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[@howtodrink]

So are there any other wildly famous drinks I should cover here? My second channel: KZbin.com/MidnightLocal Listen to Midnight Local: bit.ly/MidnightLocal Get all the tools and books I love: www.amazon.com/shop/howtodrink Get the spirits I love here: drink.curiada.com White Russian Variations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTKqGSleZuUmbs Twitch: bit.ly/2VsOi3d H2D2: bit.ly/YTH2D2 twitter: bit.ly/H2DTwit instagram: bit.ly/H2dIG Blog: bit.ly/H2DBlog Patreon: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Gear: amzn.to/2LeQCbW

[@dalesnider8040]

CRANBERRY JUICE WITH ICE AND FREEZER-OVERNIGHT STORED PLASTIC JUG VODKA I use Importers so far.

[@CyrusBluebird]

Fantastic intro. Though tea and coffee have a loooong history to them, and water is going to be divisive going forward. Concept called "The Water Wars" makes me uneasy.

[@CyrusBluebird]

I can find yellow grapefruits in my town, so I could make these easier, but why? Oh and grapefruits are a natural hybrid between a pomelo & one of the bitter oranges you'd find in the Caribbean, idk which one, but yeah. Also fragrant, just having them in a room is perfuming the place

[@stevenharris4601]

I would love to see an episode on the "base cocktails"... every time you (or other internet bartenders) are building a drink you'll reference it as a xyz build. An episode dedicated to those base cocktail recipes and how different drinks are derived from them would be super interesting

[@nightthought2497]

I just wanted to let you know that in your cosmo segment, there were a number of images that flashed underneath other images. The Sex in the City screen grab covered two images, and the rainbow room image covered at least one, probably two images. Is a small thing, but I thought it a good idea to let you know.

[@tallonaseves5841]

I know the intro was a bit, but honestly a series of videos deconstructing and actually talking about the flavors of simple ingredients we take for granted could actually be interesting!

[@comradevodka4848]

I realy wanted Greg to explain how to make water. I'm always struggling with that

[@chton]

@@comradevodka4848 i recommend you speak to your doctor if you're having trouble making water

[@SlurmDude]

@@comradevodka4848 bruh i keep trying but the godamn hydrogens dont want to make nice and team up with oxygen

[@poodlemeister22314]

@@chton Is it blue?

[@AvenRox]

I feel like flavored waters would be a great April fools video

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Actually, a list of all the alcoholic coffees would be a great episode. From the classic Irish Coffee to the Chinese Coffee full of Baiju....😉

[@sd3457]

Not sure where in the world you are, but back in 1980's Britain we had a chain of steakhouse restaurants called "Berni Inns". Along with the desert menu, they had a menu of alcoholic coffees (Mum was an Irish girl by heritage and coffee preference) as a teenager I hated the things, and I still do, but my late great Mum had the wisdom to say "try it before it's tipped in the coffee". Thanks Mum.

[@HFV_Junkyardin]

And PBR Hard Coffee. lol

[@robertwilloughby8050]

@@sd3457 British, like you. Yes, I remember Berni Inns, there was one near me at Tingley (sadly no longer with us) where a LOT of plaice and chips was consumed by me as a young child! I was too young to register the alcoholic drinks, but dad still has some Irish Coffee glasses at home, which get used about once a year!

[@boredom1843]

Oooh and maybe one or two for espresso

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

A friend and i were very rough one saturday morning and were planning the pub for the football that day. Slid off the couch and thought an irish coffee might make a good livener. No whisky so we dumped a load of cheap aldi “rum” into some cheap instant and declared it a Carribean Coffee. Awful, 3/10, would not recommend.

[@stevenharris4601]

I saw a theory about the Vesper not long ago: in the books he's an alcoholic, but in the movie the whole table orders the same cocktail after him and then Bond only takes one sip on-screen. The theory is that Bond ordered it so strong in hopes that the other players would copy his order and then everyone else would get drunk off of it impairing their poker game

[@Sniperboy5551]

Those theorists ain’t got anything better to over-analyze…

[@firestorm165]

It's what I would do

[@Murderblonde]

It's like how one person orders a mojito everyone nearby does too, although that only serves to make the bartender want to walk directly into the ocean

[@Tiishen]

​@@Murderblondedoes it? What's so bad about preparing mojitos?

