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@phoenixrising7777

Жыл бұрын

Could you make a cocktail with Riga black balsam???

@dangersuede

Жыл бұрын

I have tried three in my life. One from Germany, one from France, and one from BC in Canada. The one from BC was by far the cheapest, had the least added sugar, and overall I feel the best of the three

@Artofdrink

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin!

@mdbbox5660

Жыл бұрын

A paloma with St. Germain is really awesome.

@kedrickswain6509

Жыл бұрын

Pear martini

This is crazy, I was literally planning on making this, I just bought dried elderflower. Was gonna try to wing it but now I have a step by step guide, love it!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

It's better and more in line with St.Germain if you can find fresh elderflower, but dried can yield great results too.

@tomhubbard7053

Жыл бұрын

Mike, I am very interested in your recipe and your results. I don't have access to fresh flower as far as I know, but want to try this as well.

@TheCheerym

Жыл бұрын

Would it be ok with dried flowers to macerate it as it won’t go bad? Don’t have sous vide yet :/ If you try, please let us know!

@nicosengify

Жыл бұрын

The algorithm has your number

@carlosbravo6744

Жыл бұрын

Will it taste the same with dried flowers?

Another method I've found for separating little flowers or berries from their stems is to use a fork. Slide the stems in between the tines of the fork and gently pull away the flower or berry from the stem, almost like you're combing them out of the stems. I made great use of this method to pick lilac flowers.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! Thank you!

Heartily agree on not jiggering the soda. I put my cocktails on a kitchen scale, tare, and add soda by weight. No loss of bubbles and accurate pour.

After messing around with a rose cordial and lemongrass for a cocktail, it was missing another element. My beverage director and I ended up adding .50 ounces of elderflower liqueur, and it's our best selling cocktail on the menu to date.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@Uckertay

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos thanks! It was interesting how the sweetness of the liqueur assisted in the perceived acidity of the cocktail. For context, my beverage director mentioned the situation in some Champagne houses where low dosage Champagnes were typically not very interesting due to the lack of sugar, and it turns out that the perceived acidity, amongst other things, of Champagne was more noticeable once dosage was added as opposed to little or none.

Jeeeeez, fam. What amazing content you guys make. Props! Recipes for home made liqueurs is an amazing way to expand your home bar cheaply. I often find myself wanting to try new cocktails, but not willing to spend the buck on liqueurs that I won't be using as much. This could easily be a series and starting with Elderflower Liqueur is a perfect one. Thanks a lot, crew! 🙏

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you!

🥂 Bohemian Bicycle wildly popular now for years at a local restaurant - Bohemian Bicycle - 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire - 1 ounce St. Germain elderflower liqueur -1/2 to 3/4 ounce lime juice, club soda - 1 leaf fresh basil - Love the suit!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Cheers!

@drk321

Жыл бұрын

This sounds good. Over rocks or up? Not sure if you are describing a cocktail or martini style. Probably great either way.

@schmup53

Жыл бұрын

@@drk321 served up in a coupe.

🥂 it’s always a great day when there’s a new Cocktail Time video! Looks like I’ll need to find some dried elderflower!

Kevin, I only recently discovered this channel as someone who has just started delving into mixology and it is an absolute gold mine. The information, from simple basics to homemade and no waste, the aesthetic between your dapper self, the set, and music, the excellent camera work and editting (thanks Sasha you do an amazing job), and just the right amount of humor make for unbelievably quality content. Eagerly looking forward to more, keep up the good work and cheers❤

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot and we'll keep working hard to deliver!

I don't have any elderflowers near me, so I would not be able to make my own, however this video has inspired me to go out and buy a bottle of St Germain and use it in a few cocktails.

@stevenjacobs2750

Жыл бұрын

Try an Artichoke Hold. I think it is my current favorite drink with elderflower liqueur

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Huge effort. Thank you for every detail

I hadn’t heard of the Hugo until I visited Slovenia. They are delicious and very refreshing, and it seemed like everyone was drinking them there and especially in Croatia. Loved them so much that I bought a bottle of St Germaine and planted some mint as soon as I got back. Excellent vid! 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed vacation in Slovenia and Croatia! Cheers!

