 What's up guys? I'm Brian Sacawa. Welcome to my kitchen. You're watching He Spoke Style and today I'm showing you how to make three classic cocktails that are perfect for a New Year's Eve party. So this time of year I always think about classic cocktails because one of the traditions that we have around the house that came from my wife's family is that we like to watch the thin man movies. You have everything that is good there with William Paul and Myrna Loy. You have loads of style. You have intrigue. You have humor. And you have lots and lots of cocktails. So that's sort of why I wanted to make this video. Now let's talk about the drinks. First up is the venerable martini. Now there are tons of variables when it comes to making a martini including the type of gin you choose, the vermouth and of course the proportions. Now all of these things are completely a matter of personal taste but for this video obviously I'm going to show you what I like best. Gin. My favorite gin for my martinis is Bombay sapphire. For Negronis, a different story. I prefer beef eater but I like my martinis to be on the smoother side and believe me I've tried many different kinds of gin. Bombay sapphire is my absolute favorite gin for a martini. Vermouth. In my martinis I prefer a French vermouth. Dolan is my choice. Now proportions. Now we can have a discussion about this in the comments but I prefer a two to one gin to vermouth ratio which is known as a classic dry martini. Modern versions which are basically a glass full of gin with just the thought of vermouth. Not for me. I tried the 50-50 version which is half gin half vermouth because I feel like it's more like they were probably drinking back in the thin man time but for me it's not balanced enough. The two to one ratio is in my opinion what a martini should be so all right let's actually make this drink. First thing you need to do with any cocktail you are making is to chill your glass. You're going to fill it with ice and add some water. Next we're going to build our drink. Two ounces of Bombay sapphire gin. One ounce of Dolan driver mousse. Next we're going to add some ice and stir for about 30 seconds. Take your Julep strainer and strain the drink into your glass. You can add a garnish if you like some people like olives. If I add a garnish I typically use a lemon peel but it is perfectly fine if you want to skip the garnish as well. Next up we have the Rob Roy. A Rob Roy is very similar to a martini except instead of gin you're going to use Scotch and instead of dry vermouth you're going to use sweet vermouth. Now for the Scotch you do not want to use a single malt you want to use a blended Scotch. My favorite for a Rob Roy is Chivas vermouth. Again your choice of vermouth is very important it's a little pricey but in this cocktail there is nothing better than Carpano and Tika. I've tried other sweet vermouths including martini and Rossi which isn't bad but Carpano is vastly superior. Now another element you need for a Rob Roy is bitters and not just any bitters you need orange bitters. The best orange bitters you can get for this cocktail are Reagan's orange bitters. First step is we're going to add two dashes of our bitters. Now what is a dash of bitters? According to a good bartender friend of mine a dash of bitters is whatever comes out of the bottle so don't overthink it. So like our martini we're going to use two ounces of our base spirit here that's two ounces of blended Scotch. Unlike a martini you want to favor the Rob Roy a little more towards the spirit side so instead of one ounce of sweet vermouth we're going to use three quarters of an ounce. Stir again for about 30 seconds and strain into your chilled cocktail glass. All right this last cocktail I'm not sure exactly what you call it. Growing up my family call it a highball and since I associate this with Christmas time and the holidays I have come to call it the taste of Christmas. It's probably the simplest cocktail you'll ever make. Definitely nothing fancy but that's not the point. All you need is seagram seven and ginger ale. I don't even measure the strength I put a big piece of ice in a glass pour about this much of seagrams in and top it off with some ginger ale and give it a little stir. Cheers. So those are three classic cocktails that I enjoy during the holidays. Leave your favorites in the comments. Let's argue about the perfect gin to vermouth ratio for a martini. Thumbs up if you liked this video hit that subscribe button and until next time have a very happy new year and stay tailored.