Not everyone is looking for a happy hour deal. Bars and lounges from across the country have single pours and high-end cocktails that require refined taste—and a hefty expense account. Here is a selection of venues with extravagant drinks suited to impressing potential clients or celebrating a professional milestone.
Louis XIII debuted a $22,000 Rare Cask bottle of cognac at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills last year, delivering the bottle to the hotel via a Rolls-Royce Ghost. The hotel's Windows Lounge offers pours in different sizes, starting at $1,000 for a half-ounce. There are just 738 decanters of the Louis XIII Rare Cask available worldwide. It is also available at Rarities at the New York Palace, Del Frisco's in New York, and St. Regis Atlanta.
The London NYC hotel offers a wine list with several vintages designed to impress, including a 1982 Château Pétrus for $7,500, a 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux, Grand Cru, for $2,500, and a 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, Premier Cru Classé, for $3,300.
The signature cocktail at Fizz Las Vegas, a new champagne lounge inside Caesars Palace, is the $2,500 Fizz Deluxe, made with Hennessy Richard Cognac, Dom Perignon Rose Champagne, Grand Marnier Quintessence, Monin Rose Syrup, lemon juice, Fee Brothers Lemon Bitters, and egg whites.
The King Cole Bar & Salon at the St. Regis in New York serves Frapin Cuvee 1888, a limited-edition cognac that comes in a Baccarat crystal decanter with a top made of 24-karat gold. Only 1,888 decanters were produced; it's priced at $760 per glass.
In Las Vegas, the signature cocktail at newly opened piano bar Blvd. Cocktail Company is the Boulevardier, made with Louis XIII de RĂ©my Martin cognac, priced at $375 each.
In Miami, the High Roller Cocktail from Cavalli Restaurant and Lounge includes one ounce of Louis XIII de Rémy Martin cognac, angostura bitters, brown sugar, and Perrier-Jouet Belle Époque champagne. The cocktail costs $450.
Reserve 101 whiskey bar in Houston served a rare bottle of the Glenmorangie 1963—there were just 50 in the world—available for $550 a shot. The bottle sold out in 66 days, but the bar has plenty of other high-end options, offered at 1.5 ounces a shot, including the Glenfiddich 40-year ($400); Port Ellen 34 Year Old ($300); Dalmore 1981 Amoroso ($200); and Balvenie 30-year ($125).
No. 8 in New York has a bottle of Perrier-Jouët Fleur Rose on its main menu for $2,500, as well as Stoli Elit Himalayan Edition vodka for $5,000. It also offers Dom Perignon at $65 a glass.
Soho Beach House and Cecconi's in Miami Beach offer pours of Black Tot Last Consignment, bottled from a stock of British Royal Naval Rum. The rare rum has a limited supply, hence the price tag of $150 for two ounces.
The Waldorf Astoria Naples in Florida sells a $259 bottle of 2010 cabernet sauvignon from Opus One, a Napa Valley winery from Robert Mondavi and Baroness Philippine de Rothschild.
