Cocktails of the Fifties

[HeyNonyNonymous]

You know the woman is crazy for cocktails when she uses COGNAC instead of standard brandy. This shit is expensive! and most cognac lovers would be horrified of the possibility of mixing it with anything. You can't even put ice in a snifter glass...

[Juicexlx]

@HeyNonyNonymous That way of tasting Cognacs is French and it's about tasting and judging ''the best Cognac ever made'' or the best year etc. That has nothing to do with making cocktails out of them.

In general, women can't stand Cognacs, they can't digest it and it makes them sick. So making cocktails and drinking it with moderation in a fashionable king of way, is the best way to go.

[HeyNonyNonymous]

@Juicexlx Cognac doesn't make women sick. I know plenty of women who love Cognac, when I took my bartenders' course, all 10 women in my class enjoyed Cognac very much and it was the first time most of them tried it. You can use Cognac in any cocktail containing brandy, of course. You can use single malt scotch in whiskey cocktails, and grey goose in vodka cocktails but most people (and certainly most pubs) used cheaper versions, so using expensive alcohol means you think cocktails are important

[Juicexlx]

@HeyNonyNonymous I'm a French Canadian. Maybe, my comment wasn't clear enough...

What I meant to say is that women will be better off mixing Cognacs in cocktails...Kind of fashionably and in reasonable quantity. They really, really don't digest well any type of spirits aged into wood barrels. Especially, over 35/40 years old. Even red wine can become difficult to stomach for them or alcohols containing a lot of sugar like crème de menthe, Bailey's, Tia Maria etc. or rhum and Coca-Cola.

[cyber1zen]

Who would have known?

[3x4t0r]

These Recipes are absolutely authentic.

I'm so glad, that original recipes are on their way back as well as forgotten flavours like orange bitters, rye whiskeys, etc whose availabillity suffered from the prohibition period in america. AND im glad to see videos like this one on youtube that spreads classic cocktail recipes and a sense for good quality spirits.

[3x4t0r]

For all of you who are not familiar with orange bitters and lemon zests in a martini, read cocktail books from the pre-prohibitional period and the time the drinks were created and you'll see how much some of them have regressed over time.

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

Sounds like you know what youre talking about... ill be giving a few of these a go i think.

[onelasssttime]

He's kind of cute (lol)

[GonzoMcFonzo]

I stopped listening when she said to put bitters in the martini. I can deal with wildly varying rations of gin and vermouth, but seriously, orange bitters?

[jmfangio]

Prior to Prohibition, a dash of orange bitters was standard. I, for one, am glad to see that this is making a comeback.

[SailorBarsoom]

For the old fashioned and the stinger, I wonder if it would be worth it to use something a bit more high-tech, like dry ice or liquid nitrogen?

OK, so I'm probably just looking for an excuse to buy dry ice or liquid nitrogen, but hey.

[BrianMChampion]

If you disagree with her you could not only put the cherry in the Manhattan but also just a little bit of the cherry juice as well. Heresy and "infra dig" for some, maybe, but it's kind of good.

[Akumyo]

Oh wow I'm gonna try some of these

[SailorBear888]

I am 100% certain that the standard martini is 2.5 ounces of gin, 0.5 ounce of vermouth, shaken with ice, strained, and garnished with an olive. There are no orange bitters involved.

[ejh06752]

the stinger rocks!

[assmongrel]

get crunk!

[tracyandmia]

I <3 Rachel too :-)

[corbyz]

I *heart* Rachel! I was just listening to this via podcast a few days ago :-)