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I have had my fair share of drinks over the years, most of them you have watched me drink. Here are a list of my favorites.
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00:00 - My favorite drinks...today
00:13 - El Presidente
04:24 - Improved Whiskey Cocktail
09:59 - Caipirinha
13:39 - Mai Tai
19:50 - Rusty Anchor
23:07 - The best of the best
El Presidente:
Build in a mixing glass
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Rum (El Dorado 12 Year)
.75 oz. or 21 ml. Lillet Blan
.5 oz or 15 ml. Dry Curaçao
Bar spoon of Grenadine
Add ice and stir
Strain in to a glass
Garnish with an orange twist
Improved Whiskey Cocktail:
Build in mixing glass
2 oz. or 60 ml. Rye (Rittenhouse Rye)
.25 oz. or 7 ml. Maraschino Liqueur
.25 oz. or 7 ml. Simple Syrup
Two dashes of Boker's Bitters
Add ice and stir
Rinse glass with Absinthe
Strain into glass
Garnish with a twist of lemon
Caipirinha:
Build in shaker
Cut a lime into 8ths and add to your shaker
.75 oz. or 21 ml. Simple Syrup
Muddle
2 oz. or 60 ml. Cachaça (Novo Fogo)
Add ice and shake
Open pour into glass
Mai Tai:
Build in shaker
1 oz. or 30 ml. Orgeat
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Dry Curaçao
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
1 oz. or 30 ml. Appleton Estate 12 Year
1 oz. or 30 ml. Plantation 5 Year Rum
Add ice and shake
Open pour into Tiki Mug
Garnish with mint sprig
Rusty Anchor:
Build in glass over ice
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Lemon Juice
1 oz. or 30 ml. Drambuie
2 oz. or 60 ml. London Dry Gin (Tanqueray)
Stir
Float of Angostura Bitters on top (20-30 dashes, DON'T HOLD BACK)
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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink15 күн бұрын

    I really hope you had fun with this, because I'd much rather do episode about my *favorite* drinks than about the worst drinks. And if you love this show, please consider my Patreon bit.ly/H2DPatreon Patreon: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Viski: viski.com/discount/HOWTODRINK15 Twitch: bit.ly/2VsOi3d H2D2: bit.ly/YTH2D2 twitter: bit.ly/H2DTwit instagram: bit.ly/H2dIG Blog: bit.ly/H2DBlog Patreon: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Gear: amzn.to/2LeQCbW Top 5 three ingredient drinks: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIOtyZSFqrHPf6Q.htmlsi=Jt-EQ6D7s99Hz927 The best drinks I've ever made: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXqKkpSIcdHLnNY.htmlsi=th8iQgNcx8vsl88y The 10 best gaming drinks: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGmslcSTgLS8p7w.htmlsi=6-SsznIORV0SDaMP

  • @dimitarapostolov9788

    @dimitarapostolov9788

    15 күн бұрын

    Greg please make a video about the Martinez! You should try it with Ransom Old Tom this time, it's amazing and I think you will love it! Also, maybe a video about the Brooklyn and the ever elusive Amer Picon!

  • @FrostNinja9

    @FrostNinja9

    15 күн бұрын

    Love the show, Greg. Began experimenting with making mixed drinks after I started watching your channel over 5 years ago. Have absolutely loved the Caipirinha since you made it in a previous episode however long ago. One night, a friend and I decided to try something with the random liquors he had left in his cabinet (it was slim pickings, unfortunately), but I think we came up with something of a desert cocktail, and was wondering what your thoughts would be. It's called a Chocolate Covered Cherry. 2 oz. spiced rum, 1 oz creme de cocoa, and 0.5 oz cherry brandy, stirred over ice. Far from my favorite drink (that would be something of a Kentucky mule or something similar), but wasn't terrible. I feel like it's missing something, though.

  • @kaikieee

    @kaikieee

    15 күн бұрын

    I've always enjoyed the episodes where you're enjoying yourself the most!

  • @PhoTC

    @PhoTC

    15 күн бұрын

    LOVE to see you LOVE things. I'm not down on masochism content, a nicely balanced mixture is best, but really do love seeing you ENJOY!

  • @adamdoyle6495

    @adamdoyle6495

    15 күн бұрын

    we like these, but also like to see you make painfully faces too

  • @Shadowpaw67
    @Shadowpaw6715 күн бұрын

    After so many “bad drink” episodes Greg has suffered he’s earned this one 😂

  • @tothefinlandstation

    @tothefinlandstation

    15 күн бұрын

    I'm sure that clickbait-y stuff works, and a man's got to make his money, but it is still sad, because the straightforward content on this channel is good!

