Be classy this Mardi Gras - have a CREOLE COCKTAIL! (and leave your clothes on)

[@AndersErickson]

May your Tuesday be fat 🎉 Cheers everyone! Visit www.viski.com/anders & use code ANDERS15 to get 15% off sitewide! Be in the loop about my website! 👉 www.anderserickson.com/

[@mattijousmaa6084]

Viski is whiskey or whisky in Finnish.

[@Reignmund]

Seen a lot of folks swap in Bigallet China-China for the Amer PIcon. Can't speak to their similarity personally, but I was able to get a hold of Bigallet in Chicago and can verify it is delicious.

[@jonathannaud135]

I really love these New Orleans style cocktails! I don't know if it's because I am French Canadian, but this Creole Cocktail taste really good! I make cocktails for 7 years now and I red several books since and it always was difficult to find recipes and ratios I like. With your channel, it's always perfect! Thanks for your work!

[@Danny-qi4lp]

As the Creoles would say, "Laissez les bons temps rouler".

[@louhillen8254]

I think the Nick and Nora glasses are my favourite - just something so elegant about them. Have a great w/e Anders! ❤

[@odiec5567]

Would love an episode on using different styles of amaros sometime Anders. Another great recipe today as always!

[@judithmorse6829]

I love any cocktail that calls for Ramazotti! And Ramazotti with Benedictine, be still my heart!

[@Jaw656]

Ahh, I love it when you upload and I happen to have all the ingredients. I know what I'm making tonight!

[@Dr_Bombay]

i just said (basically) exactly the same thing out loud: "whoohoo! we have everything for this week's cocktail!" haha (we even have Amer Picon -- Boudreau's recipe -- so i might try it with that, too).

[@brokenrecord3523]

Need to do a side by side with a Vieux Carre. I do my VC with about half the Benedictine and non-grapey cognac, so I'm thinking they're going to be pretty close. I use aperol- not sure the effect here.

[@Jaw656]

I just made it, no Amer Picon here, but I had Ramazzotti and Regan's orange bitters. I think I like it more than the vieux carré. Less Benedictine forward which is a plus to me. Sorta like a black Manhattan/vieux carré lovechild.

[@nwouso1]

Why do I get tempted to add these things to the bar?!! Anders strikes gold once again.

[@nosredna937]

That glass is stunning!

[@achillespaparsenos5649]

I love New Orleans cocktails but never did this one. Had to refresh my amarro supply. I love this one.

[@philb6409]

Happy Mardi Gras!

[@HouseFullaFrogs]

Reminds me a lot of a De La Louisiane which is easily one of my favorite cocktails.

[@eronackerman565]

For those who don't have Amer Picon or Ramazzotti, I made this using Carpano Antica vermouth and Averna subbed in for the amaro, and it's outstanding. Rich dark chocolate, spiced cherry, and pecan pie flavors with a hint of anise on the back end. The finish is huuuuge. Best drink I've made with the Antica so far. 10/10

[@4everyoung24]

You really can’t beat a good looking coupe glass.

[@furrybiker]

Thank you for this cocktail - it tastes like New Orleans! I spent a year there, and it brought me right back. I am lucky enough to have a bottle of Amer Picon from my brother in France, but he only uses it to add to beer. Now I have a much better use for it!!

[@nathanargo2487]

The 'Amer picon' / 'Picon bière', in France we use it mostly to add taste in beer

[@kana4114]

Always enjoy your video presentations!

[@Tigerphenx]

I learn so much from your videos. Thanks. People are always asking me to make them a drink. 😊

[@shaunsederoff6333]

Just wanted to say love the videos and have begun to build my bar around them!

[@bp3986]

I brought a bottle of Amer Picón home from Spain just so I could make an authentic Liberal cocktail. I really appreciate having another recipe to use it with now! Thanks, Anders!

