Coffee and cake prices

[LuckyLuke]

I don't think I've ever had Hechicera, I'll look out for it. My reference for rum is Venezuelan rum, there are a few brands that make it here, like Carúpano, Pampero, Diplomático, but especially anything from Santa Teresa. Their 1796 is very good. Most are sadly in the $100.000 range @LuckyLuke mentions, so we shall remain 2, or even 3 peasants.

Which tequila do you drink? Anything better than José Cuervo (which my Mexican friends recommended as paint stripper) is also in the $100k range on ML.

Don Julio Anejo used to be my top shelf Tequila. A great sipping drink. $84,000 on ML.

 

[Quilombo]

Which tequila do you drink? Anything better than José Cuervo (which my Mexican friends recommended as paint stripper) is also in the $100k range on ML.

Don Julio Anejo used to be my top shelf Tequila. A great sipping drink. $84,000 on ML.

I rarely drink, but we were in Mexico last year and picked up a bottle of Don Julio 1942 and it was worth the money. Beautiful bottle, tequila, and was about $150 in Mexico vs. 375K here

 

[Redpossum]

I don't think I've ever had Hechicera, I'll look out for it. My reference for rum is Venezuelan rum, there are a few brands that make it here, like Carúpano, Pampero, Diplomático, but especially anything from Santa Teresa. Their 1796 is very good. Most are sadly in the $100.000 range @LuckyLuke mentions, so we shall remain 2, or even 3 peasants.

Which tequila do you drink? Anything better than José Cuervo (which my Mexican friends recommended as paint stripper) is also in the $100k range on ML.

For the last 15 months or so, I haven't been drinking at all. I did some reading about fatty liver syndrome, and decided to give the liver a little rest. Now I can't afford it, (thanks, Milei!). Before that I would occasionally treat myself to a bottle of Jose Cuervo Gold. Not saying your Mexican friends are wrong, just, eh, beggars can't be choosers. Mostly I liked a glass of Malbec with dinner, but obviously tequila goes best with beer. Or on its own.

Back in the pre-9/11 era, when the San Diego-Tijuana border was still relatively open and casual, my friend and I would occasionally go down to Tijuas of a Sunday afternoon to pig out at Carnitas Uruapan or one of the other tourist trap restaurants, and bring back a bottle of "tequila reposado". Now that was very different stuff, more for sipping than for doing shots.

 

[wineguy999]

I don't think I've ever had Hechicera, I'll look out for it. My reference for rum is Venezuelan rum, there are a few brands that make it here, like Carúpano, Pampero, Diplomático, but especially anything from Santa Teresa. Their 1796 is very good. Most are sadly in the $100.000 range @LuckyLuke mentions, so we shall remain 2, or even 3 peasants.

Which tequila do you drink? Anything better than José Cuervo (which my Mexican friends recommended as paint stripper) is also in the $100k range on ML.

I like Cazadores or Hornitos for everyday/Margaritas, and Tierra-Noble for sipping. I'll drink white or añejo, but I'm not into all the wood in most repos. But damn, there is a lot of good Tequila out there - and Sotol.

 

[Ries]

such fancy people.
I like to drink Santa Fe beer, which right now is 1800 pesos a can.

 

[FrankPintor]

such fancy people.
I like to drink Santa Fe beer, which right now is 1800 pesos a can.

We were fancy when we could afford it. Spending $100k regularly per bottle isn't really justifiable.

No beer for me, but I get 3l cartons of Viña Las Perdices Chardonnay, Malbec, or red blend from ML. It's not cheap stuff, but it doesn't break the bank either.

 

[dlish]

My favorite coffee shop finally went up from 4000 to 4400 pesos for a latte (other shops in the area went up a few weeks ago). The prices keep climbing …..

 

[chris]

Restaurants are facing a crisis:

Argentines ditch dining out as Milei’s policies strengthen peso

President’s self-titled “shock therapy” of economic policies are making the country’s currency so expensive it’s doubled dinner tabs at restaurants that were booming not so long ago.

www.batimes.com.ar

 

[antipodean]

My favorite coffee shop finally went up from 4000 to 4400 pesos for a latte (other shops in the area went up a few weeks ago). The prices keep climbing …..

US$3.50?

 

[Che1990]

US$3.50?

In Palermo, there are places charging $5000.