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@GamingNormaly

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't simple syrup 1:1 sugar to water? And rich syrup 2:1?

@gravitywaves2796

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamingNormaly yep

@zoezelni1757

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Collins is the Drink of Summer

@bobby7050

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamingNormaly Yes it is, a standard simple is 50% sugar, a rich 2:1 is 66% sugar, making it about 1/3 sweeter that a 1:1. Its a common misconception that a Rich syrup is twice as strong, or at least 50% stronger, but when doing the maths and accounting for the full volume the difference isn't actually that large. An ounce of 1:1 is 15g of sugar and an ounce of 2:1 is 20g.

@30Huckleberry

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite uses Thai basil instead of mint and lychee liquor instead of simple syrup. I usually use vodka vs rum.

Love the episode! Thanks for the shoutout and for trying the slow mojito! Cheers Greg!

@stevehager

2 жыл бұрын

My two favorite alcoholic-drink-maker people! Loved BOTH videos

@brennenpostal9506

2 жыл бұрын

Stephan, I was thinking the same thing!!

@AxCE12

2 жыл бұрын

I think it changed the cocktail a lot for not mudling the lime, because of the oils and it also helps the sugar dissolve more

@Milkman2199

2 жыл бұрын

@@AxCE12 Well now I just had a maybe good idea? How about a lime and mint mojito base, using nickel Morris’ super juice technique? Or maybe an oleo saccharum? You might be able to cut out some of the work or also impart some of the lime zest oil into your drink as well, that you might be losing just using juice instead of muddling

@DIY_Dad_83

2 жыл бұрын

I would watch an Anders/Greg monthly mashup. Just putting that out there.

I can definitely get behind the mojito being the drink of summer.

@ThisIsTheInternet

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah give me a break - a vodka drink being drink of the summer? Why not a can of White Claw then?

@paulwillhite6730

2 жыл бұрын

Been making them since my mint came in this spring, and I will make them all summer and into the fall.

@Crokto

2 жыл бұрын

the basil mojito in particular. ive been seeing a lot of basil drinks lately

@Rank-Amateur

2 жыл бұрын

It is the drink of every summer, though. Why do we have to pretend like we have discovered something new? Just enjoy it!

@dr.thomaselliot3461

2 жыл бұрын

I work service bar in a relatively large city, I long for the drink of the summer being daqs and nothing else

Greg: "I would never have guessed that lime and basil would have paired up so well. Me: *laughs in pho*

@andrewroberts7145

2 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely my first thought.

@ncsupi

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Thai food, but Pho, too, yeah

@dewdodu

2 жыл бұрын

Thai and Italian Basil is distinctly different, I might try both types and traditionally we would use mint and other herbs in Pho aside from the basic T. Basil, beansprout, lime, and jalapeno. It's apparently supposed to be eaten in the summer to cool off but we struggled to sell soup in the summer in the US.

@ericy1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ncsupi Vietnamese too, I guess general south east Asian

@309729085

2 жыл бұрын

Wish he had tried one with Thai basil! I think it would have been the best one!

There’s a pizza place/bar where I went to college that made basically a cherry-basil mojito with a house basil sour mix, black cherry rum, and soda. They’d sell them for 2 bucks each on Tuesdays, plus the pizza was good too.

@The_JEB

2 жыл бұрын

was the pizza good before, or after the mojito?

@KowaiZuzu

2 жыл бұрын

Screenshoting this for later, thank you~

@andrewm2786

2 жыл бұрын

that probably cost more to make than it sold for

@Matt-dc8lp

2 жыл бұрын

2 bucks you say? You must be old 🤣

@Ryan-mn6on

2 жыл бұрын

How much was rock candy or the pickles in the barrels?

Greg, I’m gonna need you to make a Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Mojito. Call it the Simon & Garfunky.

@JohnBainbridge0

2 жыл бұрын

Simo & Garfjito!

@VanillaChai42

2 жыл бұрын

With gin instead of rum. That's not really a mojito anymore but like that sounds like a much better drink imo

@Flickstro

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnBainbridge0 Garfjito sounds like a disease one might contract by eating too much lasagna.

@r.f.switch5847

2 жыл бұрын

The Scarborough Fairito.

