Five Star Trends

Algonquin's martini

How to sip your cocktail in a five star way? Do not swallow the ring lying at the bottom of your glass!

It seems to be the new perfect mix: rare spirits on astonishing rocks.

This luxurious trend is spreading fast and it’s now possible to order jewelry cocktails all over the world.

Foxwood's Sapphire Martini

In New York, stop by the Blue Bar at the Algonquin Hotel and indulge yourself with a Martini on the Rock: vodka, dry vermouth, olives and a 1.5carat diamond (it will cost you around $10,000 depending on the diamond size and value). 

Should you prefer sapphire, head for Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut and ask for a Sapphire Martini: Bombay Sapphire gin, blue curaçao, dry vermouth, blue sugar on the rim of the glass and a sterling silver pick holding a pair of 2.5carat sapphire and diamond earrings (around $3,000).

Dazzle cocktail at Harvey Nichol's

In London, you may have a diamond cocktail at the Sheraton’s bar mixing Charles Heidsieck Vintage 2001 champagne, Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac, a splash of angostura and your choice of diamond (from $5,000).

But it would be a shame to miss the world’s most expensive cocktail: the unique Dazzle cocktail available at Harvey Nichol’s bar in Manchester. For $52,000, a breathtaking blend of rosé champagne, strawberry and lychee liqueurs, lemon juice fancied by a white gold ring paved with pink tourmaline and diamond.

Since recently, Kenyan five star palace the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club offers singular olives with their martinis: a selection of precious gemstones rising up to a 3 carat tanzanite ($1,500).

In case you’re too afraid to chew a diamond, come back to traditional luxury blend with a side car cocktail from the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz Hotel in Paris: 1830 Ritz Reserve fine cognac (the world’s oldest and rarest), cointreau and a splash of lemon juice served in a simple martini glass. It’s worth any jewel on Earth…

The Ritz Side-car cocktail