I just got back from a vacation at an all-inclusive resort in which the alcohol choices depended on if you were “privilege” (VIP) or not. Oddly, Absolut was privilege, Stoli was not. Jim Beam was privilege, Jack Daniels was not.
On a tangent, I started thinking about what really privileged people would drink. No, I’m not talking Louis XIII cognac, which can go for $200/pour, depending on which market you’re in. Instead, I’m talking about super, super expensive drinks, like these:
The $1,000 Mint Julep at the Kentucky Derby. Starting in 2006, the race sold them for charity. The special mint juleps were made with Woodford Reserve bourbon, ice from the Arctic, mint from Morocco and sugar from the South Pacific and served in a gold-plated cup with a silver straw.
The $1,500 Mai Tai at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast (Ireland). The bar at this hotel has been named the World’s Best Hotel Bar, and I think it has an impressive cocktail menu. The reason the drink is so pricey is because it contains original rum from 1944, when the mai tai was invented.
The $10,000 martini at Vaucluse in West Hollywood. In addition to your choice of premium vodka, you also get a one-carat diamond from a nearby jewelry store delivered and placed into your drink.
These drinks would probably go well with the $666 Douche Burger I mentioned in a previous post.
I’m looking forward to being a “celebrity” judge for the inaugural MadTown Shakedown, a bartending competition taking place at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 at HotelRED.
