LET ME THROUGH, MY MOUTH IS BIT DRY!!!
Posted on 08/03/2005 3:16:09 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
CHICAGO, IL, United States (UPI) -- To be hip in Chicago has reached the stage of laying out $135 for a single cocktail, or $700 for tea and cognac.
Jen Hansen, spokeswoman for the Le Passage lounge said the expensive cocktail known as a Champs-d`Elysees is only ordered about once a month, but it`s on the menu for those who feel the need for it.
The drink is made with Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, Grand Marnier, orange juice and sour mix. It`s served in a crystal cognac glass rimmed with powdered sugar, and like McDonalds, the glass can be taken home by the consumer.
"People are spending $575 on a bottle of champagne here, so it`s not out of character for someone to spend this much," Hansen said.
Not to be outdone, the Park Hyatt Hotel also offers a mysterious blend of tea and cognac for $700, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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Nope, just with your wallet hanging out.
Whatever floats your boat, I guess....
Nice idea for ripping off the rich liberal snobs. It's money they won't be sending to the Rats, the Anti-Christian Liberal Un-Americans, the abortion lobby, and the environmental fascists.
The drink is made with Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, Grand Marnier, orange juice and sour mix.
Now I know I'm not hip. Incidentally, I used to walk past the place all the time. Out front, there was always a line of wannabes waiting to be abused.
LET ME THROUGH, MY MOUTH IS BIT DRY!!!
What they're not telling you is that these drinks are served by lap dancers.
For those dollars, she should dance more than on my lap.
I don't care if it is served by an extraterrestial or the pope, I ain't paying $135 for a drink.
P. J. O'Rourke
I thought the exact same thing. Good material then covered up with $3.00 a bottle sugar water? Just give me a shot then.
For $135.00 - $700.00 your damn straight the glass is going to be TAKEN home!
for that price I should get to take the waitress home.
For some folks a $135.00 is like a quarter or dollar to me...
By and large, they do.
Idiots! A waste of good cognac!
I’m the shot and a beer type myself. The only time I got into cocktails was when a girlfriend talked me into it – she thought it was classier when we went out than drinking a shot of Jack with a beer back.
"To be hip in Chicago has reached the stage of laying out $135 for a single cocktail, or $700 for tea and cognac."
ie., cities like Chicago have such an over burgeoning population problem the only solution is to cater to specific clients according to their available cash. That and a good way to monitor(sting) local drug cartels who are stupid enough to flaunt it.
Come on now, those waitresses work where it's $1.35 a drink... : )
Reminds me of a cartoon - this bum has a sign - Want $500 for a cup of coffee - a passerby says "$500 for a cup of coffee?" the bum says "yea, I want to drink it in Paris"
The scene: small town bar deep in the south.
The date: mid 1950's
4 black people walk into the bar.
Redneck says to the bartender: "you gotta serve them, it is the law".
Bartender: "yes, I know, but watch this"
"yes sir, what can I get you'll"
"We will have 4 rum and cokes"
"yes sir, thats $400"
"here you go"
Back at the bar, the redneck says "What are you going to do now?"
Bartender: "If they order another round, you poor white trash are going to have to leave".
For the girlie-men at UPI, maybe.
Philistine! It's not drunk with a pink out, but sipped daintily with a relaxed wrist.
It's monopoly money -- expense account money -- that typically buys this stuff. A little over $100 for Louie Tres (as it's called) is not unusual. So, this price is not entirely out of line. What's moronic is mixing it with OJ...
My thoughts exactly. If you are using a mix, you may as well use everclear.
"A fool and his money...."
G-d bless the West, where the only colour that matters is green!
Seriously, pay me or get out. ;)
I once gave a cocktail waitress $360 in tips.
Las Vegas: cocktail waitress asked If I wanted a drink, I was at roulette wheel, winning big.
Ordered drink, she walked off, I told the dealer I was betting $5.00 on #9 for the waitress, it hit, she won $180, I re-bet the $5.00 on #9 for her, it hit again. Re-bet it a third time, it lost, I had the $360 ready for her, 14 $25 chips.
She brought my drink, I told her what I had done and I put the chips on her tray, she gave me a hug and a thank you so very much.
What did I care, it only cost me $5.00.
It's monopoly money -- expense account money -- that typically buys this stuff. A little over $100 for Louie Tres (as it's called) is not unusual. So, this price is not entirely out of line. What's moronic is mixing it with OJ...
To mix that with anything is a sacrilege.
I've seen that happen in NYC. Usually when the restaurant has more reputation than customers. The last hooray phase...
You stole my comment! A mix??
What's the saying -- more money than sense? I think it applies.
Tea and cognac? ** shudder **
LOL, I forgot to mention while I was next to that table of scary patrons I found myself sliding my purse between my feet!!! Now that's really bad when a person feels that unsafe. Try to relax, enjoy a meal while holding a purse with your feet and glancing around nervously.
They have clubs in NYC that cater to that clientel. They'll go through cases of high end champagne every night.
As for your purse, you'd be surprised the types of restaurants where coats and purses are stolen...
Red
Everclear mixed with kool-aid.
Great minds?
The more you charge for something, the more chance that too-rich-for-their-own-good yuppies will snap it up!
You can get that for $3 at the Circle Bar during Mardi Gras, and $85 at Le Passage lounge.
Why would anyone ruing perfectly good Remy Martin Louis XIII by mixing it with *anything*? Talk about unclear on the concept! Yet another demonstration of "too hip = idiotic"!
Sounds like miami beach.
I saw that guy in key west last winter, i know it was him!!
are we talking Harleys or drinks?
I savored my bottle of tres fine champagne Remy Martin cognac for nearly 10 years enjoying it only on special occasions usually with a fine cigar.
Guess I'll stick with the Circle Bar.
"try a Ginza hostess club. Blow $10,000 in one night."
Nice way of referring to a high end brothel. ewww
"try a Ginza hostess club. Blow $10,000 in one night."
It's not a brothel. Women just sit, drink your booze and laugh at your jokes. Fully clothed. Japanese businessmen eat it up.
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