Top 10 Cocktails & Aperitifs in Paris (EXPLAINED)

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

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[@fab4lvr282]

Hi...love the video! Does Vincent ever do Saturday tours?

[@neBilan]

What is Vincent’s email, please?

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[@robinps52]

This was hysterical! Thank you for the “education” but most importantly, the fun! I can only imagine the 3 of you attempting to negotiate your way out of that bar. Thanks for brightening my gloomy Saturday, and I will have “une coupe de champagne” with Colleen. Merci!

[@lorim8404]

I love that the brothers do the same flapping with their hands when they like something. It must be a family trait! 😊

[@joetjoepjoeserneejm]

Put a wig and glasses on Antoine and good luck telling them apart, especially after a few drinks

[@ecaldwell9]

Yeah! I laugh when he did it;notice that to.

[@vincentdupont315]

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[@triphonique5351]

It's typically french, actually.

[@triphonique5351]

Wiggle the finger as if he’s conducting an orchestra, too.

[@yeseniafroml.a.8020]

Fun to watch and my hubby and I giggles along. We are in Paris often, Vincent, hope to see you soon. A bientôt.

[@vincentdupont315]

anytime, let me know when you're in Paris.

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Thank you Yesenia

[@t7147]

I vote for more of these tasting videos! You all getting the giggles was hysterical! 😆🤣🤣 I wish you many more happy giggling adventures!

[@ecaldwell9]

I like their camaraderie, but I don’t drink. So I wouldn’t care to see more of this. It helped me more when she said what the waiter will ask u upon arriving at the restaurant.

[@fab4lvr282]

It really was a funny segment! Loved them having so much fun.

[@amandaaquilina923]

Since we left Paris three weeks ago, I tried to stop watching your videos. It made me sad as I wasn't there anymore 😢. But oh how I've missed you! This video made me laugh out loud as the mix of different drinks made you tipsy and soooo funny. Can't wait to get back there 😘

[@bigvegas8224]

This helped alot. This is my favorite channel on KZbin.. Merci!!!!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

😊😊😊

[@lewech]

My two cents : when you eat a sugar with alcool it's called "un canard" (a duck). But absinthe used to be served in a glass then water pass through the sugar with a special spoon. Calvados is also drunk with coffee, the famous "Café-calva".

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Thank you 😊

[@ambi801]

Oh my goodness! Had so much fun 😂with this video!! Love you guys!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

We did too 🤪

[@thetragicyouth]

Yay! The weekend starts with Les Frenchies' upload!

[@traceyhill7784]

This did make me lol. Was just playing with the idea of a paris trip, from the UK. Thanks so much for your video's, great info and love the idea of a food tour ❤

[@liscatcat8756]

I'm loving these videos binge watching ❤❤ I'm laughing so much and grinning at my screen 🤣

[@cynthiastewart5171]

Les Frenchies Pompette! The party can't start without Vincent. I love him 😍

[@vincentdupont315]

Thank You Cynthia. Have a good day. 😉

[@christianx_1978]

Ti'Punch - We used to drink those in the Caribbean. You drink three and you gonna see the angels flying!! 👼

[@lauraguida8482]

LOL!! Your facial expressions say it all! This was really fun to watch and it appears you enjoyed it quite well. To serve of absinthe correctly, pour the absinthe in a glass. Place a sugar cube on your absinthe spoon if you have one or a slotted spoon over the glass and slowly pour ice-cold water over the sugar cube. Let the water slowly drip over the sugar cube for it to dissolve in your glass of absinthe. You should have approximately three to four parts of water per one part absinthe. Your drink will change color from green to a light yellow-green. Stir and Enjoy!

[@christophecharrier3572]

Even for a french who doesn't drink alcool, your opinions on our aperitifs is very interesting ! I subscribed to your channel : thank you to share our culture, food and drinks !!! Merci !

[@79other]

I got a lot of enjoyment from this video. The more you drank the more amusement I got.

[@brigittev9917]

That episode was hilarious! Thanks, my eyes are watering from laughter.

[@ktisafox]

I think I need to try the pear cider.🥰 What a fun video. Thank you.

[@lisbondiaries9212]

What a fun video! You all getting a bit tipsy was hilarious 😂.

[@tonyharpur8383]

One of the best! 😂😅

[@cendyantley4775]

This is by far my favorite video. I laugh every time I watch it. ❤❤❤

[@Deandunbar]

I've loved all your videos, but this one with Colleen surrounded by the brothers enjoying the lovely French aperitifs is super fun. I'm definitely booking a Vincent tour next visit!

