Aug 14 2009Booze Detector Reveals Purity Of Your Drink
Product designer Emilio Alarcón designed the Rotgutonix booze detector in order to determine if you're imbibing the real deal or just some economy swill poured into a nicer bottle.
Just dip the Rotgutonix pen into a glass of alcohol (no mixers, please), and let it soak for 20 seconds. The pen's liquid-crystal display will tell you if you're about to drink some real whiskey or some nasty rotgut, it'll tell you.
Unfortunately the device can currently only detect the chemical composition of 6 brands of liquor: Johnnie Walker, JB, DYC, Havana Club, Pampero and Brugal....The good news is that makers of the Rotgutonix are working on a future update that should allow it to detect up to 20 different booze profiles.
You know, there's any easy way to get around the need for a Rotgutonix detector. It's called ALWAYS ORDERING THE CHEAPEST BOOZE POSSIBLE. Any funny switch-o change-o business works out in your favor! Well, provided they're not just watering the alcohol down. Which, FYI, is grounds to stab a barkeep with a little plastic sword or umbrella. YES I DRINK FRUITY DRINKS, WHAT?!
Hit the jump for one more shot.
rotgutonix booze detector: good whiskey or bad moonshine? [technabob]
Reader Comments
1. Superman - August 14, 2009 10:40 AM
Now that this is made, I'm gonna be worried about the purity of my drinks, all the time... Maybe even my piss.
2. Captain Boozy Shoez - August 14, 2009 10:43 AM
I'll drink to that!!!!
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3. Me - August 14, 2009 10:45 AM
Hmm... i like my drinks mixed though... bottoms up!
4. Coffee Addict - August 14, 2009 10:47 AM
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. catch22 - August 14, 2009 10:48 AM
well thats good quality control there
...moonshiners be aware
6. dubba - August 14, 2009 10:49 AM
what no jack daniels or southern comfort??? BLASPHAMY
7. GoSS Jerk - August 14, 2009 10:50 AM
TEQUILA FRIDAY!!!!!!!!! i'm getting a hangover just thinking about how wasted i'll be later on....
8. shadwag - August 14, 2009 10:50 AM
to be sure i'm drinking the real deal, i generally just bring my own in a flask.
9. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - August 14, 2009 10:53 AM
@7
I have a hangover because of how wasted I got last night.
10. Pat - August 14, 2009 10:54 AM
Good thing this wasn't around in college when we used to pour Dubra and/or Popov in a Grey Goose bottle and serve it unsuspecting freshmen.
11. antmattmn - August 14, 2009 10:54 AM
@9 Right there with ya. It's way too early on a Friday to be thinking about drinking x_x
12. deadbodyman - August 14, 2009 10:56 AM
Hrm. It's things like this that I wish I had before A.A. Nine months sober on the 24th. Longest nine months of my life.
13. LSDiesel - August 14, 2009 10:57 AM
Mine would say 100% GW cock.
14. naasⁿ - August 14, 2009 11:01 AM
Good friday morning everyone!
This is useless because I was born with a booze detector in my mouth & it's called the tongue.
@7 hell's yeah I'll do tequila on a friday
@9 rubbish, suck it up. I've seen you run a marathon naked after putting down twice what you did last night & place like..................thirty eighth or something out of forty people
15. Fran - August 14, 2009 11:03 AM
:-o Pampero! Viva Venezuela!! Fuera Chávez!!!
16. SiGee - August 14, 2009 11:09 AM
@13
HA! thats right, it would!
I know what goes on between the two of you...
I have seen you in the dark corner of my bedroom...
nom nom noms, my LSDiesel!
17. Ollie Williams - August 14, 2009 11:12 AM
The next round is on me everyone. Put it on Ollie's tab barkeep.
18. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - August 14, 2009 11:14 AM
@14
I was on coke that day.
Anyway, real reason my hangover hurts so much today is that I ate almost an entire can of Treet after I was done drinking. It's kind of fuzzy but I remember burning most of the Treet and feeding some to the dogs. I hope it doesn't make them shit all over the house. That'll be to much fun for a Friday.
19. LSDiesel - August 14, 2009 11:18 AM
@16, That's nonsense. Why would I be with GW if you were in the room? We all know I be poundin yer snatch like naas pounds jack daniels.
20. Timbo - August 14, 2009 11:23 AM
Guess I'm a loner here... I don't drink anything stronger than redbull
21. Rich Waffle-U - August 14, 2009 11:24 AM
I'm with GW all the way. Rotgut FTW. More bang for your buck, and by "bang" I mean "vomit on the bedroom ceiling"
22. deadbodyman - August 14, 2009 11:29 AM
@20
Reluctantly, I'm with you.
23. LSDiesel - August 14, 2009 11:51 AM
@20, I don't really drink that much either. I personally think alcohol is kind of a stupid drug. Now Mary Jane on the other hand...
24. Mr. cow - August 14, 2009 11:59 AM
Moo
25. Lizzie - August 14, 2009 12:45 PM
@ 20 your not a loner... I'll drink a cocktail every now and than, but I hate being wasted... I guess I'm a social drinker. (also see; Peer Pressure.)
26. Ollie Williams - August 14, 2009 12:55 PM
Lizzie and I made love last night. It was beautiful. She's a total freak. Rawr.
27. Dishy Dishyington - August 14, 2009 1:04 PM
@12 @22 deadbodyman, you're doing great. Keep at it dude.
28. deadbodyman - August 14, 2009 1:22 PM
@27
Thanks Dishy, I appreciate it. It's kinda nice to be able to remember stuff I suppose, lol.
29. naasⁿ - August 14, 2009 1:23 PM
@16 indeed my friend, indeed
Using and abusing alcohol are two obvious differences I debate daily in my head while pouring that morning drink my friends. I always come down to 'just one drink today naas' & end up using the largest cup in the house(empire strikes back BK theme'd 32oz cup) making for that one drink.
I've never made it to needing a refill so I think I'm doing ok
30. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - August 14, 2009 1:40 PM
A real booze hound won't need this "pen".
31. deadbodyman - August 14, 2009 1:45 PM
@ 29
To quote a somewhat famous program, keep coming back naas, keep coming back.
32. deadbodyman - August 14, 2009 1:48 PM
Sweet Jesus. Cowboys from Hell is still such a good song.
33. Jenna - August 14, 2009 2:47 PM
sweet! a pregnancy test for my alcohol! I always wanted one of those...
34. Shadowdragon - August 14, 2009 4:28 PM
I'm not an alcoholic they go to meetings
35. Jaded Icon - August 14, 2009 5:43 PM
This would be entertaining for about 5 minutes. Then I would get back to concentrating on my drink (they won't drink themselves.........no matter what GFS says).
@ 25
Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie. Don't be silly, getting drunk is awesome, but only if you're in the right company. If you want to hang out and have a good time you've got Ollie, FAH-Q, SiGee and myself. If you want your *ss to hurt and your purse to be riffled through then you've got naas, GFS, STOMPY and SmokingGirl.
36. CHRYZ - August 14, 2009 8:52 PM
WHO NEEDS GOOD LOOKS, OR A NICE CONVERSATION WHEN YOU CAN PUT ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN YOUR GLASS AND PICK UP THE CUTEST CHICK IN THE BAR, HUH?!?!
37. tech support - August 15, 2009 5:18 PM
what kind of establishment serves counterfeit shitty liquor? probably not the kind of place you would want to call shenanigans on the bartender...