BUZZ BUTTON DRINK ALTERS YOUR TASTE BUDS

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Today we’re going to show you how to make a copycat version of the Verbena. Mariena Mercer, at the Chandelier bar in the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas created the original version, which uses a flower from the toothache plant.
This yuzu juice cocktail has some very interesting citrus ingredients and uses edible flowers. It’s topped off with a strange flower known as a buzz button, electric daisy, or Szechwan flower, which alters your taste buds and can even create a numbing effect. Calamansi juice and ginger syrup provide additional layers of flavor to the Verbena cocktail Cosmopolitan.
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Where to get a Verbena if you don't want to make your own:
Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: www.cosmopolit...
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Verbena Cocktail Recipe from Chandelier Bar Cosmopolitan
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Tequila
.75 oz. (20 ml) Yuzu Juice
.5 oz. (15 ml) Calamansi Juice Concentrate
1 oz. (30 ml) Ginger Syrup (I used Liber Ginger Syrup)
.5 oz. (15 ml) Simple Syrup
Buzz Button for garnish
Put all liquid ingredients in a shaker full of ice. Strain into an old fashioned glass and garnish with a buzz button.
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Ingredients and supplies for the Verbena:
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- Organic Yuzu Juice: amzn.to/3S78ML8
- Liber & Co. Ginger Syrup: amzn.to/3RV4wP2
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Where to buy Szechuan button / buzz button / electric daisy:
- Buzz Button Seeds - Yellow Toothache Plant, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: www.rareseeds....
- Buzz Button Seeds - Yellow Bullseye Toothache Plant, Baker Creek Seeds: www.rareseeds....
- Buzz Buttons on Etsy: www.etsy.com/l...
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[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Check out another buzz button cocktail with gin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS6oH6bgsqcqbc

[@ButtHoleSinger]

Yuzu is one of my all time favorites. I fell in love with it at a Japanese restaurant in London (Umu) where I tried a yuzu sake. That was hands down the most amazing (and most expensive) meal I've ever had. We always keep a bottle of yuzu juice in the fridge for Asian-inspired cocktails. Keep up the great work with this channel!

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Thanks! That sounds like an awesome experience! Speaking of pricey food and drinks, the Verbena drink is $18 at the Cosmopolitan. Last time I went there, I played video poker for an hour, and got a couple Verbenas for "free" (they cost two of the drink tickets that the video poker machines at the bar spit out as you play) I've noticed yuzu popping up at a lot more places lately. I wonder how hard it is to grow.

[@ButtHoleSinger]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars I imagine the north Georgia and Tennessee winters would kill the yuzu, so you'd have to bring it inside or take some other steps to keep it alive. We want to try growing it once we get a heated greenhouse. We were at the Cosmopolitan 5 weeks ago. I wish I had known about this drink and tried it. There's always next time!

[@JerryForttheBeerReviewGuy]

Wow, Thats an interesting plant, I've never heard of that one before. Great review, and demonstration of that drink Bonnie, Have a Great rest of your week, Cheers!!! ( Liked # 9)

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Thanks Jerry - they're pretty easy and fun to grow.

[@JerryForttheBeerReviewGuy]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars Your welcome Bonnie, and I like growing things, I’m almost like a Hobbit

[@CZR1951]

I just had this drink at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, before then had never heard of it.. A definite must try, the sensation is mind blowing. 👍

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

That was the first place I'd heard of it too. My videos have come a long way since I did this one, I need to come up with a new drink based on these. I have four plants growing the flowers right now! Thank you for the comment and for watching!

[@MapleJokerRofl]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars I tried this drink a month ago at Vegas too. Blew my mind 🤯

[@TheTribalBarGuy]

I haven't tried this drink, but it indeed looks interesting. Thanks for the recipe. Cheers!

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Awesome! Let me know how you like it! The buzz buttons go pretty well with any citrus based drink, in my experience.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

We are over here laughing at your dry humor. "Can't wait to taste this myself"

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

I shot this over a month ago and I've been trying to act (just a little) more "bubbly" in the newer videos. I've lived my whole life not realizing how robotic I am. Filming yourself is so eye opening.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

CalaMAHNsi is how it's pronounced 😂 it's also called calomandin in the west. Hybrid of a lemon and a kumquat

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

LOL...I watched a video of a Filipino woman talking about it, and tried to copy her pronunciation!

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars oh it could be a regional dialect thing!

[@Tony-Jabroni]

Pretty cool, thanks for the demo

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Thanks for watching! I want to do more videos on this flower. I'm about to start another plant from seed for this year.

[@OldFashionedWays]

Super cool drink. I am making my first drink with toothache plant as well. Making a fuzzy tauntaun with the foam buzzz. Thanks for sharing

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

That sounds awesome! Can't wait for that video! I plan on revisiting this topic myself, as this is the first video I ever made for KZbin. I didn't even know if I'd post it because it was "just for practice." Well, of course my "worst video" as far as production value, etc. continues to get a steady stream of viewers each day! I grew 2 toothache plants in my yard and one in a pot this year, so I should have plenty of them to work with!

[@OldFashionedWays]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars thats super cool you are growing your own plants. looking forward to that video. Cheers

[@ThatGuyMagnum]

I've been growing these to rapid infuse in tequila and make shots out of!

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

That's a great idea! I just planted some seeds and hope to have more of these in a few months.

[@bluu_ice6554]

I've made Verbenas but nothing like this, great video!

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Thanks! I want to do more with the Szechuan flowers!

[@yourdrinkingbuddy]

I had some buzz button foam in a cocktail at the Star Wars Cantina in Disney World. It was actually really nice. My lips went numb.

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Cool! How did they make the foam? I have more buzz buttons to play with. I also wonder what it would be like to crush them and rim a glass with them.

[@yourdrinkingbuddy]

@@OneDrinkThreeBars I have Googled it before, so I know it is out there. The drink was called the Fuzzy Tauntaun and I plan to do a copycat recipe in a video soon. When I find the time!