they suggest, at $15,000 a bottle this oil is almost worth its weight in gold – Ed!