[@bp3986]

I’d be happy to make you a Liberal if you’re ever in the Detroit area, Anders! 😊

[@Phlucious]

So I tried one of the super-popular cocktail subscription boxes. It was fine… but not exactly my taste. Your drinks are nearly always to my taste - if you started a cocktail sub box I’d definitely give it a try. I imagine that you’ve been doing this long enough now you could put together a Mardi Gras box, and a Shamrock box, a bourbon box, etc etc. Maybe a collab with Liber & Co? Think about it.

[@VanGoreYT]

I do live next to the French border and Amer Picon is cheap and easily available. However whenever it is called for I use China China Bigallet instead. It is an Orange Liquer with Vermouth and Quinine... I used 1/4 OZ and it made a great Creole!

[@asmrwhiskey]

There's an easy swap to get more rye flavor. Old Overholt Bonded is 20 proof points higher but still budget friendly and keeps the smooth herbal notes from the original.

[@robertgrenader858]

Anders, you've done it again. The Creole is just plain delicious.

[@dimitarapostolov9788]

Ohh I have been craving a classic cocktail like this for a while now, and I just got my first bottle of Amer Picon recently, so I can't wait to try the Creole! Also, very excited about the website! Cheers Anders & Az, have a good one! 🍸🍹

[@AndersErickson]

Thanks Dimitar - hope you enjoy the Amer Picon and the cocktail. Cheers to you!

[@JC-77]

I made this 8 months ago with Rittenhouse 100 proof and Reagans' bitters and thought it was pretty good but after flipping through the cockatail rolodex for a while I kind of forgot about it. Fast forward to today and this randomly showed up in my feed. This time a paid attention and noted the recommendation for a more melow Rye, used Sazerac this time at 90 proof, and now I have the Fee Brothers West Indies Organge bitters. Absolutely fantastic...your ratios and ingredients have yet to make me question.

[@siobhanryan3307]

Love the Viski stuff Have a great weekend!

[@alexan3688]

I have been looking for the perfect Nick & Nora glasses for a while - I love these! Just ordered them!

[@muscle162]

Love the Nick & Nora just picked a set!

[@brokenrecord3523]

I bought some tamarind...alcoholic stuff up in the hills of Puerto Rico. That has become one of my favorite sweeteners for Manhattans.

[@MrMoney331]

Finally I'm gonna be in the loop about something in my life!

[@AndersErickson]

Haha know the feeling

[@snuggilyd]

Yes! I just bought a bottle of ramazzotti. I’m making this tonight.

[@RomanBeschastnykh]

Thank you for a video! Was watching your tropical playlist and suddenly got drunk) Don't even realize that this is a new video) Cheers!

[@jeremyeckhause1747]

Can't wait to try it. I was lucky enough to grab a 1 L of Amer Picon in France last year, but I also think Torani Amer is a pretty good substitute, but it's mostly only available out West in CA/NV, I believe.

[@frankwaegner5608]

What a great Cocktail. Made it with Michter‘s Rye, Cocchi, Nardini Amaro Tagliatelle. Absolutely awesome. Probably a bit sweeter than with Ramazotti but for me a 💯Cheers from Germany, Frank

[@jeffreydove821]

Hard to believe you are closing in on 400K subscribers already! Wow!

[@letortua1044]

I have no idea what is going to be in the loop, but hell I can’t miss that😁

[@MoCassidy]

Just popping in cos it's been a while since I thanked you for continuing the bottle slide ❤

[@davidgarcia9308]

Love your videos- just joined the list!!

[@mazaggie]

So I've actually been making this exact recipe for my wife for a couple years and calling it a Z-hatten given my last name. For a change of pace, I sometimes substitute blackberry wine for the Benedictine and use black walnut bitters.

[@David-mg8zu]

Good call Anders, I’ve never had this one before, we are blessed to have Picon where I live, so I’ll give this a try. Picon is also a great addition to a Painkiller cocktail, make sure to give it a try (only a bar spoon). Cheers, enjoy your weekend.

[@AndersErickson]

Love the Painkiller idea! You’re lucky to have Picon on hand. Hope you enjoy the cocktail. Thanks David - have a great weekend!

[@AlonzoTheArmless]

Great video yet again and congratulations on the new site. Looking forward to it.

