The World's BEST AVIATION COCKTAIL Recipe!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Whilst the Aviation cocktail has never really been my type of cocktail - it is a great cocktail nonetheless. Read the description above for Gary Regan's response when he first tried this drink! ...and yes, I realise I pronounced Parfait Amour incorrectly - it should be "ah-moo-r" but for some reason I insisted on saying it incorrectly about 7 or 8 times!! UPCOMING Q&A - Want your question to be featured in my upcoming video? Click here: stevethebartender.com.au/ask-a-question/

[@rari27-h3k]

Hey Steve, love the channel and all your vids! I notice you garnish a lot of the drinks with a slice of lemon/lime. What do you do with all the leftover garnishes/ingredients that don't get used up before they spoil?

[@danielherran3377]

The moment we all wait for 2:34 😂 nice cocktails mate keep it up.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Cheers Daniel! 🥂

[@latui7350]

Thanks I hate it.

[@maxpeters9088]

French: Parfait Amour 💕 Steve: "Parfay Ar Moire"

[@StevetheBartender_]

Lol, pretty sure what I was pronouncing (amoire) is a piece of furniture! Haha

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Steve the Bartender *cough*you were. But hey who does not like a perfect dresser. 😉

[@mszoomy]

Hey, everybody loves a nice dresser. Amore' your armoire!

[@neptunevibe]

2:34 Awwwww... there you go!!!! Cheers mate!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Cheers! 🍻

[@luciferdedevil8279]

Your smile just made my day 😊 Keep smiling 😊

[@StevetheBartender_]

😁

[@berelinde]

The aviation is a favourite of mine, and I do use the creme de violette, Bitter Truth brand, but I add a couple of dashes of elderflower liqueur and a scant teaspoon of simple syrup to bring out the floral flavor.

[@sparkzzes8903]

That smile. That damn smile.

[@danielnavarrete5594]

Heck no man! Keep plugging that Threefold! Lol if I made a product I truly believed in, I'd be excited to use it all the time too. Keep bringing the good vibes my man, your videos are always a way to break away from the stress of a day. Keep up the great work brother!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks Daniel - appreciate the kind words!

[@kj3d812]

Sadly, neither the Threefold nor the Parfait Amour are available anywhere near me, and I live in a major U.S. city.

[@ChemicalMarco]

It's not even 10am here and I am craving for an Aviation, thanks Steve!!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha, whoops - posted this one a bit early!

[@flossenking]

Hahahah same

[@Alexander-dt8sk]

I watch your channel as much for the recipes as for your signature grin when you shake!

[@StevetheBartender_]

ahh thank you! hope you're enjoying the vids!

[@alexanderbrown4670]

Always found stirring the aviation creates the much clearer looking and tasting cocktail, but aviation is awesome shaken aswell can't go wrong with adding a maraschino cherry. Sick presentation 🤙

[@ariannacongedi2400]

YES, french pronounciation of furniture or not, absolute yes to this 👍👍👍 haha also happy new year!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha, I don’t know why I wait until after a video is filmed to check the pronunciation, haha!

[@ariannacongedi2400]

@@StevetheBartender_ it makes for original content ;) no need to worry about it too much anyways. Keep up the amazing work!

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Been looking for Parfait Amour for years in my area. So many older recipe books call for it. I will keep searching. Mind you it sounds, by the description, like a combination of Cointreau and a vanilla liqueur like licor 43 or galliano vanilla or even tuaca. Hmm 🤔

[@StevetheBartender_]

DIY Parfait Amour video is in order!

[@jamesperry9498]

Hi Steve. Love your videos, I use a lot of your recipes myself. I've got a cocktail party coming up in April and a few of my cocktails use cream of coconut. I know a few videos ago you said your as going to show us your method for DIY cream of coconut, I was wondering if your still going to do that? And hopefully before April, would save me some money! Thanks as always for the great videos.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Yes, most definitely - it’s waaay overdue and many people have been asking me about it..

