The-Latest has been told by one of our high-life spies that a London banker spent £43,067.50 on champagne and vodka at a Soho private members club for a post Brit Awards party this month.
The middle-aged man arrived at Maya with two men and two women and spent three hours buying drinks for other guests who were drawn to his table.
Eight bottles of Cristal and two methuselahs of Dom Perignon, costing £9,000 each, were consumed along with four jeroboams of Belvedere vodka at £750 each and two more jeroboams of Cristal at £4,500 each.
At least the waitress, Anna, received a £5,617.50 tip.
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