Submitted by shakhawat0410 t3_ytjaif in gadgets
KillingItWithFire t1_iw6lc3y wrote
Reply to comment by Tomatopez in Alexa-Powered Side Table Mixes Drinks on Command by shakhawat0410
If its not straight whiskey then its mixed
Excerpt “Cubes are often used for basic mixing”
Edit: I know its an unpopular opinion but I want to challenge and be proven wrong with evidence.
hellowiththepudding t1_iw6zo78 wrote
The evidence is basic reading comprehension. Yes ice cubes are often a component of mixed drinks, but their presence alone doesn’t make whiskey one.
Cobrastrikenana t1_iw712j2 wrote
His link doesn’t even make that assertion. Where’s he getting this from? My bar would love to charge whiskey on the rocks as a “mixed drink”.
cantwaitforthis t1_iw71p2c wrote
I’ve never drank mixed drinks, but as a super annoying literal person, I could make an argument that ice is an ingredient and therefore combining with a liquor constitutes a mixed drink by definition. I also don’t care much about it, but google searched the definition because I feel the same way about grilled cheese sandwiches.I could also see folks argue that ice isn’t an ingredient. Anyway, have a great day!!
noun. : an alcoholic drink made with two or more ingredients
Yasstronaut t1_iw6tpdw wrote
True. Lots of people thinking cocktail instead
Cobrastrikenana t1_iw71e21 wrote
It’s not a mix. The exact same molecules in ice exist in whiskey, If you want to be technical. If you want to be practical, no bar would call that a mixed drink.
Unlikely-Answer t1_iw74oxs wrote
so technically, you could add a single grain of salt and have a mixed drink
Cobrastrikenana t1_iw74ugr wrote
Theseus’s Reserve is what I’d call it. Technically, yes. Practically, you’ll have an upset bartender. He’ll still let you do it. I promise.
Yasstronaut t1_iw9fpka wrote
What? A mixed drink as per standard definitions is a drink containing two or more ingredients- that’s it. So whiskey and ice is a mixed drink albeit a boring one.
I know that goes against our intuition and of course no bar would call it that but strictly by definition it’s true and you cannot contest that without throwing out every dictionary.
What do you mean the exact same molecules exist in whiskey? Do you mean water? You can say that about fruit mixers, tomato juice, everything. Not sure what you’re getting at there
Cobrastrikenana t1_iw9pw5x wrote
Is ginger beer a mixed drink or is your definition shit? This literally my job lmao! Never seen a dictionary make a drink.
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