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@bigbadleeroybrown5104

3 жыл бұрын

I needed this video so bad

@ironsmills

3 жыл бұрын

this video was truly awesome! i can't wait for the next one :)

@joshwoychyshyn4853

3 жыл бұрын

Just started watching your channel and man you do a great job, most relatable and understandable cocktail/bar videos I have seen

@ashalexander1441

3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks so much!

@christopherkaukau1986

3 жыл бұрын

Yeeess my good man. been waiting for a vid like this. Lasgooo 💪💪💪

Instructions Unclear. I now own multiple taverns across Kentucky

@ItzFoxUwU

3 жыл бұрын

Task failed successfully

@DCBiscuit

3 жыл бұрын

You used the wrong ingredients, but got the right recipe.

@hammer326

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know Justified was coming back!

@-RondoIQ

3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Kentucky ✊🏼✊🏼

@mrpunjabi8606

3 жыл бұрын

Not agin Gerald for fucks sake

"Start your bar around a single spirit." *Looks into my liquor shelf, sees three different types of whiskey* I'm a genius

@GrantBakken

3 жыл бұрын

Those are rookie numbers there son... *looks at the 28 whiskies in my bar case...

@memyself898

3 жыл бұрын

3? Armature....

@kai199025able

3 жыл бұрын

guys guys he said 3 types. clearly hes got 60 scotches, 120 bourbons, and atleast 1 canadian

@vinscocktails1864

3 жыл бұрын

@@satyammishra4224 who said OP is human. Everyone who puts "guy" in their name is obviously a beaver

@TheHuckeberrie

3 жыл бұрын

Looks at shelf 3 whiskeys, 3 rums, and a bottle of gin Ah yes

My shaker: an old pasta jar. My bar spoon: a chopstick. My mixing glass: A keep cup coffee cup. My jigger: A medicine measuring cup.

@gugan_1678

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one using a chopstick to stir a drink!

@OlDurtyGurty

3 жыл бұрын

Did you purchase those things from Williams & Sonoma for $350?

@gugan_1678

3 жыл бұрын

@@OlDurtyGurty along with tax, it was about $395

@aznfratboy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@OlDurtyGurty /facepalm Clearly the "azn" part of my username was lost on you.

@barefootwildflowers3209

3 жыл бұрын

My shaker is a mason jar, my bar spoon a spoon, and my jigger is my kitchen scale. It measures in fluid ounces.

Bottles: 2:06 Syrups: 5:19 (Sugar 2/1 Water) Bar Tools: 11:40 Ice: 19:40 Books: 23:40

"Buy the ingredients for the cocktails you plan to make." Excellent. I have now filled by cabinet with bottles of Vodka and Kahlua, and my fridge is filled with heavy cream.

@Ajguy

3 жыл бұрын

Jackson Rockwell The Dude abides.

@Dirtyboxer1

3 жыл бұрын

Similar, but I like Negronis and Negroni derivatives, so I went a different route. I have a bottle of vodka, but I can't say that it gets much use. I bought it about six years ago and it's still 3/4 full.

@tylerhilpisch7850

3 жыл бұрын

Im thinking just a Fridge full of heavy cream that is not in a container and when you open it it goes everywhere.

@Quintinohthree

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dirtyboxer1 Good. Vodka should go unused except in the rare cases where neither gin nor light rum can replace it.

@rjtheripper931

3 жыл бұрын

I just use any type of coffee creamer for my white Russians.

Look at this man, teaching me the right questions instead of giving me the wrong answers.

@raynyday1101

3 жыл бұрын

You sir will be quoted.

@DH-xw6jp

3 жыл бұрын

@@raynyday1101 seconded

@exratic5908

3 жыл бұрын

he’s like a rabbi 😂

Pro-tip for making crushed ice drinks: Sonic sells pebble ice in 10 pound bags for like $3. It’s great ice and makes your drinks look restaurant-quality.

@TwoAPTMLMusicProductions

3 жыл бұрын

melts too fast for cocktails

@mohnjayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwoAPTMLMusicProductions Clearly, you don’t know the Educated Barfly ‘whip shake’ technique. Works great with sonic ice for almost any drink.

@GhostCabinet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks commenter McCommentFace

@CWB342

3 жыл бұрын

You just changed my entire life.

