date:Nov 08, 2012
e as much about status as inebriation. At Globus Gourmet, a high-end food store in the heart of Moscow where conspicuous consumption fuels two Rolls-Royce dealerships the liquor boutique looks like a diamond store. Showcase lighting transforms bottles of bourbon, cognac and scotch into shimmering displays of amber and caramel hues.
A bottle of L'Esprit de Courvoisier, with its own decorative carrying case, sells for 226,630 rubles, or almost $7,300. Next to Red Square, in the Gum luxury mall,