carlosj Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 From last year, I've decanted spirits into plastic bottles which were used for fruit juices, so relatively sturdy, and still have the original bottles with no accidents. I wouldn't bother looking for booze in plastic, but buy what you want and decant it. For premixing, try a smaller carbonated bottle, or pour out some tonic from the bottle to add in the gin, which would avoid losing too much carbonation in the decant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payneruk Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Does anyone know how much spirits I should put in say a 1 litre mixer bottle to be the equivalent of a double measure and mixer from a bar? I've quicky worked it out as 70ml (double measure) spirits per half pint / 284ml glass. 284ml - 70ml = 214ml Soooo 70ml spirits + 214ml mixer = Half pint measure or 284 ml 1000ml ÷ 284ml = 3.5 (3.5 x 70ml) + (3.5 x 214ml) = 1lt Or (245ml spirits) + (749ml mixer) = 1lt Put simpler 250ml spirits in a 1tr bottle or 500ml in a 2lt bottle. 1 part spirit 3 parts mixer. Anyone any good with maths out there? Is this correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosj Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm not really sure about your calculations, although they look good ;-) Cocktails etc all use different quantities, but I go for the a parts of X and b parts of Y, so with your example of 1 part spirit 3 parts mixer, that makes 4 parts in total - I'd divide the 1litre bottle by 4, then the proportions are 250ml spirit and 750ml mixer (where I'd pour out 250ml of the mixer, so that most of the carbonation remains, then add the spirit). Try googling too. http:// karanewman.wordpress dot com/category/cocktails-for-a-crowd/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firesprice Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Does anyone know how much spirits I should put in say a 1 litre mixer bottle to be the equivalent of a double measure and mixer from a bar? I've quicky worked it out as 70ml (double measure) spirits per half pint / 284ml glass. 284ml - 70ml = 214ml Soooo 70ml spirits + 214ml mixer = Half pint measure or 284 ml 1000ml ÷ 284ml = 3.5 (3.5 x 70ml) + (3.5 x 214ml) = 1lt Or (245ml spirits) + (749ml mixer) = 1lt Put simpler 250ml spirits in a 1tr bottle or 500ml in a 2lt bottle. 1 part spirit 3 parts mixer. Anyone any good with maths out there? Is this correct? nooooo....its much easier than that. Imagine yourself making a really big cocktail....pour in a shed load of booze and then add your mixer....roughly 3 parts mixer to 1 part spirit...sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swine_Glasto2014 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I would worry more about catching a virus, aids from the loos, mud, losing your tent etc than plastic poisoning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWT Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 maybe they went back to glass, but sainsburys definitely had own label Gin & Vodka in plastic 70cl bottles last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonerming Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Half litre aluminium bottles in Poundland ,for a quid would you believe,with carabina,I have decanted and tried them out ,Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Quick tip for those "decanting" cut the top off another smaller plastic bottle (about three inches from the top) to make a funnel. Because there's nothing more upsetting than vodka all over your kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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