@anikaka3850

3 жыл бұрын

Sonic has the best ice!

me: cuts and freezes all of my citrus no matter what, literally drinking a cocktail made with a frozen lemon right now Gregg: you cannot freeze your citrus me: 👁👄👁

@DrBrangar

3 жыл бұрын

Freezing has a drying effect. Half the use of citrus is in the peel, since the oils there are really flavourful. A twist from a previously frozen orange will not be the same as a never frozen one. Juice, however, I have heard stays about the same for whole fruit, though cut fruit will oxidize (it seriously does. Juice an orange, then taste it immediately vs in an hour or two) as well as have the drying effect. But I tend buy the bottled stuff anyway because I just can't be arsed to juice a couple limes on my reamer every time I want a Daiquiri, so don't take my word on that.

@theblobfish9614

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrBrangar so you basically refuse to drink tasty daiquiris?

@poseidon527

3 жыл бұрын

That emoji looks terrifying on pc

@notinsane4165

2 жыл бұрын

@@poseidon527 I know it's been a year but yeah you're right, the eyes are like dead fish eyes thousand yard staring into my soul.

@IQzminus2

2 жыл бұрын

Well it’s all relative. Yes, fresh citrus is a lot nicer than citrus that has been frozen. And it doesn’t handle being frozen amazingly. But frozen citrus is a million times better than those bottles of ‘lime’ or ‘lemon’ juice that taste like dish-soap and sadness. If I don’t use up a whole citrus I slice up the rest into wedges and toss them in the freezer. And those frozen citrus wedges are my backup always ready if I forgot to get any or my fresh have gone bad. For cooking and for drinks. Those frozen wedges work as a last minute back up and is better than no citrus at all. And if I get lots frozen wedges in the freezer I make mixed citrus lemonade. Not as amazing as the same drink would have been using fresh fruit, but better than just tossing perfectly editable and delicious citrus straight into the compost. And it does still yield tasty and delicious result, just not as perfect as it could have been.

Oh my God, greg is the guy in the math problems! "Greg bought 31 oranges and 25 limes..."

@tannerwise8788

3 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Robertson how many of each drink is he making per day?

@tannerwise8788

3 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Robertson mm that’s quite the conundrum.

@AaronRotenberg

3 жыл бұрын

@@tannerwise8788 You should be able to solve this for a probability distribution over days using dynamic programming. 😁

@bombshellblonde544

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO he really is!!!

@augustjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@Sheldon Robertson any specific species, or just the most common?

Step 1- don't be an alcoholic because you'll drink your whole bar

@nmarrs8539

3 жыл бұрын

To late. That’s why I watch this show, drinking through others

@NLB-wd2zp

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm sayin. If there was a bar in my apartment, the only way I'd ever leave is on a stretcher 😂

@Kruegernator123

3 жыл бұрын

@@nmarrs8539 Misery loves company!

@hashdealer8822

3 жыл бұрын

You can also cover up your alcoholism by having a "hobby". Pretend like you don't have a problem. You know, stock up on vodka every other day in case there's guests coming.

@liquidchef7838

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’d love a guide how to literally build a home bar. The furniture part of it, layout and so forth.

@piratewhoisquiet

3 жыл бұрын

THIS

Greg: ”A bottle of rum.” Me: *glancing at the nine bottles of rum in my bar cabinet*

@kana22693

3 жыл бұрын

Rumchads rise up!

@cathya7045

3 жыл бұрын

This happens to me every time I come back from visiting family into Dominican airports sources cheap a good rum

What are the odds he talks about starting your home bar the day I turned 21, cool. Thx for the Bday wishes everyone

@-Sean_

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉🥂

@nocorenotknocker7992

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday bro

@VelcroStrip

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyy happy birthday bud

@BShadoWxD

3 жыл бұрын

Why did you wait untill 21???

@l4yzeee610

3 жыл бұрын

@@BShadoWxD Drinking ages differ. 21 for USA I think

Gregg: "I'm just gonna be talking for a long time..." Me: *Slaps the like button*

@haydarali3546

3 жыл бұрын

This is too true

@AnthonieMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Davie504 wants to know your location.

When you said knives are knives I just thought about the scene from the new incredibles movie where mr incredible is losing it while trying to help dash and he’s like “ MATH IS MATH “

ant: *discovers Greg's 500-pound stash of sugar "the...the promised land"

Greg: "Chose a cocktail that you like most and just buy the ingredients you need to make them." Me, thinking about my Long Island Iced Tea: "...(deeply breath)..."

