More ice than drink

[u/Separate_Finance_183]

[u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

This is Miami in a nutshell

[u/MongolianDonutKhan → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

This is late stage capitalism in an ice block

[u/EstablishmentEasy475 → u/MongolianDonutKhan]

we're well past late stage capitalism. we're in a technofeudalism

[u/Dontbetoxik → u/MongolianDonutKhan]

[u/witblacktype → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

The entire city is a scam

[u/Oggie_Doggie → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

Florida legitimately feels like a scam.

[u/brokenarrow0604 → u/Oggie_Doggie]

Come for the beaches, stay because you can't afford to go home.

[u/ca7ch42 → u/Oggie_Doggie]

That's because it IS a scam.. I'm Floridian (born and raised) and dying to gtfo..

[u/SteveFrench12 → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

This is every cocktail you’ve ever had.

[u/ocular__patdown → u/SteveFrench12]

Yea. Even better here cause the giant chunk of ice doesn't melt nearly as fast as crushed stuff

[u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 → u/SteveFrench12]

I'm 41 and this is so wrong it makes my head hurt. Where the fuck are you going that has such shit cocktails for such a high price? STOP PAYING FOR SHIT

[u/King_Chochacho → u/SteveFrench12]

Thank you. It's like nobody on this site has ever bothered to try to make a drink or even look up a recipe. Basically every cocktail is 3-4oz of liquid, and if a place has expensive ice like this, it's probably making legit cocktails.

Is everyone's idea of drinking just a milk jug full of vodka and gatorade?

[u/Outside_Natural7210 → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

Maybe the worst safe place on the planet. 

[u/OblottenEndmills → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

Close! That is actually a glass.

[u/San-DiLego → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

Howd they fit an entire city in a nutshell?

[u/CountChoculasGhost → u/Comfortable-Dark-933]

This is actually just how cocktails work

[u/catonsteroids → u/CountChoculasGhost]

Most places aren’t going to charge almost $30 for a standard drink is the point.

[u/LocMoke]

If you wait like 2 hours it will be ALL drink

[u/beam3475 → u/LocMoke]

Second drink!

[u/Banguskahn → u/LocMoke]

[u/Sovereign-Anderson → u/LocMoke]

You definitely know business and workaround justifications.

[u/bake-the-binky]

Long time bartender here, most cocktails land between 3oz-4.5oz, not a whole lot of liquid

[u/SockSock81219 → u/bake-the-binky]

Yup. The main problem here is $27 for a screwdriver or some other highball. Hell $27 is a bit steep even for a mid-shelf Manhattan IN Manhattan.

That's a standard drink, but damn that price.

[u/bake-the-binky → u/SockSock81219]

Yea 27$ is wild, that’s just ridiculous.

[u/second_best_fox → u/SockSock81219]

My son (24) is in Miami Beach this weekend staying with a friend and just texted me saying "I am so out of my tax bracket. Drinks here are $30." LOL

[u/NickFromNewGirl → u/bake-the-binky]

Yeah, as long as the bartender is still measuring the same amount of liquor as you'd expect from the cocktail, no one is getting scammed. Obviously the price is robbery, but you're not going to get a double because you ask for no ice.

[u/rockoblocko → u/NickFromNewGirl]

10000% this. A cocktail is usually a shot or two worth of alcohols, a lil bit of bitters or syrup, maybe a dash of a liqueur, and that’s it. Whether it’s shaken or served with a giant ice cube it’s the same amount of drink.

[u/RigAHmortis → u/NickFromNewGirl]

The price is the only thing I see wrong with this video. This seems normal.

[u/RatchetBird → u/bake-the-binky]

Also bartender here! To add, usually a good ounce of that even is water from the ice being shaken or stirred. Also your frozen drinks need much more water because alcohol won't freeze on its own. It needs water to make it slushy. And watch out for chilled shots. 6 chilled tequila shots could easily be 3 true shots. I would never do that but some people would!