[@FrenchFifi65]

This was informative and VERY entertaining:)😅

[@nigelt4257]

Another really great video. Thank you. Of course, as well as Champagne, many French people drink "Cremant" (de Loire, de Bourgogne") as an aperitif. Cremant is made in the same way as Champagne, but can't be called Champagne because it's not made in the Champagne region. I love it! You're right about Calvados. It's more often drunk as a digestif rather than an a aperitif. Loved your reactions to Absinthe. It's very much an acquired taste, but should be tasted at least once in life. 😇I like it!

[@berylgreen1973]

I was just in Paris three weeks ago and the drink everyone was serving was the St. Germain Spritz. The best by far was at Le St. Germain.

[@jonijohnson6563]

This was so fun! We miss you now that we are back in the USA. Keep up the best videos ever!!

[@vincentdupont315]

Thank you, see you next time when you'll be back in France, on of theses days

[@henriettab8380]

Learned about Aperol Spritz when we were in Paris. Now I live in Madrid and drink it all the time!

[@warrenwolf4690]

Bonjour Antoine and Colleen . I learned about the Aperol spritz on your Eiffel Tower video. On our last cruise that became my go to before dinner drink. The bartender appreciated my “sophistication “. Now I have new horizons to conquer. Merci all😊🥂🍷🍾🥂

[@gerthanson4328]

It lovely to to see you letting your hair down it was very informative you do a good job informing people about france i am danish and have been to Paris so i love to watch your show i am danish and trained in french cuisine so i find it very interesting to see what is going on today. Kepp up the good job and enjoy yourself. I had my first jambon beurre in Paris the best in the world Gert from Australia

[@carinnedifrancesco5802]

Pernod is also delicious with orange juice rather than water and a few ice cubes. That's my summer apéritif! Santé !!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Oh yes!

[@fuzzylon]

I love all your videos, but I think this is my new favourite one.

[@pennywhitaker7092]

Love, love loved the video! I seriously did laugh out loud . I love Kir Royal and Aperol Spritz( have some in my fridge too Vincent). Enjoyed many along with champagne 🍾 on our trip in May. Watched all of your videos before we went even though I’d been before I learned so much 😊Thinking about coming back to Paris in February for my 60th birthday and first solo personal trip. Have my flight booked just have to say a definite yes to doing it. Will make sure to do a tour with Vincent!

[@vincentdupont315]

Thank you Penny, anytime, let me know, i'm ready for the 😋ride. Best regards

[@MargotLockhart]

you guys are so cute! I love the way Antoine conducts when he loves something so much. Thank for making these videos

[@elenapolshakov3837]

This was absolutely hilarious! Thank you for this great laugh on Saturday morning! Cheers! 🥂

[@AraliciaMoran]

On cider, a small warning for our overseas friends. Here in France, "Cidre" is always alcoholic with a alcohol content usually between 3% and 6%. If you want non-alcoholic sparkling cider, you should instead ask if they have some "jus de pomme pétillant".

[@letarogers6380]

Hard cider is so popular here now that a restaurant server might assume you mean the alcoholic version. At least, that’s how it is on the west coast. Cider is a great alternative for people who don’t like the taste of beer. I like the drier English style ones, which I think is the one Colleen didn’t like.

[@AraliciaMoran]

@@letarogers6380 That's interesting! I didn't know that hard cider was popular in the US. As a french fan of cider, I've only heard that the definition of the word was distinct between France and the US, and I didn't want someone visiting to get surprised by the difference.

[@thisproagestyle]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! We have everything in this video at home except for beer and cidre. We always get brute cidre from Bretagne when we stay in the South. In addition, when were in the South every summer and out and about in the intense heat, a Pastis is the most reflective beverage of all time. Because I can’t hold liquor, my limit is one. My summer go to at home os Aperol Spritz but with champagne. Now that autumn is here, our weekend aperitif is the Kir Royal. I cook a lot with Calvados and on our home it’s more used after dinner. I’m so happy that you are normalizing champagne-we always have a case in our garage and in our home it is used regularly. My apologies if I sound like a lush bit we have aperitifs only on the weekends at home but every night in France! Lol!

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

I love pastis. I even learned to like non-alcoholic pastis such as Pacific. Unfortunately, it is not available where I live. Our first experience with Calvados was not smooth. As the evening went on the bartender kept bringing us more of their special, homemade Calva from the depths of their cellar. Very memorable. I find it very enjoyable, too. I agree that Cassis is a nice addition to white wine and champagne. This was a very enjoyable episode. I was getting tipsy just watching. Thanks for sharing.🍾 🍹 🍷♥

[@Jenanne13]

You three were hilarious as you got tipsy. My husband and I watched and were laughing through the whole video. Your faces got redder and redder. We’re coming to Paris at the beginning of next year. I wish we could hang out with the three of you. We will book with Vincent if we can find a time that works. Love your vids!