Perfect! This will probably be my first liqueur that I will try to make at home!

i stubled upon this channel by accident and i must say it added a new hobby for me which i didnt knew i was interested in. keep it going!

Wonderful video as always. Elderflower is in bloom where I live, I plan on using your recipe this weekend! Cheers🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, happy you still have it in season. Thanks and enjoy!

Thanks! I've been trying to find a diy elderflower liqueur recipe that keeps that floral aroma and fresh taste forward. This will work wonderfully! Oh, and I love mine with Hendrick's, soda and lime 💚

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah-Cita! 🙌 Glad you find this useful and thank you for sharing your recipe!

Put your Heinz up if you think St Germain should still be the Bartender’s Ketchup 😂

@romanchaikovskyi2537

Жыл бұрын

Thought it was catch-up, which still makes sense, lol

@CrypticCocktails

Жыл бұрын

I think Ancho Reyes is the bartender’s ketchup of the 20’s

@Wiaboobz

Жыл бұрын

I'm in

@scandinaviansunset

10 ай бұрын

🥂❤💜👑

🥂 It's hard to find St Germain here, so this is a great way to see what it's all about!

🥂 thank you. Excellent video. I’m gently harvesting my elder flowers while watching!

Great video, your content is always edifying and enjoyable 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

This is so wonderful, appreciated, and elevated. Delicate indeed! Marvelous presentation as well, you are a delight! Thank you kindly and for sharing such wonderful techniques and preserving/sharing historic and French culinary and liqueur arts

@KevinKos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is unbelievable, I'm definitely going to try this thanks Kevin!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@MeatyM

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos I made it and it's delicious! Thanks again for the recipe!

You've no idea for how long I've been waiting for this video.

Making your own Liqueurs is a great way to budget your bar. I make my own Limoncello and Curacao, you can tweak it to your own flavor profiles, and you can build an arguably better product for a literal fraction of the price. I love seeing this kind of stuff on KZread. It also makes great gifts as a by the way ;)

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Thank you. Loved this video and just subscribed .

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

welcome aboard!

🥂This was great! Thank you!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Loved this!! Of to the garden store for an Elderflower plant!

Great video as always! 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

🥂Enjoyed the Elderflower collection field trip. Great fun!

I'm inspired! Thank you! Cheers 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Another great tutorial kevin. Just made my version with a little bit of roku gin and its a absolute gem in my bar. Thanks for posting this recipe

🥂 thank you for the inspiring cocktail ideas! Now I'm looking to see if there are any places to pick some elderflowers! 😊

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

enjoy!

🥂 I always appreciate the content. The super juice is still a game changer for me and some of my friends. My home cocktail and cooking game has been forever changed.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank you so much!

Another awesome video. 🥂

🥂very informational! Excellent video

Excellent video!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

🍻 cheers, going to make myself and friends for sure

Excellent video Kevin cheers 🍸

🥂 Great tutorial and I have to try this while the elderflowers are still in bloom!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

enjoy!

have made several shrubs but never a liqueur. could be a fun project for the summer. thanks as always, kevin.

@jezzuh9120

Жыл бұрын

I've been getting disillusioned with liqueurs lately due to the high cost of neutral spirits. Watered down Everclear has off flavors you need to overpower compared to your average vodka, but most vodkas that are good enough to use for infusions are in the $20-25 range for a 750ml. A lot of good-to-great liqueurs are in that range already without the work and chance of me screwing it up. Shrubs, however, you can't buy at the store for the most part and offer a lot of room for cheap experimentation.

This looks amazing thank you so much for sharing this delightful drink I’m growing elderflowers in my garden for their amazing flavors now and just finished making a cordial with some…blessings wished

Thanks for the video Kevin. Slainte! 🍻

@KevinKos

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Sounds delicious!