[@jamesperry9498]

@@StevetheBartender_ thanks for the reply Steve, great news :)

[@ludwigsigemo367]

Love our channel Steve! Please make a Gin Tonic video on different variations like with cucumber and pepper. Cheers!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks Joergen - you might this vid helpful: 3 x Refreshing Gin & Tonic Alternatives kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpypZol8gpZmprM

[@TheCombatFishinVet]

I hope you are staying safe Steve. I pray for your fellow countrymen and animals.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks Jesse, safe where I am but others aren’t so lucky..120km away on Kangaroo Island didn’t fair so well.. 😌

[@TheCombatFishinVet]

@@StevetheBartender_ that's sad I wish there is something I can do.

[@neptunevibe]

FIRST FIRST TO SEE THE SMILE.. FIRST!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha

[@ange6495]

2:47 Oh look, ice! Steve: *YEET*

[@jzimmer1987]

Big fan of the humor moments - thanks for leaving those in!

[@iloveshenaegrimes]

Well done on growing your channel, wishing you continued success in 2020!! Keep it up :)

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thank you 🥳

[@RendallRen]

Steve: This is the best Aviation recipe evar! But Imma use this 10 year-old mystery bottle of off-brand Parfait Armour! Also this other gin! Also Steve: I don't like this. I kid because I love. Keep making these amazing videos!

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha, it’s the best according to Gary Regan.. tbh, I’ve never been a fan of Aviations. Original recipe is in the description 👌

[@Jeremy-kg1zr]

I was thinking that too. Not hating on him. I've watched so many of his videos and appreciate them. But if you're gonna make a video about the best version of something, you have to make it to the recipe. We all know how much different liquors can completely change the flavor of a drink, so substituting multiple key ingredients in a ~4oz. cocktail is undoubtedly going to change it...

[@jettravelvlogs4666]

Hi Steve, thanks for posting all the fantastic cocktail videos, do you have any cocktail recipes using Jack Daniels Fire, also Jack Daniels Honey

[@mszoomy]

I might actually like this, tho not a fan of gin. Bottle caps, bar spoons.... it's always something with you, keeping it real!! Have a great day Steve 💖

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha, throwing stuff around all the time!

[@ziggs6210]

Hey Steve, could you do a video about making a Grasshopper? (And a diy white crémé de cacao)

[@sundowner62james69]

Haven't got the Parfait Amour , but have all the other stuff from your previous Aviation video , so I'll give that a go with that magnificent Gin of yours.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Hope it goes down a treat! 🥳

[@sundowner62james69]

@@StevetheBartender_ It did ! :)

[@sundowner62james69]

It did ! :) Oops maybe I already replied ..too many cocktails ! ;)

[@johnolmos8670]

Your Parfait Amoure is incredibly more blue than mine!

[@Xuuch]

Love my Parfait Amour, it being one of my favourite liqueurs. Try the one from Bols or DeKuyper and compare it to the one you have ont he shelve: very interesting how different the taste is of different Parfait Amours! Love it in the Avation, as I have barely access to crème de Violette / crème Yvette. Love how the Avitation changes and becomes more depth thanks to the Parfait!

[@StevetheBartender_]

I’ll have to try a few and compare! 👌

[@Xuuch]

@@StevetheBartender_ You ain´t gonna regret it! It´s not the easiest liqueur to find, however. For sure we´ll manage in the end! ;-)

[@cipriannicolescu9067]

Nice video, congrats from Romania!

[@craigiemack2450]

Hi Steve, love the videos! I was just wondering if you could tell me if Threefold Gin is likely to be made available in the UK anytime soon? Cheers 🍻

[@jpl3-g2b]

Hi steve, i would love to see what kind of drinks you like. You could do an special video about it :)

[@flo3755]

Love your videos 🔥

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thank you 🙏

[@fredrik4421]

Hi! You have done videos like "5 gin cocktails" and "5 midori cocktails"! Can you you one with amaretto ? I bought one bottle of amaretto to use in my dessert.. but it i also want to use it in cocktails.. i only find amaretto sour. I dont think its only one cocktail you can use amaretto

[@navtejgaikwad7010]

2:34 yay thtz the best part

[@StevetheBartender_]

😁

[@johnlane9743]

Again - my compliments to the music curator - just added 20 tracks of JK to my wish list - well done! j

[@peteryeong4871]

I agree . But nothing beats sparkling fruit for breakfast esp. KRUG, Pol Roger, etc

[@eddyybb]

With what can I replace triple sec , in my country its really impossible to buy it.

