Some debate about watered down drinks recently so I thought I'd see what others think. This is my opinion and not based on any inside knowledge just my own experience and thoughts. But I think the hotel gets an unfair rep on this issue. The bartenders will make your drinks as strong as you like, if your drink is too weak ask for another dash of alcohol in it or ask for a double when you order. Different people like different strengths so I'd expect the staff to err on the side of light because if they are too strong folks just leave them and order another which is a huge waste of alcohol. I have seen the bar staff break open the seal of a bottle and pour it straight in, many many times. In the almost 10 years cancuncare has been running lots of people have mentioned watered down drinks but no one has ever said they witnessed it actually happening. Icecubes: Most people ask for ice in their drinks. It's hot in Cancun. Ice melts quickly and if you dont drink up fast you'll end up with melted ice water in your drink, therefore making them seem watery. Cost: In Cancun a bottle of Smirnoff costs about $10, the cheap stuff probably $5 - this is at Walmart. If you order in bulk like TTR does then much cheaper than that. Lets imagine the drinks were watered down by 25% and lets say 200 bottles are served per day. The hotel would save about $300 a day. When folks are paying $300 per room per day and there are 500 guests that is no kind of saving to risk your reputation on. Guys if you feel the drinks are too weak for you, ask for another splash. You wont have a problem. It's simple! What do you think?
I will preface this with I have only been there once. I don't have the experience of Steve. The drinks were not watered down. As was stated, if you ask for more, they will oblige. Very friendly as well. Now, was it top shelf alcohol? Hell no. But for what we are paying for...... who would expect top shelf? This is a very cost effective vacation to get the amount of fun units provided per dollar. And yes, I have used a highly sophisticated means of dollar spent/fun unit calculation. That would be MY personal experience. I have been to five star resorts in the Carribean. They are wonderful!!! There is nothing like Temptations. Period. Drink and be Merry! Shannon
Absolutely, 100% agree with Steve. As I noted on another thread, I've seen the bartenders open new bottles of Bacardi right in front of me and start pouring. When would they have time to water them down? If you want your drinks stronger, just ask. I'm sure the ice melting (as mentioned by Steve) might be the reason they seem watered down to some...especially the slower drinkers.
Much to the my wife's chagrin I was blacked out for 6 out of 9 days last March. They are strong enough that I have to watch my intake. In Nov I was carried home by friends at 4pm from the pool. Now, I may not be a good example as I don't drink often at home so I have no tolerance and I am not a heavy person. They'll get you as messed up as you want them to, maybe a bit more if you don't be careful.
I actually prefer drinking the Dos Equis on tap, so no worries about it being watered down. But you absolutely need to order a double (muy fuerte) every time on the frozen drinks (Miami Vice, etc) if you want to taste the alcohol. I learned this after drinking 16 Miami Vice's one day at the Sexy Pool and then realizing all I had to show for it was red teeth and bright red tongue, and a bit of a buzz, not sure it was from the liquor though. :biggrinbandit:
Not watered down at all. Good hell, if those were watered down, I wouldn't have survived. I thought the drinks were all great. Everyone needs a Wet Pussy!
Good topic Steve, and for a lot of us there could be a number of factors that affect how we taste the booze down there. The mix, how the climate affects our taste buds, our tolerance due to being at sea level as opposed to higher elevations for most of us, the fact we are drinking at all hours as opposed to the end of the day, etc. etc. At the end of the day I know I can get quite intoxicated on the booze there so it gets a thumbs up from me!
I agree I have never had a problem getting buzzed up pretty good myself! We have always wondered the same thing when people say that on here?
People who complain about watered down drinks are the type of people who find anything to bitch about.... Ask for more liquor, easy as that. Its not hard and the bartenders dont have a problem with it...
Seriously, I like drinking vodka and I watched the bartenders pour my drinks and if I drank that much pouring for myself at home I would have been plastered, and I barely was buzzed. When I got my own bottle of vodka and poured my own drinks in the room, that was way different. Same amount of ice, same amount of "vodka" - but seriously, it seemed like all mix from the bar and very little punch. It also wasn't hard to get Smirnoff, but when my husband asked for Cuervo, he was hard pressed to get them to actually pour that, tip or not. We started to tip based on whether they honored what he asked for after a few days. Anyway, it was what it was, and I will be happy to conduct another unscientific experiment in two weeks when we arrive
