15+ NEW Cocktail Hacks You Didn't Know Existed!

[@KevinKos]

How many of these hacks did you know before today 😎? Try Liber & Co’s Gum Syrup: bit.ly/CTandLiber Be more precise with short necked Bitters Bottles: geni.us/5KSIdv Get Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s The Bar Book for more hacks: geni.us/LqMZ Label your ingredients with this label maker: geni.us/SGOSQj If you like what we do, you can also support the channel here: 🎩 Cocktail Time Patreon: www.patreon.com/cocktailtime 🍸 Buy me a Cocktail: www.buymeacoffee.com/kevinkos 👕 Merch: my-store-11171765.creator-spring.com 🛒 My Store: kit.co/KevinKos 🌍 Web Page: www.kevinkos.com/

[@SamChow-f8m]

These are great hacks. I too would love a tincture episode. This might be a boring one but a storage episode would be helpful too

[@KevinKos]

Noted! 🥂

[@Brittoodles]

I would love to see a tinctures episode!!

[@tucopacifico]

Nice, a tincture episode would good too. Cheers! 🥂

[@KevinKos]

noted. Thanks!

[@aakashgala3579]

would love a video on tincture!

[@KevinKos]

Noted!

[@Serious_Drinking]

Here are two of my favourite hacks: When infusing with fruits or berries do not use fresh ones but dry them first. This way you can add more of them to the alcohol and it doesn’t get diluted with the water fresh fruits contain. Makes for very intense flavours. Infuse vodka - or your favourite spirit - with grounded coffee instead of using a coffee liqueur. This way you can make a drink as sweet as you want by adding sugar separately.

[@KevinKos]

Thanks for sharing!

[@rahulphatak3506]

Would love to see a tincture video! Thanks for what you do!

[@KevinKos]

Noted!

[@TrollingCat]

An episode where dive deep into tinctures sounds interesting, i’d love to see it in the future 😊

[@miguelbarros178]

The video was amazing! Please make more

[@HansMaximum]

Yes please for tinctures. Also for wine-based liqueurs, i.e. vermouth, I opt for just capping and storing in the fridge. The taste difference after 2 months is not significant, especially if I am mixing it with other flavours. I use an Inert Gas System (Argon spray) for more delicate and less used bottles; I want to eliminate the air I find continually vacuuming and re-pressurizing the bottle doesn't help the shelf life significantly and the argon barrier is way better than any hand pump to eliminate oxygen infiltration. But to anyone who drinks wine, I highly recommend an inert gas/heavier-than-air system.

[@KevinKos]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing!

[@stephenriordan2616]

You are THE man Kevin👊 Love cocktail time👌👌👌

[@DaftRebel]

I've just arrived to you channel, ITS MASSIVE!!! Congrats for such good job! Big hug from Argentina!

[@Horst-aus-der-Tube]

again cool tips! thanks! I often use an iSi whipper for cold infusions. Works very well and gives great flavour.

[@KevinKos]

Love it too! 🥂🥂

[@CS-ci9lf]

Just commenting to give this a little traction, love your channel!!

[@TKGentryArt]

Great stuff in this episode! Bravo!

[@KevinKos]

Thanks!

[@ellyam991]

I was just thinking about the tincture hack for the bar I work at! Love to see it in action 🔥

[@KevinKos]

Cheers!

[@JessicaMorgani]

I love your copper blazer so much!

[@KevinKos]

Thank you!!

[@mattia_carciola]

As always, useful tips! I wanted to improvise a sous vide myself, however my vacuum machine is far from here and I can't find heat-stable ziplocks :(

[@KevinKos]

I bought mine in Aldi (Hofer in Slovenia) but you can check it on amazon. They should have it

[@mattia_carciola]

@@KevinKos I tried searching in Italian and English, but the only ones that could be used for that are the ones I should seal with my vacuum. All the ziplock seems to be only safe up to 60°C

[@KevinKos]

@@mattia_carciola Can you hit me up on Istagram? I might find some ziplock bags from amazon.de which you might find it usefull.