I feel like using Thai basil would work even better in a mojito, since it's got more of a minty character

@hannahnohlgren989

2 жыл бұрын

All I could think of was to use the Strawberry Mint, Chocolate mint or Pineapple Mint in the mojito. :D

@smwillia

2 жыл бұрын

And a purple basil would just look pretty.

@IsaacIsaacIsaacson

2 жыл бұрын

Basil Mint is another option.

@bensebaugh6017

2 жыл бұрын

Thai basil is probably my favorite herb, the anise flavor is so good in so many things. Mine was hit with downy mildew last year and I cleaned everything up, this year there aren't signs of it yet... fingers crossed. It would work great in a lot of cocktails but it is less minty than mojito mint and more basil forward.

@gateauxq4604

2 жыл бұрын

@Ben Seabaugh yes and the slight peppery bite? Hnngghh Good luck with the downy mildew. I had it in my garden and it’s so damn demoralizing. Here’s to a good basil year!

I was a beer guy my entire adult life and this channel has changed me. Thanks to Greg my drink of summer is the gin old fashioned.

@charlestoncooper5265

2 жыл бұрын

i was so skeptical my first time trying a gin old fashioned it is delicious

@schtinerbock4570

2 жыл бұрын

A hooda whata?

@LazyeyeGreg

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlestoncooper5265 yeah same. I really don't like whiskey and was skeptical but after Greg said it wasn't bad I figured I'd try it and I'm glad I did. Can't wait for more to come this summer!

@steampunkskunk3638

2 жыл бұрын

I'm very partial to a rum old fashioned. I find that a dark, spiced rum works best

Caipirinha is at the top of my "summer" drink list still. It's great the standard way but works with just about any fruit to match most people's favorite flavor.

@NavySteampunk

2 жыл бұрын

Bartender I know makes his with mint and its so damn good

@Brunoenribeiro

2 жыл бұрын

word

@jamesbalboa24

2 жыл бұрын

Seconded.

@dawnchesbro4189

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes!

@khills

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I need to get more cachaça.

Greg, I agree with you about cocktails not really pairing with food. With one exception, and that's SNACKS. A wet martini with salty popcorn, or cheese crackers, or a dozen raw oysters is a very beautiful thing. A Julep and some salted pecans. A daiquiri and plantain chips and dip. Basically, I like drinking and I like snacking, so I do them at the same time.

@nevadanate4957

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's more like, obviously things can go together well, but the degree of specificity people take it to seems a bit much. I'm sure plantain chips and dip would go equally good with bourbon or tequila, and literally anything salty could be paired with a martini, or a beer.

@bobby7050

2 жыл бұрын

Strong agree, a margarita with mexican food kinda works but really most cocktails dont work with a dinner, but plenty pair great with snacks. Blue cheese on crackers with a Jamaican rum old fashioned or an el´presidente was a fun surprise I put together one evening.

@nicholasterry6523

2 жыл бұрын

@@nevadanate4957 I think tequila would work moderately better (I assumed blanco here) because in general it is moderately easier to pair unaged spirits with salty snacks and aged spirits with desserts. Sour and/or botanical-focused cocktails (sours and martini/negroni-esque as opposed to Old Fashioned or "heavier" drinks like flips, nogs, or certain fizzes) are among the easiest to pair with food but tend to lack specificity: they'll go reasonably well with lots of things but saying "this meal demands an *XYZ*" is easier with wine or beer styles than with cocktails. I differ from Greg in that I think that enjoying pairing options can be part of enjoying food and drink, but people shouldn't pretend that their choice or guideline amounts to much beyond the combination of a general set of principles of balance, contrast, and reciprocal refreshment (each bite/sip clearing the impression of the last sip/bite so that each taste can be experienced de novo rather than as a gradual descent into palate fatigue) and their own subjective set of preferences.

@nevadanate4957

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasterry6523 "in general it is moderately easier to pair unaged spirits with salty snacks and aged spirits with desserts" says who? Sounds like dogma to me. I've enjoyed plenty of salty things with aged whiskey, tequila reposado... "each bite/sip clearing the impression of the last sip/bite so that each taste can be experienced de novo rather than as a gradual descent into palate fatigue" this is where it gets out of hand man does thinking about this really make the experience better? Literally all tasting is a gradual descent into palate fatigue since your palate can only taste so many things in a short amount of time.