[@AndersErickson]

Thank you!

[@Aaron-P]

Thank you, Anders, and I hope you have the Tuesdayiest of Fats yourself! 😁

[@ronupshaw]

Love that stemware AE - just bought 4.. and I used the code! Tried it with a different amaro, and still delicious.

[@benkreutzer]

I'm a big fan of viski since you introducted me to the store at your "3 smoked cocktails" Video! I bought some of their footed crystal scotch glasses from the "raye" collection and i love them! I think the Nick & Nora is from the same collection.

[@als.2983]

Can't fly to Europe to pick up Amer Picon, Anders' can fix that. Great to see an Amer Picon hack. Thanks Anders.

[@AndersErickson]

Enjoy it. Cheers!

[@auto_math]

petition your congresspeople to allow amer Picon to be sold in the states.

[@als.2983]

@@auto_math Add Cuban Rum to that petition as well.

[@thickerliquor]

Great Drinks !! Perfect with a po-boy !

[@jeffthebagpiper681]

Thanks Anders. I'll try that. Just happen have Old Overholt rye.

[@hietanbs]

I never was into NOLA cocktails into following this page. Now my top ten drinks are half NOLA ones!

[@williamsellman1]

Future episode. Rhum agricole. How to use in a cocktail and maybe a couple examples. Thank you.

[@charlesrush2185]

making one now!!! thanks! Told my friend and he told me I f'ing suck cause he's still working and has "kid schite" later! It's a winner!!!

[@turoczy_]

Congrats on the website progress! Can’t wait 🎉

[@jamieprince212]

Orange-forward Bigallet China China Amer is avail in U.S. and makes a great sub for Amer Picon (and is rly delicious in its own right!)

[@adamcawtonn]

Please please please can you do a Bitters inspired episode. Need good recipes to use a chocolate Bitters and an Orange Bitters I own! Thank you!!

[@jonathanthomas8736]

Amer Picon is (or has in the last 10 years or so been) available in America as Torani Amer.

[@mmeiselph7234]

Friends coming over for drinks tonight, and I have the Amer Picon (which I ordered from a Belgian website over a year ago), so this I think is on the menu.

[@lawrencespies8674]

I have a challenge for you. Create a "NEW" cocktail using... Velvet Falernum and Tequila. Look forward to see what you come up with.

[@matthewbeaver9422]

Anders, can I use Amaro Averna or Nonino for this in place of the Ramazotti?

[@jpcampbell]

You had me at Amaro

[@JMoore-zm5of]

One I make is from Cane & Table, which uses Amer Picon. I use Jamie Boudreau's recipe for Amer Picon

[@JamesSmith-ze9nx]

That glassware is very nice looking, which I had the disposable income for them

[@jschoenack]

TOO THE BAR! ➡️🥃

[@fomocorox1989]

Excellent I am always up for a new New Orleans cocktail. I would great if one day you could make a video on how to choose/interchange Amaros. There so many it’s hard to know which ones are must haves and which ones can be swapped

[@peatypete67]

This is definitely a cocktail I will make on Tuesday - although I will (again) be subbing Meletti for Ramazzotti. (Maybe I should steal some Ramazzotti from my parents the next time I visit them in order to compare the two.) I have also been on the hunt for Picon Amer substitutes, your Ramazzotti + orange bitters solution sounds intriguing. Crossing fingers for a trip to Europe this year where I can find a bottle of the real stuff!

[@peatypete67]

Very tasty! I'm guessing that if one _had_ Picon Amer it would still be .25oz in the drink?

[@jeremiah5313]

Just started watching (subscribing) to your KZbin channel, and enjoy it very much! Was wondering if you had a great recipe for sangria? Also, do you have a book of your favorite recipes?

[@rubituesday823]

I would love to see some renditions of the White Russian please.

[@AndrewHuff]

A friend has lent us a bottle of Amer Picon (she wants it back eventually), so I'll have to try this recipe with it!

