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Garance Franke-Ruta @thegarance 40m40 minutes ago
The Cheapest Cocktail at the Trump Hotel in DC Is Now $24
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/05/the-cheapest-cocktail-at-the-trump-hotel-is-now-24/
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The Cheapest Cocktail at the Trump Hotel Is Now $24
The lobby bar raises its prices yet again.
By Jessica Sidman on January 5, 2017
The $24 Romanesque Revival (bourbon, honey, mint, ginger) and $25 Please Sign Here (mezcal, Aperol, chartreuse, lime juice) are among the least expensive cocktails at the Trump hotel.
And you thought the $14 cocktail was too pricey? The Trump hotel’s lobby bar has raised its cocktail prices yet again. The cheapest option now is $24, while the most expensive is $100.
It’s safe to say the Trump hotel’s Benjamin Bar & Lounge is now the most expensive overall bar in all of Washington, and its price hikes are the hugest I’ve ever seen, especially in such a short period.
When the hotel opened on September 12, cocktail prices ranged from $16 to $20—not cheap, but not totally unheard of for a luxury hotel. Then in October, we noted those exact same cocktails had been jacked up to the $20 to $24 range. By that time, the bar had also introduced its $100 cocktail, a martini with three types of vodka, three oysters, and a tin of caviar. (Disturbingly, a bartender told me some people put the oysters in the martini.)
Now the prices of other drinks range from $24 to $29. The bar’s dry-aged burger costs $24....................
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Oh but you're not paying for the drink, you're paying for the ambiance.