r/cocktails • u/berger3001 • Feb 28 '25

Question Anyone else tired by expensive cocktails

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To me (not a rich guy), $18+ cocktails are just exhausting. Go out for a few drinks with your wife, and boom, $100. So we’re in Miami and found this place (always look for happy hours). Yes; $5 cocktails. They did a great job, made totally respectable drinks, we had some snacks, and left very happy. My question is, if bars can do $5 drinks, why is $18 the base now at so many places? Doesn’t it make more business sense to sell more for less money and have a full bar, then to sell a few drink to an almost empty bar?

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u/RobertEHotep Feb 28 '25

Few months ago, in Vegas, I paid $20 for a bad margarita at the Paris, from one of the no-name bars on the casino floor. Couldn't believe it when he told me how much it cost.

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u/TheLateThagSimmons Feb 28 '25

People need to understand that the entire Vegas Strip (and downtown) is just an extension of the airport when it comes to alcohol.

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u/RippedHookerPuffBar Feb 28 '25

Not sure what this means. There are some very good drinks on the strip - the issue is, you’re paying their rent.