Message 27553 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> This technic was intended to make the drink taste 
> stronger because you had straight booze in the first sip or two. 

Sort of... it makes the first sip taste stronger at the cost of making the 
next 18 sips taste weaker.

Of course the trade-off makes some sense. The first sip is arguably the most 
important. 

The question is whether making a drink taste stronger makes it taste better. 
For most people buying highballs the answer is probably yes. For a balanced 
cocktail, no.