  • @artonion420

    @artonion420

    15 күн бұрын

    And we do too!

  • @gumbunch

    @gumbunch

    10 күн бұрын

    @@tothefinlandstation yeah I never watch those videos (no shade to Greg). I much prefer the classier videos about y'know... good drinks lol

  • @macseigel7295
    @macseigel729515 күн бұрын

    This episode reminded me 1, why I like this show 2, why I like Coctails 3, that I’m out of Gin

  • @finickybits8055

    @finickybits8055

    12 күн бұрын

    You just reminded me that I'm out of Beefeater. There's still some Hendricks on the cart, thank God.

  • @willj24

    @willj24

    12 күн бұрын

    Reminds me that I still need to find a place to buy cachaca.

  • @ianhoyt3426
    @ianhoyt342615 күн бұрын

    "Why cant i be this creative?" Asks the man who got me into making cocktails by being super creative and making some amazing drinks. You ARE that creative man.

  • @billfurlow3608

    @billfurlow3608

    15 күн бұрын

    @@ianhoyt3426 agree. I would bring forward Greg’s creation the “Swanky Panky” so much better than the original Hanky Panky, and a real go to for me.

  • @petersmith6678

    @petersmith6678

    15 күн бұрын

    Came to the comments to post precisly\ this too!

  • @socraticgambler

    @socraticgambler

    15 күн бұрын

    🎉👏📢

  • @cam7982

    @cam7982

    15 күн бұрын

    Me too.

  • @hoshi-15

    @hoshi-15

    15 күн бұрын

    I was like Greg, one day you woke up and made fish cocktails

  • @charlyreed7474
    @charlyreed747415 күн бұрын

    As a musician the music therory bit descibing the improved whisky cocktail was hilarious. Love it

  • @streamingforzach9798

    @streamingforzach9798

    15 күн бұрын

    Same. I've always liked Greg's treble/bass vocabulary for describing flavors, but "Bach chord that makes 'em give money to the Church" is particularly descriptive :p

  • @Lv-nq9qz

    @Lv-nq9qz

    15 күн бұрын

    It made me think of Leonard Cohen. 'I heard there was a secret drink, that Greg had made and it made him sing, but you don't really care for cocktails, do you?'

  • @mtoboekid11mouse88

    @mtoboekid11mouse88

    14 күн бұрын

    Same! His music-based descriptions have always really resonated with me and made a lot of sense! He one time kinda got flustered or embarrassed saying he felt pretentious for talking that way, but I wanted to say through the screen "I love those metaphors and I think they're apt and thoughtful and not pretentious at all!"

  • @charlyreed7474

    @charlyreed7474

    14 күн бұрын

    Yeah I've always used high and low as flavour noyes. Excuse the pun

  • @numanuma20

    @numanuma20

    13 күн бұрын

    I know right?

  • @chuckle5253
    @chuckle525315 күн бұрын

    I can't emphasize how much I appreciate the recipe measurements in the description.

  • @fremen739
    @fremen73915 күн бұрын

    The description of the Improved Whiskey was the best description of a drink ever.

  • @DeliciousCornbread

    @DeliciousCornbread

    14 күн бұрын

    There was some serious emotion there.

  • @UnemployedMacintosh

    @UnemployedMacintosh

    13 күн бұрын

    Reminded me of Bert Kreischers speech about drinking, I don’t really like him, but that clip is great

  • @charleschocolateeclair9527

    @charleschocolateeclair9527

    9 күн бұрын

    You could tell he really meant every word

  • @Cajerunner
    @Cajerunner15 күн бұрын

    🎶The best part of waking up is Improved Whiskey Cocktail in your cup. 🎶

  • @Brion57042

    @Brion57042

    15 күн бұрын

    Couldn't help but notice the "Bedfellows" tasting notes.

  • @HourRomanticist
    @HourRomanticist15 күн бұрын

    This channel is so underrated. Every adult would benefit by following you, seeing as so many buy premixed cocktails, smash wine or beer or spirits with no flavor, and overall just have no taste in alcohol orher than getting buzzed/drunk (hopefully only occasionally but probably not).

  • @snowfractals

    @snowfractals

    15 күн бұрын

    This just made me think "Is Greg the Senshi from Delicious in Dungeon of the cocktail world?"

  • @thatcriticvideo

    @thatcriticvideo

    15 күн бұрын

    I was with my in laws and they asked me if I wanted any of the rum "cocktail" they had to drink. It was electric blue and came in a bucket. I politely declined.

