Did you enjoy the nature shots and the change of scenery? Let me know if you would like to see more shots like this in our episodes!

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope for the positive feedback! I just love to shoot in the nature.

@jenniferbunge346

3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Cinema quality 👌👏

@LiquidMemoir

3 жыл бұрын

@ Incredible work! I've loved the few times you guys have shown a bit of your country. Very nice

@sephirothjc

3 жыл бұрын

They made me want to move there to be honest.

@MrMoney331

3 жыл бұрын

It was great! Beautiful area! Looks like you might of gotten to do some Drone shooting! Love it! For sure would like to see more!

I'm a hobbyist mead maker, and the introduction has now affirmed my plans for making an herbal mead with wormwood on Saturday.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Great! I would love to hear your feedback about that mead and cocktail. Cheers!

@JaxMerrick

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos Well, we'll see how it goes in a couple of months. Ferment should be done in two weeks, so I'll see how it goes when I take it off the yeast.

@JaxMerrick

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the mead has been off the yeast for a week now... And I have to retool the recipe. It wasn't up to my usual standards, but that just means I know what to do for the next batch. And I still have a few liters of a homemade Vikings Blod mead (cherry, hibiscus and hops) to hold me over until then. Perhaps that would make a good mixer for a Manhattan?

@fasfsdgag

Жыл бұрын

@@JaxMerrick Hey! I'm a new hobbyist mead maker and I'm looking into making herbal meads. Were you able to dial into a good recipe that used wormwood?

Man, the creative cocktail is only topped by your insane production value. Well done man! I need to pick up some Italicus.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Johnny! Let me know how you like this drink. Cheers! p.s. I love your channel! It will come useful when we will move our studio to a new place.

@craftedworkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos thanks Kevin!

Oh honey, that’s a beeutiful cocktail! 🍯🐝

Another amazing and creative cocktail! I don't know how you guys pull this off every single week. Absolutely remarkable.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

We are giving our best every week and it's nice to hear feedback like yours. Thank you!

@manuele.itriagom.728

2 жыл бұрын

The level is insane.

Love it Kev!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vlad, really appriciate you watching!

Can you guess how long I needed to wait for the shot from the intro? 🐝😍

@TheWeePearl

3 жыл бұрын

No idea, but you nailed it!

@carl_busch

3 жыл бұрын

2 hours

Seriously, the presentation fooled me into thinking your channel was in the millions of subscribers, not thousands. Great work!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Jay! Hopefully someday this will be the case, and you'll get to say "I was there at 7k!" 😎

I've only seen two episodes of this and I can confidently say I adore you. I wish the best fortune for your channel and happy drinking!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

You're too kind, ShakalakaKing! But luckily there's almost 50 episodes for you to check and plenty more coming so set you clock to Cocktail Time and welcome aboard!

The absolute silence after the honey-comb joke was priceless🤣🤣🤣. Pretty awesome drink as always.

Beautiful shots of you heading into the forest, and very sensible tips on foraging! I was on Islay myself last year, before lockdown, and went past the Bruichladdich distillery where they make the Botanist Gin. Islay itself was wet, bleak and beautiful, and I'm glad to hear the distillery company is working to keep it beautiful.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

I already had a flight ticket for the Islay too, but covid happens too quickly, so they canceled it. I hope that I will have a chance to visit it one day. Thank you!

I enjoy swapping sweet vermouth with locally made mead. So delicious and a great twist of flavours.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

You are right! The taste is really pleasant.

Another beautiful video and great looking cocktail. The outdoor footage was beautiful. Your hometown looks tranquil.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

I love filming shots in nature. I guess that I will have to think of more recipes that include foraged ingredients. Thank you, Vino!