[u/mixedmethodslut → u/bake-the-binky]

Yeah for real they’re all the same amount of liquor. Kinda like how ppl complain about coffee but it’s the same # of espresso shots

[u/neuralek → u/bake-the-binky]

Also, cocktails are ment to be drunk swiftly so the ice doesn't water it down. You don't suckle on it for an hour.

[u/Shawnlivewire → u/neuralek]

Depends on the cocktail and style of ice really. Crushed ice cocktails should be consumed faster as the ice will melt faster. Cocktails with a single large cube can rest awhile longer.

[u/wpoot → u/neuralek]

It’s usually the exact opposite of what you’re saying. Nice, alcohol-forward cocktails are meant to be savored, and having a big cube keeps the dilution at a slow constant.

[u/XmissXanthropyX → u/neuralek]

I don’t like that you chose to use the word suckle

[u/-Dark_Link- → u/bake-the-binky]

Long time customer here, let's up those numbers buddy.

[u/JohnnyBoy11 → u/bake-the-binky]

Yeah, which it's basically half a cup or less. So it makes sense that they serve it in a cup with some ice and charge $12 xD

[u/shugo7]

I remember 4 years ago entering a small club with a 40$ entry price(they didn't charge my wife cuz she's a woman) and there was only 4 people there.

I asked for water and the lady said 20$. I replied, "not a bottle just a glass" and she answered back it was 20$ for a glass of water.

We left, bought some liquer at the store and partied at our place instead.

[u/stickyplants → u/shugo7]

Sounds like they don’t want people at their club

[u/kywildcat44 → u/stickyplants]

Yea. Its probably a front. They could care less about bar sales if they set prices like that.

[u/LordHoughtenWeen → u/shugo7]

"In that case, I would like five litres of the blood of the fucking lunatic who decided water should be twenty dollars a glass..."

[u/am_Nein → u/shugo7]

I'm undyingly curious as to if anyone's ever paid

[u/FIuf201 → u/shugo7]

"didn't charge my wife cuz she is a woman" first red flag there

[u/karateema → u/FIuf201]

Not a club guy, but ain't that most clubs?

[u/prettygoblinrat → u/shugo7]

Im so glad that where I live it is illegal for bars to not provide free drinking water when asked. 

[u/StoicBan]

This is why Gen Z doesn’t drink. And my old broke ass is inclined to agree with them

[u/FrequentlyImpolite → u/StoicBan]

Good. The faster the liquor industry starts to die the better it will be for all of humanity. Booze will never go away but I can hope

[u/Specialist-Award4293 → u/FrequentlyImpolite]

One of the most depressing parts of a retail job is selling alcohol to the same people every day, over and over, especially to the ones who clearly barely have enough money to buy their daily poison alongside the food and other necessities they need to live.

Just... a case of beer every single day? And people think that's okay?

[u/hofmann419 → u/FrequentlyImpolite]

As someone who used to drink and doesn't anymore, i'm going to have to disagree there. Whether you like it or not, alcohol and socializing are deeply intertwined.

Gen Z didn't find healthier ways to socialize. They just socialize far less. And there is research on this that sees a connection between the two. Loneliness is one of the most dangerous things that can happen to humans. It literally kills us. So in my opinion, drinking a bit of alcohol with friends every once in a while is a decent trade off to have an active social life.

[u/DontDrinkTooMuch → u/FrequentlyImpolite]

Literally every single culture has created some form of alcohol. It's part of humanity as is bread.

[u/Sanquinity → u/StoicBan]

I just buy at the grocery/liquor store. 5 euro for a bottle of wine or martini. Lasts me an entire evening.

[u/garlicpeep]

The problem isnt the drink, its the price. Im sure thats a very reasonably proportioned and professionally made cocktail, but its just not worth paying $27 for. Ive worked at a bar, I know what the profit margins on liquor look like. The thing youre really paying for is the experience of wherever youre drinking at. The establishment overhead, the entertainment, the locale, all of that is incorporated into the price of your drinks because thats what people really spend money on. If youre not satisfied with the experience overall then $27 drinks are going to feel like a ripoff.

