The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo's Diamonds Are Forever Martini holds the title as the most expensive cocktail at 2,000,000 Yen (nearly $19k USD). The decadent drink is made with chilled Absolut Elyx vodka, a hint of fresh lime juice, stirred or shaken, and sparkling with a one-carat diamond at the bottom of the glass.
A deliciously potent blend of brut sparkling wine, Grand Marnier and Navan Cognac, the Rich Girl was a revinvention of The Stiletto cocktail from the book.
Conversation. To me, the height of luxury is drinking three liquids at once: one for hydration, one for energy, and one for fun (ex: water, matcha, spindrift.)
“Classy” means you are keeping yourself together, not making a scene, not getting overly inebriated, and not ruining other people's nights. It's about respect and self-control. It also means that you're drinking to enjoy the company of others or the beverage of your choice, not to get shitfaced.
Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola: In Tom Standage's deft, innovative account of world history, these six beverages turn out to be much more than just ways to quench thirst.
A sophisticated blend of bourbon or whiskey and amaretto served in served in classic whiskey glasses make this a classic choice for any real man who can take a real drink.
Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century. During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, new technologies helped make chocolate less costly to produce.
3. Most bosses don't keep expensive booze around like "Mad Men's" Don Draper. The survey reported that 62% of CEOs and senior leaders choose not to drink alcohol at company happy hours — they opt for soda (23%), water (19%), coffee (13%), or nothing at all (7%).
Belarus, a small landlocked country in Europe, consumed the greatest average number of liters of pure alcohol per capita. On average, its citizens consumed 14.4 liters each year, over 1.5 times more than Americans.