  • @destroyerofnirn3537

    @destroyerofnirn3537

    15 күн бұрын

    I drink maybe one seagrams or mike hard every 4-5 months, i just watch greg because hes nerdy like me and hes charismatic. alcohol tastes gross

  • @volmie

    @volmie

    15 күн бұрын

    I don't even drink (it just isn't for me) but it's still interesting to watch and hear opinions/reasons why things taste like what they do.

  • @Tinil0

    @Tinil0

    15 күн бұрын

    Not every adult drinks

  • @kwabrams
    @kwabrams15 күн бұрын

    I really like the look of the light shining through the frosted glasses on the closeup shots.

  • @Aleph-Noll
    @Aleph-Noll15 күн бұрын

    the use of that incestious folgers coffee commercial is so funny

  • @erinnereynolds

    @erinnereynolds

    15 күн бұрын

    I was wondering if it was THAT commercial, or if Folgers has made more than one

  • @The_Jovian

    @The_Jovian

    13 күн бұрын

    I'm just gonna plug the hour long CJ the X video essay on that commercial because it's insane and also very good

  • @AdamSoucyDrums

    @AdamSoucyDrums

    13 күн бұрын

    @@The_Jovianseconded! Absolutely insane and incredible video

  • @Geno2021

    @Geno2021

    13 күн бұрын

    And the tasting notes reference! "BEDFELLOWS" lol

  • @MaxwellTornado

    @MaxwellTornado

    11 күн бұрын

    @@The_Jovian I looked it up. That's uh... That's certainly a person.

  • @EtruskenRaider
    @EtruskenRaider15 күн бұрын

    I’ve been on a serious Mai Tai roll lately. It’s so perfect. Vic created it explicitly to be beautifully simple like an old fashioned or a martini.

  • @markcalhoun8219

    @markcalhoun8219

    15 күн бұрын

    as a man with a nut allergy it is my mission to discover a suitable replacement for orgeat... some day...

  • @EtruskenRaider

    @EtruskenRaider

    15 күн бұрын

    @@markcalhoun8219 Would sunflower seeds work?

  • @Michelle-1

    @Michelle-1

    15 күн бұрын

    @@markcalhoun8219 you can try making one from toasted oats! I don't have a recipe to give you, but I read that it works

  • @honeybadger1292

    @honeybadger1292

    14 күн бұрын

    The original orgeat was made with oats I believe anyways, so that would not be too far off. Make it easy and buy some plain oatmilk or other alternative and use that instead of the blended almonds.

  • @markcalhoun8219

    @markcalhoun8219

    14 күн бұрын

    @@honeybadger1292 interesting, I did not know that.

  • @marcusdire8057
    @marcusdire805715 күн бұрын

    I enjoy Greg's Blessed Drinks Shows MUCH more than his torturous Cursed Drink episodes. I love to see that joy and excitement he brings.

  • @Michelle-1

    @Michelle-1

    15 күн бұрын

    me too!

  • @falconzone1
    @falconzone115 күн бұрын

    I loved watching Greg enjoy his drinks and share these with us. Would honestly love to see some kind of episode where you explore new-aged cocktails. Like the Drinks from the 70s episode but with all the newest drinks and cocktails that have emerged from the 2010s onward

  • @dylanhoward718

    @dylanhoward718

    10 күн бұрын

    Right? I miss the actual cocktails and history behind them

  • @leahwilson9152
    @leahwilson91527 күн бұрын

    “The kind of chord that makes you give the money to the church” Damn Greg, if I were half as evocative with the imagery in my writing as you are with your tasting notes, I’d be a best selling novelist. I think you’ve finally convinced me, I’m joining the patreon

  • @snowfractals
    @snowfractals15 күн бұрын

    I think it speaks a lot to how cool these videos are to watch that I do not drink, and likely will never, and absolutely love these videos. I just think this stuff is super cool and interesting! Keep it up 🧡

  • @spiritedkodama3508
    @spiritedkodama350815 күн бұрын

    I've gotten into making cocktails because of you, thank you so much for helping me appreciate drinks i'd otherwise discarded as "not my thing" before now

  • @barbara2tts
    @barbara2tts15 күн бұрын

    Greg, if you like caipirinha, I HIGHLY recommend Macunaíma, it's an absolute treasure of a drink: 60ml cachaça, 15ml lime juice, 15ml fernet (most recipes ask for the fernet branca, but I like the dark fernet better) and 15ml simple. Trust me!

  • @Sephyrulz
    @Sephyrulz15 күн бұрын

    I love hearing about drinks you love, it’s influenced me to try them because I relate to a lot of your flavor preferences. I thank you for introducing me to the Halekulani, for one. Excited to try these ones, too!

