VERY Expensive Vinegar

 Single Malt Balsamic?
   A while back I did a post about some of the expensive bottles of alcohol available at the LCBO ("Christmas Spirit$"). Recently while in Vancouver, I noticed some expensive bottles of vinegar while in The Gourmet Warehouse. Keep this image in mind if your wife asks you to go to the grocery store to grab a couple of bottles of balsamic. 

   There are much cheaper balsamic options and I will point out that the bottles pictured above are very small, 65G for $400. 
    I am much more a plonk person than an oenophile and I know even less about vinegars, so I will direct you to the oxologists and foodies who know much more.

Sources:
"Do you know who the oxologist is?You may not know that the balsamic vinegar expert has a name, just like the wine expert. The technician who patiently follows all the slow production phases of Balsamic Vinegar is the oxologist, from the Greek oxos, which means vinegar. The most famous one? Angelo Valentini, agronomist, oenologist, herbalist and oxologist who is still called upon to set up the vinegar attics and who has also written books on the subject." From: "5 Curiosities About Balsamic Vinegar."
"Everthing You Need to Know About Balsamic Vinegar," Andrew Wheeler, Serious Eats, Sept. 22, 2023. 
The Bonus: 
  If your partner is a foodie you can shop at the Gourmet Warehouse in Vancouver from your home. If you are cheap, however, you can order bottles of balsamic on Amazon for under $10.