@CoachVinoLLC

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos I’m ready for a new series, “Adventure Time with Kevin Kos”. 😃

That opening shot, wow. Well done

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, Nick! Great job by Sašo and the bee 🐝😉

That does sound delicious, but I think it's the second drink I've ever heard of that uses Italicus. For the spruce tip syrup, I believe there's a drink called Death Knocking using St. George Terroir, lemon, the syrup, and floral bitters. Drinking French by David Leibovitz also has a recipe for spruce tip wine in it.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

That's interesting information. I will try something with spruce tips syrup too since I already have it at home. Thanks!

Not typically a fan of Negronis but this sounds absolutely wonderful!

Aromas of fresh ideas on the nose, the palate gives you spectacularly delicious knowledge lingering with bittersweet visual b-roll. Leaving the palate on the way out sprinkled with subtle notes of elitist awkwardness.. The experience is very diverse and changes over time, while staying balanced the whole way through from start to end. Extraordinary!

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

This is one of the most creative cocktails I have ever seen. I absolutely love the fact that you foraged for the spruce tips and that you took such beautiful shots of the forest to juxtapose the bar with nature!

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Konrad Oman! I am glad you like it!

Your prettiest cocktail yet ❤️

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Even bee, in the beginning, liked it very much 😄

Sounds amazing! All of your cocktails on this channel are so unique and fun and something to aspire to!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I am glad that you like it!

I am glad to take part in another episode, and love that you are raising awarenes in regards to pollenators🐝 And of course, you nailed the cocktail🥃 as always, tastes awsome🔝

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't till I moved to Europe that I first tried mead. Interesting spirit, looking forward to trying this recipe!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being my guest! It was a blast!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Let me know how it was!

Wow, the effort put into this video... I applaud you, and the bees.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

The amazing quality of your videos and channel do not make up for that honeycomb joke

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that bad, huh? I'll let David know his jokes are generating a lot of buzz in the comments section 😉

Week after week, fantastic inspiration! Even if I don't have your brands, I will make my version of the Beegroni this weekend. Thanks Kevin and the team and looking forward to the first annual celebration.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Ignatiuz! Cocktails are about experimenting too, so I'd love to hear how your version of the Beegroni turns out. Cheers! PS: Us too! 🤩🍾🥂

I don’t even drink, and I love this guy and his content.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support!

Fantastic video Cocktail Time team! It was clear that a lot of thought and research went into this drink. I love the collaboration for your mead as well. I've homebrewed mead myself in the past and it is great to see it used in your application. Well done!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Patrick! We spend a lot of time creating the drink and into the production of the episode so I am happy that all that hard work doesn't go unnoticed. Cheers!

I love that way !!

I love the addition of the Italicus! I was going to make my own similar Negroni Bianco if I could get a sweeter white vermouth but the mead idea is great and I already had some on hand! :D

Love the glass!

In fairness to you and your awesome team. Ye come up with amazing cocktail ideas. And they look awesome

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

The team is wonderful. We had such a great time taking the shots in nature. Thank you so much!

Brilliant concoction Kevin, and equally captivating story-telling/cinematography. I had never heard about mead before this video and it jogged my memory of reading Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 "Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book" and coming across 'Red Calisaya'. After being introduced to verjuice and mead I would thoroughly enjoy seeing what you could invent with this forgotten spirit that has played its part in history.

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John! I am glad you enjoy my episodes and I hope I will keep on entertaining you. Cheers!

Simply beautiful! And the ICE! 😍

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nICE comment, Sam! 😉

Zanimiva priprava, super sestavine in res lep coctail🌼 Posnetek iz narave naredi to epizodo res nekaj posebnega😊. Bravo! 🍀👌🔝

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Me veseli, da živimo v taki pokrajini, kjer je nabiranje v naravi in uporabljanje takšnih sestavin še mogoče in varno. Hvala za lepe besede!

Awesome idea with the Mead, looks like an awesome cocktail

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

It was delicious. Thank you, my friend!

Mead with local honey is always the best!! and in a White Negroni That rocks!!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Especially if the beekeeper who made it is named David, right? 😉

@boozeontherocks

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos You got that!!!

