The VIP Drinks at Da Club
Posted on June 19, 2007 by Him and tagged friends, fun
A few weeks ago a friend of ours had a birthday celebration at a club in downtown Chicago. Neither Her or I are of the clubbing type (and that includes baby seals) so we begrudgingly went. Lucky for us, there was no cover to get in before 9PM, so we were there nice and early. I do have to admit that clubs suck when they're empty.
The club itself was pretty nice, but again, not our style. After I had a few overpriced Miller Lites (still the cheapest beer there), I wandered into an empty VIP lounge. Scattered among the tables of the lounge space were champaign buckets that had menus of the VIP drinks. I was just un-inebriated enough to take this picture of it...
The top bottle, the 'L' Exclusive de Ruinart, would run you just about $3,000! If I bought that, I sure as hell would expect to take every woman home (if I were single, and a pimp, of course) after we imbibed that sort of liquid gold.
I also had no idea how much Cristal cost, and that there were even different varieties and sizes. I guess that's why I'm not a rapper. Well, that and I have no flow.
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Wine is usually in 750mL bottles. A magnum is twice that, so 1.5L. A Jeroboam is two magnums, so four regular bottles of wine, and 3.0L. A Methuselah is two Jeroboams, so 6.0L.
That's kind of weird they have Jeroboams and Methuselahs in their cellar. Almost no one does. Even if it's a party location, that's still a lot of champagne if you ask me. Usually you order them for a champagne fountain or pyramid of glasses for show. I can't imagine drinking ouf a Jereboam all night. It would lose its fizz. (i.e. poor value)
Last time my friend bought White Star 750mL, it was at a convenience store for $60 retail. Online it goes for about $30-35. I usually find Veuve Cliquot for about $35-40 at a wine shop.
Does that help put things into their overpriced perspective?
FWIW, I love Veuve Cliquot and White Star. Two of my favorites, but usually I stick to Domaine Chandon, Mumm, or Domaine Carneros. Domestics all, still sparkling and lovely!
JV | Jun 19, 2007
Wow, what a markup! 100-200% over retail. Typical for trendy-type restaurants and clubs though. This is why I ususally order a glass of the house wine when dining out and save the good stuff for drinking at home with friends and family.
LH2004 | Jun 19, 2007
Nice -- the Veuve Cliquot 6-liter is a 50% markup to two 3-liters. That's when you know it must be good.
MVP | Jun 19, 2007
Holy crap! Did they do a credit check on you upon entry?!
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