Also, EVERY citrus fruit outside of the original 5 (mandarin, pomelo, citron, kumquat, and papeda) were genetically engineered through selective breeding.
Yep. Key limes are a hybrid of citron and micrantha, persian limes of key limes and lemons, lemons of citron and bitter orange and bitter orange of mandarin and pomelo.
@@hefudgedafrogI think the papeda went a funky isolated evolution in Australia, and then the finger lime came out of the bush lime, but I could be wrong
Hi Leandro, I made all 3 of these to your specs. My favourites are the Kingston Sound System and the corrected Fumata Bianca. In the latter I used Dollin dry vermouth. Worked a treat. I like them all though, and a joy to use what is still my first bottle of Suze, purchased in 2020. Nick from York
Limes are green when unripe, yellow limes are not "overly" ripe, they are just ripe, but they go bad very quickly once you pick them. Limes are only green because that's the only way to ship them commercially. It's a lot like tomatoes, generally you will never get an actual ripe tomato in the supermarket. It's picked green and unripe because that's the only way to ship it.
Great video! If you love Suze like I do, you might also want to try the Yellow Cocktail from Drinking French by David Lebovitz: 3/4oz each of gin, lemon juice, Suze, and Yellow Chartreuse. Shake, strain into coupe, express a lemon peel and discard. A great cocktail for guests who say they don't like sweet drinks.
Now I am encouraged. I have a great bar book "Drinking French" by David Lebovitz which covers the Paris and traditional French bar scene. He has over 12 Suze cocktails and several discussions about it. I would love for you to try out one that looks great: The Yellow Cocktail. Gin, Suze, Yellow Chartreuse, Lemon Juice. Created by Paris's Craven Restaurant's Franck Audoux. Sounds great.
I have that book as well. However, I have found most of the recipes in the book to be too vague when it comes ingredients, and there are usually better versions of the drinks to be found elsewhere.
I've tried the Tangerine Syrup ones and they are pretty good. As are the snack recipes in the back. My guess is that "vague" here means few brands listed. @@becorkle
Any mention of overproof rum should not stop at Wray and Nephew and Rum Fire. Worthy Park makes Rum Bar, the most sophisticated and interesting version of the “big three.” That’s the one to always have around. Also, I would do the Pennington with La Favorite 100 proof as well. Comes in a liter and is an absolute bargain.
Soursop is also known as guanabana. It should be easier to find at a Latinx markets, as it's a fruit originating from South America. I've found it in nectar form, it has flavors similar to pineapple, strawberry, and banana.
Yeah. A citrusy banana is a good description. Pineapple is too tart and sharp. I lived in the Dominican Republic and we had jugo/batido de guanabana once a week or so. Champola
I literally picked that book up last weekend, saw this very recipe, saw that it called for soursop and put the book back down again (I bought Dale DeGroff's book instead) because I wasn't dealing with another cocktail book that demands prohibitively exotic ingredients.
I received Suze as a Christmas gift this year and have been loving its more subtle bitterness. Thx for posting a few more cocktail options. I already tried the Kingston Sound System and will be making that again. I'll make these other two once Dry January ends!
You may want to check out Hawaii Supermarket and 168 market in San Gabriel for soursop. I believe they have it on occasion, or at least they have a bottled and or frozen version
At home in PR limes just get funky when they yellow not really sweet. Also soursop is pretty sweet in comparison to pineapple which adds acidity as well as sweetness unbalancing the og.
Limes in america have to be harvested early when they are green by law. They are yellowish if allowed to ripen and sweeten. Same will happen if you leave them on the counter long enough. The do change flavor and taste less “limey”.
I make a martini using Suze. If you like a Vesper, then I think you'll like it with Suze as well. 2.5 oz gin (Old Tom works really well), 0.5 oz blanco vermouth, 0.5 oz Suze, 2 dashes orange bitters. Shake or stir and garnish with lemon peel.
Probably too late to be read but, if you need Soursop juice, I can find them in Asian groceries/supermarket (in Europe at least) in the form of drinking cans. It's not 100% juice, it's a "nectar" so between 25-50% juice but it does the trick and should be closer anyway than using pineapple. By the way, since it's often imported it may not be written in English but if you see "Guanábana" in Spanish or "Corossol" in French, it's the same thing. Great video as always ! :D
My favorite Suze cocktail is the Terrible Love from Death & Co. 1.50 oz mezcal 0.75 oz Suze 0.50 oz St Germain 1 dash orange bitters 1 twist grapefruit Change up the mezcal to shift the drink in different directions
I thought I would be sitting on this 1 Liter bottle of Suze I got from France years ago until you reminded me of it with this video! I'll definitely have to pick it up again and try all of these out (especially the KSS with pineapple. I learned that I abhor soursop). However, because my bottle is from Europe, it's 15% instead of 20%. Wouldn't this mean I should refrigerate it like a vermouth after it's opened?