@MrJakson112

2 жыл бұрын

I have literally never seen anyone make a mojito with syrup, I think it's a USian thing

Lowe's (and probably other stores) sell a variety of mint called "Chocolate Mint" that literally smells and tastes like mint chocolate. I was skeptical until a bought some and crushed a leaf in my hands and it smelled exactly like an Andes mint. I haven't tried it in a mojito yet, but I'm curious to see if it would work.

@sheldoniusRex

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm other stores sell this variety as well.

@colewolfson5961

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking similarly. At my local nursery there’s like 20 varieties of mint: mint julep mint, Kentucky chew mint, chocolate mint, pepper mint, spearmint, etc etc. Would be great to see the same episode but with a bunch of different mint varieties.

@willowgutierrez6415

2 жыл бұрын

It smells chocolaty but it doesn't taste chocolaty, in my experience.

@bobby_greene

2 жыл бұрын

@@colewolfson5961 mint matrix!

@GlasSaeth

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen apple-mint, pineapple-mint, and orange-mint at Home Depot. "Hyssop" is another name for licorice-mint, and "lemon balm" is lemon-mint. I've also heard of grapefruit-mint, banana-mint, and strawberry-mint.

It certainly makes sense that using granulated sugar would work well... we've only been using it to pull the mint out of the leaves in a Mint Julep for a couple hundred years now!

The best mojito I have ever had was at a resort bar in Jamaica. The bartender used local wild mint he picked on his way to work. It was more herbal than the stuff we have in the US. They were ridiculously good and ridiculously strong.

@horsemanorse9238

2 жыл бұрын

Did they use Wray & Nephew?

@JohnKelly2

2 жыл бұрын

@@horsemanorse9238 he used unmarked plastic bottles, which just enhanced the experience

I don't drink at all, so I'm fascinated by all the stuff on your channel. Living at a remove from any kind of liquor puts a really interesting spin for me on your content. So while I might not drink I do love How to Drink. Thanks for all you do on this channel Greg!

@kriskemp4952

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Non drinker but so entertaining

@jakomioftherose2434

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't drink then Git. Let us who do enjoy his work.

@IKKAIWINS

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakomioftherose2434? Why exclude. Tf. Just enjoy the content

@christinecamley

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakomioftherose2434 Who are you to tell anyone to git? This person is enjoying the channel. Go ahead and "Git" - no one needs that rudeness.

@nephicus339

2 жыл бұрын

Saaaame! Also, Greg's perspective and descriptions help me determine pairing for cigars for my customers and clients, without having to force myself to try drinks I know I wont like. This would lead to a very biased perspective on drink pairing with a cigar in the first place.

Hey Greg! Keep in mind that on Ander's version he doesn't use lime juice, he muddles the lime peaces with the mint and the sugar, that adds a lot of the Lime oils to the mix and it works amazing. Try that, great channel!

Greg makes a face at Meredith for referring to the wine as "sleepy," then proceeds to describe a mojito as "Rock-Em Sock-Em Robots." When is there gonna be a video of you guys tasting stuff then just saying random words??

@dcdadon5517

2 жыл бұрын

I think that’s every video…

@marcogenovesi8570

2 жыл бұрын

Greg has been saying random words on this channel for a while now

@Brunoenribeiro

2 жыл бұрын

They are made for each other, aren't they

@marcogenovesi8570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brunoenribeiro Meredith has already a girlfriend

@s.colins2050

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brunoenribeiro and Greg has a wife.

When I think "refreshing summer drink", the first that comes to mind is a margarita. The tequila, the lime, the salt. Yum.

@ayelmao1224

2 жыл бұрын

More partial to a Paloma tbh

I like to swap my simple with syrup from canned fruits, as well as one or two pieces of the fruit for looks. This allows for quick, easy, cheap variations. Lychee, peach, rambutan, so many options.

@avarith5766

2 жыл бұрын

i like to use malibu

For me the drink of summer or winter or whenever... its whatever drink is in your hand. Looking forward to this vid greggy boi Edit 13:31 “we’re gonna make a dill-dito!” Next sponsored video with lovehoney, calling it now lmao

One of my favorite mojito variations is a sage-pineapple one, so I wasn't surprised that a lot of the herb variations came out so well.

