Clubs that play games with drinks
rickdugan
Verified and Certifiable Super-Reviewer
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:52 AM
Tetradon recently posted about his belief that Club Fantasies was watering down his Kettle One, which he picked up on because he's been drinking the same liquor on the rocks for a long time.
As someone who used to drink Kettle on the rocks for many years, I can confirm that it's not hard to notice when it doesn't taste like it should. I also encountered a number of clubs that played this game, including some clubs in Queens and a smattering of clubs in other parts of the country. It seems to be especially egregious with clear liquors since of course it's easier to conceal. Whenever it happened to me, you'd better believe that I reported it on here in my club review.
This is not the only game I've run into either. There are the clubs that short pour so badly that it doesn't even make sense to visit them if you're an alcohol drinker. There are even clubs that will switch out better liquors with cheaper brands and just assume that you won't notice. This too is much harder to hide when one drinks the same liquor on the rocks for a long time.
Why club owners would want to be so penny conscious, pound foolish is a mystery to me, but sadly it's not uncommon. You'd think that they'd be happy with earning a 400-500% markup on a bottle of liquor, but for some it's not enough. They want to squeeze another 5-6 drinks out of the same damned bottle.
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