When you tossed that st Germain my heart dropped hahhaa

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

I had some safe hands over there 😀

I'm here from Reddit and it's amazing recipe! Gonna stay on this channel. Thank you!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

It's really cool to have a professional teaching me stuff for free in the comfort of my bedroom

as someone who's... geographically challenged, I appreciate the homemade swaps I know chartreuse is extremely complex, but I wonder if it would be possible to make an approximation of it(or maybe you've already done one?)

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Noted for the Chartreuse 😉

@za1231in

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos i would love to learn to make green chartreuse too

@madsjorgensen5856

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos Yes me too. Its my favorite liquor and its really difficult to find these days. Inco, witch is where all the restaurants is doing there shopping cant even get it :(

@MrBaymeric

Жыл бұрын

@@madsjorgensen5856 Where do you live? Here is it easy to find, I am in france so it is probably different

great video as always

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Amazing Kevin ! I await the video of Suze artisanal gentian liqueur, or Italicus, as they are extremely difficult to buy here, your recipes are the best, greetings from Brazil ! 👊🏼🇧🇷

🥂 What a nice clip :)

🥂nice one

I love this recipe and have made it several times. Huge thanks to Kevin for figuring out the recipe!! My only change is I think the elderflower is vastly insufficient - I doubled it, and was very happy. I quadrupled it (!!) and was blown away. My favorite elderflower cocktail might be that (4x) on the rocks! (I also trimmed the sugar by 25%). It provides a richness and depth that goes way beyond StGermaine.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! So happy you use this recipe and make adjustments to your liking! Thank you for sharing it with us! Cheers!

Very good, Sir.

Fantastic work, you guys! Definitely going to try this! Possible video idea: maybe do this for Green Chartreuse (as it's gotten harder to find these days!!) Cheers guys!🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That one needs more testing, for sure. Maybe in the future 😊 Thanks!

Thanks for sharing, will make this for sure! How long do you estimate it will stay good? Love this kind of content

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

it should be good forever but my advise is to use it in one year.

Great video ! I was wondering if we could use a double boiler instead of the sous vide bag since we are adding liquid to the preparation ?

I actually made this liquer following your recipe today! It tastes really great but the next time i'd probably tone down the sugar a little bit, i'm excited to use it in some cocktails tomorrow though!

@KevinKos

Ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Hello, I love your channel!! I was wondering if i could use my chemex and a coffee filter instead of a cheese cloth or muslin for making clarified cordials featured in the mojito and gin basil smash videos. Thanks!!

"...luckily, it's not the monks who make it.", this really is a video that only could've came out in recent times, brilliant.

@KevinKos

11 ай бұрын

😉 Cheers!

I remember picking elderflowers as small kid in the early 70s and my mum making elderflower wine. It seemed otherworldly to me, the demijohns and all that. Never felt tempted to try it as it always smelt slightly cat pissy to me and I'm not a huge wine fan. I may try this though.

Love it

Un gran licor, pero demasiado caro a día de hoy. Se agradecen éstos homemade! 🤗🍹

🥂 I am a forester by trade and every year I give out hundreds of our native elderberry shrub. Many of the folks I work with are super nice and would absolutely let me collect their elderflowers so I will be super excited to try this!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

As soon as I bought my sous vide, I know I was put on this earth to make my own cordials!

🥂I’ve yet to not reach the bottom of a glass you served me, and I’ve been binging, but I’m so very lazy lol🍻

Your voice is asmr dude. Quite charming, informative video. 👍🏻

Just whipped up 2 large batches of this after going on an elderflower hunt yesterday - came out amazingly well! It's a very intense an 'fresh' elderflower taste compared to St Germain.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I am glad you like it! Thank you 🥂

I'll try with Blanche d'armagnac !! Love it ! thanks

Great video... as always! My little tip... There are many Elderflower cordials and i use them in my cocktails at home. In England there many choices, but the best by a big margin is Green Bottle Elderflower Cordial... Not their mixed elderflower cordials, the straight one. I tried many fancier brands but this one is the best after taste testing! By the way.. I have been looking everywhere locally ( South of France) for flowering elderflower, but no luck finding it yet. If i do find it i will make elderflower Champagne which i hear is excellent!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

I love the labels you put on your bottles - how do you make them? I searched a bit but couldn't find if you already answered this in a different video. Awesome video, can't wait to try this.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

geni.us/SGOSQj Cheers!

