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Welcome to Top Shelf History, where we craft custom cocktails inspired by the greatest stories in history!
Join me and learn about the heroes and villains-the legends and underdogs-that left a mark, and the lessons they can instill in us along the way. In these historic times, there are no better teachers than those who lived through them before. Experience their stories through your tastebuds, one delicious, historically inspired drink at a time!
Important! All recipes and episodes are © Top Shelf History, LLC and cannot be used commercially without written permission from Top Shelf History. For more information, email us at topshelfhistory.com/contact.
Join me and learn about the heroes and villains-the legends and underdogs-that left a mark, and the lessons they can instill in us along the way. In these historic times, there are no better teachers than those who lived through them before. Experience their stories through your tastebuds, one delicious, historically inspired drink at a time!
Important! All recipes and episodes are © Top Shelf History, LLC and cannot be used commercially without written permission from Top Shelf History. For more information, email us at topshelfhistory.com/contact.
Tin Lizze | After Hours
In this final episode of After Hours, Gabe talks about Henry Ford's troubling legacy of anti-semitism. Like history, its messy because people are deeply flawed, even those who reshape the Industrial Revolution. Its Ford's car manufacturing and it's positive affect on developing the middle class that inspired Gabe's original cocktail, Tin Lizzie (th-cam.com/video/canEzbBsbwA/w-d-xo.html)
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Coffee | Behind the Bar
มุมมอง 7214 วันที่ผ่านมา
This crazy cocktail blew me away. Origins of this cocktail is muddy but is first noted in the 1930s. This unique drink includes Port Wine, Brandy, Simple Syrup and Egg Yolk.
Noble Finch | After Hours
มุมมอง 2521 วันที่ผ่านมา
Gabe talks about how fictional characters can inspire us to be better people, using Atticus Finch, which inspired his original cocktail Noble Finch (th-cam.com/video/TXqABYfTJhU/w-d-xo.html), from To Kill a Mockingbird, as a perfect example.
Knockout | Behind the Bar
มุมมอง 158หลายเดือนก่อน
This powerful classic drink from the 1930s includes Gin, French Vermouth, White Creme de Menthe and the infamous Absinthe.
Prancing Pony | After Hours
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In this episode of After Hours, Gabe talks about the challenges of the business side of the Pony Express, including its crazy high costs. But it's innovation was worthy of a cocktail, so Gabe created an original drink called the Prancing Pony (th-cam.com/video/AzZUBmB_4ok/w-d-xo.html).
TSH 33 Plantation Blazer After Hours
มุมมอง 112 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this episode of After Hours, Gabe shares how the death of Vincent Oge contributed to the eventual revolution that freed Haitian Slaves from brutal French control. That important revolution inspired Gabe's original cocktail Plantation Blazer (th-cam.com/video/5KfGKqfoOIo/w-d-xo.html).
Martinez | Behind the Bar
มุมมอง 482 หลายเดือนก่อน
This cocktail originated in the 1890s and includes Gin, Italian Vermouth, Angostura Bitters, and Simple Syrup.
The Gun in the First Act | After Hours
มุมมอง 62 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this insightful episode of After Hours, Gabe shares his fascination with Russian thinkers. One of the, Anton Chekov, inspired his original cocktail Gun in the First Act (th-cam.com/video/yt8H-RxNR1M/w-d-xo.html).
Freeman | After Hours
มุมมอง 103 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this episode of After Hours, Gabe discusses Frederick Douglass' contradictory feelings with the United States, the good of what it represents and the bad for not living up to it. Douglass' life inspired Gabe's original cocktail, Freeman (th-cam.com/video/2R_mtUNSfmQ/w-d-xo.html).
Bloodhound | Behind the Bar
มุมมอง 1353 หลายเดือนก่อน
A regional classic from the early 20th Century and is similar to a previous regional class called the Income Tax. Our Bloodhound includes Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth and muddled and strained Strawberries.
President's Lawyer | After Hours
มุมมอง 113 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this episode of After Hours, Gabe talks about George Wythe's nephew who resorted to murder to undermine Wythe. Wythe's work with the Founding Fathers inspired Gabe's original cocktail, President's Lawyer (th-cam.com/video/2R_mtUNSfmQ/w-d-xo.html).
Income Tax | Behind the Bar
มุมมอง 774 หลายเดือนก่อน
A regional classic cocktail with a memorable name and consists of few ingredients including Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth, a dash of Bitters and 1/4 orange squeezed.
Plato's Paradise | After Hours
มุมมอง 214 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this After Hours Gabe shows how to make his unique crushed iced dome for his original cocktail Plato's Paradise (th-cam.com/video/1jlHtgJAyPw/w-d-xo.html).
Feathered Fury | After Hours
มุมมอง 175 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this fun episode of After Hours, Gabe speaks on the behalf of the emu, who were cast in such a negative light when they tried to defend themselves from human interlopers. The Great Emu War inspired his original cocktail, Feathered Fury (th-cam.com/video/IouwUMvhT3g/w-d-xo.html)
Ethel Duffy | Behind the Bar
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I don't know who Ethel Duffy is or why she has a drink, but she has a cocktail from the early 20th Century with a number of different versions out there. Our Ethel Duffy has three ingredients, Brandy, White Creme de Menthe, and Triple Sec.
Hi gabe ( it’s Jensie)
Check out Clear Creek and Emperical’s plum spirits
Your reaction to the cocktail is hilarious!
It's usually industrial crap that spoils the impression of real Serbian, village distilleries, which make one of the best alcoholic drinks in the world from old varieties of plums.
Industrial crap of the worst kind. In order to know what real šljivovica is, you have to try Serbian homemade brandy.
It was 9 craft, sir
Soviet Sliwowitz is the best!