[@terridulong8419]

Super video! Laughed my way through it (and I wasn’t even drinking 😂) Vincent was right. My dad was part of the Normandy Invasion. And I grew up hearing his stories about how the GI’s were welcomed by the French with Calvados. When my husband and I visited Normandy in 1985, we brought him back a bottle. He took one sip and said, “It tastes like lighter fluid! I don’t know how we won that war!” 😂😂 The bottle we got in Normandy was very strong!

[@TheJu400]

le meilleur épisode jusqu'ici ! J'ai beaucoup ri ! Merci

[@pascal3354]

You’ll have to do a part 2: Suze, St Germain, Byrrh, Porto, Picon bierre, Clacquesin, Lillet, Dubonnet… Calvados is a more a digestif: a 3rd idea for a video. Keep it up! Great channel

[@oldladywithacamera]

WOW! You took several for the team!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

🤣

[@andreamcavoy8721]

Great info and so funny to see you get giddy in real time. Loved it

[@leo30th]

OMG I love your videos! This one had me scratching my head a bit. A white wine kir is my go to apéro and I wouldn't consider the cassis a "syrup". You can definitely add less to make the kir less sweet. And I have to say I have never seen anyone drink Absinthe like that LOL! You don't pour the Absinthe on the sugar cube then eat it! You are supposed to have water drip over the sugar, slowly dissolving it into the drink. Then you also add water (like with Pastis) to your liking. But it looked like you all were having a blast!!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Okay.... we had the absinthe the way the mixologist taught us!

[@sarah-phillips]

Ha! My sister's favorite wine is that Whispering Angel rosé. It IS quite nice. This was so fun! I love to try different drinks or cocktails. And I'm right there with you: sparkling wine oe champagne with pizza is perfection. When my husband and I first got married, we got cheap wine and pizza for our "pizza and champagne" nights.

[@vaudou74]

when i was a steudent , i made my overseas friends to taste the chartreuse ( mde by monks), well, they appreciated it....and slept on the floor after that.

[@jasonibiza7993]

Another great video! I had a great time watching... thanks you two...💙👍🗼🇫🇷

[@EvanDelay]

Hello from Canada. Another useful video for my upcoming trip. I love it how you all became more giggly towards the end. LOL.

[@latifa1020]

I love Aperol Spritz, Absinthe and Pastis...must try some beers and a Calvados next time...merci!

[@samanthaclappis3258]

This video was a lot of fun 😂🥂🍹🥃 thank you for sharing your tips!

[@jean-paulpotet1988]

3:00 The kir bears the name of Canon Felix KIR, the lord mayor of Dijon after WWII. For official receptions where champagne was usually served, he thought it wiser to serve a local drink called _un blanc-cassis_ instead. It is a dollop of black currant liquor with a glass of white wine, both produced in Burgundy.

[@J0HN_D03]

*5:27** We have the same tastes, Colleen!!! But I also love Kir Royal!* 🥂🫐🍾🍷

[@markwoldin162]

You guys are great.

[@Travelboysuniverse]

One of our favourite videos from you both. Leaving for Paris in 9 days! So excited!because of your many videos and many suggestions, I believe we Will have an amazing time. 🙏🏾

[@katiewright2232]

My favorite is Chambord in a nice dry white wine with a lemon twist

[@anniebowen1]

Les Frenchies get squiffy - fabulous! 🥂❤️

[@gabrielleparis3532]

🇲🇫❤️Packing for Paris trip next week and watching Colleen, Antoine and Vincent get the giggles while drinking: delightful! I am making an aperitif or 2 or 3 to help packing process. Just booked Les Frenchies Vincent Thursday Food Tour, thrilled! A bientot🌹

[@vincentdupont315]

Thank you for your booking, i'm ready for the ride. Welcome in Paris

[@michelljohn5002]

@@vincentdupont315 Any recommendations for a wine tasting on a Friday, Satuday or Sunday? Thank you

[@donsumner9268]

I wish I was there trying every one of those Aperitifs with you guys! Thank you for the education today!

[@sarahclift5732]

This was hilarious! I jotted down a few drinks to try on my upcoming trip to France too!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

It was a lot of fun to film....

[@denabruni9086]

I would love to go on a food tour with Vincent! Love your passion for all things French❤

[@vincentdupont315]

Thank you, let me know when you' re ready for the ride..........

