Fancy Drinking From a Gold Beer Mug

Would an ice-cold beer on a hot summer's day taste any better in a $50,000 dollar gold mug? Well, one Japanese gold manufacturer thought so, and has unveiled a beer mug made of 850 grams of gold. Let's take a look.

This golden beer mug is the centerpiece of Japanese gold manufacturer Ginza Tanaka's latest collection entitled "Summer Cool". It’s made up of items that are commonly believed by Japanese to help alleviate the heat of the hot and muggy summer days.

Ginza Tanaka says drinking in a goblet as expensive as a luxury car is the ultimate cool experience.

A staff member at the newly opened store where the display took place, noticed the difference as she drank beer from the not so regular mug.

[Aya Yanagi, Ginza Tanaka]:
"It's, of course, tasty drinking beer from a normal glass, but it was a new experience to drink from a golden mug and was really quite tasty."

If beer is not your cup of tea, they also sell gold wine glasses at a more affordable $30 U.S. dollars a gram.

Maybe you’re more inclined to relax and enjoy the summer breeze, well you could buy gold wind chimes or even a golden fan to sit back and take in a golden moment.