@Wavezzzz601

3 жыл бұрын

Moment of silence for everyone who needs everything

@timothyjohnson224

3 жыл бұрын

I started with LIIT on purpose for this exact reason. I figured if I got all the stuff for that, I could have LIIT any time. But also, I would probably be 3/4 of the way to most other drinks as well and build slowly out from there. It's worked well so far.

@haydenself2182

3 жыл бұрын

Timothy Johnson smart idea

@agnetalykins7564

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothyjohnson224 That was essentially my thinking as well, lol.

@jasoncoates1835

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily my favorite cocktail is one part Scotch, in a glass. Unluckily that means I spend the GDP of a small nation on my bar and that's still pretty much the only drink i can make.

The more important question is- *How do I NOT drink the bar I’m trying to build, before it’s built?*

@sporeham1674

3 жыл бұрын

Unironic advice here, put the alcohol somewhere you can't see them. A storage closet or something similar. Out of sight, out of mind!

@Jack_Arbor

3 жыл бұрын

Billybob James good idea. I legit thought about stashing it at someone else’s house until I have everything I want.

@rngmstrdan

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jack_Arbor I'd loose everything twice as fast at a friend's house than if I just left it at my place.

@CaseyHarMegiddo

3 жыл бұрын

God, right? I'd probably notice that I have what I need for a cocktail I've never tried and make it, then realize I have the stuff for another too, and another, and another... Then I'm passed out on the floor with even less of a bar than before.

@crickettweeks4417

2 жыл бұрын

THIS! 🙉

"I'm gonna be talking for a really long time" *excited alcoholic noises*

@schnoz2372

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@senpaichiyochi9884

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! yeah, saw it, and nearly killed myself choking my vodka down excitedly

I started watching your channel as well as The Educated Barfly last October and decided to build my own home bar. I started with the ingredients for an Old Fashioned and practiced that. Easy enough and a grand classic cocktail. I enjoyed it so much and my guests complimented me on my technique so I decided to slowly add to the bar. Now every two weeks when I get paid I pick another cocktail from one of the two show's episodes, and buy the ingredients for that specific drink. Here I am 10 months later and I have a full bar, to the level that anyone who comes over is relatively impressed. At this point guests will bring bottles over of liquor they think I would like, or bring ingredients to make drinks with what I already have, and leave the bottles or ingredients with me to keep with the bar. My bar has grown to over 35 bottles and maintained, it's a beautiful thing. Thanks!

"101 Quarter Ounce Pours" is a great name for a book.

@senpaichiyochi9884

3 жыл бұрын

He could write an entire book on this subject with that title and make bank xD

I started with bourbon and Gin. And with that I focused on Old fashions and Gimlets. And from that I started to expand based on those core spirits. Which then lead me down paths of other drinks to which I then bought ingredients for them. Etc. Now I have a bar where I can make anything from an old fashion to a paper plane or a gimlet to Gordon’s cup. And I came to that slowly (slightly accelerated recently with the pandemic) but all of those cocktail ideas etc was done because this channel. Thanks, Greg.

@richardking4514

3 жыл бұрын

The pandemic helped me out as well. It was my first attempt at stocking my home for more than one style of drink so I chose a few favorites and practiced making them from the moment I woke up until the time I went to bed, then from the afternoon until the evening.

@bombshellblonde544

3 жыл бұрын

The pandemic is literally why I got into it. I keep thinking maybe I'm drinking to much, but then I remind myself that when I got Demerara sugar, instead of "I'm excited to drink," my thought was "I'm excited to see how this changes the taste of my daiquiris with that Haitian Barbancourt"

I agree, find the one you like, and build from there. My beginner bar is made entirely around the 1 drink I made up, the "Florida Georgia Lime." In a pint glass, over ice: 2 oz vodka 2 parts peach tea 1 part orange juice Lime garnish

Laughing because I’m watching this 2 years later and he says those jiggers with the handle “suck” and he almost exclusively uses those now. Just made me laugh 😆

@nikkishins

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he's talking about the kind of jiggers he uses now. The ones he's talking about basically look like little hammers. They're like the Japanese ones but with a rod sticking out the side.

I was literally just sitting here thinking about this subject as we speak. Perfect timing. Lol

@xXRickTrolledXx

3 жыл бұрын

Same, oddly enough

@techno_tuna

3 жыл бұрын

my 21st is in 8 days, the best timing

@drasticbread249

3 жыл бұрын

I literally was talking to friends yesterday about making cocktails at home because we can't go out and get them anywhere right now. After work I went out and picked up bourbon, simple syrup, peychaud bitters, a jigger, a bar spoon, and a set of large ice molds. It's a start, but at least I can make a killer old fashioned now.

