I don’t get the point of mixed alcoholic drinks that are tasty without the addition of alcohol
@volkris Haha I suppose that's true! I drink beer for the taste, so things like fruity drinks with a shot of vodka just don't really make sense
@levisan Yeah I'm reminded of the drinks where everybody seems to be very open about saying it's flavored that way to hide the taste of alcohol, at which point, people with that perspective are just trying to get drunk without having to taste it 🙂
I think a lot of people wouldn't even deny it.
@volkris Aha yes! You've hit it right on the button
@levisan it’s pretty hard to mimic the bite and aroma of alcohol in mixed drinks though, which is often why the virgin versions somehow lack something
@levisan there’s a reason christmas fruit cakes just have more depth with the rum in there and it’s not bc you’re getting drunk of it (probably)
@sabbatical I… just learned fruit cakes traditionally have rum in them!
@levisan hah i think i found this out as an adult too, after asking my aunt about her fruitcake recipe the last time we were having family christmas at my (teetotaler) grandparents house
@sabbatical My mom grew up as a teetotaler so that would explain my lack of knowledge on the subject
@sabbatical To be fair, I have not done many double-blind drink comparisons to see if I preferred the alcoholic version
@levisan i think for folks who drink often you also start to love the boozey part of alc drinks, whereas if you don’t, for most people the noticeable presence of alcohol is off-putting. kinda like spiciness in food.
@sabbatical I've never thought of the taste like that of spiciness but that seems to be a great comparison!
@levisan so really, factoring that out, you don't get the point of alcohol :)
Which is fair!