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A London nightclub is set to launch what it claims will be the world's most expensive cocktail.

Umbaba in the West End is to serve the £333 Magie Noir at its Voodoo Halloween party on Saturday.

The club says the drink was initially commissioned by a couple of the club's most "influential and wealthy" members, but will now be available to all.

Created by head barman Giles Andreis, the Magie Noir features a shot of Richard Hennessy aged cognac, a measure of Dom Perignon vintage champagne and a dash of Crème de Mure.

It also contains fresh imported lemon grass and lychees plus extract of yohimbe bark, an ancient herbal aphrodisiac from West Africa.

The Magie Noir is presented in a crystal glass and with a cocktail pin of 24-carat white gold, created by top jewellery designer Tom Binns.

At present the Guinness Book of Records are considering the drink for the title of most expensive cocktail in the world.

The current record is held by the Ritz Hotel in Paris for the £190 Ritz Sidecar.