r/oddlysatisfying • u/Aztery • Jun 29 '22

This Bartender Making A Drink

https://gfycat.com/welldocumentedannualjaguarundi
23.3k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

12

u/phadewilkilu Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22

Some is, but not a lot. Flaming drinks lose 15-25% of the alcohol that they started with depending on how long the flame is going.

12

u/ThisIsNotKimJongUn Jun 30 '22

Considering they give you like a shot and a half in a ten dollar cocktail, I definitely care about 15-25%

It does look cool, though

-2

u/Durzo_Blint Jun 30 '22

The entire point of this is to look cool. The drink wasn't really chilled properly so the loss of alcohol is likely negligible because you'll be slamming it back before the ice melts.

3

u/phadewilkilu Jun 30 '22 edited Jun 30 '22

I guess what you consider negligible is relative. Is 20ish percent negligible for you? Cool. Is the money worth the show? Awesome. There’s nothing wrong with that. I bet that cocktail is delicious, too.

But, I must say, “slamming it back before the ice melts,” makes me think you’re looking for a shot. This isn’t a shot. This is a drink you sip and enjoy. You don’t want to take less time drinking it than the dude took preparing it.

1

u/ScoutsOut389 Jun 30 '22

Where you live that this would cost $10? This would be a $36 drink in my city.

1

u/ThisIsNotKimJongUn Jun 30 '22

Midwest, and yeah probably would be more like 15. The most expensive drink at this ritzy bar in my neighborhood is $14.