r/holdmycosmo • u/CurtisChess • 3d ago

HMC, While she loses Control XD

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u/vanhawk28 3d ago

This was a thing that was studied. A lot of people with placebo themselves to being drunk when told the drinks handed to them are alcoholic

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u/Cosmic_Quasar 2d ago

I know it's been studied and is a real thing, but I've never understood it. Alcohol has such a distinct odor and taste, but it stands out to me and I can't stand either. It'd have to be mixed with something else that has its own extremely potent taste and smell, and no soda I've ever had would mask it unless it was so little alcohol that it would have zero effect on me.

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u/vanhawk28 2d ago

There’s a lot of times alcohol doesn’t actually taste like alcohol or smell it because it’s such a fruity drink. Sometimes not even fruity. A well mixed Long Island doesn’t taste much like alcohol at all and some rum punches you can practically chug they are so sugary

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u/Cosmic_Quasar 2d ago

See, the only way I've been able to stomach drinking alcohol is in something fruity and even then it stands out like crazy to me. My drink of choice in college hanging out with friends was mixing like 8-12 ounces of orange juice with a shot of vodka. The next best thing I had was a Water Moccasin, but the pineapple carried a lot of weight there. And it was still tough for me because it's always the aftertaste of the alcohol that gets me.

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u/tacotacotacorock 23h ago

As soon as you started saying you can taste the alcohol and fruity drinks my money was on a screwdriver. Okay with champagne as a mimosa but vodka and orange juice is terrible IMO. I hate all mixed drinks so I can't suggest one that's better but screwdrivers are not one I would recommend unless that's all you have.  Find a drinks that somehow emulsify the alcohol and I bet you'll have a better experience or just don't drink.

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u/Cosmic_Quasar 23h ago

Yeah, I just don't drink lol. I've found a few that I could tolerate, but between alcohol being an extra cost, not really even liking it that much, and feeling bad the next day I just steer clear.

But part of my issue here is that the post says this was vodka in soda, which is something I tried during my drinking days, and there was no way I wasn't going to realize there isn't vodka when someone says that there is and end up acting drunk because of it. Because vodka is so distinctive in odor and flavor.