[@Murderblonde]

@@Tiishen Cuz they take a long time to do - making a couple is fine, but when you have like TEN and other people want simple stuff like wine or beer, the line backs up and you get in the weeds

[@TallDarknGruesome]

interesting chemistry note - getting banana's from the vermouth + citrus probably means the vermouth base spirit had wheat as at least part of its grain base. The side product esters from wheat fermentation when exposed to citric acid change to esters that the palette detects as other fruits (usually berry or banana depending on ph and other compounds present).

[@paavobergmann4920]

Yeah, that makes sense. many wheat bers have a very distinct banana flavor

[@HighKingTurgon]

Glad Greg likes the Vesper today. I think it's a wonderful drink. Casablanca is one of those movies that you hear about your whole life, eventually watch out of obligation, and realize it's actually 111% worth the hype.

[@timleach3366]

Exactly. You think there's no way it'll match the hype, and it turns out to be even better - funnier, more dramatic, and more moving than you think it could possibly be.

[@judahmoar2533]

Absolutely. I love the depth in the scenes due to the staging and lighting

[@joshedwards7012]

I'm on the young end of the demographic mentioned, aged 25; I remember loving Casablanca when I watched it aged... 10? 12? I need to rewatch it because I can't remember much!

[@HighKingTurgon]

@@joshedwards7012 I was about 19 when I first saw it. Just showed the first half to my toddler. The greats remain as great as day one As Time Goes By.

[@ankoku37]

In high school history class we had to watch and review old movies and one I picked was Casablanca and it was fantastic. I don't think anyone else in the class appreciated how good it or any of the other movies available were, they were all doing the "ew it's in black and white" that Greg was making fun of.

[@77Brainfreeze]

If you wanted to make another famous cocktails episode you could do an entire episode on the drinks of Mad Men. It's hard to argue that the show wasn't responsible for the booming popularity of the old fashioned and possibly the entire cocktail renaissance. Don't forget to include the Old Spanish

[@countrybumpkinski]

also the gimlet, thanks to betty draper 😊

[@Amshatelia88]

YES!! I want this video!!

[@bryangarcia662]

A Mad Men centric/inspired episode would be AMAZING

[@alekseimonizmirov1395]

Yes! Gimlets, manhattans, all the mid-century drinks became super popular due to that show, and I think it set the stage for the negroni trend as well.

[@SezShares]

And of course Roger’s drink of choice, the Gibson.

[@shiitalke]

A cranberry french 75 has made its way into my quintessential thanksgiving cocktails list. Makes those family conversations that much easier to handle. Great show Greg keep doing the thing!

[@mattia_carciola]

I made it using raspberry-infused tanqueray and it's simply amazing

[@CedroLinkin]

something i serve at my bar is a raspberry french 75. a nice homemade raspberry syrup goes a long way, and i'd guess it would go better with gin and the bubbles, but i'll try the cranberry too

[@raptor4916]

My favorite '75 has elderflower liquor in stead of simple syurp

[@danielgalil5020]

So glad you included sweet vermouth on the rocks in this episode. I think one of the biggest tragedies in drinking fandom is that vermouth is just a mixer. Whenever I go to an italian restaurant that's what I order to pair with my food; except I enjoy it like they do in Spain: no twist and garnished with olives live a martini.

[@stevenjacobs2750]

Chilled cocchi torino neat is heavenly

[@erich851]

We'll put a slice of orange or lemon in our vermouths. Much more often than not and I've lived in Spain for a decade.

[@brandonp7503]

A glass of chilled sweet vermouth is also one of my go-to's when I'm home and don't feel like mixing, when I'm in the mood for it, of when I'm eating Italian.

