Couple tests if drinks are watered down on holiday
Brits are famous for loving package holidays, but sometimes it’s worth wondering how they keep the prices so low. A couple on holiday decided to find out if their all-inclusive holiday resort was diluting their alcoholic drinks.
The pair dared to question the strength of their drinks while on holiday in Turkey by performing an “alcohol measure test”.
Chelsea Dickensen, who runs the TikTok account @cheapholidayexpert, showed her 134,000 followers how to use an “alcohol measurer” in a video to test the theory that “cheap all-inclusive hotels water down booze”.
The couple tested gin and vodka, and Chelsea joked that it wasn’t a completely “scientific” method when the alcohol percentage came out lower than expected.
Chelsea said: “This is an alcohol measurer because lots of you said that they water down booze at cheap all-inclusive hotels. We don’t believe it, do we, James?
“We thought we should conduct a scientific experiment just to prove to you that they are legitimate.”
Using a pipette, James put drops of gin into the refractometer – a tool which can be used to measure alcohol content in liquid.
They expected it to detect a spirit volume of 37.5 percent in the drink, but the results showed only 33 percent.
However, they weren’t shocked by it and explained some things that could affect the booze’s strength, with James explaining: “Temperature can vary the accuracy of this.”
The couple then decided to test vodka, which should also have a volume of 37.5 percent, but were again met with a result of 33 percent.
Chelsea asked James: “What does that mean?”. He replied: “That means I don’t think that they water them down.”
She agreed, saying: “We have literally seen them break the seal on brand new bottles so I’m going to go ahead and say that this place is not watering down.” James added: “These are honest people.”
Chelsea’s video has since racked up an impressive one million views on TikTok, with users having mixed reactions.
Some were eager to try out their own refractometer, while others thought it was pointless. One user joked: “Need someone to do this at a Spoons!”
Another said: “A new item I need to pack in my suitcase!”. However, one person commented: “So what? It’s all inclusive just get another”.
One more stated: “They get it cheap enough, it’s not worth watering it down.” Another user suggested that the couple were using the machine incorrectly, explaining: “It’s a refractometer and needs to be calibrated every time. Temperature influences the measurement and it’s used to measure the sugar content of fruit.”