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It was first bottles of red wine, then tequila and later a whiskey. There were 60 people aboard the presidential plane that accompanied Enrique Peña Nieto during his first official tour on December 6, 2012.
In a trip of just one hour to Monterrey, the president 's companions ordered eleven bottles of alcohol. An action that would be repeated on subsequent trips aboard the Boeing 757-225 Presidente Juárez TP-01.
According to a newspaper survey L & # 39; universal, the consumption of drinks in the plane was becoming larger and more expensive for the treasure.
Between 2012 and 2015, 746 bottles worth 271,000 14 pesos were consumed. Red wine, whiskey, tequila and cognac were the most consumed drinks. All bottles totaled 522 liters.
During these first three years of Peña Nieto's six-year term, in 41 trips to the national territory, 51 thousand 962 pesos were spent for the purchase of alcohol.
An example of a destination of resources for this element is a trip made by Peña Nieto to the port of Acapulco In the journey of less than half an hour opened 35 bottles, with a cost of 9 thousand 730 pesos.
During another trip to Merida (whose flight lasts almost two hours), consumption was 27 bottles, costing the government 9,656 pesos.
With regard to international travel, expenditure has increased, as shown by 78 bottles consumed during a trip to Santiago de Chile, January 24, 2013.
The cost of these bottles, which included whiskey, red wine and tequila, was 27 thousand 963 pesos.
During trips abroad, they were bought 598 bottles of 32 different brands. That is 418.6 liters of alcoholic beverages.
In the case of journeys through the interior of the Mexican Republic, they were consumed 148 bottles of 14 brands, giving a total of 103.6 liters.
The drink from which other bottles were bought was Monte Xanic Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot red wine because they were paid 21 thousand 960 pesos for 62 units.
Another brand that he liked to consume during national trips to the Peña Nieto party was the Chivas Regal whiskey for 12 years, since they had bought 20 bottles of 750 milliliters, for which they were paying just over 10,000 pesos.
The drink was also one of the favorites in international travel because they were acquired 81 bottles of Chivas worth 41, 000 658 pesos.
For these international outlets, they also bought some 48 bottles of Hennessy VSOP cognac 700 milliliters, which cost 37,476 pesos.
The aircraft in which Peña Nieto traveled during his first three years of government and in which he consumed more than 700 bottles of alcohol was replaced in 2014 by the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner José María Morelos and Pavón, which cost more than 6 billion pesos.
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