Guide Note: Bottle Service is featured in many upscale bars and nightclubs. The purpose bottle service is for patrons to purchase an entire bottle of liquor for their personal consumption. It typically includes a reserved table for the patron's party and mixers of the patron's choice.

In April 2008, the Boston Licensing Board began cracking down on the service in the city's nightclubs. The board's chairman Daniel Pokaski claims the practice violates “happy hour” laws that ban serving more than two drinks at a time to a patron. Fast Facts:

Originated in Japan during WWII
Cost per bottle can feature a substantial markup, sometimes of 1000% or more
Most expensive bottle service: Blush, Las Vegas, $475

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Topix.net: Bottle Service
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Boston Herald: Put a cork in it! (April 17, 2008)
Boston Herald: Hub VIP bottle service ban has club owners spinning (April 18, 2008)
Forbes: Most Expensive Bottle Service | In Pictures (November 2, 2007)
New York Times: Wielding Power, Bottle by Bottle (February 18, 2007)

Bottle Service Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Bottle Service
Fortune Magazine: Buying by the Bottle (February 06, 2006)
Variety Weekend: The message: Bottle service (August 18, 2005)
Gothamist: Roughed-Up Reveler Sues Club Over 3 Bottle Shakedown (December 31, 2007)
Village Voice: Liquid City: Mixing Up Bottle Service (January 25, 2005)
New York Magazine: Can Clubland Survive Without Bottle Service? (October 16, 2006)
village voice: Fly Life: Put a Cork in It (December 12, 2006)

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Wikipedia: Bottle service
New York Magazine: The History of Bottle Service (June 18, 2006)

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