Oh my, depending where you are it is really expensive!!
at the hotel I work at they were making a drink for a function, and the prep cook and the banquet manager were arguing about the alcoholic beverage to be served.
The prep cook had the bright idea to put giant icecubes in the middle of the small glass and then mix the drink (he made the icecubes with balloons D: )
He did not understand why someone wouldn't want to spend $8 on a glass of alcohol/latex flavored water..