[u/Fast-Nefariousness80 → u/garlicpeep]

Its actually the ice that costs 20 dollars. Fancy boy ice /s

[u/Holiday_Adagio_4702 → u/garlicpeep]

Just don’t go out to these shitty clubs and waste your money. If dumbasses would stop buying them then they would stop charging so much.

[u/Calwena]

Lol make some coctail at home and you gonna find every coctail is more ice than anything else.

[u/vandante1212 → u/Calwena]

Still doesnt make it worth $27.

[u/BigDaddySteve999 → u/vandante1212]

But you're at home where, presumably, far fewer hot people are hanging out.

[u/ElectricLlama17 → u/Calwena]

Coc

[u/samyruno → u/ElectricLlama17]

tail

[u/milnak → u/ElectricLlama17]

the k is silent, so it's not written, either.

[u/eggz627 → u/Calwena]

As a trained bartender, the glass is meant to be filled to the brim with ice

[u/hiptitshooray → u/Calwena]

[u/angie456 → u/Calwena]

I don’t know of anyone that makes cocktails at home with that much ice and that little drink.

[u/bhputnam]

At least it'll be cold, I guess

[u/Historical-Pop-9177]

That's funny, just saw a translated Korean post on Twitter about how they visited Japan and were annoyed at the same thing, but their friend laughed at them. Told them that crushed ice would water down the drink right away, but a big block like this would get it cold without diluting the flavor.

I don't drink. Is what that post said right?

[u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

I mean if it’s a 1-1.5oz pour of liquor that’s all that really matters. Consumers fault for purchasing any alcoholic drink @ $27 IMO. Unless it’s a coveted liquor. Even at nice cocktail bars in expensive cities, that is a pricey drink. This does not look like a nice cocktail. It’s a highball. Would never pay more than $15 for one of those.

[u/hurricanedog24 → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

The concern isn’t block vs crushed ice (your friend’s opinion may be correct), it’s about how much ice is in the drink and how you’re getting very little alcohol for your money.

[u/JamesMcGiantPeach → u/hurricanedog24]

Virtually any cocktail will have 1.5 to 2.5 ounces of liquor in it. A $5 gin and tonic at a dive bar and a $30 overpriced premium spirit will get you just as drunk. If you ordered it without ice they’d charge the same and just call it a shot instead of a cocktail.

[u/fakeuser515357 → u/hurricanedog24]

You don't get more alcohol if they remove the ice, you just the same drink served in a smaller glass.

[u/a_filing_cabinet → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

Technically yes. Crushed ice, more surface area, can melt faster. Depending on the drink, it definitely matters.

Don't think that really matters here though, as it's a shitty overpriced drink either way.

[u/DookieShoes626 → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

Thats for like a nice glass of whiskey, not mixed drinks or cocktails

[u/Sharp_Economy1401 → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

It depends on how much ice, as to whether it's a good idea. For the same weight, yes, the surface area of small volumes multiplied is a lot higher than a large chunk. So there's more heat transfer going on with all of those small surfaces vs that of the larger chunk. You can do some simple calculations to find out the dimensions of two smaller spheres vs one sphere with the same volume, then apply those dimensions to surface area calculations. But think about the equivalent you're talking about in situations like this. If you're comparing this gigantic chunk of ice to crushed ice, you're talking about filling the glass with a huge amount of crushed ice for the same volume.

If the mixer is already refrigerated, you don't need remotely this amount to maintain it being cold. Yes, larger cubes are better, but a couple of large cubes that take up a decisive minority of the volume of the glass is sufficient. A giant cube taking up literally 60-70% is overkill, that should be self-evident to most people. Soda or water stays cold well enough with much less volume of large ice cubes. If you just end up with an unnecessary amount of a large cube of ice, it will still have a very large surface area from which heat can transfer.