[@93seanwalker]

​@@erich851might depend on the spot - I've been served it with olives in multiple places

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

That'd be a marianito, which didn't come with olives when I had them in San Sebastian, but I can sorta see how that'd work.

[@treehuggingbuddhist]

I’m 63 years old…my 30 something daughter told me about your channel and I’ve enjoyed watching every episode! 🍸 🍹

[@northstarjakobs]

I've always had an interest in mixology but this channel has encouraged me to really pursue that interest and I'm currently lined up to be trained as a bartender at my job (I work at a movie theatre that has a bar). This channel has helped me with some techniques but more importantly, it expands my knowledge of ingredients and cocktails which is a useful thing to have (I want to get to a point where I can have a cocktail or two in mind if someone tells me the flavors they like and dislike, or even if they give me an "I'm in the mood for [blank]" sort of comment)

[@markiangooley]

Good call on the grapefruit! When I was a kid in the 1960s, people ate grapefruit halves with special spoons with serrated tips, and almost everyone sprinkled the flat top of a half with sugar before eating. I think you can still get white grapefruit but they’re way less popular than pink and red varieties.

[@Malachiore]

I was a kid in the 2000's, but we had a white grapefruit tree in our yard. I would sit in the shade and share one with my dog all through the last half of the year. We didn't have the special spoons though, just hands and claws. The sugar was optional, my dog and I like(d) tart treats. My family never bought grapefruit because of the tree, so I don't think I even saw a red grapefruit until my 20's. I thought red grapefruit were something special, like blood oranges vs normal navel oranges, but I don't think I've seen a white grapefruit since I lived in that house.

[@stevenjacobs2750]

We still have a bunch of those spoons. But I sprinkle my grapefruit with a little salt in stead of sugar!

[@blueguitarbob]

My dad ate a white grapefruit every morning with those serrated spoons! I would try to copy him, and even with the sugar it was difficult.

[@kbrock9146]

Have those spoons and a very unusual serrated curved "knife". All plastic, and curved to follow the curve of a half of grapefruit... I don't know why you would want to scoop the half out as an entire piece like that, but that's what this plastic knife is for apparently.

[@stephsaguudefan1753]

Like a spork?

[@nachochips529]

Hi there! You'll probably won't see this, but here, in North Eastern Spain (Catalonia), we have a huge sweet vermouth tradition. There are many cellars that make their own, so you can try the differences from one village to the next. And we drink vermouth on the rocks quite often, particularly in summer evenings. It is so common that we oft refer to the time before supper as "the time of vermouth" (l'hora del vermut), and going for an appetiser is very commonly called "going for a vermouth" (fer un vermut), even if you don't have vermouth with your appetiser.

[@popelius]

Right away from the beginning of the episode, I can really tell these will be just my cup of tea

[@Moonlily23]

My grandmother just recently passed and her drink of choice was a white Russian, but basically in a pint glass. I got really good at making them in there.... Count quickly to 5 for vodka, 2 for Kahlua, fill with milk and if there's half and half, a splash of that on top. Stir with butter knife to reach the bottom of glass.

[@ArienDrakon]

You should make DND/RPG Classes as cocktails! Like "The Rogue", "The Warlock", "The Druid", etc...

[@kaijew8930]

Casablanca really is phenomenal a true classic! Plus its been referenced soooo many times you'll be suprised

[@applecrow8]

I don't know if you've heard of a show called Danger 5, but each episode features one or two cocktail recipies. Its an absurdist Australian comedy that I think would be right up your alley not just for the drinks!

[@7vezda]

I second this, and the best part is that most of the cocktail recipes are for "the perfect [x]" and come as someone's dying words.

[@belindaday6074]

Nazis in space

[@Murderblonde]

A+ show for many reasons, including 1) same team as did Italian Spiderman and 2) Matt Berry as their boss (complete with eagle head)

[@captainghoul666]

My assumption for bond's specific drink choice has always been that its a deliberate choice that does 3 things 1 looks like he's drinking with getting him too drunk to function 2 specific drink lets him draw attention to himself and sometimes thats useful 3 if someone recognizes the drink it means they know about bond

[@bambam2x905]

I would love to see some space themed drinks that are accessible for most people. With the announcement of starfield this would be exciting! Many thanks for your work!

