Filed under: Spirits
Make your cocktails shaken with a twist - a twisted shaker, anyway. The Chiringuito Cocktail Shaker was designed for Alessi by Ron Arad. It is made of 18/10 stainless steel and is intentionally twisted to "mimic the motion of the liquid inside." Whether this actually helps your drink to blend better remains to be seen, but it certainly looks good while its in use. Price: $140.
While you might not call something made of celery a luxury item, it is fairly easy to envision this celery straw making an appearance at posh brunches, on cruises or anywhere else that a refreshing Bloody Mary may be found. The straws are made of celery that has been grown with a hollow center, turning it into an edible straw. The novel swizzle sticks were engineered by Duda Farm Fresh Foods in Florida, but there is no consumer release date yet.
Which is too bad, because now I feel like a Bloody Mary.
[via boingboing]
Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spirits
Another very expensive cocktail is vying for the title of the world's most expensive drink. CNN reports that the Merchant Hotel in Belfast, ireland says their $1,410 Mai Tai may make it into the record books. The hotel reports that it has already sold two of the drinks since they began to offer it two weeks ago. The drink is made from an extremely rare bottle of Wray and Nephew Rum. Only six of the 17-year-old bottles were created. Unlike other fancy drinks which boast gold bits or diamonds, this one earns its price based strictly on ingredients and the fact that when the bottle is gone the drink will no longer be available.Filed under: Spirits
At Duvet, the dine-in-bed hotspot in New York City, you can sip a $1,500 cocktail called the Duvet Platinum Passion. The drink is a blend of L'ésprit de Courvoisier (roughly $6,000/bottle), Ruinart champagne and a special syrup that uses passionfruit, forest berries, wildflower honey and brown sugar and was created by Duvet's head mixologist, a gentleman named Brendan. The drink is served in a frosted glass, garnished with an orchid. It was introduced over a year ago, on Valentine's Day in 2005, and only 4 have been sold since then.
[via Pocket Change]
The Kentucky Derby just
got a bit fancier. A $1,000
mint julep will be offered at this year's race at Churchill Downs on May
6. The $1,000 cocktail will be made of Woodford Reserve bourbon, mint
from Morroco, ice from the Arctic Circle and sugar from the South Pacific and will be served in a gold-plated cup with
a silver straw. The drink will go to the first 50 people willing to pay and the proceeds will raise money for Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation which provides homes for former race
horses. If there was ever a place to sell such a drink, this would be it. The company usually sells about 90,000 mint
juleps during the event.
This stunning
shaker is inspired by the curves of a helix. It is made of a special thermal retentive metal called Nambé which
holds the cold 3 times longer than other metals. Just stow it in the freezer for about 30 minutes, add your favorite
mixers, and out comes chilled drinks without the need for ice. The Nambé metal will never tarnish, crack,
chip or peel. The shaker goes for about $145.
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