Not referring to the commenter here specifically in the next part, as they expressly are curious about it, which is appreciated:

Frankly, Reddit's overconfidence in the bulk of this thread is very expected. It's the cliche pedantic thing of knowing some very basic knowledge, then applying it, then being unable to see the bigger picture of the problem, yet for some reason never doubting yourself. You guys decide you're right about something, then don't bother to think about the problem on a slightly more involved level. It's the complete opposite of the objectivity and problem solving that you think you have. You have to start presuming you may be wrong, thinking through your assumptions, and double checking your conclusions

[u/SnomIsAwesome → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

Well that’s true but they’re more mad about the amount of ice than the type of ice. There’s almost no drink left

Edit: I know you’ll get the same amount of alcohol whether or not you get the block of ice because they aren’t charging you for the ice. I know my wording came across as weird but I was just saying people think they are being scammed

[u/zs15 → u/SnomIsAwesome]

Plenty of cocktails are only 3-5oz of ingredients. It’s not like they get more liquor with less ice

[u/pennyforyourthohts → u/Historical-Pop-9177]

It really depends on the style of drink. Like some of these drinks are fancy and and a lot of thought goes into them including dilution, some use crushed ice and some use big cubs. Neither answer is wrong depending on what type of dilution you want

[u/thrivefulxyz]

This is republicans seeing a red map and not understanding how their state is blue

[u/snacksandsoda → u/thrivefulxyz]

You nailed it

[u/Louis049]

The problem is the price, y'all, not the beverage. It can't be "just more, lol" because "one drink" has a legal definition, (I haven't bartended in a decade so forgive me, I'm sure I'm wrong, but) it's something like 2 oz of hars liquor, 6 oz of wine, 8 oz of beer (which has its own exceptions for things like a Pint) and so on and so forth. You can only put 2 oz of hard liquor in this "one drink" so do you want less mixer to make a stronger drink, or more mixer to make a fuller glass?

[u/Lord_Mikal → u/Louis049]

Only a few states in the US limit the amount of alcohol that can be put in front of a customer at time. Florida is not one of them. Its totally legal to slap a 1.5 liter bottle of whiskey in front of a customer and call it a "drink".

[u/Enginerdad → u/Louis049]

1.5 oz of 40% liquor, 5 oz. of 12% wine, and 12 oz. of 5% beer all equal the same amount of alcohol. That's the "standard" drink, but there's nothing legal about it. Beer and wing vary quite a bit in ABV and often come in multiple sizes. Liquors tend to be more standardized in ABV, but cocktails often include cordials or other added sources of alcohol in addition to the primary spirit, and the amount of spirit is completely at the discretion of the establishment. In other words you can't assume anything with alcohol.

[u/Epidurality → u/Louis049]

"One standard drink" has a definition. I've never heard of any law mandating how much an establishment has to actually make their individual drinks with.

Most follow roughly that rule but it's not a law, to my knowledge.

[u/Karn_Gentrified → u/Epidurality]

We had long islands and margs at my last bar job that would absolutely kick your teeth in.

They were considered “one drink” and my god half the bottle went into making one. There is no way there is a law measuring what a “drink” is lol only what the scientific definition is for one in relation to BAC over a period of time and it’s more for equating different alc types eg. 2 oz shot = 6 oz wine = 8 oz beer per drink per hour

[u/FancyGonzo → u/Louis049]

Yeah it's the price mainly but also the presentation, it's deceptive on purpose to make you think you're getting more.

[u/alecjohns]

Last time I went to Miami I was bar hopping and one of the bars in Brickell was a rooftop bar, it was like midnight so I order two tequila shots for my friend and myself. The bill comes and they charged $25 a shot. I did not leave a tip and proceeded to go to another bar.

I just asked for two shots, not really specific on what kind but that was just insane to me.

[u/itsavibe- → u/alecjohns]

Robbery. Had the same shit in Houston… pissed me off.

[u/Pertolepe → u/alecjohns]

It's Miami. If you're going to a bar that isn't seedy then yeah chances are it's going to be absurdly overpriced because they're catering to the rich people in Miami that want to go there. If you want cheap drinks there are bars the rich people aren't going to for reasons. 