[@daledonovan1875]

I'm outside your main demo (57, male), but this kind of video is the EXACT reason I subscribe to the channel, so more please! (I'm also a tabletop gamer and a film buff.) Thanks for all you both do.

[@zer0us]

I've actually been making Earl grey gin for a while. I remember you did a drink used them together and loved it. So now I just put some tea bags in gin to cold brew. Perfect with cold milk and sugar.

[@hamishphillips950]

This is the first episode in a while that felt like Greg had fun. Love this jolly fellow.

[@Alex-xp2lb]

Fun idea for a good video; take a trip to one of the Asian supermarkets in your area and make some mixed drinks with some of the more exotic fruits that you can find in the produce section. I know in my area, H-Mart and Lotte are notorious for having some really cool and unique fruit and I'd love to learn what you think and do with them! Keep up the great work. Love your videos!

[@BatteryH1862]

A variant on the Vesper is the Green Vesper. Sub out the Lillet with Absinthe, and a lime peel for the lemon. Depending on your taste, you may want to drop the absinthe volume by a bit.

[@Cut_Throat_Girl]

The sweet vermouth is definitely a staple here in Spain. Not sure if younger people do it but my grandparents' age, it was the most typical thing to do before lunch. Even more so Sundays after church, go for a vermouth and then have lunch.

[@nate2064]

Today on How to Drink we are going to recreate the classic "whiskey in a bottle" from my favorite western True Grit, specifically the Cohen Brothers True Grit, enjoyed by Rooster Cogburn

[@mmtx73]

Correction on the grapefruit thing, the red grapefruit has been around since the 1930's not the 90's. There's a couple of varieties, but the first one on record originated in the valley in south Texas in 1929. It's naturally a bit sweeter than the yellow or white grapefruit, and I think it's a little bigger too. The white ones are still out there they're just not as popular.

[@MmeCShadow]

Pink grapefruit were actually first cultivated in 1910 and specifically bred into the ruby red variant by 1930. It's not at all unlikely Hemingway had pink or red grapefruit juice in his drink.

[@itatane]

In regard to your podcast: Jack Nicholson was certainly my favorite, if for no other reason than he got the best lines. What other Joker ever got to say "Batman... Batman... Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press? This town needs an enema!" Of course, Michael Keaton was both Beetlejuice and Batman, ("You know what happened to this guy, Jack? Well... he made mistakes. Then he had his [grabs a poker and smashes a vase] LIGHTS OUT! Now you wanna get nuts? Come on! Let's get nuts.") and thus holds a special place in my heart for that scene.

[@dy9955]

As someone in my mid 40's, I LOVE Casablanca. I am surprised, to see your demographics being so young and lack of older, Gen-X ers. Nice to see the younger generation having interest, weird to see the older not. Love your videos.

[@Amshatelia88]

As a 30 year old, I LOVE Casablanca! Classics never get old!

[@TrulyZer0]

I finally did check out Midnight Local earlier this week. I went with "death becomes her" as my first episode, since this show introduced my zoomer self to that movie and I loved it. If you're also into that movie, I think it's a great episode to start on. I did rewatch the 1989 Batman in the past few months, so I'm excited for that episode, too. Hot takes are: Batman 2 is pretty terrible. Batman Forever is in its own way peak cinema, and it's fantastic.

[@BaptiseLeGrand]

Vermouth (vermú) over ice with a slice of lemon is a super classic Spanish aperitivo. Nothing better before lunch or dinner!

[@aladoristcg3769]

Speaking of the French75, earl grey tea, and weddings, my sister got married a few weeks ago and had an Earl Grey gin and tonic as a signature cocktail. They infused like 4 or 5 bottles of Tanqueray in a drink dispenser, and it was one of the bartenders' first night. Those suckers were at best 1:1 gin to tonic, possibly more towards the gin.

