Vieux Carré: A Classic from New Orleans | How to Drink
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- Get Ready for Mardi Gras with this essential New Orleans Classic. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Vieux Carré directly translates to "Old Square" or "Old Quarter" and it is the French name for the French Quarter of New Orleans. This drink is an absolute classic and as closely linked to New Orleans as the Sazerac, Bananas Foster, or Étouffée. As far as I know it was invented at the famous Carousel Bar at the Hotel Montelone sometime around the 1930's. I'd actually never had it before this episode, and it was fun for me to "discover" it. Sort of reminds me of a cross between a Sazerac and a Manhattan actually, good stuff!
Vieux Carré
• 2 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Barspoon Bénédictine
• .75 oz. or 22 ml. Rye
• .75 oz. or 22 ml. Cognac
• .75 oz. or 22 ml. Sweet Vermouth (I used Antica here)
• Stir over ice
• Strain over a big cube
• Garnish with lemon twist
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Make a video on pitchers of drinks that arent margaritas please and once again thanks for all the great vids
Hi greg Just wanted to ask if you had any thoughts on my message recently. I’m from the Uk and wanted to know if you ever thought of publishing your own book and having it in sections and also that I’ve found that some of the videos or mixed into the wrong category for example drinks that don’t have whisky in them are in the whisky category? Cheers and keep it up please. Love your work
just thinking, what can you do with Arquebuse?
man's hazard*ack* I should leave france for new orleans: vieux carre = off your old block quick!
sweeten that shit with a 1/4oz benedictine baybay! xoxo
Nothing against the pop culture stuff, but I'm happy to see more classic cocktails. Even last week's sort of modern classic.
Same!
Same. I enjoy the history behind them.
Definitely love the pop culture/custom drinks, but _love_ the classic ones! I just hope he does both forever.
@@scaper8 both are awesome yes. But recently the Pop culture Stuff Got a little too much imo
SAME!
I know the pop culture drinks get views and are fun but these sort of recipes are why I started watching you. really nice to see some classics again!
Yes!
He was trying to play House of the Rising Sun on that ukulele, right?
I think so.
Trying!
@@howtodrink We all "try" house of the rising sun when picking up a guitary instrument. It's an unusual phenomena.
@@howtodrink Play freebird.
Could have been All Along the Watchtower
I empathize with your upturnt mustache-hairs, Greg, they're insufferable little buggers.
real talk.
The worst.
I always slaughter those ones via scissors as soon as I see them. They don't even get the chance to settle back down, they were fools to not realise Upperlipodonia is a dictatorship when they challenged their leader.
I hate being tickled and have almost punched myself in the nose because of those.
I'm dumb.
But have you ever had one get entangled with a nose hair. Then when you go to straighten it, you pull the nose hair out and the pain is so bad your just like. This is it, this is how it ends.
2022: Greg opens trying to play "Duel of the Fates" on a Theramin for 20 minutes, ends on "here's how ya pour a bottle of beer!!" Credits.
Next time go to Frenchman St in New Orleans. I assume you like Jazz since it is playing in the background and Frenchmen St has the BEST Jazz bars in the city. Just walk down the street until you hear what you like. It is the area where “the locals go.” Hopefully I will run into you and I can show you around and get you some real Creole food. Great video as always!
Second Frenchman Street! Also just walk up and down Royal to listen to some amazing street performers. Rouses Market is prime spot :-)
blue frog.
Go to snug harbor, sit at the bar and order a plate of gumbo!
Sounds to me like Greg and the whole HTD Team need to make a Mardi Gras Special one year and do a NOLA meet and drink!
Frenchmen St. is now sadly like most of Burbon. Commercialized tourist trap for little drunk fratties from Ohio. Find yourself a local to take you round.
Yaaassss solid drink, one of my favs. The phoned-in intro was hilarious.
"Hey we're doing the Vieux Carre. Don't really know anything about this drink. Only been to New Orleans once. It was alright."
One of the small subtle things about this amazing video series is his total honesty. Îve gained so so much from this series and also The Educated Barfly.
It's late at night, almost morning. I'm coming home from my shift at the bar and this is just the perfect way to conclude the day. Greg, thank you and your team for this cozy, warm, informative and entertaining something. I don't want to call it a show, because it's way more than that. Always excited to see a new video.
My very good friend introduced me to this drink on a slow night at the Microlounge. He said his lifelong dream was to go to the Carousel and order one, which you can sit where those sat almost 100 years ago and ordered it. It’s now on my bucket list too! I have never been to New Orleans yet.
I really appreciate the return to form of shorter videos that have accessible ingredients. I enjoy following along.
I love the close up of squeezing the citrus peel! Just fun to watch.
Everyone: Finally a classic cocktail!
Me: I just love listening to Greg talk about cocktails regardless.
Love that the description is still just:
Line 1: Content description
Line 2-3: First call to action
BODY
I love this cocktail, but agree it's not an everyday drink. Next time your in New Orleans, you should definitely visit Carousel - what a fun bar. It's where I tried my first Vieux Carré. Food was good too if I remember right.