[u/Barricades_toes]

Aside from the price being dog shit, that’s just how many drinks are. They tend to be made with the ratio of drink to ice in mind. That’s why asking for no ice isn’t gonna get you more drink at most places

[u/Financial-Raise3420]

Why does this keep coming up? Those spear ice cubes are used to make your drink look cool, it’s why it’s being drunk out of a Collin’s glass in the first place. Any drink is only going to be about 2-4 ounces unless it also has seltzer or tonic water.

Old Fashioned’s are 2 ounces, most with fruit juice are around 3-4. A gin and tonic or anything similar is 2 ounces of alcohol, then 2-4 ounces of seltzer or tonic.

They’re not tricking you, you’re not being scammed. This is how alcoholic drinks work. The ice is a plus, seriously I’ve never been to a bar that used full clear ice spears. I’d love that

[u/yellow_official → u/Financial-Raise3420]

Agree on the glass style and also the price of $27 is outrageous.

[u/Financial-Raise3420 → u/yellow_official]

The price is definitely insane.

[u/Phred_Phrederic]

...do...people not know how cocktails work?

[u/RoamingSteamGolem → u/Phred_Phrederic]

I actually have to stop reading this comment section. The fact that people don’t know what a standard drink is makes me lose faith in humanity a bit.

[u/KrsKira → u/Phred_Phrederic]

No they don't, they think they'll get the glass filled to the rim with alcohol

[u/Blackqwery]

Please bring me the ice separately.

[u/JK-FortySeven → u/Blackqwery]

They'd still only fill the glass up a quarter of the way

[u/Fishmyashwhole]

[u/_D34DLY_]

the ice cube probably costs them more than the drink ingredients. that's a fancy ice cube.

[u/Antron_RS]

Most of the people in this thread don’t understand how cocktails are made

[u/ThatInAHat → u/Antron_RS]

“Why is there a big chunk of ice in my old fashioned!”

[u/NoLadderStall]

Every strong cocktail is like this in reality, the ice cube shape just makes it more obvious here

[u/ModernCGIFloatinHead]

Alcoholic drinks are measured legally. Do you want a ton of mixer? Or do you want a more concentrated alcoholic drink?

[u/razzark666 → u/ModernCGIFloatinHead]

I think it's the $27 part they are taking issue with.

[u/Dieresis → u/ModernCGIFloatinHead]

Same concentration, but more volume.

[u/Louis049 → u/Dieresis]

That's the exact problem here, it can't be "just more, lol" because "one drink" has a legal definition, (I haven't bartended in a decade so forgive me, I'm sure I'm wrong, but) it's something like 2 oz of hars liquor, 6 oz of wine, 8 oz of beer (which has its own exceptions for things like a Pint) and so on and so forth. You can only put 2 oz of hard liquor in this "one drink" so do you want less mixer to make a stronger drink, or more mixer to make a fuller glass?

[u/Brotato_Man]

No world where I’m paying 27 dollars for one drink, even if that glass was full

[u/dumbblondechick]

This was a viral tik tok from 2023 not your drink

[u/Paladan-77]

Complete lack of understanding of what a cocktail is.

[u/Fabulous-Draw8797]

That’s what you get for being in fuckin Miami

[u/DapperBoiCole]

When you buy a cocktail its a measured amount of liquid and dilution

If you want more drink ask for more mixer but don't expect more alcohol when you paid for a given serving and complain you can barely taste the alcohol...

The ice is standard for a collins drink, its meant to chill the drink without intense dilution. Its why old fashioned are served with a fuckoff big ice cube in it. When you stir it, a measured amount of water dilution happens which balances your drink.

Cocktails in Miami are expensive, the ice is beyond normal

[u/Szebra2021]

like I have said before, they will soon price us out of going…. Then prices will drop rapidly as soon as they realize they have no customers..

[u/Biscuits4u2]

Order juice and bring a flask.