@MrManniG

3 жыл бұрын

Well i got a few bottles of whisky and rum. So I got that going for me, which is fine

@lautaroortiz5935

3 жыл бұрын

That's the best feeling

I started with the Daiquiri. If you have white rum, simple syrup and lime, it's so easy to branch out. Not only can you do a ton of variations on the Daiquiri (even the maligned but delicious Strawberry Daiquiri), other classics like the Mojito and the Piña Colada are only a couple of cheap ingredients away.

I recently discovered this channel; after binging your entire rum playlist, I went out and bought 10 different cocktails' supplies with a single quality low-funk rum, and half dozen fruits and modifiers. So far, it's working out pretty good.

One of the best times I ever had and one of the best things I ever did on the whole bucket list of things was to run "my own" bar. When I was stationed on the Sinai peninsula of Egypt supporting the MFO each contingent was allowed to have it's own bar. Our contingent was considerably smaller than many of the others (12 people total) who had large stateside equivalent type bars (compared to 100 or so people). We had a small "patio bar". In a pinch we could probably squeeze in 20-30 people tops elbow to elbow but generally only had about 10 or so people at a time and we only opened on the weekends and kept a quiet laid back more "exclusive" less frequented speak easy kind of a place. Prices were fixed by the command at $1 a beer or mixed drink and we weren't allowed to operate "for profit". Basically just enough to pay operating costs and to fund morale activities like plaques and cookouts and such. Tradition was that the newest person there who wanted to started off "working" (no pay) at the bar and eventually took over when the current person left (generally a 6 month stint). Because of messed up paperwork with my replacement I ended up staying in country for an additional 6 months. So I ran, tended, bar backed, and managed a 1 man show for closer to 12 months. Because we were a small, quiet, less "party" type bar I was able to carry a small amount of a lot of different beers and liquor as opposed to slinging cases and cases of MGD. It was an amazing time and I loved every minute of it and would do it again in an instant.

@colepettit9339

Жыл бұрын

Sounds wonderful!

It was this channel that made me want to try my hand at mixing drinks for my friends. I would pick a few drinks that I would want to make and buy all of the ingredients that I need. Five months, and almost $500 later, there are very few drinks that I don't have the ingredients to make. It has been an exciting journey, and I owe my inspiration to Greg. To say thank you, here is a drink that I made at home. Maybe someone has done it before, but I haven't seen the recipe yet. The Gingermeister 2oz. Scharf Jagermeister 1oz. Ginger Syrup 1oz. Vodka 1 Can of Ginger Beer (Ginger Ale is fine) Shake on Ice, strain into collins glass with a long single piece of ice in it, fill the rest of the way with ginger beer (or ginger ale, it's fine). Just a little recipe from my bar to yours. Thanks for everything.

captain jack's life: "if you're going to rough it, you can get by with one bottle of rum"

@ImJustaGnome

3 жыл бұрын

Well that explains why the rums always gone

@therealboomhauer69

3 жыл бұрын

Yes mate

@therealboomhauer69

3 жыл бұрын

I like this comment

I genuinely love when you talk about this stuff. Hearing the history and techniques behind drinks is fascinating and you tell it in a very comprehensive way. I really enjoy this type of content as well as how to make the drinks. Wonderful job!

THIS!!! This channel is a great example of the superiority of KZread over television! Thank you!

@psilocybemusashi

3 жыл бұрын

youtube is evil but videos are good. i haven't had cable or an antenna for over a decade now... really it has been at least 15 years without a tv. i am not bragging my point really is that youtube is evil. sure they don't have a problem with this channel but you will get deplatformed if you have an opinion that some professor at some university thinks is offensive to someone. that isn't freedom. that is tyranny and youtube is helping to spread tyranny. youtube used to be good. today it is thought police.

Me trying to start a home bar: "Why is the rum gone?"

Greg becoming self aware of his addiction to spilling.

@MarkRovelli

3 жыл бұрын

after watching this video, Greg should have spilled something to keep his record intact...

