Briton ‘downed $1,200 shot and did a runner’ in Washington DC hotels spree

A BRITISH man has been arrested after ordering the most expensive food and wine at some of Washington DC’s fanciest hotels — then walking out without paying the bill.

Nick Cooper, 21, was caught after going on a month-long spree of the US capital’s most luxurious dinner spots.

According to police documents, he reportedly ordered a $1,200 glass of 34-yearold Teeling Irish single malt whiskey, which is normally kept under combination lock in a vault,

The 21-year-old has already been arrested six times in the last month, the first time by the Secret Service near the White House on March 9 for refusing to move on a street while he was drunk.

He was then arrested again for failing to obey police after he tried to escape from then.

On March 13, he stopped by the renowned Willard Intercontinental hotel and allegedly spent $68.20 at the bar using a fake name.

He was arrested later that week for damaging a glass door at the Embassy Row Hotel and for trying to resist officers.

A few days later, he was arrested for theft and resisting arrest after dining at the RitzCarlton.

Cooper reportedly used a fake name again to order grilled octopus and rack of lamb, as well as a $156 bottle of cabernet sauvignon and a $100 bottle of Moet Imperial.

While at the Hay-Adams hotel, opposite the White House, fellow drinkers reported seeing him brag about a $1,200 shot of whiskey he was drinking, and a three-week birthday trip he took to Las Vegas in February.