[@natty12340]

E Bauze maybe a curaçao

[@StevetheBartender_]

Triple sec, Cointreau or Grand Marnier or you can make it yourself..

[@neoroman0510]

That other dude (Leandro Di Monriva from The Educated Barfly) always says: "Triple Sec and Cointreau are similar, and Grand Marnier and Dry Curacao are similar and can be replaced between them". Personally, I can't taste much difference, but I am a beginner so what do I know?

[@eddyybb]

Thanks fellas , will try that 👍🏻

[@zanshibumi]

How do you squeeze your lemons?

[@StevetheBartender_]

With a citrus press or juicer..

[@ironicmanas5449]

Thank you ❤️

[@caseyvslice6894]

2 oz. Crown vanilla 1 oz of trp sec 1oz of raspberry simple syrup 3 qtr oz of lemon juice The bourbon rasp

[@Zatch_Couch]

As a straight man, his smile makes me swoon. A very handsome gentlemen.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Lol, thanks bro!

[@DonRamiro1]

isn't it supposed to come out purple?

[@placasowuicho4381]

Hmm looks interesting. I think I will go to a bar and order before, i buy ingredients to make this.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Good call 👌

[@RedX-571]

I've been interested in bartending for awhile now but no one will hire me because I'm 19 with no bartending experience whatsoever even though I'm willing to learn with full heart and soul

[@peterk202]

Why does the video picture look blue and the one you made on the vid isn’t blue ..?

[@StevetheBartender_]

Just my poor editing! The saturation might be a little high in the photo.

[@emiljohansson2761]

Can you make a p2

[@KFinch.]

I would have liked to see you make the bird garnish. Lol

[@natty12340]

Nice💯

[@harribice1585]

Looks good as

[@StevetheBartender_]

I can appreciate it but not quite up there with my favourites..

[@jakobandersson1944]

Still keeping it real!!

[@terrychong6176]

you look great shaved!

[@gustavokennedy213]

How is your liver ?

[@StevetheBartender_]

Good, I'm not drinking any alcohol (apart from small sips for tastings in videos) - my goal is still to be decided, minimum of 1 month.

[@finallydone8640]

In all jocking aside is your gin closer to a London dry gin or a more aromatic gin so we get to choose the end result P.S LOVE THEVIDS

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks Fd! It’s more of a new world gin - aromatic, citrus driven (grapefruit, orange and lemon) with a savoury note (rosemary).. 11 botanicals in total including a few native to Australia.

[@roombywoomby3916]

For me, it's almost noon soooo I guess I'm not gonna do this now

[@StevetheBartender_]

Add it o the list! 🤣

[@christinecamley]

A - more - think of mooring a boat - A - moor.

[@MrScottRipley]

Ooh not a fan of that one. Too lemony for my liking. I was hoping it would be a good one to use my parfait amour (had the bloody thing for ages and can't find enough uses for it). I think I'll try it with a dash of lemon juice next time so it doesn't overpower it. Thanks for the recipe though 👍

[@StevetheBartender_]

It only calls for 10mL of lemon juice..

[@lassemadsen9665]

Its just not the same without the beard

[@StevetheBartender_]

Haha, it's coming back!

[@missamo80]

As long as you smile when you shake you can use whatever gin you want. We don't care.

[@EricJohnson-ky9uh]

??? This recipe was voted the best but I’m not using any of the ingredients in the recipe that was voted the best??? What the heck?

[@StevetheBartender_]

Lol, I often use substitutions based on why I have in stock - especially for ingredients such as parfait amoir. Original recipe and further details are in the description above..

[@bentwalls736]

This is supposedly the absolute best recipe for this cocktail… Proceeds to change 75% of the ingredients. Slightly, yes, but it still made me laugh.

