Do Bars Make Drinks With Diet Coke
Is it normal to order rum and diet coke at a bar?
I got a weird look from a waitress when I ordered this last night and had to repeat the order. I felt a bit self conscious. I'm in the US but I'm not from here, so I was wondering if this isn't a normal thing to order or if perhaps it has a name that I should have used.
Am I being a weird foreigner? Does anyone else get mixed drinks with diet soda at bars?
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level 1
I don't think I've ever not ordered a diet mixer with alcohol before, on keto or off. Don't worry about it. Maybe she was having a bad day.
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Thanks! Just needed an American to confirm I'm not being too weird haha
level 1
10 years of bartending in the Midwest - totally normal and probably accounts for a 1/3 of drink orders on an average night.
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Once I ordered a very expensive whiskey (for me) and a diet coke (not for me) and the bartender was about to pour the $50 shot into the diet coke before I stopped him. Didn't even bat an eye.
Nobody cares what you order
level 1
Yes, it is quite normal. I do it all the time.
level 1
Jack and Diet is my go-to drink. I get some weird looks, but mostly because people don't expect a middle-aged woman to order that. I have learned over the past few years to say "Jack and DIET" (no mention of Coke), because otherwise people mishear me and bring a Jack and regular Coke.
level 2
That's how I order, too. "Rum and DIET."
level 1
I used to bartend... absolutely a normal request lol
level 1
Totally not weird. I've been bartending in the Northeast US for 15 years. Rum & diet is a common everyday order.
level 1
I've ordered vodka diet cokes in some pretty odd places without getting a second look.
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I do all the time.
I once had a bartender in Australia give me a hard time about ordering a rum and coke once. He insisted that "Yanks don't drink rum." I said, "This one does." and reiterated that I would like a Bundy and Coke. This guy actually argued with me!
level 1
It's probably one of the drinks I make the most. Rum or vodka diets.
level 1
Where are you from? She was probably fascinated with your accent. So many of us love a foreign accent. I do.
level 1
vodka and diet or rum and diet are two of the most common drinks out there. time for a healthy breakfast babyyyyyyyyy!!!
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If you're doing keto though I thought rum was on the bad list due to residual unfermented sugar
level 2
Honestly had no idea, I thought all pure spirits were ok! I'll look into it, thanks.
level 2
Depends on the rum. Kraken is 0 carb.
level 2
It's been in addressed in another reply, but dark, light, gold, or anejo rum has no residual sugars because it's distilled. Spiced or flavored rum, however, often have a lot of added sugar.
As long as the bottle says 40 proof you should be fine.
level 1
Rum and diet and Jack and diet are pretty common orders.
I'd frankly look askance at a grown-ass adult who orders sugary soda. I don't understand how people have not gotten the memo, especially when I see someone overweight ordering a full sugar Coke.
Do Bars Make Drinks With Diet Coke
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