New Orleans Best Cocktails: The Cosmopolitan

[SalamanderTalent]

Chris McMillian you ought to have your own YouTube channel!

[DMC718]

why ddnt you add contreau or triple sec?

[seanbooth84]

the cosmopolitant? 3:19

[VonHalford]

@seanbooth84 THE CHAMPION OF THEM ALL

[CommanderSpooky]

Chris McMillian is my nigga.

[adriandinh]

what spirit did he use first?

[terratrema]

@adriandinh

Absolut Citron. A citrus vodka.

You can find instructions for how to make your own citrus vodka online.

[Ikazukison1]

@terratrema 'Citron' is french for 'Lemon', not 'Citrus'

[terratrema]

@Ikazukison1

Erm... I didn't saw it wasn't, yo...

[RagnarDenFule]

@Ikazukison1 In the case of Absolut Citron it's acctually Swedish for lemon ;)

[dbless123]

this guy just knows wazzup! respect

[1mikemccabe]

@Fluddelito well realy it should be a flamed orange zest. dale de groff added that in 1996 in the rainbow room nyc.

[Fluddelito]

sorry for being annoying but you kinda forgot the lime as garnish :)

[lcspies]

wish he would make a Mai Tai!

[MarcTheBored]

i wish *any* bartender knew as much as he does

[pmfernandez]

Wow what a bunch of snobs. I work in a hotel nice hotel and we usetriple sec unless specified by the customer or a particular drink. A cosmo is totally fine with triple sec...

[plitwit]

For a high-end hotel you are using some cheap ingredients. I'd be using either Cointreau or Grand Mariner, NOT Triple Sec. And your citrus vodka should be Belvedere Citrus Vodka or Grey Goose Citrus Vodka, NOT Absolut. Your cocktail is only as good as the ingredients you put into it.

[wotg]

@plitwit

There are lots of other high quality vodkas you can use mate.

Personaly i use Wyborowa Exquisite.

Not a big fan of the flavoured vodkas at all (unless you have done a homemade flavoured one with fresh fruit)

[notoriousagp]

@plitwit he uses triple sec to refer to cointreu or any similar gredient. check the magarita video.

[mindflashbr]

@plitwit Don't be an asshat, the original Triple Sec and Absolute are absolutely fine premium brands. The price range is almost the same. Belvedere and Grey Goose are showoff brands, they take no place in flavoring this drink.

[bubble244]

@plitwit

Using Gran Mariner in Cosmo is a disaster. The use of vodka aint that particularly bound to one type or brand. Plain vodka is excellent. For me, the flavoured vodka's are just for the good looking bottles. (same with rum). Any decent bartender can compensate for the subtile flavour, using fresh fruit.

Greeting from Sweden

[bolch88bb8]

Do not use a generic triple sec...use cointreau or citronage...cointreau is more popular.

[lcspies]

I like this with Ruby Red Grapefruit and Tangerine Juice!!

or try cranberry/pomegranate, or just straight pomegranate juice...

[najibiyumyume]

you just talk for nothing , you realy dont know how to make a drink, let me tell you when ever you make any drink you should have make the ( GARNISH FIRST) then start making the drink ,

[gsmutz]

great work mixing these classic drinks. your camera man needs to do a lesson in 'how to hold a steady shot'

[mydopamean]

holy moly im thirsty now! lol

[dorcolac3]

where is garnish on this cocktail? strange shaking metod :)

[hemantology]

Flambe orange

[NielsVanHorssen]

Try to get some dutch terschellinger cranberry juice, it will blow your mind, its the best Cosmo you'll ever drink.

[NewOrlean1]

i work there!!! cris does not work there anymore hes a really cool guy though his wife is also a great bartender

[njLady4I]

Had a cosmo standard recipe that I used but I'm converted now. This man is an alchemist beyond reproach.

[allancuevasuk]

Is a flamed organge zest something modern that has been added? I also thought it was supposed to be double strained so there are no ice bits in there and it looks smooth and clear

[toyotainside1]

@allancuevasuk well.. the flamed orange is important as all the ingredients and is not a modern thing added at all .... no need to double strain, even more.. the result should not be clear at all! this is shown when u used fresh lime juice not artificial (has to be cloudy), You can search a vid on youtube from dale degroff which this great mixologist bartender McMillian usually mentions as his friend.. hes the one completing the recipe for the cosmo! so he must be right ;)

[N1GWANNAC1G]

classic old-school pimp, muhfucker knows the science of precision

[cdoggydog182]

Word

[EPICT0ASTER]

@N1GWANNAC1G your language discredits your statement.

[fiddlenut24]

i wish every bartender knew as much as he does

[katzorange]

Best video! ditto, easy to follow, no bs. and looks so oh so tasty!:)

[misotuki1]

McMillian knows what hes doing,The Best ive seen in youtube

[wilky81]

Nice man, you seem to know your stuff