Hi Andreo, Suze is made from yellow Gentiane, not blue. I would definitely try your recipes. Also, I like the Lemon Tart cocktail (15ml Suze, 30ml Gin, 15ml lemon juice, 10ml simple syrup, 15ml egg white). It is as delicious as a lemon meringue pie!
I’ve been able to find a soursop juice at my local Mexican grocery, and it makes fantastic cocktails I highly recommend you find some- it has a mix of flavors between pineapple and pear. If you need to substitute it, I would probably go 2/3 pineapple 1/3 pear.
For the soursop, there is a soursop liqueur called Mayakoba that I was able to get even in the smaller town in Washington where I live. Using that might also add a little more sugar. Also, I haven't been able to get a bottle of Suze yet; instead what I've been able to get instead is another gentian liqueur called Avèze. I understand is that it's a bit less sweet and less bitter than Suze. So in cocktails like the second one that does Suze & vermouth, I use Avèze & Cocchi Americano (which is more sweet and more bitter than most vermouth).
How about a video showcasing Bonal Gentiane-Quina? I recently picked up a bottle and while I do enjoy the flavor I don't have many ideas what to do with it. I have tried a Sharpie Mustache which is very good but there's not a ton out there. Any suggestions?
I like Suze, I do Suze + Tonic and Suze + Champagne, but definitely going to try out the Fumata Bianca soon and maybe the Kingston Sound System when I find a nice bottle of overproof Jamaican rum.
Nice video. Two other Suze-inflected drinks I really like are the Haystack and the Healer. Both recipes can be found here on YT. And of course, the White Negroni.
Excellent! I have a few bottles of Suze I imported in my suitcase from a trip to France (much cheaper there, and was hard to find here back then). I recently got a bottle of rhum Agricole while down in the Caribbean and now I have a cocktail (beside the Suze tonic) to make in February (taking the month off for "dry January").
It’s not actually the gentiane flower you are showing in the photos. It’s rather the great yelllow gentiane that grows mostly in the Alps and Auvergne in France. But either way, i’m so glad you are making a video on this liquor!!
Thank you. Great use of a number of bottles that don't get enough attention. First two were nice, I'm partial to the second and I'll try the third tomorrow. As a home bartender these videos are a tremendous resource.
Thanks for fixing the second recipe (: even though there's no way for me to get Suze in Chile, the recipes look awesome, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a bottle one day!
Rhum Agricole Blanc Cachaça Clairin I know these would not be exact 1:1 subs for one another, but are these all kinda in the same category of rhum/rum? Say if, they are all a pot stilled variety?
@@TheEducatedBarfly Thanks, I originally bought my Clairin by mistake thinking it was just a clear overproofed rum I could make into a Falernum. I've been looking for more cocktails to try it in and most call for Rhum Agricole.
Our limes are green then they get rounder and yellow on the tree when you leave them. They are a lot sweeter when they are yellow. They still taste more like a lime that a lemon once yellow.
All very interesting uses of gentian liqueur. I was introduced to that type through Salers, which I still prefer over suze - much less sweet. My first gentian cocktail was the Vatican City, which is still my favorite. And I think it's the drink that introduced me to the Educated Barfly!
Hey Leandro! If you are still interested on getting soursop, there is a martket named Dat Moi that is located in Hawthrone. It is about 40 minutes north of OC. Now they do not carry the fresh fruit but they do have the puree. Hope that helps and thanks for all great cocktail recipes!!
Rangpur lime? Not really related closely to key limes, but it's a name that gets given to almost any citrus hybrid. Rangpur limes are a hybrid of citron and mandarin, key limes of citron and micrantha.
Agricole is a specific style of rum that has a different flavor than regular white rum. Much more grassy/earthy. You obviously could use white rum but the flavor will be different.
@@barstoolbanter7212If you can't get rum agricole blanc a white cachaça will be your next best replacement, if you can get that instead. It's also a distillate of straight sugar cane juice but made in Brazil and at least traditionally pot distilled instead of in a coffey still as is required for rhum agricole(though I can't imagine the big exporting producers actually use only pot distillate).
LEANDRO!!! Great video!!! I love Suze, so this was perfect!! I've have a slightly different version of the Kingston Sound System that had sugar, so I'll try this version. CHEERS!!!!