[@mattia_carciola]

@@KevinKos ❤️❤️❤️

[@Nuffy671]

Have you ever done a complete series of modern cocktail techniques in 1 video and explain how to use them if you do it will be great for me and for the young Bartenders as well

[@KevinKos]

Not yet! But it might be a cool episode. Thanks for the idea!

[@GingaNinja0805]

For citrus oil spray what ratio of spirit to citrus peel would you use??

[@T_081_AS]

i use to tilt my jigger 45° to measure half jigger. so if i had a half ounces jigger and need just a quarter, i tilt the jigger to 45° angle then used it as usual. 😅

[@felixweidner5551]

Hey Kevin, since you recommended it now for a couple of time: Pumping air into a bottle of prosecco or anything sparkling doesn't help that much, unfortunately. It has to do with the high level of CO2 in the liquid and the very low CO2 concentration in even high pressure air. The diffrend levels will balance quite quickly, especially when the bottle is shaked a little. The Action Lab made a science video about it, called "Is the Fizz-Keeper a scam?" where he points out, that the partial pressure of the gas your intressed in, is way more important then the total pressure. :)

[@MrMoney331]

2:25 I have a couple of these. How in the world do you get them fully clean. Maybe I need better brushes but Ango left a stain on one of them.

[@jaspervangheluwe7531]

Thanks for the great video! For bitters-precision I tend to use a pipette and do 0.8ml as 1 dash. What about the shelf life of your bitters if you put them in dasher bottles? I wanted to buy a set for a long time, but I'm afraid I can't close them properly enough to store the bitters for longer.

[@KevinKos]

Great suggestion! Set that I listed comes with small rubber caps so it should be good for long time.

[@kevinoneill2250]

Question re: paper towel as a filter. Is there any concerns how paper towel is treated chemical wise?

[@kevinoneill2250]

Apparently most paper towel is treated with formaldehyde and chlorine..

[@KevinKos]

You can buy those that aren't. Usually, it says on the label that it can be used for food. At least, that's the case in stores where I live.

[@P.i.p.a.]

can you make an amaro?

[@SoaringFilmz]

Tinctures episode pleasseee

[@KevinKos]

Thanks!

[@julietittler9171]

Tinctures please

[@phantomhandofcocktailtime6911]

18 Years behind the bar might also be a hack to stay looking young 😉

[@ITS_ALONE_BOY_07050]

Well done bro i will pray for god for your better life and better health 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@KevinKos]

Thank you!

[@angrymurloc7626]

Ice hack, my favorite one, seeded thermos cup clear ice Directional freezing in a big cooler will annoy your roommates, so instead go one cube at a time using this technique (I found someone advertising it on KZbin once) Let me paste the full recipe, adapted from v=RWitzPjzIAk&pp , utilizing nucleation seeds Take any number of large (400-500ml) insulated cups Prepare for each a clear ice seed, made from the clearest ice you can a) buy or b) make with a previous method (for example this method unseeded) The seed should make up at least 30% of the exposed surface area of your cup, but has to fit inside it Fill the cups almost to the top, put into freezer After 8h, add seed to each cup After 30h, earliest harvest time is reached For each hour after that, you gain some more weight on the ice disks After 56h, your cup might be almost frozen through Always pull out cups before frozen through, it will be very hard to take out if its completely frozen Let temper inverted on Countertop for 15 min Take over to the sink, press firmly on sides, gently increasing pressure to not damage the cup If your cup is incompressible, apply warm water and wait until the ice moves If it is compressible, ice should fall out now If you didn't push a late harvest time, no further processing should be needed

[@dontebland8752]

Me scrolling through KZbin: 🫤 🫤 🫤 🫤 Me seeing the thumbnail for this video: 😳

[@KevinKos]

🤩 hope you like the content too. Cheers!