EDIT: I've been hearing from some folks saying they aren't able to get the foam on the top. I'm thinking it's the cucumber. I recently tried it with two different cukes (of the same type) and one came out with foam and the other did not. A solution to this is to add .25-.5 oz of aquafaba and that should help emulsify things. Either way, it's gonna taste good so don't worry too much about it! Thanks Caldera + Lab for sponsoring today’s video! thld.co/calderalab_erickson_0222 (Code ERICKSON to get a special discount of 20% off!) Check out my collection on Curiada to grab my go-to bottles! bit.ly/andersbottlepicks

@stanleysoroka4379

2 жыл бұрын

anywhere for us to order that sweatshirt or some other merch?

@muziknonstop

2 жыл бұрын

First concert- Hall & Oats, Till Tuesday was the opener. Cool shirt. Where’d you get it?

@johnnyboy0912

2 жыл бұрын

happy VD

@patricklambert7310

2 жыл бұрын

yeah seriously. I want that "To The Bar" Hoodie. When is your shop opening up?

@tylorbrand7802

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of pink liqueurs and Valentine's Day, could you do something on Sloe gin? I'm in Ireland where it's kind of a thing, and while I love the flavor I think I'm doing it a disservice with my current mixing practices.

This looks great. I think this is the cocktail I’ll make for my wife and I! I feel like swirling through the dots with a cocktail pick or tooth pick to make hearts could up the Valentine’s Day factor.

@PipeScholar

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

Love seeing a channel like this from the start to see it getting sponsors and growing to be even better keep it up y’all

This seems heavily inspired by an older cocktail, the Southside (london dry gin, lime juice, mint, simple syrup, angostura), augmented by the cucumber and rosewater. The Southside and Tom Collins are my go-to drinks for turning people on to gin.

@DzigaJerkov

2 жыл бұрын

And the eastside subs the mint for cucumber

@bry405

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the eastside has both mint and cucumber. The southside I believe only has the mint. The difference for the J&R is that it also adds rose water, salt and bitters. I could be wrong though

@vincenth2782

2 жыл бұрын

Yep southside just mint, then eastside mint and cucumber. So the R&J is just a twist of the eastside

@kdriehuys

Жыл бұрын

I also make Gimlets for people who prefer lime to lemon. Haven't had anyone not like it yet.

@hugh-johnfleming289

11 ай бұрын

​@@vincenth2782Somewhere I had a 'Ramos Fizz' version with cucumber and it was delicious. Where? No idea, none. Age...

This is a wonderful and fresh cocktail. I can see myself holding one of these more or less constantly during the summer. Since I'm not a huge fan of rosewater I've started replacing it with creme de violet and with great results. You get the same flowery notes but without the rose, it works really well. As always, thank you for the great content!

Another new one for me! I can't wait to give this a try this weekend! Thank you for highlighting these lesser known cocktails!

I just started trying gin again thanks to your videos and I love this recipe. I made it for my friends today and they loved it too. Thanks for sharing this terrific gin cocktail!!

Love it! Thanks you two!! Happy Valentine's Day 💖

Another great video. And love the background stories you always share. Going home to make this tonight (love that it uses common bar ingredients).

I just tried this and an instant favorite in the house. The cucumber flavor is absolutely superb!! Hoping for more speakeasy cocktails

Made this for Valentine’s Day, the boy loved it! New favorite of ours for sure. Thank you

Oh, I'm obsessed! 😍 Very excited to try! Thank you for this!!🤗

This sounds so fresh and fragrant. I know I will love it. I hope you and Az have a great Valentine's day. 😊💘

Love the presentation of the rose water drop on the mint leaf! Can't wait to try this one

I appreciate this channel. I’ve already got all the ingredients for this drink, and can’t wait to try it!

Made this today.. It is absolutely fantastic! Thanks for this! My wife and son loved it too!

The hubs and I love your videos! Your personality shines and we always learn something valuable! Thanks!

You, sir, are psychic. Just this morning, I was thinking that I hadn't made a gin-based cocktail in a while and needed something new to try. And you delivered!

Took a Violet Hour cocktail class here in Chicago where they taught us how to make this. It’s amazing. The floral notes from the rose water, wow. Takes a bit of time but absolutely worth it.

made this for my girlfriend last valentine’s day, since then i turned 21 and i have now been bartending since june, revisiting this video as i’m going to make it for her tomorrow ! thank you for this great video anders !!!

I LOVE this cocktail. My wife and I hold Shakespeare dear; gin, mint, and cucumber are just about my three favorite flavors. I've also made her the grey fox when she's been pregnant-thanks for spreading the word about these wonderful cocktails and devising other ones!

Saw this and had to make it. I had the ingredients at home except for rose water... But I had orange blossom which I used in please of the rose. I think it worked great. The salt, sweet sour and floral notes played so well against eahc other. Loved it! Thanks Anders!

