Beci Mahnken from Mouse Fan Travel has been aboard the new Disney Wish and put her money down to try the Kaiburr Crystal, “the galaxy’s rarest and most valuable cocktail”, exclusively available in the Hyperspace Lounge for $5,000. She shares all…
The lounge is so popular they quickly implemented a reservation system to alleviate the need for a standby line outside the venue. Reservations can be made via the Disney Cruise Line app, by walking up to the podium outside the lounge, or if you are a concierge or suite guest, the concierge staff can help secure the reservation for you.
We arrived for our reservation and were led inside to a table with a perfect view of the bar and the portal window to space. If you have ever sailed with Disney you may be familiar with the Skyline Lounge where the view changes from city to city as you make your way from cocktail to cocktail. Same concept here, except you jump through hyperspace from galaxy to galaxy to view different planets and a familiar spaceship or two along the way. For Star Wars fans, the lounge is inspired by Dryden Vos’s First Light space yacht and the Canto Bight casino from Solo: A Star Wars Story.
We sat down, taking it all in and were handed tablets that feature the menu of cocktails, mocktails, beer and wine selections, all inspired by the Star Wars adventures.
I was excited when I found the Kaiburr Crystral listed on the menu as it wasn’t available on the Christening Cruise. There was some incorrect info out there on the internet on what this experience included and for how many people, so once I confirmed the details, I was all in.The wonderful server came over and she asked what I’d like, and I pulled it up on the menu and showed it to her. I have no idea why…. But for some reason pointing to it was easier then actually saying it out loud.
When you order something as complex as the Kaiburr Crystal, you need to pack a little patience. It takes time to pull together all the ingredients and the people needed to present the final product.But once its ready, the staff, along with two officers deliver the camtono to you table.
You are instructed to input a code by way of three switches on the top of the container. Once successful, the container opens up to reveal three small silver cups and a larger one in the middle.
The staff explains the amazing beverage journey you are about to embark upon.The Cocktail in the middle is called the Barc Speeder.
Its primary ingredients are Camus 4.160, an extremely rare Cognac made by the Camus family and comes in a Disney Wish, limited edition engraved bottle.
It also includes Grand Marnier Quintessence, and if you know me, you know I love my Grand Marnier! Straight up, neat, in slushie form from France, over ice… I’m not picky. This spirit is described as a very limited edition of Grand Marnier, their first new product since 1977. Based on Grand Champagne Cognac aged between 25 and 135 years, including some 1875, 1906 and 1955 vintages, and using their ‘double parfum’ method of extracting the flavor from orange peels to produce an incredible liqueur.
The smaller silver cups feature three pours from very limited and extremely rare finds including: Pappy Van Winkles’s Family Reserve – 23 year 95.6 proof Bourbon
Per my website research, bottles sell for thousands of dollars and boasts notes of dry, tannic oak, worn leather, and dark cocoa. Personally, I am not much of a bourbon fan so it was shared with others at my table.
Watenshi Gin A very rare Japanese Gin that has a unique process described on their site as a refined technique that utilizes atmospheric pressure less than half that found at the summit of Mount Everest, and temperatures on a par with the coldest day ever recorded at the South Pole. The result is a yield of just 15ml every still run – that’s almost fifty distillations for a single bottle.
And my personal favorite….Taylor Fladgate Very Old Tawny Port, Kingsman Edition
Another very rare addition to this experience, this Tawny Port is described as of Great Age and matured for over nine decades in hand-made seasoned oak casks. And yes… Kingsman, as in the movie (Google it!). This was the cup I didn’t want to part with. If I had known, I may have asked for three of them replacing the other two selections above. But alas.
Once you are introduced to these four masterpieces, the officers take their place at either side of you and take a picture to commemorate the occasion.
Reservations are usually limited to 45 minutes, but when you purchase the Kaiburr Crystal, you are not hurried but instead are left to enjoy the treasures with your friends around the table. When you are done, the staff comes back over to the table and you assist in the ritual of closing up the camtano, and they take it away.Ya… sorry… you don’t get to keep that one.
However…. they do let you know you will get to keep the four cups, which aren’t just any cups. They are Christofle BeeBee silver plated cups which carry a hefty price tag too. They will ship them to the address on your reservation, so you do not need to worry about finding a spot in your luggage to accommodate the box.
Of course you end the experience with the bill. (shuddderrr….) especially because it tags on the usual 18% auto gratuity making the bill $900 higher. But knowing this goes to the hardworking server and bar staff, made that 100% worth it.But Wait!!! There’s More!!
Read more from Beci and what else you get with the drink here.