[@AndersErickson]

Definitely. Then might as well use up the rest of the Amer Picon so she can have her bottle back. Cheers Andrew! Hope you're well!

[@BOBFudge]

Video Idea - Bartending tips for beginners. I need to know how to run a dry bar at a venue with no sink. I will be using Boston shakers; where do I rinse the shakers? I ran a mocktail bar for my 15year-old nephew's birthday and I have tons of requests for proms, parties, and other events; most of which do not have a sink for washing shakers. I thought about one of those camping sink/table combos, but that requires hose water and a drain. Most of the mocktail requests are for adults who don't drink alcohol so I want to be professional and clean. Any advise would help. Cheers Anders

[@christinecamley]

Anders this is right up my alley! As soon as I heard, "Cousin to the Vieux Carre:" I was in and ready to see this cocktail!! This is an immediate must make! Happily I have the ingredients so I am good to go and this will be perfect for this evening after a long day at work. A beautiful stirred cocktail with these ingredients makes me very happy!! I am really happy to learn of an alternative to Amer Picon because short of getting it when I am traveling I can't find it. This is awesome! Cheers Anders and I am looking forward to your new website! I just signed up!! Great news! Be well!! 🙂

[@zaklockman7527]

Personally, I would prefer Peychaud's bitters. It's French, it was popular in Louisiana, and has a pleasant sweetness that would go well with those other ingredients.

[@ukuk907]

Hi man, I'm new to this channel, was looking for espresso martini and ended watching other vids. Great content !Do you have anything about burbon coctails? Couldn't find any and a white russian would be something I would love to see. Cheers!

[@Sipsandsinners]

You should make a drink called “In the Loop” cause it literally would be

[@iancryar6431]

Mardi Gras is a day the party lasts 2 weeks up to that day so it’s called Carnival Season (pace yourself if your new to it (you will be mocked mercilessly if you pass out on day one (looking at you Styles) so pace yourself)

[@UnclePete]

Good vid, great drink! You're really moving this whole operation forward, congratulations on all your success!

[@AndersErickson]

Onwards and upwards. Thanks Uncle Pete - cheers to you!

[@Wborogoal478]

Anders plugging barware is a good idea $$$

[@marshallbonds2094]

Oh man! I love this damn drink. I just made this ther other night for a customer, which was nice because it never gets asked for! Unless it's a dealer's choice 😏. Cheers, from Alley 26 in Durham NC! Your friendly James Beard nominated friends. We love your vids! ❤

[@AndersErickson]

Nice to hear the drink's getting called for - such a good one. Congrats to Alley 26 on the nomination! Cheers to you all!

[@auto_math]

Yay a new Anders video! I would imagine a "créole" cocktail would have rhum in it.

[@AndersErickson]

Good point - none of the other classic Creole cocktails used rhum either

[@auto_math]

@@AndersErickson hey speaking of Harry Craddock, I just bought his book. And in it, he talks about french and italian vermouth. I don't know what the difference is between them. The book doesn't specify if it's red, white or dry vermouth, just French or Italian. do you know what the difference is?

[@AndersErickson]

@@auto_math Italian meant sweet (red) vermouth & French referred to dry (white). Great question - hope you're enjoying the book!

[@auto_math]

@@AndersErickson well thank you so much for clearing that up. It's a great book, first of many in my recipe collection I think.

[@Electricflows]

Speaking of sizing your glassware, do you have a system for sizing the cocktail to a glass?

[@Reload7x1]

Def going to try this. I can’t find Cocchi Vermouth anywhere, what are your thoughts on Dolin vermouth? Also, after shaking a cocktail like a daiquiri, how much dilution should there be? Would you say 1 ounce?

[@jeffburling7224]

I've never tried these Amaros. If I had to choose based on what I could get for this Cocktail between Nonino, Montenegro, Averna or Lucano which is similar to the OG or what you're using ?

