I find this large carved ice craze thing very annoying.
Why did you pay for it and THEN moan?
I’d hate that, so I wouldn’t buy it. Cocktails can be nice and I’d be happy to pay for a well-made one, but I’m not playing titanic in a wine glass, that’s just needless fucking about.
Wait for the Ice to melt, then drink it you’ll get your money’s worth
Depending on the quality it’s about right. It’s for sipping not chugging
You know cocktails aren’t pints, right?
It looks nice but at 14 quid 😱 it would just leave a sour taste
Another “Buy expensive drink and moan about it on Reddit but don’t say where it is so other redditors can decide to avoid or not” post. 🙄
That’s a straight up double measure cocktail possibly an old fashioned. If it’s made right it’s week worth it. That’s just the price
What is in it ?
Boom is back baby
for €14 you’d think they’d at least put a bit of effort into the ice cubes – clear filtered water, not full of impurities making it a milky cloudy mess.
Would need to know the normal cost of the alcohol that’s used in it.
That’s art, not meant to drink that. In years to come it will be worth more
The reason some bars started putting massive chunks of ice into spirit drinks that should be served neat is exactly because gormless idiots think if a glass isn’t full to the brim they’ve been “scammed”.
A standard pour from a jigger is around 45 milliliters. That’s the same no matter what glass it’s in or how much or how little ice is in it. No bar these days is blind pouring because even if you have the most skilled bar staff in the universe, every millilter over that number you’re not charging for is stock you’re giving away from free. Translation: you can have 1 icecube or 40 icecubes in it, but you’re getting the exact same amount of drink and no verbal trickary is getting you more because someone whose already on minimum wage doesn’t want to get in shit with the bar manager “doing you a favour”.
A spirit foward Dry Martini you’d get at a nice cocktail bar without specifying ratios would be something like 60ml gin or vodka and 15ml Dry Vermouth. That’s 75ml, a pint of Guinness is 568 ml. If your goal is to sit there “sipping” one drink for a 2 hour meal with company, get the Guinness.
I’ve worked as a cocktail bartender for over 20 years. And this is not a glass that should have ice in it. It has a stem for a reason. For this glass the drink should be served chilled and properly diluted before giving it to the guest.
Most cocktail bars would serve a glass this size with a minimum of 70ml of undiluted alcohol in it. Which these days is about the same price as dbl shot anyway. So just throwing ice in this glass is defo cheating the customer out of a decent good value drink.
In summary: boooohurns!!!!
Those glasses shouldn’t have ice in them at all, that drink should have been served without ice or else in a rocks glass if ice is required.
If the price was displayed, what’s the problem?
Hello Joe!? It’s a disgrace
Hmm, your ice has some drink in it
I’ve my own cocktail I make at home that I tend to order at least once per a night out , between 16~22 € depending on the place I’ve ordered because it’s obviously not something on the menu and they just charge u for the raw drinks. It feels a little ridiculous that 1shot of limoncello , 1 shot of Malibu , lemon & lime juice topped up with sprite (not always) will cost the same as a bottle of Malibu or limoncello
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Shop around and vote with your feet.
It’s a cocktail and it looks like Whiskey?
If you want more sips, just order a pint
Where is this?
Acceptable as long as people keep buying them.
I find this large carved ice craze thing very annoying.
Why did you pay for it and THEN moan?
I’d hate that, so I wouldn’t buy it. Cocktails can be nice and I’d be happy to pay for a well-made one, but I’m not playing titanic in a wine glass, that’s just needless fucking about.
Wait for the Ice to melt, then drink it you’ll get your money’s worth
Depending on the quality it’s about right. It’s for sipping not chugging
You know cocktails aren’t pints, right?
It looks nice but at 14 quid 😱 it would just leave a sour taste
Another “Buy expensive drink and moan about it on Reddit but don’t say where it is so other redditors can decide to avoid or not” post. 🙄
That’s a straight up double measure cocktail possibly an old fashioned. If it’s made right it’s week worth it. That’s just the price
What is in it ?
Boom is back baby
for €14 you’d think they’d at least put a bit of effort into the ice cubes – clear filtered water, not full of impurities making it a milky cloudy mess.
https://preview.redd.it/7b3whx1ctjoe1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=c33b7a2ca5a2e977b1b504ec3eb530c4ac7def55
Would need to know the normal cost of the alcohol that’s used in it.
That’s art, not meant to drink that. In years to come it will be worth more
The reason some bars started putting massive chunks of ice into spirit drinks that should be served neat is exactly because gormless idiots think if a glass isn’t full to the brim they’ve been “scammed”.
A standard pour from a jigger is around 45 milliliters. That’s the same no matter what glass it’s in or how much or how little ice is in it. No bar these days is blind pouring because even if you have the most skilled bar staff in the universe, every millilter over that number you’re not charging for is stock you’re giving away from free. Translation: you can have 1 icecube or 40 icecubes in it, but you’re getting the exact same amount of drink and no verbal trickary is getting you more because someone whose already on minimum wage doesn’t want to get in shit with the bar manager “doing you a favour”.
A spirit foward Dry Martini you’d get at a nice cocktail bar without specifying ratios would be something like 60ml gin or vodka and 15ml Dry Vermouth. That’s 75ml, a pint of Guinness is 568 ml. If your goal is to sit there “sipping” one drink for a 2 hour meal with company, get the Guinness.
I’ve worked as a cocktail bartender for over 20 years. And this is not a glass that should have ice in it. It has a stem for a reason. For this glass the drink should be served chilled and properly diluted before giving it to the guest.
Most cocktail bars would serve a glass this size with a minimum of 70ml of undiluted alcohol in it. Which these days is about the same price as dbl shot anyway. So just throwing ice in this glass is defo cheating the customer out of a decent good value drink.
In summary: boooohurns!!!!
Those glasses shouldn’t have ice in them at all, that drink should have been served without ice or else in a rocks glass if ice is required.
If the price was displayed, what’s the problem?
Hello Joe!? It’s a disgrace
Hmm, your ice has some drink in it
I’ve my own cocktail I make at home that I tend to order at least once per a night out , between 16~22 € depending on the place I’ve ordered because it’s obviously not something on the menu and they just charge u for the raw drinks. It feels a little ridiculous that 1shot of limoncello , 1 shot of Malibu , lemon & lime juice topped up with sprite (not always) will cost the same as a bottle of Malibu or limoncello
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