We have been making a drink very close to the Slow Mojito for several years now. We use white sugar, and we don't measure the lime juice, just squeeze in half a lime with a citrus juicer. Our favourite rum for this is El Dorado 3 year old.

The serendipity of this. I literally just bought a nice bottle of rum for mojitos yesterday and was looking up neat specs last night. Greg you mad man, you've done it again.

@graywolfdracon

2 жыл бұрын

The Matrix has you.

@TheTrueUlfhednar

2 жыл бұрын

@@graywolfdracon If the matrix has mojitos, I give myself willingly to the machines.

With the basil mojito being so interesting it makes me wonder about other classic mint cocktails with basil in. Like a basil julip. Future video maybe?

@GoTraveling1

2 жыл бұрын

I made a Mai Tai with Basil before. It was not as good. Only made it because the stores are always out of fresh mint here!

@kedrickswain6509

2 жыл бұрын

Basin, gin, everything else the same. You’re welcome.

@jeremyapplegate4868

2 жыл бұрын

Basil, gin, simple, muddled strawberry (better from frozen), black pepper bitters, soda, delicious.

@Gremalkin1979

2 жыл бұрын

I make a simple basil syrup during summer. I mix this with my home made strawberry liqueur and baileys. Very tasty.

@stockicide

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoTraveling1 If you have any place to grow plants, mint is very easy to grow because it's literally a weed. I love having fresh mint in a pot - I never even have to go to the store.

Every now and then Greg’s off the cuff tasting notes are just so pleasantly poetic. “It’s like walking amongst a banana grove in a cool evening breeze” really just took me someplace. 👍

My Drink of Summer is typically the Corn n oil. So easy to whip up, and its hard to beat. Drink(s) of Autumn: Vieux Carre and Negroni or Boulvardier Drink(s) of winter: Penicillin, mulled things, straight punt e mes and port. Drink of Spring: Last Ward; Naked and Famous; Paper Plane, etc.

@nicholasterry6523

2 жыл бұрын

A gentleman and a scholar, I see. All excellent options!

I lived in an apartment on the beach and we had mint that took over a portion of the yard. Needless to say one summer it was severely culled. We used load and loads of it! You can never have too much mint on a hot day. FYI it can be invasive if you plant it somewhere be careful. Granular raw sugar is the main trick to pull the mint flavor when muddling. I use a combo of raw sugar to muddle with a splash of simple for lube. A dash of rose water is nice too!

@gravitywaves2796

2 жыл бұрын

Yep both granulated and simple is the way. Rose water is an interesting idea. I may just have to give that a try. Thanks for the idea!

@Smileyyn

2 жыл бұрын

The splash of rose sounds super interesting, think I’ll try that, thank you!

@minuteman4199

2 жыл бұрын

I grow mint just to make mojitos, unfortunately I live somewhere where I plant it new every year and it's not ready yet. Because of the invasiveness I grow it in a pot.

@Nassifeh

2 жыл бұрын

@@minuteman4199 Yeah, mint and basil both do really well both in pots and indoors, so you don't even need a yard to have regular access to these.

You should try 'cilliantrito' with tequila instead of rum. I found that cilantro and tequila complement each other surprisingly well.

@bradkohl99

2 жыл бұрын

Mezcal and pineapple works nicely too.

@matts.6234

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to try cilantro and tequila. When I think of cilantro in cocktails, I think it could pair well with gin if done with subtlety. The seeds of cilantro are the second botanical in gin, so it wouldn't be too far off the profile.

Greg, here me out. Go for the granulated sugar instead of simple. Go with two teaspoons and instead of club soda, use ginger ale. It is my go to Mojito!

@kandikidzora

2 жыл бұрын

Ginger and mint is one of my favorite flavors and I LOVE mojitos!! I’m going to have to try this

looking forward to this great video keep making this video will delight me every day and so will your customers 😁✌️

The variations with different herbs was interesting. I wonder how the basil version would compare with thai basil as opposed to the standard italian kind. Not gonna lie, when I clicked on this, I was expecting another Will It [insert drink here] episode lol. Maybe that would be a fun one to do down the line?

