No chance of hangover with $135 drinks

monsters&critics ^ | 8-3-05 | UPI

[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.

[Rakkasan1]

wonder if you have to drink it with your pinky out...

[baseballmom]

Nope, just with your wallet hanging out.

Whatever floats your boat, I guess....

[California Patriot]

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.

[R. Scott]

The drink is made with Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, Grand Marnier, orange juice and sour mix.

Sour MIX??? For $135 it shouldn’t be made with a mix!

[glorgau]

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.

[Hand em their arse]

LET ME THROUGH, MY MOUTH IS BIT DRY!!!

[p. henry]

What they're not telling you is that these drinks are served by lap dancers.

[datura]

For those dollars, she should dance more than on my lap.

[Normal4me]

I don't care if it is served by an extraterrestial or the pope, I ain't paying $135 for a drink.

[Rakkasan1]

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.

P. J. O'Rourke

[doodad]

For $135 it shouldn’t be made with a mix

I thought the exact same thing. Good material then covered up with $3.00 a bottle sugar water? Just give me a shot then.

[sirchtruth]

...and like McDonalds, the glass can be taken home by the consumer.

For $135.00 - $700.00 your damn straight the glass is going to be TAKEN home!

[Rakkasan1]

for that price I should get to take the waitress home.

[dakine]

For some folks a $135.00 is like a quarter or dollar to me...

[p. henry]

By and large, they do.

[durasell]

Idiots! A waste of good cognac!

[R. Scott]

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.

[SunnySide]

"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.

[Hand em their arse]

Come on now, those waitresses work where it's $1.35 a drink... : )

[SF Republican]

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"