[@ThreeOttersInATrenchcoat]

Ah, I loved my Viski footed mixing glass. I was so sad when it broke due to temperature shock 😞

[@AndersErickson]

Oh no. I can relate - always sad to lose a nice mixing glass

[@RH1812]

In the loop was a great Apple TV show too so I have high hopes

[@JustMe-fz5uc]

Almost the first comment. LOL Hi Anders! Happy Friday. Benedictine is one of my favorite mixing agents. I think I would really like this drink.

[@AndersErickson]

Just as impressive

[@cavalier40]

I actually made something very close to this without even knowing what it was when I was riffing. Specs were very close, but I used Wild Turkey 101 (since I was out of rittenhouse) and ango bitters. Tonight I will try it with the orange bitters.

[@jimsteinborn]

Fantastic cocktail Anders, thank you for the recipe. We had it this evening. Instead of the amaro, I used Amer dit Picon from Golden Moon Distillery in Golden, CO. Do you have an opinion on its suitability vs. Amer Picon?

[@TABarnhart]

looks wonderful, but, like a lot of recipes, can involve a big layout for just 1/4 oz each of 2 ingredients: in my case, over $70 for Benedictine & Amaro. (and i need a lemon. damn.) i'm going to spring for the Benedictine (found lots of great recipes to use it, and apparently it's great in cooking); for the Amaro, Campari is suggested as a reasonable substitute. one really useful item for your updated website: what to use when you can't afford a certain bottle but would like to try the recipe anyway. cheers!

[@jimmayer406]

What a nice drink! It made for a good occasion to open the bottle of Golden Moon "Amer dit Picon" I picked up on a recent trip to the States. Amer dit Picon is an attempt to recreate the original Amer Picon recipe (which, supposedly, has changed over the decades). Have you tried Golden Moon's product? I have nothing to compare it to!

[@frolock8310]

Hey erick, ive been seeing in my area some drinks that are called a milk punch. Some with clarified cereal milk. Can you show us a recipe involving it?

[@jcmarasigan7214]

Have you heard that amaro ciociaro is as close as you can get to Amer Picon? Just picked up a bottle of it and I have all the other ingredients to make this cocktail. This also seems closely related to the blue collar cocktail.

[@tutu90001]

Vieux Carré is always my drink of choice at the bar, and I am looking forward to make this at home. By the way, should I add the same amount of Amer Picon as Amaro if available?

[@sphinx1017]

Ok, pass that yummy drink through the screen to me please.

[@nealwriter]

I finally found a bottle of Green Chartreuse in Chicago, Anders! Time to make a Last Word. Seriously, what's up with those monks? Have they retired?

[@DerekN66]

I don’t have Amaro Ramazzotti. Might try it with Amaro Montenegro or Cynar. Thoughts?

[@austinflowers3789]

This sounds awesome!! I have been experimenting a lot with Benedictine and trying to combine it with Louisa’s Liqueur for a comforting, spiced winter cocktail. Louisa’s Liqueur is a coffee caramel pecan liqueur from the Nelson Greenbriar Distillery here in TN and tastes like pecans and buttery popcorn. If you ever stumble on it, I would love to see your take on it and see what you come up with in all your cocktail mastery! Cheers to both you and Az! 🍸

[@AndersErickson]

Sounds interesting - will keep an eye out for it. Cheers!

[@pointyranger]

Blackwell's now sells an Amer Dit Pico that they claim comes from the original recipe

[@netanelizhakov7592]

Do you think amaro Montenegro will do a good work instead of the amaro you used?

[@MrMoney331]

Dang it I don't have any Ramazzotti. To the Liquor store!

[@JonFulk]

The Tuesday-est of the fats? 😂 the drink looks delicious! How do you fold your lemon swath like that?!

[@therinsig]

Anders, have you ever heard of "The King's Cocktail?" It's featured in a New Orleans recipe book from the 1970s. 1/2 jigger simple syrup 1 tablespoon Peychaud's bitters 1 tablespoon Angostura bitters 3 or 4 drops absinthe 1/2 ounce whisky 1/2 ounce Italian vermouth 1/2 ounce benedictine

[@The_Jovian]

Damn that's some heavy use of bitters. Sounds like a fun drink