@michelguevara151

3 жыл бұрын

what?!? I'll have you know 'obviously more than a barspoon' is a legit measure

The advice you give here at the beginning is basically what helped me finally get over my newbie anxiety and just start making cocktails. Way back when, I bought bartender's guides, Dale DeGroff, Old Mr. Boston, whatever, I could find, and then would get totally overwhelmed by the options. Spent years just sipping bourbon and meaning to get back to it. Watched your "5 easy three-ingredient cocktail" video and videos on very, very simple drinks. Old Fashioneds. Whiskey Sours. Manhattans. Just got the stuff I needed to make those, and made them over and over again until I felt like I could do a Whiskey Sour in my sleep. Checked out "Best Prohibition-Era Cocktails" vid next, and noted anything that I had most of the ingredients for. I got a little pocket notebook and hand-wrote all my favorite recipes from your vids + simple cocktails in "The Craft of the Cocktail" by hand. Now they feel like *my* homemade recipes because they're in my handwriting, haha. I made my own Grenadine per your recipe -- pomegranate molasses and orange flower water will put you back about eight bucks, and having a bottle of that around is a frickin' GAME CHANGER, especially for prohibition cocktails. I keep a wantlist of different boozes at Binny's so each time I have a little cash, I'll add a new fancy bitters or a good bottle of jamaican rum to my shopping cart. My wife got me gum arabic (so I can make gomme syrup) and a dasher bottle for absinthe for our anniversary, so Sazeracs are coming up next!! After like five false starts, I finally feel like I'm getting the hang of this! But I refuse to let go of my cobbler shaker, haha! I've never gotten the seal right on my Boston Shaker and it always leaks while shaking on the second drink, and then seals shut on the third. Maybe I'll get the hang eventually, but right now I'm working with the tool that works for me. Thanks for the channel! This is the one that finally made me confident to open up the bar and try something beyond sipping bourbon every night.

Really great and helpful episode-I remember catching a Q&A livestream of yours near the beginning of quarantine where you briefly went over the must-haves for a home bar when buying on a budget and taking notes on it like crazy, and this felt like a really refined and easy-to-reference expansion on that spiel. Personally, I've really enjoyed the more behind-the-scenes and educational episodes and just the longer-form rambles in general, so I'd love to see that followup video about techniques and other practice tips!

I started my home bar because I started watching this channel dude, thanks for that! First bottles I bought were to make the Mai Tai, best drink ever.

@tommysmyth1275

3 жыл бұрын

Literally the exact same

@patrickmuraszewski3606

3 жыл бұрын

Dido .

It's funny you out this out today, this week I started my journey into mixology. My wife surprised me with a bar kit that came with a very nice set of weighted Boston style shakers and went out and rounded up some ingredients for the coffee cocktails from your videos. They came out fantastic, and tonight I am going to make the potion #2 from the Zelda video you did a while back. She snuck in a order of butterfly pea blossom powder (she knows I like visual effects) so I think it will be a grand time. I am also looking forward to hosting our friends for Dungeons &Dragons&Drinks. Thank you for making these videos Greg, they have been very enjoyable, entertaining, and will give me more excuses to spend time with our friends.

One of your best video's to date. Breaking down not just your thought process, but taking a simple approach to expanding a persons drinking experiences, o yea, and helping people enjoy the experience.

Been watching your videos for quite a while now. This was a fantastic video to tie together all the essentials you've talked about in bits and pieces throughout all your other videos. Great one-stop for all the necessities!

Funny enough, I actually went out and bought all that and spent a load of money when I wanted to get into mixing my own drinks. A year later, I still have a bunch of those bottles, though none of them have gone unopened. So if you do the stupid thing like I did and blow a bunch of your money, depending on how often you drink, the upkeep costs aren't that bad. If they are, well, you might need to talk with someone about your drinking habit.

@psmuldow

3 жыл бұрын

I started with an inherited cocktail book from my grandfather and the idea that I would work my way through it alphabetically. I already had some stuff when I started, but it was still a daunting task. I'm still working my way through it alphabetically with one serving of one drink per day, and my approach is to go to the store on a weekly basis to defray the costs. At the beginning of each week I take stock of the drinks I'm scheduling for the week, and buy the fresh stuff that I need, like cream or citrus. I've been at it awhile now and I'm pretty well stocked, and I only need to buy a bottle of this or that every month. I've been at it for 2 years and am working my way through the S's now. I just bought a $30 bottle of sherry last week for my upcoming sherry cocktails in my book. But when you're just starting out, it can be kind of expensive; but even in the beginning I was only spending $50-75 a week on stuff I needed and most of it has lasted awhile

@psilocybemusashi

3 жыл бұрын

@@psmuldow basically i do something similar. though i don't go through a book. i make about one new cocktail per week only but i do try to do at least one new one every week and buy whatever i need for that. the only thing i seem to go through is cointreau since i like it a lot and i add it to drinks even when it isnt called for lol

@psilocybemusashi

3 жыл бұрын

i have about 3 different rums 4 or so whiskeys 2 different gins a small bottle of tequila vodka which i don't use much since i really don't do much with vodka or tequila. no interest in most vodka drinks except for my wife who doesn't much like alcohol. i have tons of liqueurs though. you don't need expensive stuff you need variety and that just takes time.

