The first-class experience in the sky is forever getting more extravagant. 

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A number of commercial airlines have now also built first and business class bars onboard, offering a space for their wealthiest passengers to quaff champagne while they socialize at 35,000 feet.

Gilbert Ott, a New York-based travel expert, has tried them all.

Ott profiled his first-class bar experiences on his blog God Save the Points. To his knowledge, there are only six airlines in the world to have onboard bar lounges, including Virgin Australia, Korean Air, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airlines, and Qatar Airways. Virgin Atlantic is currently the only airline to boast a bar on all of its airplanes.

Ott helped us rank these bars, and revealed which one scored highest in the luxury stakes.

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