[@MrSheep-uv7up]

Some vaguely interesting facts about the French 75 (the gun). It was the first mass-produced modern artillery as it's innovative recoil system allowed it to be fired accurately continuously without having to realign the gun.

[@jsmarty1]

I was intimidated by the Vesper for a while, because it’s so boozy, but I finally had one a couple weeks ago, and now I can’t get enough of it. The vodka I think weirdly adds some sort of sweetness, the vermouth rounds everything out, and the gin adds the flavour. The lemon as well really makes the drink though, and if made poorly, can muck it all up. Great drink though, very underrated

[@k213389]

Even weirder than everyone calling him Papa, Hemingway kept one of Ava Gardner's kidney stones as a sacred memento. She starred in three adaptations of his work, including the movie that made her a star, 1946's The Killers. She was introduced to Hemingway by the man who was, at the time, the world's greatest living matador, while in the hospital in Spain trying to pass kidney stones. They were friends until his death.

[@jackbot43]

As a 19 year old cinema enjoyer, Casablanca is one of my favorite movies and I love black and white movies. Whoever says they can’t watch them is missing out on some of the greatest film experiences of all time, that’s just a fact.

[@loke6664]

You know, now I want to see an episode about questionable drinks from the movie "Cocktail".... Yeah, it might not inspire me to serve any of them but it certainly would be entertaining to watch. :) I actually been to La Floridita, really cool place but I didn't order this particular daquiri.

[@elizamccroskey1708]

I'm 62 and love your channel. I recently watched Casablanca for the umpteenth time and quoted it to a 29 year old friend who went on to complete the paragraph. It's a classic film with important historical references.

[@TheSilentBattle]

Yay!! You’re back to making drinks again. Love this episode

[@davidmcdonald4771]

I'm almost 70 and love watching your channel. Have made many of the drinks on your channel. I make my own version or change up some of the ingredients.

[@LegoLazze]

My favorite "Hemingway" drink is without a doubt the "Death In the Afternoon" but the Hemingway Daquiri is very very good aswell.

[@Evolucion7]

This was a fun episode. I haven't seen Casablanca since I took a film class in college a long, undisclosed amount of time ago, and I had forgotten about the French 75. This reminder will go well with my newly renewed affinity for gin. And I think a rewatch of the film could be a nice thing to go along with it.

[@lmsmith015]

I loooove a French 75 and think they're deeply underrated.

[@kbrock9146]

I have never had problems really finding a regular grapefruit, but you can always look for a pomelo. Our grocery store grapefruit is a hybrid cross of the sweet orange and the yellow pomelo. If you can get them, I think those would be an ideal substitute instead of the pink grapefruit.

[@annabellethepitty]

My mom makes a version of a white russian where vodka is substituted for coconut rum. She calls it a "Jamaican snow man".

[@lisanichols4810]

Pink grapefruit was widely available at least in the 60s and probably before since it was grown as far back as the 1910s. Ruby Red appeared in 1929 in Texas.

[@TDMStyle]

I'm so glad you did the French 75 from Casablanca! Two of my favorite things :D

[@JaSaw0]

I always make my cosmo with the 100% juice and some 2:1 simple. Comes out delicious every time!

[@Jaguarmaserati]

One of my favorite shows and still is The 3 Stooges. I've seen remastered versions in color, and those look strange to me because I am used to seeing their shorts in black and white. I've seen Casablanca ONCE a long time ago, but don't remember anything about it. I know I've seen it, I don't think I paid much attention because I was a kid. A great uncle I have that passed recently always talked about having me over and watching Casablanca. I think I spent the whole time playing with his dog, as I remember his german shepherd puppy he named Strawberry. Never remembered why.