@walterstover4940

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos Awesome, thank you!

_clinking glasses emote_

🥂best cocktail channel on KZread 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🫶

Great video, we just made a double batch. Quick questions, how long will this last in the refrigerator? Trying to find a better strainer-coffee filter didn’t work all that well, any suggestions?

In Switzerland elderflower syrup is super popular and it was my favourite one as a kid and every spring so many people make their own. When I make a Hugo at home I just do Prosecco + elderflower syrup :)

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

It's really a great way to use this wonderful gift of nature. I loved it since I was a kid as well. Cheers to Switzerland!

This is great! Have you tried making larger batches? If so did you need to make alterations or find any part of the process more difficult?

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, I haven't, but I believe you don't need to make alternations. You can still use multiple bags for cooking.

🥂 Thanks and Greetings from Germany 👋🏻

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Fun fact: in Poland the Elderflower tree is called Lipa and July is named Lipiec - hence it was picked in July - so always remember to pick it according to your own climate cause picking it in May/June in Poland might end up with poisoning. Fun fact nr 2: in Czech June is called Lipiec :D

Love this channel, just found you on here, I like making whacky cocktails, not the classics but like trying them too! Ching ching Kevin! 🍹🥂

🥂St. Germain is one of my favorites, and it started this "hobby" of mixing drinks. As a newbie, it made me feel like a hero since it really does make everything taste better. I still use it to save my screwups and to fix lousy bottles of white wine. I opt for St. Elder which is about half the price of St. Germain, and actually tastes a bit better IMO, but I'd like to try making my own. Looking forward to trying your recipe with dried elderflowers. Getting fresh ones here isn't really possible.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Save this recipe for next year! Cheers!

I just made like 3 liters of it. It is delicious. I need to find people to share or barter with it. I put some blossoms in mine and made like an elderflower snow globe. The fancy powders are keeping the color well so far. I suspect there is a big difference in strength of flower from place to place. I doubled the flower for a few batches but lost track of which ones.

The story of how St. Germain came to be is also hilarius🥂. Oh and of course you went and made your own, might as well flex on the rest of the Anglophones that Slovenians can do it themselves better. Lepo se imejte Kevin, Sašo, Robi, in Fantomska roka.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 Hvala enako!

😂 bartender ketchup! I never heard that one back in the day… we used to call peach bitters “chicken stock” for the same reason 👌 Salut 🍸

I love elderflower and Hugo! The best ones I've had, however, weren't made using a cordial but a syrup (it was a nice hotel in Trentino). Never tried an homemade cordial, though, so if I ever happen to get close to elderflowers... ;)

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

This is amazing! Fresh elderflower is almost out of season where I live. Could I use this recipe and swap elderflower for other blossoms? Such as lilac, flowering currant, rose, etc. Would you need to change the amount of acids to fit each type of flower?

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Lilac sounds great! I haven't used it so far, but I can see it works here nicely. As for the acids, I would need to do some tests before I could tell you more about it. Use this recipe as the starting point and make some adjustments if needed.

Thank you very much for the interesting video my friend! I have a question though. Currently you cannot find fresh Elderflower in the where I'm from, so if I use dried Elderflower do you think I should increase its quantity?

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

That can be done with dried elderflowers too. The result won't be the same, but you'll get a lovely liqueur too. Usually, when working with devastated herbs, you can add less of it.

@kirry.stirry

11 ай бұрын

@@KevinKos Thanks for the advice man! It was really useful!

🥂Now I just need to find me some elderflower.

🥂I was meaning to get some more St. Germain since mine is all oxidized as it is a rarely used ingredient for me. I was hoping to find a cheaper alternative and here it is! Now I just need to figure out where to source some elderflowers in Nebraska. I used to know of some wild spots when I lived in a different state, but I'll do some hunting at the state park this weekend. When I make this, I'll decant it into the St. Germain bottle ... nobody needs to know... haha! Great video, Kevin and team!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Hope you like the result 😉🥂

@PatrickJaszewski

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos absolutely loved it. It turned out spot on. Excellent recipe!

