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Feb 28, 2020 | 9:08 am

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Originally Posted by Gig103

...all alcohol is included for Plat/Cent cardholders when you present the card, otherwise just the middle shelf was included (standards like Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, JW Red, Bacardi, Beefeater, and Svedka). There is also a house red, white, and a Coors Light available with paid entry.

I was very pleased to see an Oban 14 available to me as a Platinum cardholder, that's nicer than most of the single malts I have found in actual Centurion lounges! I commented to this effect and the bartender told me that because there are paying customers in the lounge, "they" (Escape) can up their selection above what I would find across the hall. .

If I understand correctly, Oban 14 is -not- available to cash customers, but it is the cash revenue stream that allows the lounge to offer it? Or is the revenue that Escape receives from American Express higher per visitor than Escape receives from cash customers?

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