Also, EVERY citrus fruit outside of the original 5 (mandarin, pomelo, citron, kumquat, and papeda) were genetically engineered through selective breeding.
Yep. Key limes are a hybrid of citron and micrantha, persian limes of key limes and lemons, lemons of citron and bitter orange and bitter orange of mandarin and pomelo.
Finger limes?
@@hefudgedafrogI think the papeda went a funky isolated evolution in Australia, and then the finger lime came out of the bush lime, but I could be wrong
That is actually a cool fun fact, the more you know!
Hehe kumquat
Hi Leandro, I made all 3 of these to your specs. My favourites are the Kingston Sound System and the corrected Fumata Bianca. In the latter I used Dollin dry vermouth. Worked a treat. I like them all though, and a joy to use what is still my first bottle of Suze, purchased in 2020.
Nick from York
I made the Kingston with apple cider because that’s what I had. It’s missing something but still tasty. As always, thank you!
I love a cocktail on the tart side!
Terrible Love from Death and Co. is my favorite Suze drink. Love Suze thanks for highlighting it
Huh, I can actually get Suze for a good price in my usual store. I'll give these recipes a try, thanks!
I love Suze Tonic in a hot summer night, so refreshing, but never heard of interesting Cocktail recipies. Thanks for that
Limes are green when unripe, yellow limes are not "overly" ripe, they are just ripe, but they go bad very quickly once you pick them. Limes are only green because that's the only way to ship them commercially. It's a lot like tomatoes, generally you will never get an actual ripe tomato in the supermarket. It's picked green and unripe because that's the only way to ship it.
Great video! If you love Suze like I do, you might also want to try the Yellow Cocktail from Drinking French by David Lebovitz: 3/4oz each of gin, lemon juice, Suze, and Yellow Chartreuse. Shake, strain into coupe, express a lemon peel and discard. A great cocktail for guests who say they don't like sweet drinks.
Thanks for that, too
That's a good one! A few others I really like are the Healer and the Haystack.
Now I am encouraged. I have a great bar book "Drinking French" by David Lebovitz which covers the Paris and traditional French bar scene. He has over 12 Suze cocktails and several discussions about it. I would love for you to try out one that looks great: The Yellow Cocktail. Gin, Suze, Yellow Chartreuse, Lemon Juice. Created by Paris's Craven Restaurant's Franck Audoux. Sounds great.
I have that book as well. However, I have found most of the recipes in the book to be too vague when it comes ingredients, and there are usually better versions of the drinks to be found elsewhere.
I've tried the Tangerine Syrup ones and they are pretty good. As are the snack recipes in the back. My guess is that "vague" here means few brands listed.
@@becorkle
Any mention of overproof rum should not stop at Wray and Nephew and Rum Fire. Worthy Park makes Rum Bar, the most sophisticated and interesting version of the “big three.” That’s the one to always have around.
Also, I would do the Pennington with La Favorite 100 proof as well. Comes in a liter and is an absolute bargain.
Soursop is also known as guanabana. It should be easier to find at a Latinx markets, as it's a fruit originating from South America. I've found it in nectar form, it has flavors similar to pineapple, strawberry, and banana.
Yeah. A citrusy banana is a good description. Pineapple is too tart and sharp. I lived in the Dominican Republic and we had jugo/batido de guanabana once a week or so. Champola
Been sitting on a bottle of sues for a while, so this is perfect!
Really love the return to the longer format videos
I literally picked that book up last weekend, saw this very recipe, saw that it called for soursop and put the book back down again (I bought Dale DeGroff's book instead) because I wasn't dealing with another cocktail book that demands prohibitively exotic ingredients.
I received Suze as a Christmas gift this year and have been loving its more subtle bitterness. Thx for posting a few more cocktail options. I already tried the Kingston Sound System and will be making that again. I'll make these other two once Dry January ends!
You may want to check out Hawaii Supermarket and 168 market in San Gabriel for soursop. I believe they have it on occasion, or at least they have a bottled and or frozen version
Informative, but would be great if the flavor profile of all ingredients could be, at least briefly, described.
I have "Aveze" at home, which is very gentian forward. Talk about bitter!!!!
At home in PR limes just get funky when they yellow not really sweet. Also soursop is pretty sweet in comparison to pineapple which adds acidity as well as sweetness unbalancing the og.
Limes in america have to be harvested early when they are green by law. They are yellowish if allowed to ripen and sweeten. Same will happen if you leave them on the counter long enough. The do change flavor and taste less “limey”.