  • @lexslate2476
    @lexslate247615 күн бұрын

    There is something very entertaining about watching Greg rant about flavours. Your joy is infectious, sir.

  • @Kain292
    @Kain29215 күн бұрын

    I love videos like this, where you eloquently describe the cocktails you love and why you love them. Your description of the improved whiskey cocktail made me want one immediately.

  • @Dex-Mann
    @Dex-Mann15 күн бұрын

    You always kill it, man. Always click when Greg uploads

  • @kristinnelson-patel442
    @kristinnelson-patel44215 күн бұрын

    The slow motion shot of half the lime pieces missing the tin as Greg says “Put ALL of that in the tin” 😂. I just love all of those close up slo mo’s of splashy spills all around the tin or glass as he adds ingredients.

  • @MrTJones15
    @MrTJones1515 күн бұрын

    The rusty anchor is one of my all time favorite drinks. Sometimes I turn it into a tall drink and add some carbonated water on hot days.

  • @danielwisehart5460

    @danielwisehart5460

    6 күн бұрын

    ooh do you add the float on top of the soda or the other way around?

  • @MrTJones15

    @MrTJones15

    6 күн бұрын

    @@danielwisehart5460 I mix the base drink minus the bitters, top the glass with the carbonated water, give that a light stir, then add the dashes of bitters.

  • @karlbarx1819
    @karlbarx181915 күн бұрын

    Love watching videos where you show such joy with what you make. Alcohol isn't for me but I am grateful for finding such a wonderful channel with someone so passionate. Keep up the excellent work.

  • @Ryukachoo
    @Ryukachoo15 күн бұрын

    17:20 Distressing mint absolutely works Literally smell the ment before and after slapping it, huge difference

  • @howtodrink

    @howtodrink

    15 күн бұрын

    I’ve seen some very big names in the bar world disparage the practice as pointless, personally I don’t trust my perception enough without a blind test to say for sure one way or the other

  • @Ryukachoo

    @Ryukachoo

    15 күн бұрын

    @@howtodrink a blind test probably isn't *too* difficult to set up for that. Possible future video idea? Bartending myth busters?

  • @JK-ig6sk
    @JK-ig6sk15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for choosing accessible drinks. These are drinks anyone can master, and yeah, I agree: they're all TOPS

  • @FremenMountain
    @FremenMountain15 күн бұрын

    love the passion in the voice when you talk about the Improved Whiskey cocktail. Bring it!

  • @craw0967
    @craw096715 күн бұрын

    Your best videos are the ones where you teach us about cocktails that deserve to be praised and how to make good drinks. This is a really good list

  • @brachjj23
    @brachjj2315 күн бұрын

    Thanks Greg for always putting out such great content!! Always look forward to new videos.

  • @Subject_540
    @Subject_54015 күн бұрын

    The rusty anchor was so easy to make, my parents guzzle drambuie and their friends, they were over in France for a holiday and they took a bottle with them but realised they had no shot glasses so they went for an egg cup, so whenever they would come round now they would say "you want an oeuff?" (egg in french). Besides from that, i made the rust anchor whilst watching this and Greg youve blown it out of the water and i can agree with the cheese cake finish, hats off to you !!!

  • @panmarszczelec
    @panmarszczelec10 күн бұрын

    I'll repeat what many ppl are saying: I don't give a damn about complex cocktails and I never make anything I see here myself but I just love watching you have fun and talk about stuff. You seem like a great person to hang out with haha all the best

  • @elijahhaase5058
    @elijahhaase505815 күн бұрын

    I'm a simple man. I see a Greg upload, I watch it. Awesome video as always, keep up the great work, Greg!

  • @stephsaguudefan1753
    @stephsaguudefan175315 күн бұрын

    I've been terribly sick going on a week now, and I'm desperately searching for anything to take my mind off how I feel. And I gotta say, right now the thing that's doing it for me is the tiny little purple bow on what is probably the thiccest decanter I have ever seen in my life. I don't know who put that ribbon on your bottle Greg, but I'm extremely grateful to them for making me smile. Great episode by the way!

  • @Seanewhite984
    @Seanewhite98415 күн бұрын

    Improved whiskey cocktail is my fav! Hard to find places (at least in my neck of the woods) that know what it is, and I rarely feel like going through the trouble of explaining it.

