“Lexington Is the Bourbon Destination You Need to Know About”.
by Brad Japhe
Known as the “Horse Capital of the World,” and the center of Kentucky’s Bluegrass region, Lexington should also be known as the “least expensive watering hole in the nation!”
According to EIU CityData, New York is the most expensive city in the nation when it comes to enjoying a glass of scotch or equivalent at the bar of a Hilton-style hotel. In 2018 it cost on average $32.50, up from $5.75 in 1990. It is followed by Minneapolis at $26.50 and Washington at $22.50.
The least expensive city is Lexington, KY where bourbon is clearly the favored drink? But what is really surprising is that its average price was only $6 in 2018, 442% less than in New York. And what is even more surprising is that it was $6.50 in 1998, the first year data was collected in Lexington. Data is available for seventeen US cities.
So next time you’re having a scotch at a hotel bar in Lexington or Miami or Boston, spare a thought for your colleagues in Los Angeles, Washington or New York who are paying top dollar for the same pleasure?
Growth in the Average Cost of a Drink of Scotch or Equivalent at the Bar of a Hilton-Style Hotel in Major US Cities, 1990 to 2018
EIU CityData is a market-leading database of global pricing information. EIU CityDATA contains price data on over 160 products and services in 140 cities worldwide from 1990 to 2018. An example of the data which is provided is set out below.
| Average cost of an international daily newspaper. |
| Average cost of a local daily newspaper. |
| Average cost of an international weekly news magazine such as Time or Newsweek. |
| Average cost of 1 litre of unleaded petrol. |
| Average initial meter charge for a taxi journey. |
| Average rate per extra kilometre for a taxi journey . |
| Average cost of a taxi journey from the airport to the city centre. |
| Typical daily cost of a business trip to the city concerned, including one night in a moderate hotel, one two-course business meal, one simple meal, two 5-km taxi rides, four initial taxi meter charges, a foreign daily newspaper, and a drink in the hotel |
| Average cost of a single room at a Hilton-style hotel, including continental breakfast, tax and service. |
| Average cost of a single room at a moderate hotel, including continental breakfast, tax and service. |
| Average cost of a drink of Scotch or equivalent at the bar of a Hilton-style hotel. |
| Average cost of a two-course meal for two people, including one bottle of wine and tips. |
| Average cost of a meal for one person, with tips, without alcohol. |
| Average cost of a fast-food meal. |
| Weekly hire of car in the lowest price band, unlimited mileage. |
| Weekly hire of car in a moderate price band, unlimited mileage. |
| Average cost of one good seat at the cinema. |