[@youmukonpaku3168]

I'm gonna go against the grain of a lot of the people here who apparently very much enjoyed Casablanca. You didn't miss all that much; there's some good specific scenes, but mostly the first two thirds of the movie do nothing, only for every plot thread to be resolved at once in about eight minutes at the end. You'd think it was Frank Herbert's first writing exercise if you didn't know it started as a play, because reading Dune (and especially God Emperor) is the only other time I've so strongly had the simultaneous feeling that something was too short and yet overstayed its welcome. It's an important film, an influential one, and not a bad watch either, but its pacing in particular kills it compared to other movies that have hit similar notes better since.

[@rasenshuriken7325]

I have a great idea. "Famous cocktails of the film ages." You make it a series of videos, and each video is from a certain period of movies. Western, silent movies etc ... And then you make the cocktail that was made famous by the movie. Maybe add in movie facts and trivia?

[@dougmoore6612]

I discovered Humphrey Bogart movies in general when I was in your predominant demographic group, and fell in love with the writing and style. I’d like to think HTD fans are doing the same because of you, Greg.

[@taejaskudva2543]

I love that the tasting note for the Vesper maybe benefits from therapeutic tea was "Honey Ryder." Bravo.

[@TheRedbond9]

Seen casablanca when i was 16 I'm 27 now would go back and watch it again in a heartbeat

[@hrvatskisnajperist4999]

I grow the old grapefruit i love them in the morning when i mix the freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice its amazing

[@lorrainemunoa791]

I LOVE Casablanca. (I'm in my 30s) Loving this episode. it's a great reference for people who don't drink cocktails to show us roughly what's popular out there or at least well known. All with the usual wit and fun from the HTD team.

[@retronartz1268]

Definitely should make this into a series! These are the kind of drinks that I love

[@Nacra]

i think first time i had a cosmo and i kinda was familiar with it but wasn't sure it contained cranberry, the hotel bar listed a black currant liqueur in place of the cranberry. i need to say that was actually a nice variation and i was surprised to later find out the regular ingredient is cranberry juice. thanks for this video it was really fun.

[@kimberleestiens]

For the Vesper Martini, if the Gordons you'd normally use is overproof (and perhaps not made anymore), you could try Walton Goggins' gin (Mullholland brand). All his spirits - gin, vodka, whiskey - are just a little higher proof than other common examples. The gin was surprisingly mild too, which seems like it would work well here to not overwhelm the other flavors

[@ditdah]

Apparently I'm not in your main demographic... I'm 46, I love Casablanca, and you're one of my favorite channels. Keep talking to us "old folks," Greg!

[@adondriel]

I just made the vesper margarita without any of the proper kit. Here's how! Shaker: reusable water bottle strainer: tea strainer thing glass: literally just one of my normal drinking glasses. jigger: shot glass (1 full shot is apparently 1.5oz according to a really fast and probably wrong google search) ice: fridge ice lemon peel: literally just use a knife and get a little lemon juice with the zest. lillet blanc: ignore it, i have no clue what it tastes like but it tastes pretty good without it.

[@sarahwatts7152]

There are so many great black and white movies! His Girl Friday is just electrifying, I have never met anyone who talks so fast - or so well

[@brandonyacovacci6083]

Love this! Would love a pt. 2!

[@pinstripeowl]

This was a fun video! I do wonder, as a gin person who has, preferences about the more botanical brands, how much the choice of tanqueray as a base you're using today is perhaps why you're liking some of them more/differently than before.

[@MrMdamon808]

I had a spliced grapefruit tree in my back yard growing up in Florida in the 1980s that gave both white and red grapefruit. So they definitely predate the 90s.

[@Malacar99]

In the late 90's during the swing revival, I could be found on Swing Night at the Green Mill drinking a Cosmo sitting in Al Capone's booth. Oh the memories.

[@6buscuit]

I enjoyed this episode. Listened to it as I was making a drink myself and I call it the bootlegger old fashioned. Greg……if you’re doing another episode of fan submissions I’d like to see how you would improve this. bootlegger old fashioned: 1.5 oz whiskey (preferably rye) 0.5 oz simple syrup 0.5 oz vermouth 0.5 oz gin 0.25 cherry moonshine (or cherry liqueur as a substitute) 1/8 oz orange bitters (or oils from orange peel) Ice optional. I added 3.5 oz of coke to see what happened. Turned out a bit more on the sweet side but could’ve been due to having the simple in it…….but the simple syrup did make it sweet.