  • @DarkRadiation1
    @DarkRadiation115 күн бұрын

    I saw the upload, went to the end of my garden to my Home Bar and began crafting… what a way to celebrate a 22nd birthday! Loved the channel for ages and will continue to drink and celebrate with you and many other viewers! Keep up the content 🎉🥂

  • @TheMasterPoe
    @TheMasterPoe11 күн бұрын

    Greg, first of all I wanna say thank you. You’re my favorite content creator on the internet and the reason I’ve gotten so invested in mixology. Thank you so much!

  • @halsterr
    @halsterr15 күн бұрын

    I made an improved whiskey cocktail with Bulleit bourbon and Elamakule Tiki Bitters because my bar was looking pretty empty and man, what a surprise that was! Absolutely delicious.

  • @tadamo2
    @tadamo215 күн бұрын

    The Mai Tai is really incredible. I can’t remember if you’ve tried barrel aging on the channel, but I tried it with some Wray and Nephew (after aging some bourbon in the barrel first) and let me tell you it makes an incredible Mai Tai. I’m sure it’s not actually close to the 17 year, but the aging took off so much of the sharpness of Wray and Nephew and left it with some beautiful caramel notes!

  • @maitaioneon
    @maitaioneon15 күн бұрын

    Re: El Presidente The “White Rum” being called for isn’t unaged. Rums like Havana Club 3, Plantation 3-star, Hamilton White ‘Stache, Don Q Cristal etc. are all aged. They don’t have to be “brash” tasting either. A lot of low aged, filtered rums are absolutely delicious. Try for example Ten to One white, Diplomatico Planas or Real McCoy 3: all super tasty (and aged!)

  • @caffeinateddice1652

    @caffeinateddice1652

    15 күн бұрын

    Honestly Plantation 3 star is my go-to for white rum. Yes, others are good and arguably better, but I just like it and I think it would work great in that drink

  • @billfurlow3608

    @billfurlow3608

    15 күн бұрын

    With you on this one. Also, you really should stick to the Blanc Vermouth. LB changes the whole profile and will over power a lightly aged rum IMHO.

  • @maitaioneon

    @maitaioneon

    15 күн бұрын

    @@billfurlow3608 My go-top spec is 2 oz "rum", 1 oz of dry vermouth, .5 oz curacao, barspoon grenadine. That already puts forth a pretty sweet drink. That's what I like. Alternately, and even better, is using Comoz Vermouth de Chambery Blanc which has a sweetness somewhere between standard dry and blanc. When I use the Comoz I do a scant pour on the curacao to adjust.

  • @billfurlow3608

    @billfurlow3608

    15 күн бұрын

    @@maitaioneon ooh, gonna try that if I can find it. Thanks for the tip.

  • @maitaioneon

    @maitaioneon

    15 күн бұрын

    @@billfurlow3608 supposedly it's more like the vermouth that was used in the original drink. You can read about it by Googling "Dolin Comoz Haus Alpenz"

  • @ssatva
    @ssatva15 күн бұрын

    The vids I enjoy the most are you sharing something interesting, either cocktails or ingredients making, and then you creating theme cocktails. I'm finding the bad cocktails ones harder and harder to watch!

  • @Halligan45
    @Halligan4513 күн бұрын

    Loved it!! And it's so nice to see you do them fresh as a sort of revisitation, hello to an old friend!!

  • @loganteal256
    @loganteal25610 күн бұрын

    Hey man, been following you for a long time and I’ve gone through A LOT crap since following you. Divorce, re-married, miscarriage, having a kid, two job changes including departing out of the Marine Corps. I put your podcasts on and old episodes on all the time. You’ve aided in a lot of troubles in my life through helping me get more addicted to alcohol and I’ll tell you that even in my cirrhosis that will inevitably arrive, I will continue to watch with unwavering loyalty and pride. I do hope you read this, even with a little satire but also much truth my good friend. Thank you and good day.

  • @lukedanis9215
    @lukedanis921515 күн бұрын

    Thanks Greg! Absolutely love the channel, especially these kinds of episodes-You making cocktails you enjoy!

  • @stephens2241
    @stephens224115 күн бұрын

    I was introduced to your channel through some of the cyberpunk videos. I then started watching some of your back catalogue, and made a couple of the drinks you showcased. My first Mai Tai took my breath away. I've been hooked ever since. And yes, an improved whisky cocktail is as mind-blowingly good as you describe.

  • @andrewmontague9682
    @andrewmontague968215 күн бұрын

    Greg is having too much fun. Time for a "The customer is always wrong" episode. 😝

  • @30321495
    @3032149515 күн бұрын

    Coincidentally, your favorite drinks happen to be some of my favorite episodes. The Caipirinha is definitely one of my favorite cocktails and loved by everyone that I make it for. Thanks!

