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LA RESERVE - O hotel mais exclusivo de PARIS! (The Leading Hotels of The World)

/ LA RESERVE - O hotel mais exclusivo de PARIS! (The Leading Hotels of The World)

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This is La Reserve, elected one of the best hotels in the world,
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right in the heart of Paris.
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Set in a building with a Haussmannian facade built in 1856, the La Reserve Paris Hotel & Spa
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is on the property that once belonged to the Duke of Morny, half brother of Emperor Napoleon III,
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just a few steps away from Champs-Elysees Avenue.
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With only 40 rooms and suites, the hotel opened in 2015 and, in 2017, it was voted
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the best of the world by the readers of "Conde Nast Traveler" magazine.
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In 2019, the site U.S. News Travel chose La Reserve as the best hotel in Europe.
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Let's find out the reason?
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After belonging to the descendants of the Duke of Morny, the La Reserve building was also
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owned by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who he had his atelier here for many years.
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Six years ago the property was bought by the businessman Michel Reybier,
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who turned it into the La Reserve.
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Reybier himself, working with the trendy interior designer Jacques Garcia, created the concept of
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a traditional Parisian mansion, with many shades of red and gold,
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as you can see in this living room and also in the restaurant La Pagode de Cos,
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specialized in the regional cuisine of Bordeaux.
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In the elegant green library, there are more than 3,000 classic books
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and also a fireplace and a grand piano.
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From here you can also see the hotel's patio.
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Behind this mirror door there's a secret.
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It's the Honesty Bar.
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It's an all mirrored bar .
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And it's called "honesty" because you come here,
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you drink whatever you want, you write down what you had, all by yourself,
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and they add it to your room account.
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And the cool thing is that all the liquor are presented in crystal bottles
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with a tag next to them.
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For example, this is a bottle of Bombay gin.
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But you don't see the Bombay gin bottle.
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What you see is the Bombay gin inside a crystal bottle.
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And so they present all the liquor.
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Here we have Havana rum, Jack Daniel's, Gray Goose,
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all of them in French bottles.
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Cool huh?
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This is the Cigar Lounge, a room for cigars connoisseurs,
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where there is also an honesty bar.
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Important information: these rooms can only be used by hotel guests.
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Here's the two Michelin stars restaurant Le Gabriel, by Chef Jerome Banctel,
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which reinterprets the French cuisine with a strong influence of the Japanese cuisine.
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I arrived early at the La Reserve and while my suite is being prepared,
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I'm going to have tea in the library.
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This hotel is full of interesting details.
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And look at this one.
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A bell on the library table, where they just served me tea,
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so you can make any request.
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If you need to call the waiter or someone from the reception,
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just press here.
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So chic, right?
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I'm arriving at my apartment, the suite Eiffel, with 80 square meters,
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and this is Alexander, the butler, who will show me all the facilities.
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I introduce you to my house in Paris for the next few days.
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Let's go and check the view!
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You won't believe the view I have from my balcony.
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- Can I open? - Yes.
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- Thank you!
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I'm never leaving this place!
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The Grand Palais, the Eiffel Tower, a sunny day in Paris,
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I don't need anything else, right?
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Alexander is explaining that all the bar items are included in the room rate.
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Yes, all this drawer with beverages and this one with snacks.
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And there's more!
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All these wines and champagnes from the winery Cos D'Estournel, which belongs to
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the owner of the La Reserve, are also complimentary.
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Isn't that amazing?
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On this tablet, I can control all the lights in the suite, as well as
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the air conditioning temperature.
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It's all touchscreen and very intuitive.
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The TV control is also on the tablet. But where is the TV?
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It's "hidden" inside the living room mirror!
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- We have a complimentary bottle of champagne for you, Mr. Drummond.
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- Thank you very much!
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- And here's the master bedroom.
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In the bedroom, the TV is also inside the mirror and, next to the bed,
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there are different types of cables so the guest can charge his devices.
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The bathroom is all in Carrara marble, with details in turquin blue marble,
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including the floor, which, by the way, is heated.
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The stones were cut in the hotel, so that the marble lines
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appear like this, in sequence.
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In the countertop, there's a La Reserve cologne as a gift for the guests.
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The shower looks like a spa.
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It's huge!