Finished my Suze bottle a couple months ago but now I want to get another one 😊
Suze is super good. Sometimes just Suze and tonic hits the spot.
Why suddenly a lot of channel is posting cocktails with Suze?! 😭😭
I think simple syrup is definitely sharp sweet and honey is more round sweet with more caramel notes
wait what how long has marius had his own channel?
the first video was uploaded dec 2021, but didnt do really regular video releases until last year
Any advice on whether Suze needs to be refrigerated once open? As it is not wine-based, I'm guessing not...?
It’s shelf stable.
No refrigeration needed
Probably 2015, Long Island Bar, Brooklyn, NY
I make a martini using Suze. If you like a Vesper, then I think you'll like it with Suze as well. 2.5 oz gin (Old Tom works really well), 0.5 oz blanco vermouth, 0.5 oz Suze, 2 dashes orange bitters. Shake or stir and garnish with lemon peel.
Unless your James Bond, no martini should ever be shaken
Awesome vid!! I had no idea about suze & will have to pick some up now.
What's a good substitute for Suze, I haven't been able to find a bottle?
Probably too late to be read but, if you need Soursop juice, I can find them in Asian groceries/supermarket (in Europe at least) in the form of drinking cans. It's not 100% juice, it's a "nectar" so between 25-50% juice but it does the trick and should be closer anyway than using pineapple.
By the way, since it's often imported it may not be written in English but if you see "Guanábana" in Spanish or "Corossol" in French, it's the same thing.
Great video as always ! :D
Goya has frozen guanabana pulp too.
Gentian is also the flavoring in Moxi that gives its distinct taste (and cult following)
My favorite Suze cocktail is the Terrible Love from Death & Co.
1.50 oz mezcal
0.75 oz Suze
0.50 oz St Germain
1 dash orange bitters
1 twist grapefruit
Change up the mezcal to shift the drink in different directions
I thought I would be sitting on this 1 Liter bottle of Suze I got from France years ago until you reminded me of it with this video! I'll definitely have to pick it up again and try all of these out (especially the KSS with pineapple. I learned that I abhor soursop). However, because my bottle is from Europe, it's 15% instead of 20%. Wouldn't this mean I should refrigerate it like a vermouth after it's opened?
Hi Andreo, Suze is made from yellow Gentiane, not blue. I would definitely try your recipes. Also, I like the Lemon Tart cocktail (15ml Suze, 30ml Gin, 15ml lemon juice, 10ml simple syrup, 15ml egg white). It is as delicious as a lemon meringue pie!
I’ve been able to find a soursop juice at my local Mexican grocery, and it makes fantastic cocktails I highly recommend you find some- it has a mix of flavors between pineapple and pear. If you need to substitute it, I would probably go 2/3 pineapple 1/3 pear.
For the soursop, there is a soursop liqueur called Mayakoba that I was able to get even in the smaller town in Washington where I live. Using that might also add a little more sugar.
Also, I haven't been able to get a bottle of Suze yet; instead what I've been able to get instead is another gentian liqueur called Avèze. I understand is that it's a bit less sweet and less bitter than Suze. So in cocktails like the second one that does Suze & vermouth, I use Avèze & Cocchi Americano (which is more sweet and more bitter than most vermouth).
The name change lol. Rip Threeway with Suze
How about a video showcasing Bonal Gentiane-Quina? I recently picked up a bottle and while I do enjoy the flavor I don't have many ideas what to do with it. I have tried a Sharpie Mustache which is very good but there's not a ton out there. Any suggestions?
I like Suze, I do Suze + Tonic and Suze + Champagne, but definitely going to try out the Fumata Bianca soon and maybe the Kingston Sound System
when I find a nice bottle of overproof Jamaican rum.
Nice video. Two other Suze-inflected drinks I really like are the Haystack and the Healer. Both recipes can be found here on YT. And of course, the White Negroni.
Excellent! I have a few bottles of Suze I imported in my suitcase from a trip to France (much cheaper there, and was hard to find here back then). I recently got a bottle of rhum Agricole while down in the Caribbean and now I have a cocktail (beside the Suze tonic) to make in February (taking the month off for "dry January").
It’s not actually the gentiane flower you are showing in the photos. It’s rather the great yelllow gentiane that grows mostly in the Alps and Auvergne in France. But either way, i’m so glad you are making a video on this liquor!!
Lemons and limes are not the same fruit at different stages of life. The are definitely different fruit in the citrus family.
Awesome video, guys, thank you! I've had an unopened bottle of Suze for 6-8 months and I can happily say it is no longer unopened thanks to you!
