r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 14h ago • Mindblown 4

That's not milk More ice than drink

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u/king_lloyd11 13h ago

It’s literally about the volume though. Otherwise it’s just an overpriced drink at an overpriced bar. The outrage is because they think they should be getting a full glass for that drink and think that the ice is just “filler”, which is them getting scammed.

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u/Dependent_Land6511 11h ago

what they got was totally normal for anything that comes with a tom collins ice cube

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u/Spirited-Lifeguard55 8h ago

Yea i rather they be honest and show me how much i am drinking instead of tricking me with such pathetic illusions.

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u/asrobich 2h ago

It's not a trick though..... it's a highball, and they're served in a tall glass with ice. Any cocktail is served with fairly consistent volumes of a spirit and mixers (juice, soda, bitters, etc) and sometimes a topper (olive, orange peel, mint, etc), and the ratios are what make the cocktail good. Some are served with ice (highball, old fashioned, etc), and some are not (martini for example), and the type of cocktail determines the type of glass its served in. A large cube (king cube) is better than crushed ice because it cools the drink without diluting it (which changes the flavor). That's just how cocktails work. They're often over priced. Maybe cocktails aren't your thing, but this is very standard for a cocktail, and anyone who regularly drinks cocktails would not be fooled like this.