Cost of a shot of Maker's Mark at a restaurant survey

[timsclips]

I was out with a couple of co-workers last Friday night and ordered Maker's Mark neat. I then had to explain what "neat" meant, no ice or mixer to the waitress. When I received the bill at the end of my meal I found I was charged 7.99 for the drink.
I do not drink at bars or restaurants as a habit and when I do it is normally beer.
I was wondering if this cost was average across the country or what side of the curve I was at for a call liquor at this price level.





$8.00 is pretty average at a decent bar/lounge or restaurant in Chicago.

 

[tvad]

^ Seems about right in Los Angeles...maybe even a tad low.

 

[chiefum]

I think that's pretty close to average , at least around my area in WI.

 

[OccamsBadger]

This is why I drink at home. More money left over for the mortgage, groceries, and kids in college.

The mortgage and the college bill are why I drink in the first place.

 

[buffdaddy]

Yeah $8.00 is pretty average for a shot of middle-shelf bourbon Makers Mark. You'll see that price at any decent bar/lounge or restaurant here in Chicago.

 

[Shantytownbrown]

Yeah $8 for makers is right.

 

[killdawabbit]

$8 for my last Maker's neat. However, I was sitting at the bar and got a very generous pour.

 

[fightingillini22]

^ Seems about right in Los Angeles...maybe even a tad low.

Same for downtown Chicago, probably on the low end if you're at some of the "swankier" night spots.

 

[Shutterbug57]

So, assuming a 50ml pour, there are 15 pours in a bottle (750/50=15). If you drink at home, at $8/pour, you pay for the bottle in 3 drinks and get 12 free drinks. In addition, you don't have to worry about transportation or getting mugged. Sounds like a bargain.

 

[jason10mm]

So, assuming a 50ml pour, there are 15 pours in a bottle (750/50=15). If you drink at home, at $8/pour, you pay for the bottle in 3 drinks and get 12 free drinks. In addition, you don't have to worry about transportation or getting mugged. Sounds like a bargain.

This math works with pretty much ALL booze. I can usually buy the entire 6-pack for what I pay for 1-2 bottles of beer, buy the bottle of wine for the cost of 2 glasses (wine is probably the most reasonable of the three). Do the math on a keg of beer! Really makes owning a bar seem like a no-fail proposition unless there are some REALLY stiff taxes they pay but retailers don't (and I'm sure there are).

 

[Shutterbug57]

This math works with pretty much ALL booze. I can usually buy the entire 6-pack for what I pay for 1-2 bottles of beer, buy the bottle of wine for the cost of 2 glasses (wine is probably the most reasonable of the three). Do the math on a keg of beer! Really makes owning a bar seem like a no-fail proposition unless there are some REALLY stiff taxes they pay but retailers don't (and I'm sure there are).

I agree.

 

[shimsham]

$8 is about average in DFW.

 

[reverseapachemaster]

I'm always surprised when I order whiskey neat that bartenders and wait staff don't know what that means. If I just say the name of the spirit I never know whether they think I want ice, a chilled glass, a shot glass, or some other nonsense. I just want a pour in a lowball at room temperature.

 

[jason10mm]

I think "straight" is probably a more familiar american term for it. I get blank looks when I say a "dram" as well.

Then again, I have to explain a "half and half" at bars, even IRISH bars here in the south, to ensure I don't get some sort of iced tea abomination so my standards may be low

 

[FonGu]

I've been charged $5.99-$9.99 in the greater Pittsburgh area, depending on the 'elegance' of the restaurant. That averages out to $7.99, inline with what people have posted from other parts of the country.

 

[killdawabbit]

I'm always surprised when I order whiskey neat that bartenders and wait staff don't know what that means. If I just say the name of the spirit I never know whether they think I want ice, a chilled glass, a shot glass, or some other nonsense. I just want a pour in a lowball at room temperature.

I don't get surprised; I get irritated. Especially if they bring a shot glass.

 

[dws]

Just make sure you don't order it in a hotel bar, if you think $8 is high. My wife and I went for a night cap and she ordered a drink that looked like a piece of commissioned art and I had a neat bourbon for myself. Hers was $14 and mine came to $17. I've never been too sure if it was a mistake, a one off, or if it was the norm, but I haven't ordered one in a hotel since lol

 

[ouch]

I would recommend that you not order cocktails in NYC if you don't want to get a heart attack.

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

At our local 'watering-hole / pub' (Cecil's), a shot of Makers is $5.50!

"A restaurant is a fantasy...a kind of living fantasy [in which the food, booze & ambiance] are the most important members of the cast”. Warner LeRoy

 

[TheVez2]

$8 for a shot???? There's a reason I only drink at home.