@psmuldow

3 жыл бұрын

@@psilocybemusashi Yeah, having variety is key. It does take a lot of time, and can get expensive if you put your collection together piecemeal. When I'm looking for new bottles, I look for stuff that isn't bottom-shelf gut rot but also not top shelf, high dollar items. I go for unique, affordable options that don't break the bank. I recently found a single malt Scotch that is aged in chardonnay casks that has a really interesting flavor profile that was $35 for the bottle. I try to get my liquor for less than $50 a bottle; I feel I can get good quality and solid variety at that price point

That food analogy for the bar setup is brilliant! I recommend the 5 basic spirits (Rum, Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Whisky) when starting out just based on people's usual taste and the ability to do highballs; starting with you favorite cocktail just make sense. Cheers

after finding your channel at the beginning of the year and subsequently binge watching as much as i could i have grown more and more interested in mixology. this video, plus the video about the best stuff in your bar 2020, has finally pushed me over the edge of adopting this hobby, having wished bartending gear for my eighteenth birthday coming up. thank you for introducing me to a hobby im sure me (and my friends) will enjoy immensly

This is fantastic advice. I started making cocktails through my love of tiki drinks and started this same way (only I bought two kinds of rum). Now I have a well stocked, varied bar and can make hundreds of drinks - tiki and non-tiki alike. Thank you for a great video!

I've literally been thinking about this all quarantine. Your timing is perfect my man. A knife with a fork at the tip is probably a serving knife or a cheese knife (cheese knives have a curved fork).

Hey Greg, have you ever heard of a manga and anime called "Bartender"? If so could you attempt to create one of its drinks like "Old Pal" or "Alexander"?

@anathemasoul8393

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that.

@kevinmoy5463

3 жыл бұрын

Those are both classic drinks as well. The Alexander was popular throughout the 80's and 90's and could be seen along side the sweet and fruity vodka martini craze, if I recall correctly. The Old Pal, also a old, old classic from the 1920-1930's and has only somewhat been in the whiskey/bourbon revival of the past decade (which we've seen similar drinks come up like the Old Fashioned and the Negroni) The Manga was pretty decent in it's portrayal of older drinks and if you liked it, you may like Sleepy Barmaid (Madoromi Barmaid) which is fairly new and started 3 years ago (2017).

This channel inspires me to broaden my home mixing horizons, and often informs my drink choice when I don't know quite what I want for the evening. Cheers on hitting the gold, because you earned it.

I’ve been waiting for a video just like this for so long!! I’d love to see more about home bars and how to get started on mixology and the techniques necessary for beginner mixology!

This is SO weird!!! I JUST bought a bar on OfferUp , and I’m picking it up today! Your video couldn’t have come at a better time! And I totally agree with your recommendation to buy your ingredients according to whatever drinks you plan on making at the moment, then add on from there. I started making tiki drinks at the beginning of quarantine, and I’ve amassed quite a collection already! It’s all very exciting. 😄

I wish this video existed when I was getting started at mixology. Now I am a professional bartender and man I agree with everything. Also, if you care about the results, quality and technique of your cocktails, also choose one and dedicate yourself until you find it almost perfect. For me it was de Mojito, and to this day I have received no complains about it, it's perfectible tho

Man I gotta say ever since this whole thing with the global pandemic, I started watching your video and making cocktails at home has made things more enjoyable. I've basically made myself my own lil bar at home and can't wait for this pandemic to get over and show off some of the drinks recipes you've shared. My personal favorite recipe you've made is the Tavern Punch from your D&D video. Thank you for your videos they've helped me find something I enjoy doing other than getting Drunk with friends.

Absolutely! I started making aperol spritzes and now I love aperitif drinks through vermouths. Recomend starting with something you like and expanding with modifiers.

I bought a bottle of everclear and a package of hypodermic needle.

@j-rocd9507

3 жыл бұрын

The good old "Trump Sanitizer"

The "Do the vertical integrations first, so it carries over to the horizontal integration" analogy is such a great analogy! Wonderful work

The episode I've been looking for. Googling how to start your home bar is a nightmare of answers. Thank you so much! Favorite KZread channel ever.

