Posted on 12/26/2022 3:34:13 PM PST by thegagline
The holidays are often a time of indulgence and guests at Disneyland that scoff at the $185 price tag for a tiny shot of booze may be shocked to learn they’re getting a real steal.
Disneyland’s The Grand Californian Hotel & Spa has an annual holiday cart that offers spirit-infused drinks that carry a festive theme, according to SFGate. This year’s dessert shot is a “waffle shot”- a wafer-lined treat priced at $185 when combined with Remy Martin Louis XIII Grande Champagne Cognac. While this may seem to be an exorbitant price tag, guests can rest assured knowing this price reflects market value, and a standard 1.5-ounce pour of Louis XIII can apparently sell for $500 at trendy Los Angeles hot spots, according to The New York Post. *** To put things in perspective, the Louis XIII will set consumers back a full $4,000 per bottle at the liquor store, and is offered as the highest-end option among other, more reasonably-priced shots, the outlet noted.
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I’ll stick with my Wild Turkey 101 ($22/btl) hid in my binocular flask.
Leave it to Disney to debase Louis the XIII with a waffle cone,
Sorry, it’s old no. 7 for me but then again I’m a redneck.
I was pretty shocked at a kids burger and fries at $20...in 1998.
The old , “No officer, I’m not a peeping Tom. I’m just trying to get my drink on” defense.
Because when I think of great places to drink my first thought is Disneyland and not Vegas.
Dang! Glad I didn’t smoke a lotta dope when I was younger. I bet 27 tacos and a small coke would cost a fortune now. I loved the question “would anyone else like something to drink?” What ain’t nobody in here but me. 😁
A buddy gave me a bottle of Blanton’s bourbon for Christmas. Sipping on it as I write this...outstanding!
I told my husband to stop the car and ask a couple for directions. Turned out to be a British High Commissioner and his wife. When we were invited for cocktails and I only drink single malt, I was offered some scotch so old and valuable he wouldn’t tell me what it was, or exactly how old. Maybe more men will start listen to their wives.
Unfortunately, Vegas has gone ghetto since I left in 2016. Hood rats are everywhere.
That’s a bargain...Louis XIII was 120 a shot 40 years ago when I worked in Atlantic City...the empty bottle alone is crystal and worth about 300 bucks
I’ve only been going to Vegas for about 10+ years and I recall a time I could see the fountains of Bellagio without a circus sideshow accosting me and trying to sell me their CDs or to take a photo with them.
I did Wild Turkey 101 for decades but had to throttle back to Bushmills 80 due to advancing age. Still get same result.😀
Woodford Reserve bourbon. I enjoy the simple things in life.
What are its characteristics?
What is a good cognac in my price range (< $20 bottle)?
If people that can afford it, and want to buy it, who cares. Every Christmas I buy my close friend a 150 dollar bottle of scotch. He gives me a 150 dollar bottle of Champagne. By the end of the day both bottles are empty.....
My only problem is the profit goes to the grooming of children by pedos.
The thing with these expensive drinks is the people who buy this are just showing off and have zero idea how to taste these rare booze. Me... I am a drunk. I can tell the difference between a 40 dollar bottle of cognac vs a 100 dollar bottle. When I have tasted scotch I can tell the difference between Grouse and a $150 bottle of single malt. But I challenge ANYONE to taste the difference of a $150 bottle of single malt and a $1500 dollar bottle without telling them the price.
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