The $10,000 martini

[SFG75]

I immediately thought of moki and kingpin when I read this article. Turns out that the famed Algonquin hotel has a $10,000 martini drink. No one's ordered one yet, and precautions are in place to ensure that no one "accidentally" orders one. You can read more about it here but here's some more specifics.

"We haven't had any buyers yet, but a lot of people are talking about it," said Anthony Melchiorri, the hotel's general manager, on Wednesday.

Today, Parker's ode to the martini adorns hotel napkins: "I love a martini -- but two at the most. Three I'm under the table; Four, I'm under the host."

Parker's response to the $10,000 martini might be mixed, the manager conceded.

"I think she would like the idea so long as she'd get to drink it," he said. "I don't think she'd care about the diamond, but she'd care about the martini."

Fear not, the manager added, no one can really order the martini by mistake. The tipple requires 72 hours' notice, and buyers meet with a jeweler to select a gem and with hotel staff to ensure the cocktail is delivered to the right table.

Now how about that drink with a herf!. ??? :laugh:

 

[Joe]

They don't have to sell one for this martini to be successful. Very good advertising, articles were in all the Chicago newspapers

 

[other1]

They sold one. Was in the papers here yesterday or the day before. Guy had them make the diamond into an engagement ring and proposed to his girlfriend.

 

[AVB]

This is sorta silly, you can make a $10000 cigar too just by putting a diamond ring around it instead of a band. The Trump "You're Hired" cocktail at least has some rare booze in it.