Krug Alert! On sale @ MIA D30 Admirals Club... and others?
Dec 24, 2020, 12:45 am
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I went to l'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Paris with my ex, probably had one of the best meals of my life there!
Dec 24, 2020, 9:52 am
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Dec 24, 2020, 9:52 am
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I have been to the Atelier at the MGM Grand in Vegas a few times... one of my favorites places too... but definitely ain't got time for this chicken nugget fiasco
Dec 25, 2020, 1:13 pm
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Well, DFW shall remain a mystery. Had a 55 min connection from A17 to C20, and I guested a couple friends into the A23 club, so hitting up the D club wasn't in the cards. I did ask at A23 and the bartender had no idea what Krug was (though Taittinger at $16/glass isn't a terrible deal). I kind of figure that if DFW is selling it at D, they'd still it everywhere so maybe it's just a MIA thing for now.
Dec 25, 2020, 2:00 pm
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I don't mean to yuck anyone's yum, but $65 for a half-bottle ($130/bottle) of champagne just seems abnormal for us unwashed masses.
Good for you if this is your normal drink allowance, but it is way beyond anything i could imagine buying for myself!
Good for you if this is your normal drink allowance, but it is way beyond anything i could imagine buying for myself!
Dec 25, 2020, 2:13 pm
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It's actually an excellent price for that champagne. A normal 750ml bottle of Krug retails for $200 at Total Wine, and of course in a restaurant you'd expect to pay double that price or more.
Dec 25, 2020, 3:03 pm
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I'm pretty darn unwashed compared to most in my orbit but Champagne is one of my indulgences. Easy to spend $65 at the bar on god only knows, much rather spend it on something that delights at every sip.
Dec 25, 2020, 4:17 pm
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At a lot of a lot of nice bars in New York City, if you were to go and ask for two glasses of champagne—probably the least expensive champagne that they have, you might expect to spend $30 per glass.
Dec 26, 2020, 12:00 am
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Indeed, despite the covid stuff, the LAX club is open until 1 a.m., even tonight (Christmas night). There is no hot foodservice, but snack boxes are handed out at the door, and the bar is fully operational.
Merrily, the bar is so operational that it is selling me Krug on Christmas night.
Unfortunately, they are being a little watchful because some jerkwad bought a bottle the other day, said he was going to drink it elsewhere in the lounge, and then took it onto a flight, causing a disturbance. Whatevs.
Merry flying!
Also, beachfan, you will be pleased to learn that you are correct: this is indeed the 168ème (from 2012 grapes). The KrugID for my half-bottle tonight was 418038.
The bar supervisor saw me looking at the number and then came over to ask about it, and we just had a nice chat about wines and the like. She asked me why I liked Krug and I said, well, it's pretty simple. For one, it's the little bubbles and the complex apple and vanilla notes--but it's more than that, because each sip reminds me of some time I've had it in the past... that birthday dinner at Per Se, that time I brought it BYOB to a crab joint, the anniversary dinner with my wife at the St. Regis Bahia Beach, the pleasant hours whiled away in FFD... it's a celebration.
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Dec 26, 2020, 2:35 pm
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$65 indeed is a great price, but I’d rather shell out the extra $15 and enjoy it at home
Dec 26, 2020, 6:51 pm
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I have a 3hr layover at DFW Wed courtesy of choosing the 789 CUN-DFW so I'll have plenty of time to see if they still have any then. It'll be great way to end the trip even though I'll be solo. Will use the day pass AA gave me for Xmas.
Dec 26, 2020, 7:17 pm
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Try D. Don't waste your time at A23. Good luck! Hope they have some.
Dec 27, 2020, 9:36 pm
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FWIW just ate at a restaurant tonight that had Krug (168) by the glass for $85 and by the bottle for $450 (though I also believe $200 is high for retail).