[@GothiccGoddess89]

Listened to a few episodes of Midnight Local at work and I LOVE and agree with your and Meredith's takes on Barbarian and Batman. My first Batman was also Val Kilmer so i totally understand Meredith's nostalgia 😅 but Kevin Conroy will always be #1.

[@Murderblonde]

RIP Kevin Conroy. Always my Batman

[@xatlern]

Have you ever done an Old Cuban in a video before? It was the signature cocktail at a wedding I went to last year, so Meredith's comment reminded me of it. Especially since I've heard it described as somewhere between a French 75 and a mojito, both of which you like.

[@cclay899]

The first white russian I had was at Dave and Busters that was made with shelf stable coffee creamer packets. Trust me, you can mess it up.

[@thedoctormedic3320]

At my work, we sell Papa's Pilar, and when I saw it was signed by Hemingway, I had no idea the connection between the author and rum but now it all makes sense.

[@henryeccleston7381]

Could you make a “Henry’s”? Named by the bartenders who’ve made it for me, I’ve been told it is surprisingly balanced, and I thoroughly enjoy it. It is 2 parts Jameson, 1 part St Germaine, a heavy dose of Angostura Bitters (if the parts are shots, 4 or 5 dashes), shaken with ice vigorously, strained into a short glass with no ice in it, and garnished with a lime twist (wedge or wheel can work and gives the option to squeeze a touch of lime juice into it).

[@joeholahan7619]

I made it the same way forever...except I did a flamed lemon twist and used that as a way to explain the qualities of lemon oil!

[@TriscuitsForDays]

It’s always funny when Casablanca comes up as a reference for anything because I know of the highlight scenes but is just on the list of many to watch in the classics

[@haydenbsiegel]

Jack was the best joker behind Mark and it is a very close second. Really the two are interchangeable.

[@bugsfan1]

Hate to be an akshually guy, but I’ve watched Casablanca dozens of times, and they drink Champagne Cocktails. It’s a Cognac base with a sugar cube and ango topped with Champagne. Highly recommend as a New Years cocktail if you want to start January 1 hungover.

[@johnashworth1914]

I'm 31 and I love old movies. Casablanca is an amazing movie that I've watched multiple times.

[@brycevo]

Truly classic drinks. Love the thumbnail

[@rezalustig6773]

Sweet vermouth is pretty popular in Barcelona. On the rocks, often with sliced fruit and club soda.

[@petrastedman669]

My husband has just decided he wants to try the French 75. I'd be down. Carefully. The first time I ever had one or watched Casablanca was a viewing party with friends. We dressed up and ate dinner, then watched the movie with French 75 cocktails. Everyone had at least 3. Had KZbin been a thing at the time, the bartender (being the sole sober person in the room) would have had some glorious blackmail material of us singing along, crying at random parts, and quoting the more famous lines. Waking up the next morning, most of us prayed for death. I had had 5, and just tromped everyone to the local diner for food and gallons of coffee.

[@8ml888]

I learn something new almost everytime I watch your video and I collect knowledge. Good job!

[@BlueJayWaters]

I finally settled on the Daiquiri as my drink of choice after years of trying to find a signature drink. I had the Papa Doble several times and one day made a variant that was a bit more what I think he was trying to emulate flavor-wise, if not at least health wise (which I relate cos I am pre-diabetic and it's rampant in my family) so I ended up making my at home Daiquiri with lime juice, agave syrup, plantation 3 star, and a hint of grenadine. Very well rounded and more of a bitter flavor than a sweeter one, though you could add as much grenadine as you wanted for a sweeter drink.