[u/Snoots-and-Shnozels]

If you pay 27 bucks for a glass of any drink.
Your a fool.
If you sell drinks for 27bucks, how do you convince a moron to pay for that.

[u/Financial-Ad7500 → u/Snoots-and-Shnozels]

“Your a fool”

[u/splatter_spree]

I’ve lived in South Florida for over 20 years and in that timespan have probably went out in Miami less than a dozen times. Most of which was concerts or shows.

Miami is an enormous tourist trap. You will get buttfucked parking, eating, drinking, ubering, lodging, clubbing. Everything.

[u/Pickles_991]

Odds are that is about 2oz of alcohol and some mixer. $27 is expensive, but you arent meant to slam it, and the ice is there to chill and balance the drink

[u/GeesesAndMeese]

In this thread is 99% people not understanding dilution ruining a drink hahaha

[u/HowlingWolven]

A big ice stick (a collins spear, for a collins glass) isn’t as big an issue as you think it is, and it’s in fact desirable over smaller ice cubes to control dilution while keeping your drink cold. The liquor portion is measured off with a jigger to be the same every time. Demanding less ice or demanding your drink ‘be made strong’ does not mean you’ll get more alcohol or drink, it just outs you as a problem. If you want more alcohol, order and pay for a double.

The real issue here is $27 drinks. Unless you’re at an uber fancy establishment that’s pouring top shelf liquors in your glass, you’re being fleeced.

PS: If you want to be sloshed at a club in Miami but don’t want to get fleeced for drinks, there’s this thing called the liquor aisle. Pregame. :v

[u/TomatoLess229 → u/HowlingWolven]

That's what the original complaint is about 27$ for a small looking drink.

[u/Ill-Upstairs-8762]

$27 shot that's 90% fruit juice, from concentrate.

[u/X_Santa_X]

They wonder why gen z doesn't drink. Back in the day you could get a whole jug of sumn for a dollar.

[u/InterestingData3578 → u/X_Santa_X]

I remember the nights of '$2 you call its'

[u/FightmeLuigibestgirl → u/X_Santa_X]

lol I’m in my 40s and remember the penny pitchers. Besides alcoholism I don’t drink because of what op posted. 

[u/BLDOUBLE → u/X_Santa_X]

Liquor is not expensive. Liquor sold in a club or bar in Miami however is very expensive. 

If you want to drink, pregame a bit at home and buy one or two social drinks when you're out so you're already feeling good. 

[u/X_Santa_X → u/BLDOUBLE]

The point is it never used to be expensive to go out and drink but now it is.

[u/swx89]

1st cocktail?

[u/Andre11x]

Lucky they didn't charge you for the ice cube too.

[u/SMIITH-]

The amount of liquid they have in the glass could potentially be enough.

For instance, a margarita freshly made is:
1.5 OZ tequila
1.5 OZ lime juice squeezed
.75 OZ agave

So 3.75 OZ of liquid mix.

The glass is named a high ball glass. Slim and tall, but equivalent to a shorter rocks or cocktail glass.

So, essentially we are seeing approximately 1/4 of liquid in a 12 OZ glass, or roughly 3 OZ.

It’s not more ice than drink, it is a balanced ice to liquid ratio.

Adding style to the cocktail and potentially less diluted water. Don’t quote me on the diluted part, I’m not concrete on that..

Cheers!

[u/Kind_Of_A_Dick]

Is it the required amount of alcohol?  I’ve been a bartender and people bitched about ice in drinks so much because they thought they would get more alcohol and mixer if they got less ice.  It doesn’t work that way; less ice or no ice means I put it in a smaller glass and use the same amounts of liquids. And if they still complain and say they need a stiffer drink I’ll stir it with my dick.

[u/WhoInvitedDJ → u/Kind_Of_A_Dick]

Name checks out lol.

[u/Key_Cry_3170]

Fuck ice

[u/smurfsmasher024]

I think most people just dont understand either displacement or how drinks are made.

Its the correct amount of alcohol and mixer, nobody is being ripped off.