  • @gregboi183
    @gregboi18310 күн бұрын

    The description of the improved whiskey, particularly from 7:25 onwards, is so chaotic and magical, I'm gonna have to come back and watch it again and again

  • @matth5952
    @matth595215 күн бұрын

    With Mai Tais being Greg's favorite drinks, I would love to see an episode rating different canned or bottled ones.

  • @davidcross7824
    @davidcross782413 күн бұрын

    These are my favortie episodes because it gets me psyched to try these cocktails.

  • @bigoltexan
    @bigoltexan15 күн бұрын

    Great content as always!

  • @linxy21411
    @linxy2141112 күн бұрын

    I loved this video! The worst drinks can be funny but I enjoy people having a good time more. The best drinks teach me so much about what i can do to make up some great stuff for my family and friends.

  • @danielboiani288
    @danielboiani28813 күн бұрын

    I finally just made the improved whiskey cocktail. You are so right about it being an eye opener. Incredible flavours working together. I am impressed

  • @artonion420
    @artonion42015 күн бұрын

    Fantastic episode, great cocktails and you know it’s good when Greg is fired up like a young Tom Waits

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle15 күн бұрын

    Paper Plane is what got me into cocktails, and is still my absolute favorite. So simple, yet so grownup, so balanced, and so crushable, yet so boozy. It is the perfect drink to me.

  • @cgavin7501

    @cgavin7501

    14 күн бұрын

    It’s a good one. Since it’s an equal parts recipe it is a great introduction to teach someone else how to make cocktails as well.

  • @n0isyturtle

    @n0isyturtle

    14 күн бұрын

    @@cgavin7501 If you ever get a chance, sub the lemon juice for grapefruit juice, and it is an incredible Summer cocktail.

  • @commonbard5069
    @commonbard506912 күн бұрын

    Greg, simply coming from a friendly place- you looked great in this episode! And as always, fantastic episode! Thanks for the quality content!

  • @adinaholmes5269
    @adinaholmes526910 күн бұрын

    I actually have never had a Mai Tai before, so I went to the store this morning and now I have one and it is glorious. Thanks, Greg! Also, seeing you so jazzed about these drinks was great!

  • @meganhofer7979
    @meganhofer797915 күн бұрын

    I learn so much from you, happy to see any new video.

  • @necogreendragon
    @necogreendragon15 күн бұрын

    I've never been to Moderation but if I ever do I will be sure to have a drink there.

  • @Karlhuna
    @Karlhuna11 күн бұрын

    Just joined the Patreon! My Wife and I thank you for being part of our living room TV time for the last 6 years!!!!

  • @KordTheDestroyer
    @KordTheDestroyer15 күн бұрын

    All my favorites too Greg! Thanks for sharing.

  • @raphaelasantos3148
    @raphaelasantos314810 күн бұрын

    Im freaking ouuuuttt!!! Caipirinha made it to the list! 🤩Well... Brazil is waiting for you and your family buddy. too many fun places and... distilleries to visit

  • @Mavairo
    @Mavairo14 күн бұрын

    Don't down yourself on your creativity. You are probably the whole reason I even got into cocktails.

  • @Dondolini94
    @Dondolini9413 күн бұрын

    Your cocktails always positively impress my local bartender, and i'm happy to bring something new around my small town's quite resurrecting from staleness drinking habits. When my dad was young, the main attraction was wine and derived spirits, as i'm from tuscany, between Montecucco and Morellino areas. Rum that people going to cuba for holidays tasted and, sometimes, bring back home, was also quite renown. As of now, local bartenders and the whole alchool panorama changed dramaticly, i had for example a bottle of gin from the firm Castelgreve, that usually makes Chianti that was a real treat. i'm so glad that things have been refined to this levels with cocktails, and the culture of low budget drinks is dying, or at least acknowledged to be lame. i wouldn't even consider it fair for college's nights, have some decency already!

  • @FunctionallyLiteratePerson
    @FunctionallyLiteratePerson15 күн бұрын

    I usually use granulated sugar for the caipirinha and not syrup. I like the fact it slowly dissolves more over time and ends up being sweeter then when you start. I haven't used Novo Fogo yet but I've used leblon which I like a good amount. Aside for caipirinhas, I always love a good mai tai a bit different than the spec written in the Smuggler's Cove book.

  • @Marmaladeraptor
    @Marmaladeraptor15 күн бұрын

    I love hearing about Greg's favorite drinks. I've learned so much from these videos and I'm always excited to learn a new skill. It's thanks to Greg that my friend's favorite drink is a last word

  • @QBandBookingKC
    @QBandBookingKC14 күн бұрын

    Great episode. Thank you.