[@didisinclair3605]

@@vincentdupont315 Vincent, I'll be coming out for the first week in June 2024.. how far in advance to you recommend booking? I would so enjoy a tour with you!!!

[@vincentdupont315]

Hi Didisinclair, 2024 will be a special year with the Olympics... We gonna have millions of visitors worlwide. My best advice is to book far in advance to make sure to get a ticket reservation. Best regards 😉@@didisinclair3605

[@her_handbag_heaven]

OMG, we were killing ourselves laughing watching this! The three of you were definitely tipsy as the video went on!

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

😂

[@Trudi-s3o]

Thank you so much for this crazy vlog. It was an education that first made me smile, then laugh out loud as you were all getting more tipsy with each drink. I can’t imagine how the three of you got home. I tried Absinthe many years ago and really liked it. Thanks once again xxx

[@natalielandry1037]

I was introduced to the Lillet Spritz while in France. It's a tasty alternative to the Apérol Spirtz, especially if you're not keen on the bitter undertone of that apéritif.

[@patriciasinclair9278]

Lillet is the French Aperitif since 1872 - now comes in 3 varieties: white, red and rose. Forms the base of lots of cocktails too.

[@jacqattacq19]

I’ve had proper absinthe in New Orleans. Love it. 💗🇦🇺

[@fredbazzoli780]

Hello Les Frenchies. We met you at the Louvre the afternoon of September 20; we thanked you then, but publicly, thanks for giving us the information on ALL your videos to navigate Paris. They empowered us and made us believe we could enjoy Paris, which we did. My question is, did we meet you before or after you did this video? Looks like you enjoyed making this one. Merci beaucoup!

[@bduffy1215]

That was absolutely fabulous! So much fun watching you enjoy the drinks of France..... "kicks like a mule", Coleen, you are hilarious!

[@napervillerealestatelifewi5148]

This is one of the funniest videos you have done!

[@mariondiemert430]

I always enjoy your videos, but this one had me laughing out loud. Great topic and even greater characters. You really rock!

[@laurahousel7194]

Absolutely loved this video. We enjoy our cocktails now looking forward to try something different.Vincents food and wine tour sounds like something we may do when we come over New Years. Merci for your great videos.

[@johnhickie1107]

Lots of fun. Spent 6 days riding my bike around Normandy before riding to the Cote d'Azur over the next few weeks. I absolutely loved Normandy Cider and Calvados. So many different tastes - just like wine. I made a vow not to have wine until I hit the Loire Valley. Once out of Normandy, most Brasseries and Cafes did not have cider, so I'm glad that I kept my vow. Cider and Gallettes or Moules Frites were heavenly combos, and apple sorbet with Calvados (le trou Normand) was amazing. Of course, I sampled lots of wines during the rest of my ride across France. Eating well, drinking nice wine as local as possible, having two desserts and eating local cheeses worked well for the rest of the voyage. My favourite part of France was always the part that I was in at the time. Each place was rich in it's own way and it's not even worth comparing. Thanks for bringing back memories.

[@sieracooper7024]

This was a very cute and helpful video haha

[@vincentdupont315]

hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Well, it helped us relax 🤣🤣🤣 Glad you liked it.

[@shawnbooth3696]

Ahh pastis, nothing like if during the sweltering hot summer days in the south - I am sure that most people use it while playing pétanque as an aiming fluid 😆

[@shannonkocon2414]

I was watching the video today and saw the Absinthe bit. I had never heard of someone dipping a sugarcube in it and eating it, honestly I thought someone set you up with that as a joke. The idea of the sugar cube was to put it on a slotted "spoon" that looks more like a cheese knife and have that sit across the rim of you glass over the Absinthe. It was 68 proof because then you drip ice water on to the sugar dissolving it into your glass and mellowing out your drink. The drink then turns a light minty green often referred to as "The Green Fairy". Please make an amended video with that version, you will see a difference.

[@ontarioyamon]

That video was good fun. Perhaps it was the booze 🥴 but I believe they were pronouncing Absinthe incorrectly. It is not A-bi-sinthe, it’s Ab-sinthe. … correct?

[@livb.6987]

@@ontarioyamon Yes, they were definitely more than a little gone by the time they got to to the absinthe!

[@sharynpeterson3758]

Hilarious! Merci for the California morning laughs! 🥂

[@marilou862]

Champagne will always be my choice of aperitif- just wish it was more affordable but even so, it’s worth it! I wish I had been in the bar when you were trying all the drinks - you all had such a good time!

