The Valley's priciest sips

Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac

Blink and you'll miss it, the Merc Bar offers up a real Manhattan-style lounge experience to those who can find it. After letting your eyes adjust in this room of dark wood, cushy leather chairs and low lighting, sip on a $250 pour of Louis XIII cognac. The liquor is considered by those in the know to be the best cognac on the market. Amazingly, according to the bar manager, the pricey cognac sells well and shows no signs of slowing, “We went through more of it last year than the year before.”