Always love your videos. I already have a home bar and I watched this just because I love the witty banter. Keep up the awesome work.

Best, “what you need to start a bar” video on KZread. Thanks!

I just started a home bar with lots of spirits, and I found that having the plastic pours for the bottles helps making less of a mess

Greg, this was great! I’ve picked up most of these tips from you and Leandro over the last couple of years, but it’s such a great idea to put them all in a starter video.

Greg is a gentleman and a scholar. I just moved down to Florida this week and I was literally making a shopping list to stock a little home tiki bar and looking for something to play in the background when this gem pops up.

The overwhelming impression I got while reading Liquid Intelligence was 'Dave Arnold is a madman, and I trust him with my life.'

*stares at my cabinet full of different rums* ...yes...

Thank you so much for making these videos. I don't usually drink. I have a very low alcohol tolerance. I love watching your video. It feels like having a relaxing drink after a hard/stressful day.

the best video on home bar I have seen, much better for regular people like just naming bunch of bottles and including so much value and info about this space

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

I always tell people that the bottles really depend on your personal palate. If you have one of each from the top 5 basic spirits, you're good to go. The rest comes down to you equipment and ingredients (fruit, mixers, etc)

This concept is basically how my home bar is entirely gin with an occasional bottle of scotch mixed in

@isaiahmyers1181

3 жыл бұрын

Nonalcoholic ingredients. He mentions it a few minutes in.

@asdfgidji879

3 жыл бұрын

tequila and rum for me lol

"there's no cocktail in this episode" Alright I'm out. "I'm gonna talk for a really long time." Ok I'm back in.

Thanks this has been a question I've been waiting for. Also, thanks for making mixology fun and approachable. Keep up the great work.

Great dissertation! I’ve taken the advice to model my bar, and garden, built around the ability to mix the favorite cocktails of my family and friends. I then augmented with a growing collection of my favorite spirit which grows bigger every gift season.

Great episode. I love how Greg really demystifies bartending and makes it seem much more approachable and easier to understand if you're just getting into it.

Possibly the best video on this topic. Thanks Greg. Helped a lot!

Hi. I found your channel yesterday and lost my Saturday down a delightful rabbit hole of adult beverages. I love the thought, care, and research you put into these episodes, and they're so much freaking fun to watch. I'm learning a lot and planning a trip to a well-appointed liquor store sometime soon.

I would love to see some "experiment" videos, in the vein of GugaFoods / SousVideEverything. Make a classic cocktail several times over, varying only one thing. Maybe an old fashioned with several different base spirits, or different brands of whiskey, or shaken vs stirred, or gomme syrup vs simple vs simple+egg white. Then just try all the variations and compare and pick your favorite. For bonus points, bring the production crew in to sample them and give their ratings as well. Anyway, I love the channel. Carry on.

Greg’s grenadine recipe is the best I’ve made so far.

This kind of series would be a great addition to your channel. Learning the techniques and materials for the novice is a great way to bring more people into the world of mixology.

Just bought my first home ...moved in on Sunday of this week and going to start my bar very soon.... thank you love the channel !!! From a canadian who drinks old vienna!!

I stock ginger beer, limes and every spirit that mixes well with those 2

@kimmosabe

3 жыл бұрын

So, every spirit there is? This metodi rocks.

@haydenself2182

3 жыл бұрын

your evil for that read more

@rjtheripper931

3 жыл бұрын

Where's the mules at dude!!!!

@AdamS-nv5oo

3 жыл бұрын

Foghorn

@DrBrangar

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that makes you a chicken, Buck Buck

Great video! In building my bar, I am always trying to understand better what substitutions work and don't work when making a drink. The spectrum of vermouth types, amari, sherry are fun to explore, but I'm always looking for guidance. Techniques and tricks would be fun too! Thanks.

Thanks for this episode. I've been hanging out for exactly this type of episode. As it happens, I just bought some bottles to make a hot toddy, egg nog and a long Island ice tea yesterday. I still found this episode informative and it gives me better direction for how to expand going forward. Thank you!

Love your channel. Found it recently and have ended up binge watching dang near every one. Absinthe as a mixer I have a hard time with because I love the taste. As for mixed drinks love the various sours. Thanks to you I have been making them with egg whites for the first time, and it really improves an already wonderful drink. Thank you

When I was a kid (I'm 34, so late 80's- early 90's) my parents used to go to Tom and Jerry parties. I'm curious if you've ever heard of this cocktail and if you have a recipe for a Tom and Jerry.