[@TracyKMainwaring]

have you calculated the carbs for that? Agave and grenadine are very high sugar. Sounds yummy though, but if you're watching your carb intake, definitely not a good choice

[@BlueJayWaters]

@@TracyKMainwaring I haven't but drinking any alcohol in general isn't a good idea as a diabetic lol, especially rum. I don't drink nearly as much as I used to though so even if it's unhealthy my diet has accounted for it

[@jacobfleming6616]

Those of us who’ve been bching in the comments about classic cocktails really appreciate this

[@rod.s.acosta]

Hey! I'm 38! 😁 I made my own drink! It's kind of my white russian. It's called "The Scotish Pirate Creampie", It's hnoey whisky with a little pina colada and heavy cream. It's a dessert that really hits my saturdays 😃

[@philip5513]

Love seeing you go through some classics again!

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

I don't drink and never will but your videos show up in my reccomended whenever I'm having a bad day and I don't know what to make of that

[@IXITHELEGEND]

I've left some dumb comments before, but you should know you helped me get started in my mixology hobby. Cheers mate

[@willhk4809]

A glass of vermouth over ice is my go-to lazy summer sipper. Does the job perfectly.

[@gaskc]

@howtodrink I'd love to see a video of the spirits one should buy to start making drinks at home. I sometimes see you mentioning a lot of different bottles and knowing a place to start the hobby would be interesting

[@carolync5900]

I don't know what it is called but a drink I used to have at bars in the early 2000s was equal parts vodka and kaluha and amaretto with milk. And also I had pint glass sized "red deaths" that I can not find recipes for or find bartenders that know what I am talking about. Some know of a shot called red death but it doesn't taste the same. I remember it being a ton of different liquors and maybe orange juice and cranberry. Last one I had was at club shampoo in Philly. Good times.

[@MD0Hatter]

Casablanca is a classic! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra played live along to the movie for Valentine's a few years ago and it was incredible. Hopefully more people my age take the time to enjoy it.

[@pac4life88]

Love this concept. Do another!

[@justindumlao]

A White Russian is my favorite drink to make, though I go double Kahlua and a bit thicker with half & half. Gotta check out the variations video!

[@chiblast100x]

Bond's martini is oft treated as a code phrase intended for either one of the people around the table or someone who had infiltrated the barstaff. It's not really a white russian anymore per se if you do this, but replacing the vodka with coffee infused vodka really cuts back the sweet element from the milk. Being at the deep upper end of your demo, I'd like to agree... Casablanca is one of the must see films of it's era. Well, either that or The Maltese Falcon. It's not like anyone is trying to get these kids to watch schlock like Cat People, even if it is a fun film too.

[@squawk750021]

Totally cocktail nerding out here, I was lucky enough to do a business trip to Nice, decided to catch a cab to Monaco and went to the bar at the “Casino de Monte Carlo” the bar tender was cool and patient enough to teach me how to mix multiple Vespers (yes I was buying, so he humoured me) Something I will remember for the rest of my life.

[@Elyoslayer]

California "Sparkling Wine". It can only be called Champagne if it is produced in Champagne in France and its PDO.

[@gedfi]

This 👆

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

Far be it from me to criticize unnecessary pedantry, but American English vernacular speech is not subject to European trademark legislation, and "champagne" has been the American English vernacular collective noun for carbonated wines of all types for generations, whereas the very first "protected designation of origins" legislation was only passed by the European Union as recently as 1992. We can and will call it whatever we feel like calling it, we just can't sell it as such in EU markets.

[@Elyoslayer]

You try to appear like a smart-ass but if you actually go to any establishment that trades in those products you will soon realise that that PDO and PGI are respected even across the US. So oftentimes US producers write names like (Champagne Style etc.) to avoid touching upon that. PDO and PGI fall under intellectual property rights, so simply seeing USA citizens laugh at it and then cry that countries like China are stealing your intellectual property and patents sounds extremely hilarious.

[@arielshuffield4188]

French 75 was my favorite cocktail for a long time. XD Than I developed an allergy to wine so now I drink Bees Knees and Gimlets.

[@b.benjamineriksson6030]

Red grapefruit come from hot days and cold nights, just like blood oranges. So they probably did exist in Hemingways time. You have to grow them in the correct region to get the colour.