@murphyc97

2 жыл бұрын

I had a Pad Thai Mai Thai at a bar recently that used Thai basil. Came out pretty great

I'm happy to see your channel doing so well. Cheers!

Making Anders' version but muddling the limes wedges in like a Caipirinha has completely changed the drink for me. It is now my go-to version

Your insight is so appreciated. Nice work Greg.

For me the drink of summer is the Mai Tai…but that was helped when I found a bottle of Smith and Cross at my liquor store. Always great content Greg!

@rabidkitten01

2 жыл бұрын

Both excellent choices. Mojitos and Mai Tai's are always a favorite. The Jungle Bird is a close 3rd.

this is my fave drink, so excited you did a video on it

Very excited to try some of these variants!

As someone who doesn't drink, the Mojito looks so good. Like drinking alcoholic, minty lemonade on a hot summer day.

@nicholasterry6523

2 жыл бұрын

Recommendation for NA option: make a smoothie using an herbal tea as a base liquid rather than juice or dairy/dairy alternative. I made one recently with a Tulsi (aka Holy Basil)-spearmint-rose-linden combo and dragonfruit and it fills a similar niche while somewhat avoiding the common problem of "this would be better balanced with alcohol" for non-non-drinkers by improving on the texture and color dimensions.

I love mojitos, they're one of my all time favorites. I was excited to see what type of fun fruity variations you would do...but HERBS?? What a surprise and holy hell those were so cool looking. I loved the line up. I'd definitely try basil, I think that would be amazing. Sage seems so pungent idk if I'd like it. I love rosemary, gin, and lemonade, so I'd give it a shot as a mojito too.

aw yes, I was watching your earlier videos and subscribed because I was hoping you would head toward the mojito for the summer drink. I really like drinking them and was hoping to learn how to make my own!

Best mojito video out there, ...because it's the anders video plus more. I've been rocking the mojito since like 05 playing with it, and these recipes are spot on. Glad people are catching on. I can order decent ones outside the carribean most of the time now. Gonna have to try the basil and sage. Thanks and cheers!

I like to make myself a "dirty mojito". I use demerara sugar, 1 oz Plantation Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple, 0.5 oz Plantation OFTD. It's delicious!

Friends of ours pretty much always make mojitos during summer parties. Always with a lot of brown sugar, like a lot. Makes it very sweet and even more dangerously easy to drink even for me.

Awesome video! Its Winter in Australia, but now I really want a Mojito

I've been into mojitos lately. Excited to see this.

Tried a variant that's been living in my brain ever since about 6 months ago with spiced rum and ginger beer instead of club soda

I'd vote for both the Plantation 3 Star and the Hamilton over Bacardi, every time. One of the reasons to use the quartered limes, is that you get the oils from the rind in the drink when you muddle them. If I were going to use Sage or Rosemary, I think I'd add a leaf or two to the normal load of mint. Lime and Thyme go together great, imho, so I would go with that Thyme syrup.

I just finally decided to start making cocktails after watching yours and other cocktail videos for a nearly a year and holy moly the Mojito is so tasty. Fun to make too

Loved the video & throwing it out there, the drink of MY summer has been the mighty Mai Tai, a little more complicated than a mojito, but oh so delicious

I make a mojito at least once a week, just so damn refreshing and simple! Love this drink to death.

I can't imagine how intimidating it is for the "Toes in the sand beach spot" bartender to make you a drink.

Love the show and you inspired me to make mojitos to relax in the summer heat and I have access to 3 year so I’m excited! Even planted some mint just in case I become hooked 🤪

I agree! you said it the other day on stream! my favorite drink for sure !

I found a ‘Mojito’ mint variety so I’ve really been trying out different variations of mojito, but I’ve been wondering how different the mojito would taste using various mint varieties like chocolate mint, spearmint, peppermint, orange mint, etc

Now THIS should be the official drink of summer

thank you Meredith!!! I love this idea.

This is good stuff man, I love a nice Mojito. Gonna try basil for sure, but the fresh mint smell/taste is just SO perfect its hard to beat.

