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No chance of hangover with $135 drinks
monsters&critics ^
| 8-3-05
| UPI
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 135; drink; hangover; prosperity; vast
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To: Rakkasan1
The more you charge for something, the more chance that too-rich-for-their-own-good yuppies will snap it up!
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posted on
08/03/2005 4:44:17 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(Need a Waffle House in Massachusetts)
To: R. Scott
Everclear mixed with kool-aid. You can get that for $3 at the Circle Bar during Mardi Gras, and $85 at Le Passage lounge.
To: Rakkasan1
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"!
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posted on
08/03/2005 4:52:13 PM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the"and Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: Rakkasan1
44
posted on
08/03/2005 5:03:16 PM PDT
by
rodguy911
(Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU and all Mosques in the US,UK.)
To: Hand em their arse
I saw that guy in key west last winter, i know it was him!!
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posted on
08/03/2005 5:21:14 PM PDT
by
rodguy911
(Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU and all Mosques in the US,UK.)
To: SamAdams76
are we talking Harleys or drinks?
46
posted on
08/03/2005 6:01:30 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your thing.)
To: Rakkasan1
Why would anyone mix fine Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac with orange juice and sour mix? That would be a true waste of exquisite cognac. That would be like opening a bottle of vintage champagne to drink with a meal from Taco Johns.
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.
To: FatherofFive
Guess I'll stick with the Circle Bar.
48
posted on
08/04/2005 3:45:17 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: struggle
"try a Ginza hostess club. Blow $10,000 in one night."
Nice way of referring to a high end brothel. ewww
49
posted on
08/04/2005 5:55:42 AM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: SunnySide
"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.
50
posted on
08/04/2005 7:04:11 PM PDT
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: struggle
"Japanese businessmen eat it up."
And men think women are dumb???
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posted on
08/04/2005 7:15:21 PM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: R. Scott
No kidding! There was a bar I'd go to in college where we'd just order "sours." The bartender would mix whatever alcohol he felt like mixing with the sour mix, and it tasted the same every time!
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posted on
08/04/2005 7:17:55 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: July 4th
Those Genuine Imitation powdered drink mixes are all the same. With recent changes in some State alcohol laws, they are the only way to mix some drinks. Here in Virginia no drink served can legally contain more than two ounces of hard booze. Try making a Long Island Iced Tea with just two ounces of booze.
I understand why the mixes are used but I sure dont see where outrageous prices are justified, except that managers will charge what the public is willing to pay.
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posted on
08/05/2005 3:54:05 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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