Amazing! but can you also make it with jasmine flower?

thank you for the content. Question, would it be better to add the sugar after straining?

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that can be done too! Great idea!

Any recommendations for people who don’t have access to fresh elderflowers? Can I we dried substitutes of the elderflower? Cheers! 🥂

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

It's more similar to St.Germain if you use fresh elderflower, but dried ones can get some great results too.

I know traditionally this is done with European black elderflower, but I wonder if I can forage some local Mexican elderflowers here in California, which are in bloom

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

I am unfamiliar with this one, but make sure to check multiple times if it's safe to consume.

This video came just in time. Thank you! I already planned on making elderflower liqueur this year. But I wouldn't have known to add citric and ascorbic acids and sodium citrate. I don't have a sous vide but I think cold extracting for two or three days will do. I made the batch today and I'm really curious how it will turn out.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Let me know how it will turn out. Cheers!

@CynesNoob1

Жыл бұрын

How did you go about cold extracting it?

@4nduril1

Жыл бұрын

@@CynesNoob1 I mixed everything but water and sugar into a mason jar. I figured without heat maybe there's a better extraction when it's higher proof alcohol and not already dissolved sugar in it. Mixed (shook) really well and it sits for two days now. I guess tomorrow I'll strain and add water and sugar. I am thinking of mixing water and sugar separately first so I can heat it to make the sugar dissolve faster. Then cool and mix in with the (strained) rest.

@CynesNoob1

Жыл бұрын

@@4nduril1 Awesome, thank you!

@4nduril1

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos After three days I strained and finished it and it tastes really great! It's still not as clear as yours in the video but I guess some sediments will still sink to the bottom in the next days. I have never tasted St. Germain so I can't really compare (yet). But I am sure my homemade one will shine in some summer drinks this year. Thanks again.

Lemon balm syrup sounds intriguing.

Hello. Thank you for the recipe. Question: can i substitute a slow cooker instead of the sous vide?

@KevinKos

9 ай бұрын

I haven't try it but as long as you can set the temperature and time + close the lead so you don't loose the alcohol, it should be good.

🥂Would it be possible to make a variation of a Super Juice syrup of the elderflowers to infuse the neutral alcohol with to improve the clarity?

I thought I could make this. But… 1. Where find elderflowers? 2. Vacuum seal. 3. Crazy machine heater things. Probably it’s cheaper just to buy it. 😅 but cool!

🥂 I wonder if there is a big difference between fresh flower vs. freeze dried. Great video, as always. Cheers!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Good question! That would be an interesting experiment!

@johnm7943

Жыл бұрын

I used dried flowers and the spirit came out a lot darker. Working to clarify it before I start testing it in cocktails

I just made a butch and it turned out pretty good, (i did it with sealed jar inside pot with water on the stove and check the temperature every few minutes) and it turned out pretty balanced although the elderflower taste a bit heavy i guess because i used dried flowers wich usually a bit stronger in taste than fresh flowers. Maybe i should have dialed the dried flower down in comparison to the fresh ones..?🤔

Awesome film! No fresh elderflowers near me, but i always have St. Germain on hand! Since you've used Ikea ingredients in the past, I wonder if you've looked at using their elderflower concentrate as an alternative, and what you thought. The taste of the syrup by itself is amazing. To get 20% abv, it looks like a simple 1:1 with vodka.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's a great idea! I would need to try this out. On its own, the cordial tastes excellent, but I think mixing it with vodka would yield a much less elderflower taste.

@Baxter_the_Octopus

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinKosI’ve had success mixing the Ikea drink concentrate with a smaller amount of higher proof alcohol to maintain the flavor concentration. Everclear worked well, and my personal experiment was Wray and Nephew. While not broadly useful in drinks, the elderflower rum is still a novel liqueur to have on hand.

St Germain - undone by their own openness