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Long Island Iced Teas. These things are a nightmare. Check out this recipe: 1 oz. gin - 20¢ Total $1.28 |
I almost can't believe these things are potable. Five ounces of liquor flavored with two? Whatever the opposite of a miracle is, this drink is it. |
Nick demonstrates the addition of Angostura bitters to an old fashioned. 2 oz. whiskey - 50¢ |
Nick and Victor. |
I left out the cost of ice, but collected price information on the most popular garnishes. Some readers may recognize this list as the Chelsea Handler diet. |
Garnishes add up. Depending on their size, the three olives in your drink might cost more than the Three Olives in your drink. |
Now hold onto your cocktail onions, because I jammed all of this pricing information into an overly-complex cocktail-cost calculator on the next page. You'll be able to pull out a price for any drink you can think of, even those biblical ones they made Val order at her batchelorette party. But you don't need a calculator to reach this conclusion: You can save money by drinking cocktails at home. With any luck, you won't be the only one there. |