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And behind this door, the toilet. It's that automatic Japanese toilet.
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And the water controls are here: position, pressure, front, rear
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There's even a massage, if you want!
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It's a full service.
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It started to rain a little here in Paris, but there's still blue sky behind me
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and I'm going to walk around the neighborhood.
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We are very close to the Champs-Elysees, over there.
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Here, you've seen from my balcony, is the Grand Palais.
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And behind me is the Faubourg Saint-Honore.
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Where should I go?
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Let's start by the Champs-Elysees, right?
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Let's go!
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Actually, I want to go until the end of the street to see the Eiffel Tower,
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that I already can see against the blue sky.
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And here I am. Less than a one-minute walk.
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Here's the Champs-Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.
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And the Grand Palais is even closer.
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Here it is.
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Now I'm going to take Avenue Montaigne which is full of world-famous designer stores.
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For those who like to shop, this is one of the most exclusive addresses in Paris.
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Walking another five minutes to the end of Avenue Montaigne, look where I got.
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Here's the tower, right in front of me.
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End of the afternoon in Paris, I'm back to the La Reserve and it's time to have a drink
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in the hotel's bar before sunset.
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I got to the bar, this is Roxane...
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- Hello! - Hello, how are you?
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- Good and you?
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And I gave her the challenge of recreating the Carioca NoMundo mimosa.
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- So we're gonna have a brand new mimosa recipe!
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- Exactly, I'm gonna make you a mimosa with a very French touch, with a little of cognac
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and Saint-Germain, which is very typical Parisian for you staying at the La Reserve Paris.
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- Let's wait and see.
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- An elderflower liqueur, it's Saint-Germain.
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A little bit of cognac, just to add a beautiful taste, round...
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And now I have to shake it...
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- And the final touch, of course, the Michel Reybier champagne.
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- Wonderful!
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- Cheers! - Thank you, Roxane!
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- It was a pleasure.
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- It's delicious, fantastic!
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- Thank you very much!
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To Roxane and La Reserve and to all of you who follow Carioca NoMundo.
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Cheers!
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My life will get a little harder after this mimosa
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because this is just amazing.
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To finish this day, I leave you with this time lapse of the Eiffel Tower and its lights.
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Bonjour, Paris ...
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You see, this is how I wake up, with this face.
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Look at the view outside.
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That's exactly what I do at home: I wake up and make me a coffee.
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Before breakfast I have a black coffee, an espresso.
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It's good when you have a coffee machine in the room, not having to go down or to order.
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It's good to wake up.
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Without getting into so many details, about the shower... But I have to tell you...
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This shower is so high, I'm going to raise my hand, so you try to understand,
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it's amazing.
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When you turn on the water, let me do it,
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it's as if it's falling from the sky.
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It makes you want to stay under the shower forever.
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I'm almost ready.
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The hotel's own cologne here in counter.
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I'm going out with the La Reserve scent today.
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This staircase is so beautiful that I'll take it to go down.
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I love these French stairs, open inside the building.
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They're beautiful.
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My breakfast table...
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The strawberry is so sweet that I won't mix it with...
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the cereal at all.
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Acacia honey.
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- Oh, thanks. That's very kind of you...
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He noticed that I hadn't had my coffee, he realized that it should be cold already,
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and brought me another one.
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That's service, right?
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I just had breakfast, the staff is already preparing the restaurant
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for brunch and I'll come back here shortly.
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See you soon.
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This is the La Reserve spa, which, of course, has treatment rooms, but what
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calls the attention is this beautiful swimming pool in the hotel underground.
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And check those curtains: if you want a private swimming lesson, just for you,
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they can isolate this area for your privacy.
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And here's the fitness center...
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Today is brunch day and brunch with mimosas.
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And I'm in great company, I'm with a dear friend, Stephanie d'Aboville,
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who's is visiting me.
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- Good morning!
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In addition to being a longtime friend, she's an expert in Paris, actually, in France, in general.
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She has a super cool company called Voie Privee, which organizes super exclusive tours,
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she knows everything!
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- Welcome, Stephanie! - Thank you, Jayme!
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- It's a pleasure! - It's always a pleasure to see you!
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- Let's have fun!
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Remember that bottle of Michel Reybier that was in my room?
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I brought it to the brunch and we're preparing our mimosas with it.
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