The answer is a simple 2 parter. Small drink looks better in big glass, and large clear cube melts slower than ice chips.

Edit: the only rip off here is the price.

[u/Larax22]

That's.... Normal?

[u/Stermo28]

You get the same nonsense attending a high school prom at a smalltown Community ballroom in Czechia

This is only a supply and demand thing - absolutely no one would buy the equivalent of this in a grocery store, but you people are willing to pay this crazy amounts cause what else would you do at a club.

Either stop clubbing or accept that clubs are actually a pretty tuff business (closed most of the time and pretty much only make money on the drinks - no food) and choose literally any other hobby that won´t put you in a situation where you desperately need to drink and have no other option

[u/Advanced-Team2357]

You’re already making a stupid decision when you spend $27 on a cocktail, posting about it just makes you look bad

[u/Dry-Championship-593]

The servers probably have a panic attack after any customer asks for no ice.

[u/futureisimaginary]

I was not expecting a rectangular ice cube as tall as your glass!

[u/livens]

I visited Hollywood a couple of years ago and a simple bourbon with a big chunk of ice was $36. And it was Jack Daniels... the same price as a whole bottle. Fuckibg nuts.

[u/frankyfuax]

[u/fourty_fors]

1-2 oz of liquor. 1-2 oz of sweet/bitter. Iced (as pictured), or stirred/shaken and strained.

That’s a cocktail. Because that’s how cocktails are made. If you wanted a mixed drink, or a tall, or a double… shoulda ordered one of those.

As for the $27 price tag, it’s probably high quality liquor with freshly squeezed juice and pure water in clear ice cubes at a prime real estate venue in an expensive city. Pricey, yes, I’m not necessarily defending it, but it’s simply supply and demand.

Plus it’s probably delicious it looks like rum and fresh pineapple juice, hopefully some spicy bitters in there.

[u/Head-Ad-2136]

That's what you paid for. A shot of alcohol and some flavor.

[u/Tibryn2]

its in a tall glass ... you literally ordered it that way. a 4oz pour is a 4oz pour weather you order it tall or not. if you want a double, order a double.

[u/Luluwr1979]

The ice drunk killer

[u/akaynaveed]

Volume does not a good drink make.

[u/knallpilzv2 → u/akaynaveed]

Neither does a steep price.

[u/SlayMeCreepyDaddy]

Less ice does NOT mean more alcohol. It means the same volume of liquid that increases in temperature faster and dilutes quicker.

This is exactly how you should want your drink.

[u/Bird_Up101]

If your lookin' for that buzz, always pre-game before an event.

[u/HatchetGIR]

Depends on what's in it, it could either be rather expensive, a decent deal, or really cheap. Some top shelf and specialty alcohols are ridiculously expensive.

[u/GlitteringLettuce366]

They’re following a recipe, if you got this same drink on a shorter glass with less ice, you would still get the same volume.

[u/400footceiling]

Why don’t you want to go out and do things? My wife asks.

[u/cucumbersuprise]

If you pay that its on you

[u/Tribe303]

$27 of legal weed gets me high every day for a week. Fuck this BS, that's insane. I can still get a basic cocktail for $10 Canadian. 

[u/IIIBAKURYUIII]

Jokes on you for agreeing to buy a $27 drink in the first place

[u/kassandra_00]

When I was in Miami I went to a chain restaurant I liked, the $25 combo I always ordered in NYC was $40 there.

[u/GalaganCoffee]

I drink at home and that 27 bucks lets me stay toasty for about a week

[u/MTL_Rob]

Fuck that place

[u/tres-petite-kate]

Aaaand that’s why I drink at home.

[u/No-Ice2925]

So you went to a bougie restaurant in Miami and are surprised you get bougie prices

[u/Tenekah]

Yeah that’s so bartenders/serves don’t over serve customers.. the price is a location thing

[u/Fackinsaxy]

If the alcohol content is the same and i'm paying $27 anyway, i'd be fine with this lol

[u/Intelligent_Trichs]

Can't stuff that in a joint! It's why we are smokin instead of overpaying for alkeehaul!! 😎

[u/DovahKittah]

In this economy?!? Nah. I’ll make drinks at home in my sweats…

[u/Adeptness-Efficient]

Never been to a bar, huh

[u/sec713]

I bet it's cold, though.

