merlot soon had his nose deep in a trough of his own , as the gold lounge bar lost half a bottle of jack daniels , a couple of tins of cola , half a bottle of st. emillion grande cru ; the buffet lost two plates of salmon and cucumber sandwiches , as if destined for a toddlers kindergarten lunch-box , had been de-crusted and daintily cut into bite-sized triangles , about half a kilo of bombay mix , and the spicy chicken-wing bain marie had taken a massive blow .