@anthony71571

5 ай бұрын

did you get the foam? I didn't

Such a great instructor. Thanks Anders.

Fabulous as always will try this weekend. Thanks Anders.

Happy Valentines guys. Another lovely video

Made this tonight! Wifey loves it. Thanks for such a great channel.

Thanks for sharing another great recipe. A little trick to keep them archived. I take a screen shot of the video, then I write on top of the image the quantities of each spirit/ingredient and some basic instructions how to make the build. Cheers!

Love me some gin! Thanks for continuous content!

This looks delicious! I'm adding it to my list of cocktails to try.

Never heard of this one before, but let's try it. Happy Valentine's to you both!

Looks great!

Yum! Cheers!

It taste amazing ! Thanks for sharing!

This is a staple at The Patterson House in Nashville (another Toby Maloney speakeasy bar). It's a beautiful color. It's probably the most refreshing cocktail I like. I have asked for this recipe before and made it at home. I like it with Hendrick's.

Happy Valentine's Day to you two too!

Looks good. Thanks

A cocktail i will definitely will try at home! Love gin and love cucumber in cocktails so it's gonna taste great!

Very nice video! Thanks!

Happy Valentines Day you two!!!!!!

Gonna try this this weekend, sounds great!

I always look forward to your videos and this looks delish! I’ll try it!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

What a beautiful cocktail! As a Shakespeare nerd and lover of gin, I will be making this for my girlfriend and myself this weekend. Cheers!

Really reminds me of the White Linen, a summertime favorite in Sacramento CA. Gin, lemon (or lime, depending on who you ask), cucumber (and maybe mint depending on who you ask), simple syrup, and St Germain for the floral/sweet component. It's really refreshing and aromatic without being overwhelmingly floral.

@andrewkirby7379

2 жыл бұрын

Did you manage to get the white head on your cocktail. I didn't and the Bitters became a blur.

@radyxxx3961

2 жыл бұрын

Yum, that sounds great!

@aaronwilson2698

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewkirby7379 add a ¼oz pineapple I found it didn't change the flavour too much but gave it that head I was looking for 🙌🏼

A very refreshing cocktail ! Cheers Anders - another one for my personal cocktail arsenal!

A definite make this weekend! Great video. Cheers!

Sounds good I'll def have to try this one

I’m not a big lover of gin myself but love gin cocktails because of how fresh they are with mint and citrus so I’m excited to give this one a try! Great video, as always, thanks guys

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Scott! Hope you enjoy this one!

I drink gin from time to time and always have a bottle or two on hand. I just made a gin cocktail yesterday using Hendrick’s, Grand Marnier, pineapple juice (Dole), passion fruit juice (Goya), and grenadine with crushed ice. It was delicious!

Oh Anders... what a great cocktail! I just replicated your recipe today and let me tell you that this is now a favourite of mine. I had a hard time in the past finding good gin cocktails, despite loving to drink gin. Rum was always my base spirit for cocktails. But this Juliet and Romeo is delicious! One to make over and over and share with many! Cheers!

Definitely gonna try this 👌🥂

tomorrow i wll start my day with this recipe tasting. Thx a lot man!

omg! I love the violet hour! what a great find

Great drink! Made it for my wife (who ironically doesn’t care for cucumber but does love gin) and she loved it! Thanks!

This looks very good. Making this weekend!

!!! This is a slight variation on my favorite cocktail: Eastern Standard, slight riff on the Eastside Rickey (no soda). Picked it up when working at Soho House, though they use bombay for the herbaceous quality. I am absolutely trying this with the rosewater and bitters, very smart with the salt too!

Sounds similar to the English Garden cocktail that has been around for a few years and uses gin, cucumber and mint. The Angostura and rosewater are new in this one, though. I'll give it a try - looks a great summer drink.

Trying this tonight! Thanks

It’s to my great detriment that I’ve never really enjoyed cucumber in cocktails… especially considering it was so commonly used in Petraske’s drinks that I’m sure heavily influenced the early VH menu. I did learn something really interesting here though. I didn’t realize VH opened just in 2007… I thought it was far more established by the time I was frequenting in ‘08 because I moved to a place down the street. Sadly haven’t been back in years (as in, maybe once since big star opened) but always have fond memories and appreciate the impact it’s had on our local cocktail culture. In fact, just finished a paper plane prior to watching this video. Cheers, keep up the excellent work.

Definitely going to make this for my super low key at home valentine's day.

I'm always down for a gin based cocktail so I'm excited to try a new one!

omg, I will try it right away

I worked at this bar over the summer. Love The Violet Hour

Can't beat Anders! Cheers.

Really love the rose water on the mint leaf. It’s like dew! Def gimlet, south side, east side adjacent. Classics are a great starting point for making new drinks. Sub this, add that. Usually ends up at least interesting and good even if you choose something that sounds odd.