@gammafighter

3 жыл бұрын

"Tom and Jerry parties" sounds like a weird sex thing.

@pdehun6234

3 жыл бұрын

Bar talk and cocktails channel made cocktail called Tom and Jerry. Maybe that what you looking for, or it is another cocktail called Tom and Jerry :D

@TheThingNG

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: it was Walt Disney's favorite drink.

@AdamS-nv5oo

3 жыл бұрын

You must be from Midwest.

@Javaisd3ad

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamS-nv5oo Way to not make broad generalizations Sir.

I've got a bottle of tequila, rum, bourbon and gin. Citrus and simple syrup make SO MANY COCKTAILS out of those. I built up what I have so far based on Greg's vids, FWIW.

@benburch

3 жыл бұрын

add some bitters and you pretty much have everything you'll ever need

@YYZed

3 жыл бұрын

@@benburch shoot, I forgot I have peychauds and ango

Man, love the honesty on the ice! No matter what you do, directional freezing is the way! Boiling, double boiling, etc doesn't matter!

i keep coming back to this one just because it's so fundamental. ty greg

Fun drinking game: drink every time Greg looks down.

@JessicaTorres-tx7ik

3 жыл бұрын

I'm dying to know whats on the floor!

@Spaghetti297

3 жыл бұрын

I watch videos on 1.5 speed when I'm trying to learn something from them. I would die if I did this 😂😂

When life gives you lemons, make limoncello. And by life I mean I bought way to many lemons.

This was a video i didnt know i was waiting for. So many great informations Thaks alot Greg!

This is great. I've been gathering slowly hut surely many items to get my home bar going. Thank you very much!

When I did research into making flavor-infused alcohols (As a welcome home gift for my brother who was returning from a tour of duty in a dry country), I found rinsing the jars with hydrogen peroxide first, and then give it a rinse with boiling water should kill anything in the jar. You will want to use rubber gloves when handling the jars and the hydrogen peroxide, as it will also attack the cells in your skin. It's just that human skin cells are a lot tougher than the bacteria you're trying to kill. (If you see those alleged health experts touting the benefits of hydrogen peroxide as a skin care regiment, please don't do this. Those bleached patches of skin is where the hydrogen peroxide is slowly killing off the skin cells.) Likewise, if you're using wide mouth jars instead of bottles, it's a lot easier to fill a large pot of water, put the jars in (making sure to get out the trapped air) and let them boil for a little bit.

"That little fork on the end, dunno what you're supposed to do with that". That's because that's a cheese knife. Specifically I think it's called a soft cheese knife or a fork-tipped spear/pronged knife. The pronged tip is to help in serving harder cheeses.

Love your work Greg, thanks for the great content as always!

I bought everything to make a long island over the course of a month. That set me up with a good base to start with. I just kept buying a bottle or 2 every month. Works because I'm a beer drinker at heart.

love how its a 28 min vid, it was posted 5 min ago... and some putz already hit thumbs down.... well, they are wrong. and I am going to watch it to prove it.......

Hey Greg! Thank you for the awesome starting video! One scientifically pedantic, but important question, when you are prepping your 2:1 simple syrup is that 2 parts sugar plus 1 part water by mass or by volume? Thank you!

@suezotiger

2 жыл бұрын

Hi you posted this forever ago but I've only ever seen it made by volume

I love you and your valuable knowledge! I so appreciate all your entertaining knowledge !

Amazing relaxed presentation and great video quality. Your whole setup is so elegant This is some top notch content here! Cant wait for more. Ty for the amazing content.

Don't really mess around with mixing much at all, so don't know how this might throw things off taste wise, but: For your simple syrup crystallization issue, have you considered adding a minute amount of corn syrup to the mix when initially dissolving the sugar granules? The different molecular structure should keep it from ever freezing up on you and prevent even the slightest bit of crystal formation. Again, as someone without much if any experience with various mixed drinks, and especially without much of any palette for the minor nuances there-in, I'm curious if that would do anything taste wise. Perhaps make it even slightly more sweet than your already admitted overly sweet solution.

“Fresh eggs are the same thing, you’re gonna want to buy a chicken”

Excellent and informative, please do more of these! Also perhaps make a video of some of your favorite cocktails, even if youve made them on the show before, because hearing you geek out about this craft gives me life and joy, and makes me want to start my own home bar when I get my own place.

Yup, start with what you will drink. I have bought my first bottle for my home bar - cachaca!!