how do you find out the proof of a mix drink?

Answer 1

By using mathematics.

Consider the following:
You're making Apple Pie, combining four cups of straight apple juice, one cup of 80-proof vodka, and one cup of 190-proof grain alcohol. Add up how much alcohol and inert (non-alcoholic) fluid you've got.

For the vodka, you've got 80/200 alcohol. The fraction simplifies down to 2/5... so one cup of vodka contains 2/5*1cup pure alcohol and 3/5*1cup inert fluids. If we had two cups of vodka, we'd have 2/5*2cups (4/5cup) alcohol and 3.5*2cups (6/5 or 1&1/5 cup) inert fluid.

For the grain alcohol, your ratio is 95/200, which means each cup contains 19/20 alcohol and 1/20 inert fluid. Two cups would be 38/20 (1&18/20 -> 1&9/10) cups alcohol and 2/20 (1/10) cup inert fluid.

To overstate the obvious, straight apple juice is 0/200 alcohol and 200/200 inert fluid. So four cups of that makes 0 cups alcohol and 4 cups inert fluid. I just find it's good to keep that in mind.

Addition of the fluids:
Alcohol - 2/5 + 19/20 + 0 -> 8/20 + 19/20 = 27/20 cups alcohol
Inert - 3/5 + 1/20 + 4 -> 12/20 + 1/20 + 80/20 -> 93/20 cups inert
Total - 27/20 + 93/20 = 120/20 -> 6 cups total

To make a proof:
Get out yer calculator (or do it by hand if you wish). 27/20 = 1.35 and 93/20 = 4.65. Divide the amount of alcohol (1.35) by the total amount of fluid (6) and you find out that our booze is 22.5% alcohol. Multiply that by two and that's the proof: 45.

If we add another cup of grain alcohol to the mix, it goes as follows:

Alcohol - 2/5 + 38/20 + 0 -> 8/20 + 38/20 = 46/20
Inert - 3/5 + 2/20 + 4 -> 12/20 + 2/20 + 80/20 = 94/20
Total - 46/20 + 94/20 = 140/20 -> 7 cups

So divide the alcohol by the total: 46/20 = 2.3, so take 2.3/7 and you get 0.328 and on and on and on. So call it 32.8%; 65.6 proof.

*You don't need to add up the amount of inert ingredients; all you need to know to find the proof is the amount of actual alcohol in the mixture and the total amount of fluid. I put the whole thing on the table to help the demonstration make more sense. I hope it worked.

Answer 2

Just enjoy the Drink!!
But if you really want to know
If you put 1oz of 100 proof vodka and add 2 oz mixer over ice the proof would be roughly 33.333
100 proof is 50% your percent is always Half of the proof

Answer 3

Proof is double the percentage of alcohol contained in the drink

Answer 4

You don't.
You can ask what the proof is in each of the liquors that the mixed drink is made from, but not the final drink.

Answer 5

like all different posters, utilising Everclear as a blended drink mixer could be nasty....that's to stable tasting, and you may might desire to mixture 10:a million ratio to make it palatable. the only concern I honestly have got here upon Everclear stable for is to make Apple Pie Liquor... merely google Apple Pie Everclear and you will see a bunch of diverse recipes to make this drink. Very effective, yet a minimum of tastes stable (like eating an apple pie), different than that does no longer touch the stuff.

Answer 6

What are you asking?If you want to now the proof of the booze you read the bottle,every liqier different,but if your talking mixed with juice that weakens it,you have to be more clearer on this q. for me to give you info you want,But I can,I am exbartender!Hollywood

Answer 7

Just know what you're putting in it. The proof is listed on every bottle of alcohol. The mixers only dilute it.

Answer 8

bring it to the lab and have it tested. or you can stop being so fussy and DRINK THE DAMN THING!!!!!

Answer 9

see how many it takes to make you drunk