A customer at London's Playboy Club recently managed to destroy $77615 Bottle Of Historic Cognac which dated back to 1788. Shattered one of the oldest cognacs in the world. The bottle of Clos de Griffier Vieux dated back to 1788. 224-Year Old Cognac. Your heart has to go out to bar tender extraordinaire. 1788 Clos de Griffier Vieux, which were priced at $7830 a glass. To add insult to injury, the bottle of Clos de Griffier Vieux wasn't even insured as it had already been opened. a Clos de Griffier Vieux from 1788 — was smashed when a businessman asked to see the bottle.