Ever since I watched this episode I’ve been going mojito crazy. 😆🤪 I’ve also been dying to try a Lavender Mojito (may not not souly lavender maybe more lavender mint) I’m just hesitant because I can see it tasting like soap. 🤷‍♀️ If anyone has tried a lavender mojito please let me know how it turned out!

I came into possession of a jar of mint jelly and I have no other use for it so I decided to try my hand at making a mojito with it. I left out any additional sweetening since the jelly has that included, and I'm fairly impressed. It's not nearly as nuanced as a mojito made with fresh mint, but there is something to be said about a well crafted, neon green, "basic bitch" mojito.

I love your channel and have been a long time supporter. I also love a classic mojito. Love the variations by fruit as well. Peach, Mango, Passionfruit... The latter may be my fav. But for another drink of summer, we recently started to really enjoy the Paloma! Very refreshing when made, as we do, with Fresca instead of Squirt. 0 calories in Fresca also helps keep the 'kini bod! Last vote for a possible drink of summer would be the Caipirinha. Very refreshing and summery! All those wonderful people in Brazil can't be wrong.

Love the outside the box drink crafting. Very intreeging.

I would be curious to know how the various herbs taste as an addition to a traditional mojito rather than just standing alone. So basil and mint, thyme and mint, etc. maybe like half the normal amount of mint and supplementing the rest with your other herb?

Recently I’m fascinated by the idea of whiskey and herb cocktails. Do you know of anything that exists, or would you have any interest in experimenting? I’m particularly interested in sage, rosemary, and thyme - I feel like they would have the ‘strength’ to stand up to a good whiskey.

@mbrooks0711

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe start with a Whiskey Smash (with mint) for a baseline , then swap in other herbs? Could be a good experiment.

Another great episode, thanks Greg! I think the mojito is a great drink of summer, I would enjoy seeing your take on a pineapple mojito.

I love mojitos. Thanks Greg! And Anders is awesome.

I have a hard time finding fruits that *aren’t* good in a mojito, peaches, raspberries, cucumbers, lychee, strawberries, melons, plums, all lovely muddled in there

@charlestoncooper5265

2 жыл бұрын

now you gotta start pairing herbs and fruits

@kelzbelz313

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlestoncooper5265 oregano blackberry, sage cherry, thyme peach, basil strawberry, cilantro pineapple, lychee Thai basil,

Meredith's assist on the ad-read is legendary

Loved the variations at the end! I want a bottle of Havana rum to mysteriously show up outside the studio now...

my go to is a mojito🤤 and i have been sampling them every bar i go to // this video made my day, i thank you💚

I’m one of those who’s asked Gregg about food and cocktail combos, awkward 😆 I’m surprised by your take here though. Food and drink pairings I’ve always found to be hugely important. There are many drinks and foods that I love separately that don’t work together at all. This is the case for beer and wine especially. Cocktails are all about bringing together individual elements to make them more than the some of its parts, food and drink pairings do the exact same thing. Not throwing shade, big fan. Just would have bet a lot of money that you’d be someone who’d appreciate the impact of what your drinking on the meal your eating.

Shout out to Anders! Absolutely love all of his content. HtD will always be bae, but Anders offers great insight and perspective from the professional bartender's point of view. (Much more approachable and entertaining than most other professional bartender content creators, who shall remain nameless.)

Love the shout out to Anders. It was one of his videos that helped me start my home bar.

I've been waiting for you to make a new video on the mojito

So... if Burrito is basically "Little burro", and Mojito is basically "Little mojo" does that make the Dildito... You know what imma just go.

I'm just going to put this out, but in the Southwest at least, the drink of summer should be ... WATER! We're running out of the stuff AND we're in a heat wave/super drought! Shouldn't be drinking alcohol when the temps hit 120 Deg F. (That translates to HOT for those of you using C's instead of F's. like 48 to 50 of those C's.)

@howtodrink

2 жыл бұрын

It’s an extremely serious issue that’s on my mind a lot lately.

@Dimitri_Lousteau

2 жыл бұрын

@@howtodrink have you heard of the graveyard cocktail it combines all the main types of lick vodka, tequila, gin, rum, bourbon, and scotch. there's triple sec which gives the drink a hint of sweetness

love how she sprung the herbs on you some interesting tasting notes with the herbs

You and Anders are my two favorite cocktail channels, love to see the shoutout

Great video. A while back I discovered a love for swapping out mint in favour of basil, though haven't tried it with a mojito, I do however love a Basil Julep.

