It’s okay for some drinks to just be worse than others, specially if they are cheaper ones. Or, in case of limited supply, to be “last recourse” option for player to use.
Drinks were never ment to win you the game, but just extra tools for you to use. How effectively player can use those - depents on player.
And cost of drinks is getting more efficient as game goes on and bets are rising. Paying 25-50-100 is not that big of a deal, when bets are 1000+
Glad you liked game and thank you for your feedback :) I agree, voice acting is great