Great drink with a great message!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Somehow it feels even better drinking a cocktail that's made for the right occasion 🐝

Amazing yet again!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Shat, thats an expensive cocktail there on a picture! And an effort and creativity put in it makes me lust for it!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

It would be expensive but it tastes so good. I am glad that it makes you lust for it 😄 cheers!

Excellent job!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Well now I know what my weekend drink will be! Fantastic idea and love the videos!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Great! Let us know how you like it. Have a nice weekend!

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

I can hear the Italicus in my cupboard begging to be used 😂

Genius tip on pressing it with the potato ricer... I've never had much yield from just mashing it with a muddler against a mesh strainer.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a really great tool for this, even if you use a cheesecloth or muslin (see the Clover Club episode). Could be useful for mashed potatoes too, I guess. 😃

The infusion is a nice detail, but you could just have used the St. George - Terroir Gin. It is basically northern Californian forest in a glass.

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think I can buy this gin where I live, but it sounds delicious. Thank you!

WOW!!! Such an interesting video!! I bet that mead is delicious. This cocktail looks very tasty.. Great video!!!

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

Another spirit I learned about coming to Europe. I already have Italicus, now to get me some mead! 😜

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barprints HA!!! I make honey syrup,then see this video...... I'm a true novice.....

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Tim, we're all learning, that's the beauty of cocktails! But you guys are right, it really is delicious. 🤤 Glad you liked the video!

Kevin saving the bees one spruce-tip infused gin and homemade bottle of mead at a time! Stunning white negroni variation

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

It ain't much, but it's honest work. 💪😃 Thanks, it was such a fun cocktail to develop and shoot, we're all really pleased with how it all came together! 🤩

Always waiting for your news recipe🔥🔥

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Stay tuned there will be more 😉 Cheers!

Another great episode gentlemen. Gotta figure out a good mead I can use.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Please do! You will love this drink! Thank you and cheers!

You should do a cocktail incorporating rakia! It was nice to see a bit of Slovenia, and I would love to see you honor that varied and versatile balkan spirit.

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! It is versatile but powerful too, and it can be at the forefront in all aspects. I have to find out how to tame it properly. Cheers!

Great video 👍🏽

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Aedonis!

The dad jokes 😂 universal language

Hello Kevin, great cocktail video as always. May I ask what to use as an alternative to Italicus ? I am unable to find any.

@LongVu-lh9el

2 жыл бұрын

any white herbal aperitif like Suze will work, and they are cheaper

This is beautiful 🤩

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

That Ice am I right?! Perfect!

Great video as always 😊 Where did you get your labels for the bottles? Always so pretty

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Julien! Robi makes it for every cordial, infusion, etc. I like it too.

It’s the Bees Knees!!! Nicely done! Please find me that Copita glass 🙏

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! If you are ever in Slovenia, visit Maribor and I am going to give it to you personally. But for the meantime, you can check on this one here: www.urbanbar.com/products/distillery-taster-glass-14cl?variant=37104412786848

Really nice job :) where did you get the ice stamp? Any recomendadion?

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

This one was made by one of my acquaintances but I think that you can try to contact some Aliexpress providers. I found some ice stamps there too. Thank you and best of luck!

Would infusion with sous vide work with the spruce? Or would it be similar to other heated methods?

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

Sous vide would work too. Just use lower temperatures. I would say 40°C for about 4h.

Hey Kevin not to disturb but did you do already film your cocktail engendered episode where you tell how to make DIY clear ice and other interesting ideas ?

@KevinKos

Жыл бұрын

We haven't yet, but we will. Thank you for being our fan, your majesty 😄

We are a little beehind, but the wife and I are going to try and recreate

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

No worries, we're busy as bees sometimes too! Let me know what you think! 😊

How did you calculate the ratio of spruce tips to gin and the length of infusion time?

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

I tried some infusions and pick the best one. I pick the ratio and length of infusion time by the experience of previous infusions I made so I start with that. Then I just make some small adjustments. If you will leave it longer or if you will change the ratio you will still get some great infusions, but it won't be the same as mine since I already balanced the ingredients for the final cocktail.

could you share the recipe for the mead?

