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Hakkasan at the MGM Grand charging guess $7,000-$500,000 bottle packages of booz!

Tutontow
Tutontow
May 28, 2013
4:55am
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I guess you chill it in a bath tub


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Originally posted by: podemski
I've never heard of a "Midas" before - that must be one huge bottle. And you'd think for $500k they'd get the names right. It's "Salmanazar" not "Salamanzar"

- Linda in TX


CowboyKell
CowboyKell
May 28, 2013
7:28am
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Originally posted by: podemski
I've never heard of a "Midas" before - that must be one huge bottle. And you'd think for $500k they'd get the names right. It's "Salmanazar" not "Salamanzar"

- Linda in TX


So, do you think they have these large format bottles sitting around waiting to be ordered? Armand de Brignac is a very good wine but it is not fermented in bottles larger than magnum. Larger formats are custom bottled and should be consumed quickly to ensure their quality.

Oohhhh, I forgot. Is it safe to assume that the people ordering at these prices in these clubs wouldn't know or care about the quality as long as others saw them making the purchase?

BAGIANT
BAGIANT
May 29, 2013
11:38am
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I just don't understand the thrill of spending that kind of money in these clubs. I wouldn't even want to blow that much money gambling although I have for the lower figure.
snidely333
snidely333
May 29, 2013
12:09pm
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Originally posted by: CowboyKell
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Originally posted by: podemski
I've never heard of a "Midas" before - that must be one huge bottle. And you'd think for $500k they'd get the names right. It's "Salmanazar" not "Salamanzar"

- Linda in TX


So, do you think they have these large format bottles sitting around waiting to be ordered? Armand de Brignac is a very good wine but it is not fermented in bottles larger than magnum. Larger formats are custom bottled and should be consumed quickly to ensure their quality.

Oohhhh, I forgot. Is it safe to assume that the people ordering at these prices in these clubs wouldn't know or care about the quality as long as others saw them making the purchase?


I'd assume you'd be in a VIP room. How do you know so much about these wines?

Aureole had/has some very expensive wines at up to $10,000 a bottle. I asked the sommelier if anyone ever ordered the very expensive bottle. He said no and they didn't really expect anyone to order it but they did sell some of the $2000 bottles of wine which surprised them.

Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
May 29, 2013
3:45pm
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Originally posted by: snidely333
How do you know so much about these wines?
CowboyKell has posted here previously that he owns a private jet (an Eclipse 500 I think) and a yacht, that his wife was a law clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and that his wealth is enough that, for tax purposes, he's willing to fake residency in Tennessee while he lives in SoCal. That's the sort of person I think would be more likely to have personal knowledge of very expensive wine. Seems consistent with how he's described himself.
CowboyKell
CowboyKell
May 30, 2013
1:56am
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: snidely333
How do you know so much about these wines?
CowboyKell has posted here previously that he owns a private jet (an Eclipse 500 I think) and a yacht, that his wife was a law clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and that his wealth is enough that, for tax purposes, he's willing to fake residency in Tennessee while he lives in SoCal. That's the sort of person I think would be more likely to have personal knowledge of very expensive wine. Seems consistent with how he's described himself.


It's a Cessna Citation Mustang and I only half own it. I no longer own a yacht, mooring costs are rediculously stupid here. I LOVE sparkling wine to the point of obsession. And, I'm selectivly cheap, it's a sickness.
Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
May 30, 2013
2:23am
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I stand corrected.

And that jet is fantastic, wow.

orchid
orchid
May 30, 2013
6:36am
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Some people have more money than sense.
KayPea
KayPea
May 30, 2013
7:54am
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Originally posted by: orchid
Some people have more money than sense.


I think that could be said at all income levels.
snidely333
snidely333
May 30, 2013
8:14am
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Originally posted by: CowboyKell
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: snidely333
How do you know so much about these wines?
CowboyKell has posted here previously that he owns a private jet (an Eclipse 500 I think) and a yacht, that his wife was a law clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and that his wealth is enough that, for tax purposes, he's willing to fake residency in Tennessee while he lives in SoCal. That's the sort of person I think would be more likely to have personal knowledge of very expensive wine. Seems consistent with how he's described himself.


It's a Cessna Citation Mustang and I only half own it. I no longer own a yacht, mooring costs are rediculously stupid here. I LOVE sparkling wine to the point of obsession. And, I'm selectivly cheap, it's a sickness.


I don't have yacht, either.

I usually drink stuff like Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut or Domaine Ste. Michelle Sparkling Brut or various other cheap stuff like Barefoot. Expensive champagne does taste a little better to me but not enough to justify the extra cost.

Not sure how where you live what kind of plane you have enters into the conversation.
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