The greatest variation of a Manhattan and Old Fashioned.
The honorable mention to crawfish etoufee made my morning, not gonna lie. New Orleans cuisine is magical. And the next time you're at the carousel bar, try the Pimm's Cup! So damn good.
You made an interesting point about going to New Orleans when it was dead. I think it's part of the magic of the place seeing what is normally just an old dead city come alive during Mardi Gras (and other festivals); I think it really fits with all of the voodoo, zombie and vampire themes that abound.
I mean I live in New Orleans and it really just depends on what part of town your in because theres usually some sort of festival or event going on in some part of the city pretty much every week
One of my favorite drinks! If you want it a bit sweeter just add a bit more Benedictine. It's really sweet and amps up the herbs here.
I have the same moustache thing. 😂
Finally...Back to the classics with everyday ingredients!
Mass Effect has a couple drinks in the game I think could prove challenging. Including one that was pretty much poison Think it'll be a fun challenge
This!
I second this
"Yeah, put more... thing into the... stuff..." - Commander Shepard
He would be obligated to use the line "my name is Commander Shephard and this is the best drink on the citadel"
"It's.... It's green."
"And guaranteed to knock you on your ass!"
so happy you guys finally did this drink, its my favorite drink on the planet
Love the pronunciation "Kony Yak"! I'm using that one! This looks and sounds like a very sophisticated and complex drink. Glad that is seems so well balanced.
Just call it Yak, like the rappers. What hoods?
As some one born Cajun this is one of my favorites. The only way I found to improve it is I use a full ounce of bourbon or rye and instead of the Benedictine I use Campari
I like how “a break from singing” doesn’t mean a lost voice or just a lack of music, but that Greg found an instrument instead
and then sings at the end of the video anyway.
Yes finally! This is my absolute favorite drink.
Just from watching i feel like im traveling back in time, its insane the crave for drinks your videos gets me
YES I LOVE THIS My family is from New Orleans and my parents love this drink! I started watching your channel because my dad jokes that we're going to go to New Orleans for mine and my siblings 21st and get wasted. I, on the other hand, have bougie taste and refuse to be uneducated (legal education, aka this) I love your videos dude, you and your team are stunning
Bougie, like bourgeois, or boogey, like the Boogeyman, or boogy, like nasal mucus, or boogie, like dancing?
@@austinknight5881 Like the bourgeois lol
Emily Slack snob
That lemon squeeze was otherworldly
Always producing entertaining content, my dude. I enjoy the cinematography. My biggest challenge with these is waiting till I'm home from work before watching them, because inevitably I wanna try and make them.
Sing, Strum, drink. I love watching you be a happy, nerdy, goofball. It makes me happy to wake up to in the mornings.
Best served with a side of Muffuletta.
The cinematography of these videos make me want to drink...... early in the morning
Love your videos, Greg! You make them fun to watch, and learn.
You usually start by telling the history of the drink, which I miss very much, from this video. Your "story times" are the best, Lol!
Keep em coming! The drinks, videos, AND stories! 👍
Yes! I miss these classics cocktails!
LOVE historic drinks. Regional niche drinks, drinks that come with a story!
All these magnificent drinks, and also New Orleans food? Greg might be my spirit animal...
Here here!
I’m FINALLY visiting New Orleans this Spring & I’m beyond excited so this was great to watch! (As are all the videos, but ya get it)
Louisiana native here... put crawfish etoufee on an open-face piece of French bread, then melt your fav cheese on top in the oven for 20min. Best ever! Thanks for the vid, this is a good drink!
Now you're speaking my language! Can't wait to visit New Orleans
I'm definitely going to get a bottle of Private Preserve. I find myself pouring vermouth down the drain far too often because I can only get it in 750ml bottles at my liquor store and it goes bad before I use it up. This is gonna be a life-saver.
i dont even drink..but your videos just look pleasing so here i am binging them all
Hey Greg, bartender from New Orleans here! Not sure if you knew, but its fitting you posted this the week before Mardi Gras! Hope to see more New Orleans cocktails on here!
Stairway to Heaven on a ukulele. Well. You have to start somewhere.
I think it was supposed to be House of the Rising Sun, but I could be wrong.
Florence Oh. Err. Well it was lovely.
got introduced to this drink by a saturday regular couple of mine. they came in and requested it and were surprised we had b&b (they prefer it with that), I made an attempt at it and the rest was history. been experimenting with it ever since, currently doing b&b rather than Benedictine and brandy rather than cognac, also 2 dashes orange angostora and 2 reg. garnish with a luxardo and stir in a touch of the syrup. loving this more classic style of cocktails
Seeing the close-up of the citrus twists is my favourite thing ever
That lemon squeeze slow-mo shot was borderline sexual
Happy Mardi Gras from New Orleans....definitely a favorite of mine (besides a ol fashion) ....anyway, much love and remember "throw me something mista!!"