[@leyyeeyap1844]

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[@tommyboyati]

Noooooo where is your beard 😭

[@StevetheBartender_]

I’m growing it back!

[@rasmuschristoffersen1461]

The colour is wrong 😱

[@zanshibumi]

Someone gifted you "Perfect Love" and you don't remember? Well, that does sound like a lost hint.

[@bobduvar]

Parfait à moi ??????? PARFAIT AMOUR..... With the sound "oo" after the "m" of the word !! thank you....

[@wrathrider]

Thought this was going to be a Ryan Reynolds crossover. Very disappointed, at least the cocktail sounds interesting!

[@StevetheBartender_]

I’ll have to hit him up for a collab..

[@wrathrider]

@@StevetheBartender_ Haha you never know, he seems like a really cool guy and I wouldn't be surprised if he accepted! Keep up the great work! I hope you and your family are safe!

[@davidkeatingresearch]

So great recipe and video...but it’s not “the world’s best recipe” if you change the ingredients from those used when it was rated as “the world’s best aviation.” Changing brands, especially with the liqueurs will make quite a difference. So, while this video was great, it’s not actually “the world’s greatest aviation” recipe. Maybe just call it “a great aviation recipe.” Isn’t that enough on its own?

[@StevetheBartender_]

The original recipe can be found in the description.. admittedly it is a bit clickbait-y..

[@davidkeatingresearch]

@@StevetheBartender_ Also, no disrespect to Gary Regan, but let's call a spade a spade. This isn't actually an Aviation recipe at all. The Aviation Cocktail has a written record dating back to 1916 in Hugo Ensslin's, "Recipes for Mixed Drinks," and that recipes include gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violet and lemon juice. Parfait Amour is a curacao (liqueur) offspring so for lack of a better descriptor...orange flavored, creme de violet is violet flavored. Orange ≠ violet. Call me a cocktail purist, but substituting creme de violet with Parfait Amour makes this a "modern take on a classic cocktail" and it is not actually an Aviation at all, but more like an Aviation Redux. All that being said, this is probably a great cocktail and it was definitely a great video. All i'm saying is that it's not an Aviation.

[@davidkeatingresearch]

Also, in my humble opinion...nothing beats Rothman & Winter's Creme de Violette. I always keep a bottle of it at home and a few at my bar! I don't know it's availability worldwide, but if you can get your hands on some, it will make you a pretty amazing Aviation!!!

[@br3zai]

Aviation with no Aviation 😑

[@aidenlodo2877]

Im very early this time yay

[@StevetheBartender_]

Yep! 🍻

[@ibims7948]

1.😂😂❤️

[@godfishy]

Please tone down on promoting your own gin, it's not why I'm here. Theres enough ads on KZbin, I just want to learn cocktail making. What next? Promoting watches like "How to drink"?? Really.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Using my own gin that I just released a few weeks on a cocktail channel is a little different to promoting a watch on a cocktail channel. I used it as it’s a suitable substitution... I even mention that I’m not going to use it unless it’s suitable in the video... or are you joking??

[@godfishy]

A bit jokey but also a bit of a warning that people can be put off easily. I started making cocktails after watching your vids and you was good at telling us of obvious substitutions. Your gin, which will of course be awesome, will not be an obvious substitute for most of your viewer's. That's the type of information perhaps needed to make the best cocktail at home. Sorry, just trying to keep the missus happy with the best cocktails I can do. 😉

[@neoroman0510]

I like him to talk about his new gin, I think it's so cool that he can do that. If I lived in Australia I would probably order a bottle or two. :)

[@StevetheBartender_]

I’ve recommended other Australian gins as substitutions when I think they have been suitable and they most likely aren’t available to most too.. my point is that I only do it if I believe it’s a good substitution... And by having companies send me a bottle to use in a video or selling my own gin to make a living means that I can continue to film and share these videos..

[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks Neo! 👌

[@missu.f.o.1730]

Do you have a recommendation for a honey wine that uses no more than four agreements for a cocktail how that uses the shaker I'm new to cocktails I like honey wine 🤩