Here’s what the wealthy are actually ordering at bars right now

• Business Insider asked bar professionals about the drinks wealthy customers are actually ordering.
• Luxury spirits seem to be popular among the affluent crowds at high-end spots.
• The bartenders also said people order individual pours that sometimes cost $400.

Even though cocktail prices across the board have been on the rise, that hasn’t stopped specialty drinks — like $40 martinis — from becoming a new kind of status symbol.

But what are the wealthy drinking right now? It turns out what’s in their cups ranges from three-figure pours to mocktails with fresh herbs.

To peel back the curtain on how the other half lives, Business Insider asked bartenders and beverage directors at high-end restaurants, bars, and catering companies which drinks the upper class is ordering right now.

• Business Insider asked bar professionals about the drinks wealthy customers are actually ordering.
• Luxury spirits seem to be popular among the affluent crowds at high-end spots.
• The bartenders also said people order individual pours that sometimes cost $400.

Even though cocktail prices across the board have been on the rise, that hasn’t stopped specialty drinks — like $40 martinis — from becoming a new kind of status symbol.

But what are the wealthy drinking right now? It turns out what’s in their cups ranges from three-figure pours to mocktails with fresh herbs.

To peel back the curtain on how the other half lives, Business Insider asked bartenders and beverage directors at high-end restaurants, bars, and catering companies which drinks the upper class is ordering right now.