<p class="ingestion featured-caption">You may think cocktails have gotten pricey, but you're probably not spending $400 on one drink.iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Business Insider asked <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/red-flags-signs-of-bad-bar-longtime-bartender-2024-7">bar professionals</a> about the drinks wealthy customers are actually ordering.</li><li><a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julie-macklowe-luxury-american-single-malt-whiskey-socialite-kentucky-edition-2023-5">Luxury spirits</a> seem to be popular among the affluent crowds at high-end spots.</li></ul><p>Even though cocktail prices across the board have <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a61766035/cocktail-prices-expensive/">been on the rise</a>, that hasn't stopped specialty drinks — like <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a61766035/cocktail-prices-expensive/">$40 martinis</a> — from becoming a new kind of status symbol.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>