Only for the disastrously ignorant.
Serbs take our slivovitz very seriously lol. Best enjoyed as a shot, but for cocktails it also makes a very good sidecar. Thank you for covering it! Most will say homemade is best, and that is often true, however as far as commercially available brands go, Zuta Osa and Kraljica (both Serbian) are good as well. Of course everyone has their personal preferences and other Balkan people will argue forever about who makes the best, so the only answer is to try them all and see for yourself :)
Albanien Slivo is also great
Well... I come from a slivovice drinking country (Czechia). Everybody with an orchard makes his own slivovice (fruit varies), the prepare the pulp and after fermentation they take it to a state distillery (almost every village has one for this purpose). They are charged per alcohol volume. Preferred alcohol content in Czechia is 50-55%. When good care is taken while preparing the pulp the results is amazing, nothing the commercial product can challenge. I live in Canada so I know the Croatian, Serbian and Hungarian products. The commercial slivovitz has an artificial taste added (read the label), overdone, and that is what you are judging here. The closest to the clean slivovitz taste is actually the Hungarian Zwack. I don't know what they do for the US market, but in Canada it has 47% alcohol content. I don't think that in central Europe (Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) anybody who has a choice would not buy the artificial commercial products reviewed here. Anyway, I don't have that choice so I am with Zwack and another distillate of choice that is close to the "real" stuff, is Zwack PesceTes Barack Palinka Apricot Brandy. Thanks for the review! In USA you can try the Czech commercial brand, Jelinek Kosher slivovitz (45% or 50%). Again, much closer to the real slivovitz than the Croatian and Serbian attempts.
Real Serbian, home-made plum šljivovica cannot be called an attempt, but rather one of the best alcohols in the world, unlike this industrial rubbish.
@@vickoslavkovic2593 Well, if we are talking about "home made" (see my comment before) I am with you, it must be great. The commercial slivovitz, sold in supermarkets, including the Czech internationally big name, Jelinek (50% alcohol) cannot compare with GOOD home made. The best of the commercial stuff is Hungarian Zwack, 47%. I hope that we will understand each other 🙂
i shied away from trying the zwack after reading the ingredient label it put me off and sounded artificial and it was more expensive than others too , i tried the navip 7 yr old and did not much care for it, but two brands i liked were the clear maraska slivo from croatia and this serb one called sokolova old falcon plum brandy that is aged nicely, that one is excellent and i was never a big fan of brandies to begin with but the bottle has shot up in price to now 45 bucks from 37 so that was the last time i got it,, however in regards to the maraska i find the aroma and taste too good to be true at least the aroma is too artificial for me, be great if it really was all natural but i suspect they put some kind of extract essence to boost its smell and maybe taste
Love it!
Just found your channel, love these videos!
I just tried this before a passover seder a couple days ago. I really liked it.
Until u get slivovitz from a village or town in Serbia, Croatia, or any Balkan country u haven't had REAL slivovitz. Domace rakija is REAL traditional slivovitz and its more potent and much smoother
I’ve heard as much with some of my friends! I will certainly have to get out to the Balkans to try the real traditional stuff!
Very surprised this channel doesn't have more attention, excellent production value and great content, very enjoyable, here's hoping you get the engagement you deserve!
Thank you so much! Hopefully we’ll get there soon!
High quality production and wonderful video. Can't wait to try this. Really hope your channel picks up the views it deserves!
Thank you we’ll keep working hard to bring the best content to y’all!
Not a lot of plum brandy reviews out there, so I enjoyed this! I haven't gotten any of these or any other bottles, but this was really helpful and displays the range of the category.
I’m happy you enjoyed! They are certainly worth a try!
I do love me some whiskey so I’ll take a shot to you getting 100K subs this time next you cause you deserve it 🥃
Thank you! Ill certainly raise a toast to you as well!
Element 115 gonna go crazy
Right?!? Amazing times!
I'd imagine snowballs quickly escalated to rocks, but fuck em
That’s the spirit of a revolution if I’ve ever heard one 😂😂
Russian Standard vodka is the best tasting vodka on earth.
It is absolutely one of my favorites! I could easily have it straight up!
@@topshelfhistory Not bad,but Finlandia is much better!
This episode is awesome!!
I’m so happy you like it! It was a blast to make!
Good content man! Hope to see you be one of the big ones soon!
Thanks! We hope so too 😁
You have a passion, and speak your knowledge so easily, that's such a great thing. I'm so interested in trying out these vodkas, the outer space I see becoming a new lemonade for me :D
Thank you so much! I think you will really like the outer space lemonade! Let me know how it comes out, we’ll try the recipe out with you!
I think Santa Ana's men were drowning in this drink the night before they got crushed.
Drowned in liquid freedom 🇨🇱🇨🇱
Can't wait to try this!
It’s certainly worth it! Took me back to my childhood, like a fancy adult kool -aid!
crazy
What a story! Great job Gabe.
Yummy! Can I come over for a tasting??! All shook up!!🤣
Awesome!! Loving it! Well done!
I have been looking for Pimms!! Good to know that TW carries it now.😊
Great video!
I always love the good old Henry Ford story. Nice work Gabe!
So cool to learn about the history of the pony express!
Best one yet! Love the MK special! Gabe you are amazing!
This video is so sweet! Thank you for creating this special drink and being the best shot bearer there ever was. We love you!
I didn't know I needed to know this.
Killer content! Footage color science and lighting are areas for improvement, but I love what you're doing here and I'm looking forward to seeing more 🍸
I don't recall mentioning to you that you can get frozen passionfruit at Latin markets?
Cannot wait for the cookbook!
Cannot wait for Season 2!
Keep up the good work!