Most places will limit you to like two of those kinds of drinks. First time I learned this I thought I was being cut off. I was like “did I do something wrong?” They said no, you can order anything else. Just not more of those.
Which is odd, because they’ll let you order a beer and a shot as many times as you want, and that will fuck me up way more, for some reason.
The “classic” is 5x15ml of liquor, you’re supposed to do half measures for the classic mix. That’s ~24ml of pure alcohol, about the same as a strong Double or a medium Triple beer.
IF you’re doing half measures, which most places won’t, because that gets the bartender shouted at.
You can taste it a lot more in a beer or shot. Its much less likely to sneak up on you, with how much alcohol is in a long Island, and the fact you can hardly taste it.
I gotta try one cuz I hear this all the time, but the ingredients are nothing but alcohol. Is it like there’s just so much it cancels out the alcohol taste? 🤔
As yellow said, if it’s properly mixed, the effect is to be a very sweet iced tea taste where the alcohol is nearly unnoticeable. It’s probably due to the mixer/syrup just obliterating the harshness of the alcohol. Before I gave up drinking, it was definitely one of the few drinks that could sneak up and kick you in the ass if you weren’t paying attention.
The fact of sweet mixed drinks getting into you faster likely is also a contributing factor, and the classic liquors that they use are ‘sugar heavy.’
Most places will limit you to like two of those kinds of drinks. First time I learned this I thought I was being cut off. I was like “did I do something wrong?” They said no, you can order anything else. Just not more of those.
Which is odd, because they’ll let you order a beer and a shot as many times as you want, and that will fuck me up way more, for some reason.
A proper long Island is about 5 ounces of liquid with 4 of them being liquor. That’s way more potent than a bee and a shot.
The “classic” is 5x15ml of liquor, you’re supposed to do half measures for the classic mix. That’s ~24ml of pure alcohol, about the same as a strong Double or a medium Triple beer.
IF you’re doing half measures, which most places won’t, because that gets the bartender shouted at.
You can taste it a lot more in a beer or shot. Its much less likely to sneak up on you, with how much alcohol is in a long Island, and the fact you can hardly taste it.
I gotta try one cuz I hear this all the time, but the ingredients are nothing but alcohol. Is it like there’s just so much it cancels out the alcohol taste? 🤔
As yellow said, if it’s properly mixed, the effect is to be a very sweet iced tea taste where the alcohol is nearly unnoticeable. It’s probably due to the mixer/syrup just obliterating the harshness of the alcohol. Before I gave up drinking, it was definitely one of the few drinks that could sneak up and kick you in the ass if you weren’t paying attention.
The fact of sweet mixed drinks getting into you faster likely is also a contributing factor, and the classic liquors that they use are ‘sugar heavy.’
Depends on how it’s made. I’ve had some (of varying strengths) where this was true, and others where the alcohol was more than apparent.
I’ve had margaritas like this, too. Unless it’s really strong, in which case you’re going to taste it no matter what.
The flavors combine somehow to make it VERY easy to drink. I need to try cointreau and a splash of coke to see if that really is the magic.
me too!