http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2006/murphy/ Jeffrey Morgenthaler writes about bartending and mixology from Portland, Oregon Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:25:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2006/murphy/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Michael Ward Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:41:47 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/moblog/?p=313#comment-255 While never hearing of this tradition exactly as stated, I have run across something similar. In Baltimore, MD as well as in southern Florida, there used to be the tradition that the person who bought the last shot of Louis XIII cognac got to keep the Baccarat crystal decanter it comes in. I remember this being the tradition in numerous restaurants in which I worked. Over the years it has faded from practice as the cost of Louis XIII (and other luxury spirits) has skyrocketed---so few places carry these items anymore. While never hearing of this tradition exactly as stated, I have run across something similar. In Baltimore, MD as well as in southern Florida, there used to be the tradition that the person who bought the last shot of Louis XIII cognac got to keep the Baccarat crystal decanter it comes in. I remember this being the tradition in numerous restaurants in which I worked. Over the years it has faded from practice as the cost of Louis XIII (and other luxury spirits) has skyrocketed—so few places carry these items anymore.

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