Looking forward to this!

Tanquerey Orange and tonic is amazing! It was my go to last summer. You've piqued my curiosity on the sage mojito!

The drink of summer is the Gimlet. And I have experience with this. Last year I went down to D.C. to pick up some wine from my (former) favorite wine shop. It was high summer and the temperature was near 95F with high humidity. Dinner was at a place in Georgetown having its opening night; the place is very close to the stairs featured prominently in "The Exorcist". I walked down the hill to the place from my hotel room, over a mile away; I was pretty overheated by the time I got there. First drink I ordered was a Gimlet. And it was pure bliss; it was a perfect refresher in the summer heat. Since then I have found out about the Morgenthaler lime cordial (through this channel) and made my own Gimlets, and I love them with a passion. They are the drink of summer.

Thanks for shouting out Anders Erickson! That dude is awesome!

Great video, and love the herb experiment. If you like thyme one of the things that's popular when I'm entertaining is Farigoule, which is this Italian thyme liquor. It's very good, particularly if you skew ginwards

changing the herbs is a great idea!

I agree cocktails are to be enjoyed as a drink and a drink alone. But I get what you’re saying as not letting it be demanding lol awesome videos man cheers

Yes, mojitos have been the drink of summer here! The Anders Erickson method is my favorite. I do jump a bit off the beaten path as I love my mojitos with rhum agricole, specifically Clairin if possible!

i love the idea of switching herbs. I just tried two versions with a mix of mint and basil/sage. and the basil version with a split base of white rum & strawberry-infused white rum. they definately need a lot of fresh basil/sage to keep up with the mint but actually i love both of them….that said I enjoy them on a hot night in the city after some slices of awesome pizza!!😎😍

Sweet Mojito video!

The mojito is my favorite drink. As a Cuban American it hits home and tastes so good. Thank you for this episode!

MY GUY! We did this on the exact same day! I was recreating the recipie from your last vacay mojito vid and thought , I wonder if greggs recipie is better than mine? CRAZY!

So before I watch this video, every bar/ restaurant I run I add Dave's Ultimate Mojito (Ultimojito) to the menu. Its sacreligious from a "mixologist" point of view. I contains a homemade caramel and peppermint tea syrup. Nice and simple. Weigh 500g of sugar and heat on a low heat occasionally stiring until it melts and caramelized allow to cool, then weigh 500gram of tea temperature (Not boiling) water and add 3 decent quality peppermint teabags and allow to cool with the teabags in, mix the two together and stir until incorporated. You now have nearly a litre of caramel/mint syrup. Ultimojito: Its 35ml gold rum. 25ml of home made Caramel and peppermint tea syrup. Half a fresh squeezed Lime Extra dry Prosecco to top. Fresh mint and lime wheels to garnish It's a builder no muddling. Just whack it in a glass filled with crushed ice minus the prosecco. Give it a quick stir to incorporate then add the prosecco. Garnish with lime wheel and mint sprig Understated but still present mint, slight dryness from the prosecco, tart from the lime, smoke from the gold rum and sweetness from the caramel and you can just speed them off the bar all evening with perfect consistency each time.

Had me at rock'em sock'em robots, your descriptions are classic.

Mojitos are always my drink of summer!! I like making mint simple syrup to make these fast easy.

Thanks for this.

love the episode

What I’ve been making at home for the occasional drink of summer has been a vodka cran with a splash of OJ and orange bitters. Very refreshing.

I grow mint in my yard. It grows like crazy and comes back every year. I get fresh mint all summer long. I love it!

I'm going to have to try some of these FAUXitos now!

I literally had a hour long rant about the mojito yesterday omg, so happy to see this. Also didn't notice any mojitos in the last few days but damn we all got it on the brain.

definitely gonna be making some of these soon

@liamwilson6040

2 жыл бұрын

Soon came very quickly I’m making them now

Big huge fan of mojitos, theyre always my go to drink!! Theyre very popular in pr and most local restaurants and bars have so many variations that id love for you to experiment with (like strawberries, mangoes, soursop, coconut) my personal go to is always a passion fruit mojito