Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2019 (0.5L)
The world's original botrytized dessert wine ('Wine of Kings, King of Wines') at source pricing — the same bottle costs about double in the US.
Price: 12900 HUF (Bortársaság (Hungary's top wine merchant) list price, 0.5L bottle, 2019 vintage)
Where to buy: Bortársaság shops citywide, Tasting Table (Bródy Sándor u.), or the Royal Tokaji/Disznókő cellars in Tokaj itself
Price checked 2026-07-03
- 12,900 Ft is roughly $36 — half the US shelf price for the identical bottle; the aszú category simply isn't marked up at source
- 0.5L is the standard aszú format; 6 puttonyos and Eszencia step up steeply in price
- A single bottle is under the 70,000 Ft tax-free threshold — a mixed case at one Bortársaság receipt qualifies
- US allows 1L duty-free; India counts it in the 2L allowance