Liquor

Ordering a mixed drink in a bar nowadays can be a risky endeavor. If you stick with your common rail drinks – rum and coke, vodka cranberry – there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. You can watch it get mixed in front of you, and you’ll know if they give you too little booze.

But the more complicated drinks can sometimes be a watered down waste of money and time. Too often drinks like White Russians are mixed up in a big tub earlier in the evening to save the bartenders time. And, as you will see, a good White Russian is all about proportion – a very strong, alcohol heavy proportion that will cost more money than the bar would like to invest.