Good afternoon,is there an online store for The Meadow purchase,or any stores that sell it in the U.S.? Thanks

@KevinKos

5 ай бұрын

that one was homemade. It might be on the channel in future episodes. Cheers!

🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 Nice cocktail 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really turned out great! 🍯

May I know what kind of yeast do you use for honey fermentation?

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

It was a wine yeast.

I think I found some tips. I'll send you a picture a little later. I don't have Botanist gin. Would Bombay work?

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Great news! Bombay would work too.

When I started college, my physics professor said something similar to the chess champion: "You don't want to get a perfect score on every single assignment you turn in. If you don't make any mistakes, you will not learn anything."

@Barprints

3 жыл бұрын

Love that I'll be using that for sure!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

FDR said "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." 🌊💪

Does sweet vermouth always have wormwood? that's news to me.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

The name "vermouth" is the French pronunciation of the German word for wormwood (Wermut), which has been used as an ingredient in the drink over its history. The prohibition of wormwood as a drink ingredient in the early 20th century in some countries sharply reduced its use in vermouth, but small amounts of the herb are still sometimes included in artisan products. The manufacturers mostly keep their recipes secret. But this is from wikipedia so take it with a grain of salt. Or saline solution, if you so prefer 😉

Recipe for infusion of Mead and wormwood?

@KevinKos

2 жыл бұрын

It was an infusion of wormwood and some herbs in the process of fermenting. We will have to make an episode about that. Cheers!

@KabalBr1

2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinKos That would be lovely. I am having huge diffucult in find a insused with wormwood in germany.

@jaspervangheluwe7531

3 күн бұрын

@@KevinKos , hey Kevin, ever got around making a video about this? I'd be really interested in a video about combining herbs with spirits to make your own liqueurs.

BIG NEWS NEXT WEEK? IM SMELLING MERCHANDISE LAUNCH! (we need our own collectible phantom hand...but thats kinda creepy) or BIG COCKTAIL COLLAB

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Haha Alvin, love your guesses! And you're right - that is a little creepy! 🤣 See you on Thursday! 🤩

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"A honey comb, of course" - UNSUBSCRIBED Just joking... amazing content as always. Wormwood in mead is a majestical idea. I might try the combination of my local mead with some of the wormwood bitters I have.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Haha David's always got jokes! The Gold Rush episode will catch your eye too. 😉 It's really a great combination and I'd love to hear how that turns out for you! Cheers!

Such a beautiful video, the visuals and the cocktail! I hope I can make one some day. It also reminded me of a cocktail from Finland using foraged birch sap, spruce tips and lingonberries that I've wanted to try! It's called “100-year-old Finlands wild herb cocktail”. “20ml gin (for example Kyrö Napue gin) birch sap frozen and crushed 1 tbsp spruce tips 1 tbsp lingonberries sugar lime Cut a few thin slices of a well washed lime for garnishing and peel the rest of the fruit. Mix the spruce tips, sugar and half of the lime in a blender and strain into glass. Add the crushed birch sap ice, gin, cranberries and lime slices. Stir. Let the crushed ice melt for a moment and enjoy. Try douglas pine needles and fresh squeezed lemon juice in the cocktail too. Make the drink alcohol free by replacing the gin with bitter lemonade or grapefruit lemonade.” This recipe was created by Tommi Kangas for the 100th birthday of independent Finland. Of course it was in Finnish, I did my best to translate it.

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

This is such interesting information and recipe! Thank you for sharing and translating it for us! I love birch sap and I might use it in a future Cocktail Time episode. Thanks again and cheers!

This looks so amazing but I can’t get italicus in Canada 🥲. I make my own mead though, maybe I could make a bergamot mead 🤔 Regardless your videos are absolutely amazing 🙌🏻

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Bergamot mead sounds delicious! Thank you!

Outstanding looking cocktail! Fantastic work!

@KevinKos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!