I’ve been using Suze for a long time. I also like Salers, especially if you need water-white gentian flavors.
Thank you. Great use of a number of bottles that don't get enough attention. First two were nice, I'm partial to the second and I'll try the third tomorrow. As a home bartender these videos are a tremendous resource.
I has tried Suze and it is really bitter and tastes very much like liquid dirt or soil.
The french better keep this yellow stuff for themselves.
Thanks for the Suze episode!
I’m a long time viewer and last year we discovered my wife’s ancestors set up Hampden Eatate Rum so it’s all coming full circle in this video 🎉
Wow. Amazing!
Thanks for fixing the second recipe (: even though there's no way for me to get Suze in Chile, the recipes look awesome, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a bottle one day!
How in the world am I just learning about Marius's channel?!?!?!
This why I watch, always learn new liqueurs and drinks to try out! Thank you for what you do!
I love Suze!! Fabulous cocktails and who doesn’t want a three-way???!!! lol!!! I couldn’t resist!! Cheers Leandro!! Yes yes yes to Suze!!!
Bro how old is that bottle of Suze?!
Rhum Agricole Blanc
Cachaça
Clairin
I know these would not be exact 1:1 subs for one another, but are these all kinda in the same category of rhum/rum? Say if, they are all a pot stilled variety?
Yeah all are distilled fresh sugar cane juice and are roughly equivalent
@@TheEducatedBarfly Thanks, I originally bought my Clairin by mistake thinking it was just a clear overproofed rum I could make into a Falernum. I've been looking for more cocktails to try it in and most call for Rhum Agricole.
Our limes are green then they get rounder and yellow on the tree when you leave them. They are a lot sweeter when they are yellow. They still taste more like a lime that a lemon once yellow.
1:1 simple syrup? What dilution of honey syrup? I usually use 3:1, but the ratio could really make a difference in the cocktail’s balance.
Have you tried triple syrup?
I have not used triple syrup. It might be ok here, but I like to make a drink as specified first before I start tinkering with it.
All very interesting uses of gentian liqueur. I was introduced to that type through Salers, which I still prefer over suze - much less sweet. My first gentian cocktail was the Vatican City, which is still my favorite. And I think it's the drink that introduced me to the Educated Barfly!
Yup, that's Mikki Kristola's cocktail, and that original video is an oldie, from back in 2018!
Hey Leandro! If you are still interested on getting soursop, there is a martket named Dat Moi that is located in Hawthrone. It is about 40 minutes north of OC. Now they do not carry the fresh fruit but they do have the puree. Hope that helps and thanks for all great cocktail recipes!!
we also found puree at Superior Grocers here in Highland Park. So we might need to revisit this, maybe in our Patreon!
What brand citrus press are you using?
It's the Barfly Juicer amzn.to/3CLC50J
I noticed you have the ge ice countertop maker. Do you like it?
This one is actually a first gen model opal made by First Build before the sold to GE. And I love it!
Better now, thanks for the re-upload!
No they are all limes
Thanks for the vid sir.👍🏼👍🏼
I think this is the first time ive seen marius’s face
Where did you get that fridge??!!
Home Depot. It's a Galanz and we changed the badging :)
There is at least one variety of lime that turns orange as it ripens. They don't get sweet, though.
Rangpur lime? Not really related closely to key limes, but it's a name that gets given to almost any citrus hybrid. Rangpur limes are a hybrid of citron and mandarin, key limes of citron and micrantha.
Rangpurs grow true to seed unlike a lot of hybrids. They add a great floral note to the sour citrus flavor.
Hi what is. Rhum Agricole Blanc and can I just use white rum? Thanks
Agricole is a specific style of rum that has a different flavor than regular white rum. Much more grassy/earthy. You obviously could use white rum but the flavor will be different.
@@barstoolbanter7212If you can't get rum agricole blanc a white cachaça will be your next best replacement, if you can get that instead. It's also a distillate of straight sugar cane juice but made in Brazil and at least traditionally pot distilled instead of in a coffey still as is required for rhum agricole(though I can't imagine the big exporting producers actually use only pot distillate).
@@Quintinohthree never thought about cachaca but you're right that is a lot closer.
Been waiting for this one
Thats better :-)
Did you just speed redo that video with a different rum?
no it was missing the Suze in the fumata bianco
no, same rum. Just left out the suze in one of the recipes
Why has this been re-uploaded?
missing a key ingredient
LEANDRO!!! Great video!!! I love Suze, so this was perfect!! I've have a slightly different version of the Kingston Sound System that had sugar, so I'll try this version. CHEERS!!!!