@phrides

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, perhaps more overlaid upon than adjacent to the Eastside, since it's just adding rosewater and salt (the latter of which I already include in my Eastside). Add the presentation, the occasion of a new bar and holiday, and it certainly deserves some local fame. I'll have to make some rosewater when the flowers bloom this spring and the mint is bursting forth to test Anders notion that it deserves it's own place as a unique cocktail beyond the immediate environ of the Violet Hour.

Anders this looks really good. Thank you.

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, David! Cheers!

Very nice garnish, Anders. Cheers

Very cool so pretty much an Eastside with the addition of the rosewater and bitters. Def will try. Recently made a mint collins and added some bitters on top and it really did add another dimension to the drink. Didn't think bitters and gin were a think until that.

another great video!!!!!

Worth trying. Eastside + rose water.

I made this last night and it was such a hit! A friend whose fave drink is a Southside thought this was better. Thanks for the recipe!

Definitely going to try this out tonight, interested in how the salt and rose water interact with everything else. The drink that immediately came to mind when I saw the ingredients was the Kentucky Maid (from Sam Ross who's actually from my hometown of Melbourne, Aus!). Very similar and I LOVE that cocktail. Very refreshing.

This is one of my favorites!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Cheers, Sue!!

It is a great cocktail!

I did it for my girlfired and she found it amazing! Thanks for the receipt mate !

Very Nice!

Cheers to Anders!

A cocktail full of British taste influences (cucumber & mint) with Beefeaters gin (one of the best and very underappreciated gin) that shouts summer and could have easily been invented a hundred years ago. Nice video

Cheers to Ricky Diarmit! One of a kind! Also, love your stuff man! Thanks for all the terrific solid footage and knowledge.

I really appreciate Az’s camera work. The closing in with the train is just one nice example of making dead air interesting. 👍👏

Hmmm, I might try this on Monday...stag. Looks absolutely beautiful Anders, can hardly wait to try it!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you love it, Joonha! Cheers!

Definitely heading out to find some rose water and mint. I love anything gin, so thanks for giving us this new (for me) recipe. Do you dump the cucumber muddle into the building cup before you add the ice to the smaller cup and shake/

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

You can, but it's going to want to stick on the bottom of the tin - so I add the ice on top of the muddled cucumber and shake it hard to break everything up. Cheers!

I'd love to see you two try out some cocktails that you've never heard of/tried before. I think that would be fun.

Can’t wait to try it out Anders!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Eric! Worth trying with mezcal too 😉 Cheers!

The aquafaba works perfectly, and no weird aftertaste. Thanks!

how come no one's talking about that hilarious intro! Love the quirky little bits you throw in your videos, Anders/Az! Keep the great content coming!

6:08 - That shot is 🔥! 😍 Great job as always, guys!

oooh yeah, gonna have to give that one a try...cucumber and lime are my favorite drink enhancers

Just made this, the wife loved it! And so did I !

Yay, my fav creator post my 21st birthday. Happy almost Valentine’s Day!!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday, Brianna!! May you enjoy more sophisticated cocktails than I did on my 21st. Cheers to you! 🥃

I am making this tonight, I happen to have all the ingredients (including Beefeater)! What a perfect alignment! Cheers guys, have a good Valentines! P.S. Salt in cocktails is ❤

@scottsmith2965

2 жыл бұрын

Any recommendations on where to get rose water?

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dimitar!!

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Some grocery stores near me will have it in the international isle, but it should be available online as well!

@paulmartin5408

2 жыл бұрын

I found some in a pharmacy (here in germany it seems like a pretty common thing for them to carry) Or try some middle eastern store/ isle. Its a pretty common ingredient there

@deangrosbard8823

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottsmith2965 if you have a Middle Eastern market nearby they usually have it. I saw BevMo has it too

Awesome video my friend!

One of my favorite drinks and my wife LOVES this drink!

To The Bar!!!!

A cocktail made almost exclusively from ingredients that you're likely to already have at home, that alone makes it a great recipe. And it sound delicious too, gonna try it this weekend. The only thing I'd need to go and buy is rosewater, and that basically doesnt have an expiration date so once you've bought some its on hand forever.

It’s an east side with ango and rose water. I’ll try it this weekend

It looks so pretty. I have everything except for rose water, so I better start my hunt for that cause i want to try this cocktail. Happy Valentines to you guys❤❤❤

@AndersErickson

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Ana!

This looks nice, it's similar to an Eastside which is among my favorite gin cocktails.

My favourite pizza topping is ham and mushrooms (and sometimes I'll add bell pepper). My first concert was Chickenfoot and my best concert was probably Foo Fighters with Trombone Shorty as a support act.

I love it and would love to see some more recipes that use rose water!

Ooh, this looks good. Definitely going to try this one!

@MrHaydenJacobs

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm it’s a hit in this house! The wife loves it!