[@valeriebianco4505]

Un plaisir de vous voir si joyeux. Pour moi qui suis moitié vénitienne, moitié normande, le cidre reste la boisson réconfortante par excellence et le poiré est vraiment très agréable à toutes saisons. Bonne continuation par ce temps radieux.

[@vincentdupont315]

Merci à vous. Nous sommes ravis de vous avoir apporté un peu de bonne humeur

[@andyshacks7812]

That was brilliant! Such fun but also very informative! 🙏

[@kathleenmathews6096]

As someone who cannot mix drinks, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you three have so much fun. I'm with Colleen and champagne and plan on drinking it daily when we visit in October. Happy Birthday/Joyeux Anniversaire Antoine! It appears you are still celebrating. Thank you for the fun, entertaining, and informative videos.

[@Leanne-zk4jk]

Drink champagne everyday is some of the best advice I’ve ever heard. Enjoy your trip!

[@LAbee333]

I remember years ago watching the let's learn French with Mireille and she wanted to order something very very French and she got a kir and few years later I was at the Queen Mary Long Beach French festival and that's what I ordered! Delighted to find out it is served with currant syrup, I've Loved currant since I was a kid and well it's time for another Kir & a Kir royale 🥂🖤🍾

[@degunver7672]

I wish I could’ve been there with you! That looked like a fun shoot!! Cheers 🥂

[@jamesbaldas3479]

Great video. So much fun and informative too. Salud!

[@marilynschiff5675]

Arrive in Paris with my husband and 6 good friends, October 9, for a week. Watching your videos have given our group some great information. Merci

[@abchappell01]

That looked like fun! The next time I come to France I want to meet up with you all because you really know how to share very interesting experiences 😊

[@pamelabrown8798]

Another wonderful video!❤

[@vincentdupont315]

Merci. hic!!!

[@mariamjaziri6719]

Amazing, i love alcohol, specially in Paris, cheers ! Sending love and blessings from Morocco

[@705tamara]

I’m going to Paris in April 2024( my first time) and you guys are helping me a lot. I’m enjoying your wine tastings, cheese advices and walks . Taking lots of notes. I ll take your advice and will drink champagne every day I’m in Paris. Thank u❤️ Cheers 🥂

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Cheers!

[@llucas2008]

It’s wonderful that you have each other to enjoy trips and food and friends and family. You both are truly blessed with each other. I love your videos I’ve been to Paris but would have enjoyed it more if I had seen your videos before I went.

[@babagonzales]

Loved this episode! will definitely check out Vincent's Food & Wine Tasting Tour when I visit France next year!

[@vincentdupont315]

Hi, I'm Vincent, thank you for your comment, I'll be here in Paris and ready for the ride for you next year. Welcome in France

[@Msbeefierce]

You really must try Chartreuse , it IS excellent ! Specially la jaune because it is less strong then la verte.

[@francescorighini9303]

I think la verte is the better one: la jaune is kind of shallow. After years of summer gin and tonics, I recently discovered chartreuse (verte) and tonic: best summer drink ever.

[@kets00]

Very entertaining and educative at the same time! Thanks for taking one for the team 😆🥂

[@bobodabanka5493]

Love your enthusiasm, it's so nice to watch you discover our country's habits... On a sidenote, I wouldn't start an aperitif with a Ricard, it's a good way to ruin your tastebuds for the rest of the sampling...😅

[@michellelyon3149]

Yes! I feel the same about Prosecco since I’m Italian! ❤🇮🇹🍾🥂

[@benjaminblabla]

Hi guys, I am French, and I am impressed by your videos. Always kind, you understand very well the culture and the people and at the same time you give your own impression. Congratulations, you both are very nice people. I like your sense of humour too :)

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Thank you 😊

[@gilliantracy7991]

Collen: “It’ll kill bacteria” 😂😝🤣 Such a fun video. Y’all seem to just enjoy life!

[@dawnerlandsen8208]

My new favorite video. Thanks for all the good info

[@brauzeuge]

Found the Aux Cerises with yor guide, what a hidden gem. Plat de jour 20€ - mouth watering. Perfect for a stop after Tour Eiffel. Thank you do ver much. My recom: Oeuf mimosa

[@LesFrenchiesTravel]

Great to hear!

[@robertawilkes6531]

I hope to do one of these tours!!

[@hankgr64]

We always have a bottle of calvados in the house! What surprises me is how much cheaper the spirits are as opposed to the other drinks.

[@Toolray6985]

Great video - they must be fun to party with!

[@caro1141]

Mdr!! On déguste on déguste !!! Attention de ne pas rouler sous la table 😂. That one was hilarious!