This is my favorite drink, I liked it so much I learned to mix drinks so I could mix this.
Greg, genuinely that was the best rendition i have ever heard of House of the Rising Sun.
"my favorite food on Earth" confirmed Greg is from space.
Confirmed.
👽
Wow, you really can tell how long where in the days filming order vids are. Hello reserved, sober Greg!
I was wondering who else thought he was quiet, lol. I'm watching this on the heels of Six Demon Bag, which is a totally different vibe.
Laying it OUT on the uke in the intro. I love this :)
I love the history behind every drink. The tasting notes are also equally helpful and often entertaining :)
I have never been a huge drinker but I love watching your guys videos they all ways get me to laugh some way or another. Keep up the amazing work and keep making great drinks!
The first Vieux Carre I ever had was served over a large honey-infused ice club. I still make mine with a little honey over the top of my single large cube. That may help with the little bit of sweetness you were looking for. Credit for the ‘honey-infused’ ice cube...and the best Vieux Carre that I was ever served goes to “mEat “ in Chicago. So happy I found your channel!!
I used to make a version of this using Apple Brandy instead of the cognac. Added just that touch of sweetness that I needed.
One of my favorite drinks. If you’re ever in Nola, definitely should go to the Carousel Bar. Super fun place at night.
You should look into going on the podcast game show, Question Box. One of the hosts really likes you!
That singing at the end was actually pretty good.
I know the feeling of mustache hairs going up the nose.
Okay, your great ukulele playing and your silly faces while playing it made me giggle after a really crap day.
Thanks for coming back to the historical cocktails instead of the ones from gaming/movies
I live in Nola, Mardi Gras is almost here, solid drink too.
YES! This is my favorite drink! So glad to see it on here!
Hey Greg, was wondering if you could take a look at the Bloody Cesar? they are sort of an institution here in Canada but seem to be completely foreign to absolutely everybody else.
Isn't it just a bloody mary with clamato?
@@eliasroos7185 so its a maryland Bloody mary
I never heard of the bloody prefix, just know it as a Caesar. Where are you from in Canada? (I'm in Alberta)
@@GuitarQueero1 Ontario, I just added the prefix to aid in Googleing
@@GT0wned1 nah its a Caesar
DUDE
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE MUSTACHE THING TO LIGHT
It's always the one right under the nostrils that no shaver can reach
Hey Greg! Great Episode! Can you please do a special on Frasier and his drink Sherry? Also I'd love another Soda Jerk episode! Lots of love man. I sympathize with the mustache hairs as well...
I really like this drink . I first had this drink when I went Vegas couple of years ago
My absolute favorite cocktail ..
Please do beetlejuice and essence from the dark crystal
Love the unedited video description
Finally Greg! I've been waiting for this one! Do the Widow's Kiss next!
I had a Bartender spritz absinthe on this drink one time and that was very special.
I've been the the Carousel Bar and stayed at the Monteleone. It was very nice. I has a Ramos Gin Fizz there.
This is my favorite cocktail.
I will be having my first this evening. thank you
I'm happy this ep finally came :)
Perfect time for Mardi Gras
Crazy mustache hair into nose is just part of the fun. You looked like Miguel from Road to El Dorado hunched over that uke.
Never been so early to a ukulele video! Lol
Unironically some of your best singing at the end there, fit the song well
Yay singing greg is back!! And better than ever!
You got those Riedel rocks glasses, really nice. I just got a set of 2 and ordered the neat versions, the small ones, but they sent me 4 rocks glasses. Anyway nice glasses. They had a sale on them so got these, the Nick and Nora and the sour glasses. Really worth the money. Look and feel are superb.
I change the full cognac portion with 1/2 cognac and 1/2 grand marnier (brandy based) and it tastes amazing.
Yay! Learning New Things with Greg!!!!
Liked in the first ten seconds just for that truly beautiful serenading
Just stumbled across this one! Looking forward to trying it!
that was the best lemon twist shot you've ever gotten
Thank you for the relatively short video, not a big fan of the super long ones.
I went to N.O. the week after Mardi Gras. It was like one big hangover. People still partied but their heart wasn't that into it.
ayy do the perk a cola bottles from call of duty zombies!!
Take a tug on the sweet sweet jug.
@Max Wheeler
Takeo likes it...
Mardi Gras, oh Yeah!
Thank you for the ❤️ and the party drink
Shredding on that Ukulele!
I totally understand. I hate when my mustache gets in my nose. And I love this cocktail. I get it up.
Great ingredients, I will try this soon. Thank you,🇨🇦
This is my favorite drink! I’m so glad you did it!!!!!
[Greg play's ukulele]
Everyone: It's House of the Rising Sun!
Me: FRIENDZONE SONG!
03:07 man that shot is mesmerising
I've been waiting for this one for so long! Amazing video as always, Greg. Can't wait to try this one as soon as I get myself some Benedictine.
P.S. for once you didn't butcher the pronunciation of the words. That's called progress.
Greg you’re a legend