Worth noting for the Brian Tasch recipe that these fruits naturally contain some sugar, and since Brian doesn't add the fresh juice back in, he needs to add sugar to make up for it. Lemon juice is estimated to contain about 3-4g of sugar per 100ml, Brian ads about double that, but either way it's not a lot of sugar per shaken cocktail, certainly not in something like a daiquiri where you're adding another 15-20ml of rich syrup. I would like to try to test this sugar content with a Last Word, but chartreuse is getting harder and more expensive to get my hands on.

I started using real rich maple syrup instead of Demerara, mainly due to laziness, but it’s just as good and easier

When he started muddling fruit…..

I'm curious what kind of alcohol was used

Hi kevin, how can we clarify this peace of art?

Thank you so much! Really appreciate approachable content like this. Great stuff.

Preach Sir!!! Been saying that for some time and always gets abused by the classic-nazi army that defends the "old" way just "because". Hopefully some of these people retire from work and we get to evolve a little the way we serve classics.

I love a good “classic cocktail” episode because you get to see someone’s particular opinion, and thus specs, on these standards. Helps revitalize some of these old boys. I think you finally convinced me to make some gum syrup.

I feel vindicated on the old-fashioned cocktail. I have been using blue agave syrup for a while now...thanks Kevin

Any thoughts on Planteray Coconut Rum? Cap Morgan Parrot Bay was my favorite 25 years ago, but haven't touched it since, lol.

Idk why people dont like but the flavor of jager and redbull just tastes so good together. If you could make something non alcoholic that has a similar flavor that would be awesome

I swear, I thought the syrup bottle said “rich cum” I was like hold up! 😂😂

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The balance between classic and contemporary can be difficult to get right.

why no added dilution with the martini?

i agree, traditional martini glasses are objectively hard to drink from. Not only do they spill when you move them, but they can easily splash in your face when you try to drink out of a full one.

Are your dasher bottles dispensing the same volume a Japanese one would or are they an actual dash 1:1?

1:48 Rich c*m

Can you make cocktail using matcha?

Whiskey Sour, Paper Plane, Blackberry Smash, and White Russian.

from where do you get the minimalistic glasses you used to serve the "final" old fashioned and mojito?

Most of your drinks balance sweeter than I’d want. We all have different preferences. Cheers

The mini cocktails is my favorite episode "if you ask me" so many ideas. which are the gum syrup? 2:1 and how much Gum? ( i like old fashon so i want to try that variant)

I said, "hold on, what!?" when you started muddling those fruits. But like you said about experiences, it sent me right back to my college days.

🤣 Oh Kevin, you almost got me there with that Old Fashioned start!

How about the Queens Park Hotel Super Cocktail, an absolute Banger, and not just because of the name 😎

I will still use a sugar cube for an old fashioned if its the only drink il make for 10 mins. A squirt of soda on the cube melts it down quicker and gives a few ml of dilution to save 60 seconds of stirring. dehydrated orange with some orange bitters can save time when you need a fast orange garnish and you dropped your last last orange on the floor 😂

Daiquiri, Jack Rose, Knickerbocker, Tom Collins, and Sidecar. Great video, fellas.

Sometimes I like a mojito with a golden rum, preferably the Havana Club añjeo 7, and rich Demerara syrup which I think adds a deeper flavour without taking too much away from the refreshing character.

Link for that last Martini glass?

The Aviation, Mojito, and Margarita are my go to classic cocktails

When it comes to garnishes that don't 'enhance' the flavour, it might be a matter of perspective, but I'm tired of citrus twists and edible flowers (which most people don't eat anyway). I'm looking for different ideas, like one cocktail I developed that places a roasted marshmallow on a skewer across the top of the glass. Not every drink needs a garnish, but we want to put one for presentation's sake. I joked (threatened?) at my last job that I would start attaching photo-booth style pictures of myself to some of my drinks.

The Aviation is my favorite classic cocktail, and forget the modern additional of simple syrup. I like mine with a healthy portion of violet, so it is floral, tart, dry, but without much sweetness. No saline either!

the 'g' on that bottle of syrup at 1:53 is struggling mightily!

Best thing about filming this episode is that I now have a bottle of Martini in my freezer 😎🍸I'll be pouring some over the rocks tonight! 🧊

The Old Fashioned is a great classic, especially with thie new fashion of making it 🤩

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Dear Kevin, I love your work and your super juice methods revolutionized my home mixology AND cooking. But can you please devise a formula for tangerines too? Just like kumquats they are typically not juiced but due to their unique taste, can be a great addition to drinks and foods

Why not use an actual lime or lemon. It’s really not that hard to juice a lime or lemon…. I get why this stuff (which never tastes like a freshly juiced citrus) is useful for bars with high volume traffic, but for the home bartender?

Where can buy the macaron?

IPA is NOT beer

That’s not real Pisco

Anyone attempt the strawberry punch? I'm going to give it another shot but I just couldn't get the web of curds to settle properly. I laid a cloth inside a mesh strainer... I'm going to forgot the mesh strainer and just try to filter through a cloth and see if that works better.

Will 70% NGS work??

He must be studed at Hogwarts

I studied in Spain and watch a lot of Spanish shows on Netflix.... and yes, EVERYONE is drinking "gintonic" in huge balloon glasses, but almost exclusively with lemon wheels. Lemon is a game changer for me.

There is a distinct flavor in Coca Cola that is hard to identify and downright impossible to find in other colas. You just can’t put your finger on it. Then one day, while adding a surface treatment to the (then) highest paved mountain pass in the world you begin to get altitude sickness. The workers ask if your company gives you drug tests. You say “yes”. At that point they give the option of going to a rural hospital in the Andes or drinking mate de coca. You take the first grassy sip. Upon a second taste you know it. It’s “the missing Coke flavor.”

I'm always looking for good NA stuff, for myself and for others. This was great.