Going to the bars can be quite the expensive excursion. Mixed drinks are way overpriced and y'all know darn well that there is no way it actually costs anywhere near what you're paying to make.

But how much are y'all really wasting away on insanely priced mixed drinks? See for yourself (Spoiler: it's not pretty).

Note: Prices are based off of averages and mutual grocery stores. The toll of water ice was non included.

Long Island Iced Tea – Boilerplate price $9

Mixed drinks

Photograph by Daniel Schuleman

How much it costs to make this mixed drink at home:

  • 0.5 oz. tequila – $0.40
  • 0.5 oz. vodka – $0.25
  • 0.5 oz. rum – $0.25
  • 0.5 oz. triple sec – $0.20
  • 0.5 oz. gin – $0.twenty
  • ane.5 oz. sweetness and sour – $0.12
  • three oz. cola – $0.25

Total: $one.67

Savings: $seven.33

Jack and Coke – Average toll $six

Mixed drinks

Photograph by Margaret Weinberg

How much information technology costs to make this mixed beverage at dwelling house:

  • ane oz. Jack Daniels – $ane.00
  • 3 oz. cola – $0.25

Total: $1.25

Savings: $4.75

Bloody Mary – Average price $eight

Mixed drinks

Photo by Hannah Lin

How much it costs to make this mixed drink at home:

  • 2 oz. vodka – $i.00
  • four oz. tomato plant juice -$0.12
  • 1 lemon wedge – $0.08
  • one lime wedge – $0.08
  • 2 dashes Tabasco sauce & Worcestershire sauce – $0.02
  • two tsp. horseradish – $0.07
  • 1 pinch celery salt, pepper, and paprika – $0.01

Full: $1.38

Savings: $six.62

It looks intimidating, but it's totally doable. Only follow this recipe.

Margarita – Average price $8

Mixed drinks

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How much it price to make this mixed beverage at domicile:

  • 1 oz. tequila – $0.80
  • 4 oz. margarita mix – $0.40

Total: $one.xx

Savings: $six.80

Go a classic margarita recipe hither.

Fuzzy Navel – Boilerplate cost $vii

Mixed drinks

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How much information technology cost to make this mixed drink at home:

  • 3 oz. peach schnapps – $1.20
  • three oz. OJ – $0.04

Full: $1.24

Savings: $6.76

Pina Colada – Average price $8

Mixed drinks

Photo by Paul Trebor

How much it toll to brand this mixed drink at abode:

  • ane.five oz. white rum – $one.00
  • 2 oz. kokosnoot milk – $0.12
  • 2 oz. pineapple juice – $0.12

Total: $1.24

Savings: $6.76

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Cosmopolitan – Average price $8

Mixed drinks

Photograph by Kim Vallee

How much it cost to make this mixed potable at habitation:

  • 1.five oz. vodka – $0.75
  • 0.5 oz. triple sec – $0.20
  • 1 tsp. lime juice – $0.02
  • 1.v oz. cranberry juice – $0.06

Total: $1.03

Savings: $half-dozen.97

Use that cash to purchase some extra groceries. Perhaps collect some Peeps to make this cosmo that proves that marshmallow-y goodness is acceptable all yr round.

Old Fashioned – Average price $7

Mixed drinks

Photograph past Ceci Leng

How much it price to brand this mixed drink at dwelling:

  • 2 oz. whisky/bourbon – $0.88
  • 2 tsp. simple syrup – $0.01
  • ii dashes bitters – $0.10
  • 1 tsp. h2o – $0.00
  • 1 piece orange – $0.08
  • 1 reddish – $0.05

Total: $1.12

Savings: $5.88

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Sexual practice on the Embankment – Boilerplate cost $8

Mixed drinks

Photograph past Keni Lin

How much it toll to make this mixed drink at abode:

  • 1 oz. vodka – $0.50
  • 0.5 oz. peach schnapps – $0.20
  • 1 oz. OJ – $0.02
  • 1 oz. cranberry juice – $0.04

Total: $0.76

Savings: $vii.24

Gin and Tonic – Average price $5

Mixed drinks

Photo past Stephanie DeVaux

How much it cost to make this mixed drinkable at domicile:

  • 2 oz. gin – $0.eighty
  • 4 oz. tonic h2o – $0.thirty

Total: $ane.ten

Savings: $3.90

Throw in some blackberries and sugar and you accept yourself a Blackberry Gin Fizz.

After awhile, these numbers add up. Save yourself some money and start whipping upwardly your own concoctions. Once you get good, you can starting time creating your own recipes.