  • @joelock7079
    @joelock707913 күн бұрын

    Love this channel. Frankly, underrated. Have a request. Would love to see an episode with original cocktails that YOU created. Would be great to see 1) a wheated bourbon cocktail, 2) an Anejo tequila cocktail and 3) a molasses rum (e.g., Foursquare) cocktail. Again, thank you. Great content.

  • @TheWHEATISHweet
    @TheWHEATISHweet15 күн бұрын

    To my man, first time stopping by in a while and you look amazing! Great work, you should be very proud!

  • @Drake844221
    @Drake8442217 күн бұрын

    So, I've enjoyed playing around with liquors mixed in with sodas and whatnot, but the first time I _really_ started playing around with making proper cocktails was after I watched you talk about the improved whiskey cocktail in your video where you talked about "if you like X, try Y" and... you sent me down a rabbit hole. I may still not have the best arrangement to play with mixology to my heart's content, but you FINALLY got me to get a bar tool set, with a mixing glass, shaker, strainers, etc., and I've fallen in love with not only the improved whiskey cocktail, but also the classic recipe mai tai, and a few others. Now, with my improved whiskey cocktail, I do need to get a proper bottle of rye whiskey to see how that does with it, but I really have been enjoying it with a whiskey out of Portland, Oregon, which is a Canadian whiskey that is finished in rye and corn whiskey casks. On top of that, I've found that I like a fair bit more absinthe than just a rinse or a spritz in the glass, but instead use a bar spoon of absinthe in the mix full stop. It was surprising for me, since I have never really liked licorice, but after a while of drinking it, I actually gave licorice another go, and found that I enjoy it now! I blame you. Also, I recently got to try a caipirinha at a Brazilian churrascaria called Fogo de Chao, which just opened up a location in my area, and while I wasn't upset with the much fruitier one that I ordered for myself, I think I would definitely get their more original one next time, after trying some of my dad's. And, of course, the Mai Tai... definitely have fallen in love with that one. Doesn't need all of the extra fruit juice, it is just... beautiful all on its own. I guess I'll really need to look into making myself an El Presidente at some point... my main challenge has been that I don't really have the fridge capacity to keep a bottle of vermouth or anything like that in the fridge. Especially if the fridge side is going to end up freezing it, the way it does with almost anything else that is all of the way in the back. I should also try out your Rusty Nail... I'm actually a big fan of gin, particularly enjoying the herbal notes in it. Heck, I've loved gin ever since I made my first "classic recipe" gimlet. That one was from when I'd read Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, where Philip Marlowe is told the proper way to make one, with just half Rose's lime juice and half gin, and that's it. I've been a fan ever since XD

  • @brianduffy6330
    @brianduffy63309 күн бұрын

    I am so glad you included the Rusty Anchor. I have been making them ever since you originally made the video.

  • @GordonFreeman445
    @GordonFreeman44514 күн бұрын

    So glad Greg gets to make some good drinks! The bad drink videos are amusing for sure, but it is so nice to see him make and drink things he loves so much!

  • @mtoboekid11mouse88
    @mtoboekid11mouse8814 күн бұрын

    I *love* gin, and I have really appreciated your many years of cocktail advice helping me find more ways to serve it to my friends! Just a couple days ago, I got to make several really easy gin drinks using your old fashioned formula principle - they went down a treat! We put away half a bottle of gin real easy, and all thanks to what I learned from your channel! (Also total side note, can't wait for Midnight Local to come back, I love the podcast!)

  • @SuperStarr817
    @SuperStarr81714 күн бұрын

    Loved this video. It's true, improved whisky cocktail, updating my old fashioned really helped me fall in love with drink making. Caiphirinias are also the best lazy summer cocktail.

  • @Mistersheeaun
    @Mistersheeaun15 күн бұрын

    I love these episodes. When I need to make a cocktail for the fam, I always scan the channel for episodes like this

  • @daniel98carvalho
    @daniel98carvalho8 күн бұрын

    As a Brazilian, I was always told growing up that a caipirinha must be made with granulated sugar. The reason is it helps bring out just that much more of the lime essential oils. In addition, getting that nice little sugar crunch in there can be quite nice. :)

  • @vicg2652
    @vicg265215 күн бұрын

    Yay! I love it when Greg gets to drink things he actually likes! Dude deserves a break

  • @voxvita03
    @voxvita0315 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I've actually set a goal to make all the IBA cocktails and having even more is awesome!

  • @Wardenless_in_the_Void
    @Wardenless_in_the_Void14 күн бұрын

    I don't even drink and I love this channel.