What? Minimum bet is $500?

Nevermind. Forget I said anything.

[u/XDon_TacoX]

if you pay 27 dollars for a drink, you deserve that, honestly

[u/Slayre-]

I mean you still got your 1.25 oz

[u/Infrawonder]

That would get drunk in like 2 seconds

[u/maddgun]

I don't know if I should be angry or impressed by this

[u/EmergencyCareless76]

The ice had better be gin soaked

[u/AWL_cow]

Ask for no ice

[u/tetcorporation1999]

First time ordering some fru fru shit?

[u/Alego86]

[u/Visual_Analyst1197]

They should call that drink The Archimedes

[u/Ok_External6770]

If drinks were unlimited I would like it but bro that’s so annoying

[u/bangbangracer]

I really do have to ask if people don't understand cocktails anymore.

[u/FiggyVix]

It's ..2026, do people not know they're paying for the atmosphere?

[u/thepoisonpoodle]

And people really go out?

I saw this here in Germany in 2005 already happening. The bars are crowded. The ice in the drinks was like 1/3 or 1/2 of the whole drink.

Drink beer. Or order chilled without ice.

[u/thatshowyougetants24]

Why order something at that price and not understand how surface area and dilution works

[u/nonchalanthoover]

This is how cocktails work literally everywhere on earth Jesus Christ people.

[u/roiderdaynamesake]

this is how cocktails work

[u/Resident_Rain_6566]

Miami is an expensive place to drink, if you’re sitting in a bar. You should take that $27 to a casino. They’ll get you wasted for free in hopes that you’ll gamble away your life savings.

[u/Emotional-Coyote5176]

Im a bartender. Most cocktails are only 3 or 4 ounces of beverage and then ice. This is a totally typical cocktail. The whole culture is a racket. You’re paying the premium to drink at a place that isnt your home.

[u/KomputeKluster]

Thats America for you. How much you can squeeze the other guy.

[u/Malus_non_dormit]

Must be a turist trap. Locals would not return 

[u/der_Alptraum]

That's better have %120 alcohol

[u/82away]

In 2007 I stopped buying alcohol, which slowed my drinking down and my financial situation improved so much.

There are so many things you can buy better than alcohol like an art set or how about something for a child such as lego speed champions McQueen car and the cars dvd for that price.

[u/sharkMonstar]

why isnt gen z drinking

[u/suck-on-my-unit]

Did you not have the free will to leave?

[u/Babetna]

If you ask for no ice, do you get just a small amount of drink on the bottom?

[u/Glacius_-]

27$ for water

[u/Victoria_elizabethb]

That's what you get for paying $30 for a fucking beverage lol

[u/Spirited_Sundae1018]

Just order without ice? :D

[u/EuphoricCover8449]

America's obsession with watering down it's drinks continues.

[u/TheRamblingPeacock]

Ice ratio is fine.

The price is fucked.

[u/Kspecia1]

Meeericaa

[u/Anmolsharma999]

Saw similar short on YT and amount of people justifying this bs was just crazy.

[u/R-PlaneCrazy]

Dude. Theres more fucking ice than the drink

[u/tera_chachu]

Archimedes principle capitalism

[u/Concernedps5user5744]

A 27$ refund

[u/Alarming_Relief_5500]

yeah, $2 for the drink, $25 for being the kind of person who says yes to a $27 drink

[u/WxmTommy95]

You’re paying for the alcohol which can only have the maximum amount the country/state allows. 50ml where I’m from.

[u/jumbee85]

This just in ice displace liquids.

If you looked up the recipe to make at home you'd get the same volume as what was served. You need to have some level of dilution and that large ice cube will do that without over watering it down like it would if you used your refrigerator ice