What is Falernum? History and Taste Off
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We finally sat down and made a video about one of the earliest tropical cocktail ingredients: falernum. In this episode, we look at the murky history of this rum-based liqueur. From its beginning on the island of Barbados to the dominance of John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum during the 1930’s tiki craze, and through to the tropical cocktail resurgence of today. We also look at a few of the prominent newcomers to the falernum market that might deserve a spot behind your bar: Lucky Falernum, California Falernum, and Bitter Truth’s Golden Falernum.
After tasting all of these falernums, we put them head to head in a double cocktail showdown. The results were quite interesting!
The falernums we tested:
VELVET FALERNUM: alpenz.com/product-falernum.html
LUCKY FALERNUM: brovospirits.com/lucky-falern...
CALIFORNIA FALERNUM: www.geijerspirits.com/falernum
BITTER TRUTH GOLDEN FALERNUM:the-bitter-truth.com/liqueurs...
Sections:
0:00 Intro
1:53 Deep Dive: History of Falernum
3:05 Tasting Notes: Velvet Falernum
4:13 Tasting Notes: Lucky Falernum
6:23 Tasting Notes: California Falernum
8:13 Tasting Notes: Golden Falernum
9:52 Recipe: Corn n’ Oil
10:18 Corn n’ Oil with Velvet Falernum
10:47 Corn n’ Oil with Lucky Falernum
11:22 Corn n’ Oil with California Falernum
11:52 Corn n’ Oil with Golden Falernum
12:14 Ranking: The Best Corn n’ Oil Cocktail
13:08 Recipe: Saturn
13:37 Saturn with Velvet Falernum
14:01 Saturn with Lucky Falernum
14:27 Saturn with California Falernum
14:46 Saturn with Golden Falernum
15:09 Ranking: The Best Saturn Cocktail
15:58 Outro
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Wish Falernum was available in the barrens of Connecticut, sigh. Off topic but useful tidbit: whenever y'all need to do a colonoscopy prep, your Fiery Ginger syrup actually makes the Suprep tolerable to drink, a task that many thought was nigh impossible. Tell your 45 and older friends! 🙂
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great tidbit, it's not everyday we hear of a use like that! Hope you're recovering well!!
Great video guys! Very interested in trying some of these, the California one in particular sounds really good. Cheers!
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, it's always fun to try a classic ingredient from a new/small manufacturer. We wish they were more widely available!
Great video! I'm a big fan of the Saturn cocktail with your Passion Fruit syrup! I only have the Velvet Falernum, so I'll have to try finding a bottle of the Lucky Falernum! Thanks...
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Let us know if you find any other falernums in your local market.
Love these videos, cheers gents. Might have to order a bottle of the lucky falernum!
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you, glad you enjoy them! The Lucky is quite good 👍️
I am here because I had this for the very first time in the black spire brew at Disney world and I am now obsessed with it.
@liberandco
Жыл бұрын
Falernum is such a wonderful liqueur! Definitely deserves a spot on your home bar.
Great video. We are starting to make our own tiki drinks at home and this is a great guide
@liberandco
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, and best of luck on your tiki journey!
Here for it!!
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeeaahh!!
This was great! Big fan of your syrups but just found the channel
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, we appreciate it!
Made your Saturn recipe for my guests it was a huge hit!
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
It's a wonderful cocktail! Glad your guests enjoyed it.
I am so interested in the California and Lucky Falernum! I can imagine the strengths described from these Falernum products doing really well in a number of amazing cocktails! Complex and amazing flavour profiles!! I can't wait to try and find these Falernum variations and I'd totally be in to a trip to Washington State and California to get these products!! Exciting!! Cheers!! 🙂
@liberandco
Жыл бұрын
They really are so unique and fun to use! You can make a lot of delicious cocktails with them, especially if you're into tropical flavors. We hope they get wider distribution and are easier to find. Cheers, Christine!
@christinecamley
Жыл бұрын
@@liberandco Thanks so much!!
Hello Liber & Co. Very interesting video. Personally, I make my homemade falernum because I find the liqueurs often too sweet. The list of different ingredients used gave me ideas for my next achievements. Otherwise in France we can have The Bitter Truth, Velvet and others from independent bottlers but I admit I have never bought any. Well done 🍸
@liberandco
Жыл бұрын
Hi Phil, thank you so much for the kind words. Agree that some of the falernum liqueurs are quite sweet. Very cool you have your own homemade version!
So if one purchased Velvet Falernum, would it help the cocktails if you added the Liber fiery ginger syrup?
@liberandco
2 жыл бұрын
That would definitely boost the flavor, good thinking! Your comment inspired Adam to test another hack, making your own falernum with 2 oz white rum, 2 oz water, ½ oz Almond Orgeat Syrup, ¼ oz Fiery Ginger Syrup, ¼ oz fresh lime juice, 6-8 dashes Angostura bitters. It was quite good!!
Would yall make a Falernum syrup or your own Falernum liqueur? I’ve seen Fee Brothers have made their own syrup.
What is the main diffrence between the bombay dry gin and the East bombay dry gin?
@liberandco
5 ай бұрын
the original has softer juniper, spice, and a more floral taste. The nose of Sapphire East is full of lemon, juniper, and black pepper with some floral undertones~
16-18 USD for Velvet Felernum? Sadly 3 times that in Sweden! Ooof.
@liberandco
4 ай бұрын
yikes! We actually have a video on how to DIY a falernum at home! kzread.info/dash/bejne/doiho9yjkpbah7Q.html Check it out!
@Trasselkalle
4 ай бұрын
@@liberandcoand yeah, all over that video. Thanks for the reply and not least - when will you be in Sweden? However much I love doing stuff myself, so many that like the results don't dare/bother to even try and I'd really love to recommend a proper brand!
Can't buy in Canada.
@liberandco
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully one day.