  • @darklordofsword
    @darklordofsword15 күн бұрын

    Hey Greg! I've learned a ton since I started watching your channel. You inspired me to make my own syrups for shave ice, and I even concocted a Bananas Foster one.

  • @BillWardsBack
    @BillWardsBack14 күн бұрын

    Loved the rusty anchor! And that Mai tai is bangin. Drink on! 🤘🍸

  • @jasonritner9662
    @jasonritner966214 күн бұрын

    The El Presidente. The drink that, because of you, I was introduced to and is probably my favorite cocktail and the one that my family and friends love for me to make for them. I adjusted mine to be 2 oz Applteon Estate, 1 Oz Dolin Blanco Vermouth, 1 Oz Dry Curacao or Cointreau, and 1/4 Oz Grenadine. Finished and garnished with the expressed orange peel. The grenadine gives it a beautiful orange color that looks fantastic in a coupe. Just... beautiful. Love that drink.

  • @degencatgaming9250
    @degencatgaming92505 күн бұрын

    12:00 "bright gasoliney almost metallic kinda maybe even copper" SHINY AND CHROOOOOOOOOOOOOME

  • @christianboyd4635
    @christianboyd463515 күн бұрын

    Great picks Greg, I wanted to see the old fashioned but the improved whiskey cocktail is probably a better choice. Love the channel, keep it up!

  • @connorwinter9257
    @connorwinter925715 күн бұрын

    An El Presidente is also a defensive drill where the shooter looks over his shoulder, identifies three evenly spaced targets, pivots to face them, draws and engages each target with two rounds, left to right, then reloads and engages each target with two rounds right to left, before scanning for threats and holstering the weapon. This is meant to be a inclusive test of many individual skills.

  • @Exesteils
    @Exesteils15 күн бұрын

    Love it when you play it fast and loose on the cocktails and just enjoy the drinks as they come. Makes me thirsty too, guess its time to make a cocktail myself

  • @DrEpicPhD
    @DrEpicPhD15 күн бұрын

    Can't wait to see more drinks you like!

  • @DonaldSubert
    @DonaldSubert15 күн бұрын

    The improved whiskey cocktail was the drink that sent me down the rabbit hole. I caught an earlier version, from the history of the old fashioned video. I made it for a few friends and they were astounded. Now I have hundreds of bottles.

  • @LyK0sa
    @LyK0sa15 күн бұрын

    For what it's worth, my absolute favourite rum to use for el presidente is veritas (I believe known as probitas in the states). It's a fantastic blend of Bajan and Jamaican rums with heaps of character, and because it's a light rum you can still achieve that signature tinge of pink colouration.

  • @totalmetaljacket789
    @totalmetaljacket78915 күн бұрын

    I love that your first pick is the presidente. I discovered it independent of the channel but it's a go to for me with Diplomatico and homemade Curacao.

  • @jakepetropoulos1074
    @jakepetropoulos107415 күн бұрын

    For my mai tais, i really like 1 oz smith and cross and 1 oz plantation overproof, just awesome

  • @ToothlessAndrew
    @ToothlessAndrew14 күн бұрын

    Cheers for the great picks and for getting me into cocktails. I’m a little surprised the Queen’s Park Swizzle didn’t make the list with how much you’ve talked it up before. More for me at least.

  • @strattonmeyer2870
    @strattonmeyer287013 күн бұрын

    I loved this episode! So nice to see you enjoying yourself. I will say that an agricole rum can work really well in a mai tai! I love an even split of Rhum JM Blanc and Smith+Cross. The grassiness of the agricole plays well with the orgeat, and is counter played with the fogo from the S+C. Worth a try, if you haven't!

  • @robywar
    @robywar15 күн бұрын

    The Caipirinha has become a major go-to for me recently. So simple and good!

  • @whyherewhynow7418
    @whyherewhynow741815 күн бұрын

    The Improved Whiskey Cocktail is my go-to drink ever since I first saw it on your show & gave it a try.

  • @WeeStrom
    @WeeStrom15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the reminder about the Improved... big sazerac fan, I need to try that!

  • @tamcrumpkin8839
    @tamcrumpkin883915 күн бұрын

    thank you for making amazing content!

  • @ginntonic19
    @ginntonic1915 күн бұрын

    Can't wait to try some of these

  • @ChickenxBoneless
    @ChickenxBoneless15 күн бұрын

    The Caipirinha, and any citrus-flavored drinks, are my absolute favorites.

  • @LordDelakar
    @LordDelakar8 күн бұрын

    This is like my 4th time watching this video. I'm gonna make my way through all of these drinks