This is an excellent channel and I'm learning lots. I had a challenge finding high quality vermouth and bought Cinzano. Making a cocktail in the evening is really creating a treat in this time of social distancing. You and your guests are wonderful.
I love that you add that the best ratio of ingredients is that which you prefer the most....takes some of the pressure off for those starting from scratch. Everything's presented so clearly with zero pretension. Small detail but I like that you didn't edit around the part where it wasn't just right on the first try and you had to adjust; it shows that it's an iterative process and not an exact science. :) These are so interesting to watch even though I rarely drink myself lol
So glad you’re enjoying it pal, that’s exactly what we like to do- make it approachable and fun. It’s funny when people are like ‘do you ever not like the cocktail when you taste it’ and I’m like...I have definitely forgotten the lemon juice or whatever in the middle of a busy service, it happens to everyone!
And then, of course, we have the Negroni Sbagliato as yet another variation where the gin is substituted for a top off of Prosecco. But obviously you know this as you’re so talented, I really love your videos and the breakdowns you give of these classic cocktails you give! I’m Italian and was mostly raised around wine which means I have a deep knowledge of wines from all around the globe really, but cocktails were never my thing until a year or two ago when I had this wonderful G&T at a restaurant that was livened up with some elderflower simple syrup that I thought was just the most wonderfully fresh thing to start off a dinner with as opposed to, say, a glass of champagne. So videos like these give me not just some more knowledge to go off of when ordering cocktails at a bar or restaurant, but also a way to apply that knowledge and decide which drinks might be more to my taste before I order them. Thanks😊
Been watching Steve the bartender or the educated barfly for a while now But I think I’ve found my one stop channel for all things cocktail. So informative and detailed but without sounding wanky
Realized after starting the video that I had run out of gin. Pivoted with the Boulevardier, and it's f'n delicious. Thanks for the quick variations at the end!!
I cannot emphasize enough how important product knowledge is, and my bartenders don't seem to care. I'm sending them this video. Thank you, you've definitely earned a new subscriber.
Is that a native Glaswegian accent I hear? Your channel is sublime. The way you present the cocktail history, you're a natural. I see good things in your future. Best, Joe (New Yorker living in Queensland).
Best ever bartender - competent, brilliant tutorials, love hearing the history of the drink and about the spirit brands. Last but not least - I love your Scottish accent 😃
I don't agree with all your beliefs like you wouldn't agree with mine, but that's the beauty of mixology. I love you channel and your accent. And I keep up on market with what's new with the products that you are using :-) Thank you! For the record I like my Negroni 35ml Tanquray 10 20ml Campari 20ml Cochi di Torino Although I'm a Bulevardier person. And I found out that it came first long before Negroni.
My second negroni is much more enjoyable than my first attempt. Very useful tip to cut the pith of the orange peel before releasing the oils and placing the peel in it. 😋
I lean towards 1 1/2oz Bombay London Dry / 1 oz Vermouth (Meier which is local to Ohio!) and Cappelletti (because it’s sweeter than Campari) Love the episodes and cheers
Thanks for teaching me how to do the orange twist. I literally didn’t know. And I love seeing those oils come out of the orange peel. I love this drink
Hey there Bar Angel ... thanks for the intro to the Boulevardier ... where have you been all my life and why have I never heard of this drink? Negroni is always a go to drink + massive fan of Bourbon and Rye whiskey's ... so thanks
TBH I tend to drink them rather than make them. Although I do from time to time go out and buy the bottles and have a go at them at home. I would tend to use Noilly or Dolin, just because I have spent so much time in France. Although finding those in Hastings is a bit of a chore, the local Sainsbury's tend to regard Martini as the height of sophistication. I liked your longer, detailed style of teaching. Stanley Tucci is a delight to watch and hear, but his vids are pretty short. When a properly schooled expert comes along, the difference is immediately visible.
Most times I come home and want to make a quick drink. In that case, I make a Negroni but build it in the glass with one large ice cube. Skip the mixing glass. Really quick and easy that way. I need to try the Boulevardier. Haven't bothered to ever make one.
I’ve enjoyed many a Negroni made that way! And do try the Boulevardier, it’s another delicious drink. We actually just filmed making that one as part of a whiskey cocktail special so keep an eye out for that in a few weeks time!
I have thought long and hard about this and have countless variations but for the basic negroni I do prefer 1.25 oz of gin to 1 oz for the other two. A really interesting variation is 1.25 oz of Aalborg Taffel Akvavit from Sweden with 1 oz of Punt e Mes and 1 oz of Campari. I have come to call it the Seville due the heavy orange flavor since the akvavit also has oranges in it. Cheers and thanks for such a great channel!
@@BehindtheBar Just got a new bottle today, what are some of your favorite ways to use it? Or do you already have a video on this? Just found your channel and love how educational and smart everything is.
Aalborg is a city in Denmark, thus it`s danish. The dominant spice is caraway seeds and depending on the style can also have noticeable notes of dill, fennel, anise and faint (very) citrus.
On the couch, it looked like you had angel wings haha. The Angel of the bar! Great drink and fantastic channel. Not sure how I've missed this for so long. Definitely subbed.
When I first started with Negroni's, I was using a lousy bottle of sweet vermouth. I found that macerating a cinnamon stick in the Negroni took a bit of that edge off as well as adding a little more complexity (as if this recipe needed to be more complex).
How amazing your channel, can't describe how much i enjoy it. Your videos so helpful that's what i'm really looking for, wish to learn every thing and do it myself.. love you so much 💙
And then I'm subscribe ahaha. I love the Negroni and it's the recipe that allow me to enjoy the coctels content and start to make coctels by my own. I use london dry gin, vermu rosso (I prefer Cinzano), and for the bitter I like campari, but sometimes I use a spritz bitter plus a shot of amargo de angostura or a similar herbs bitter. Love the botanicals, so much flavor in this coctel. Gracias por tu video, especilamente la parte del story moment. Saludos de Chile!.
This was awesome! I am in the industry, mainly the wine side but I know spirits basics and this was enlightning! I am garbage with cocktails but the Negroni is my absolute fave for it's simplicity and bitterness. I just wanted to say that your drink building was excellent and the variations that turn into completely different cocktails was an absolute "a-ha" moment lol Thanks for the cool videos :)
Just discovered your channel. Love it. Keep up the great work! Mixing myself a delicious Negroni with Spanish Vermuth (Yzaguirre Reserva) , Campari, and Beefeater now.
That sounds delicious! Big fan of lighter, more savoury Spanish vermouth in Negroni although I haven’t tried that one in particular. So glad you’re enjoying the channel 😊
I like to use Port instead of the Vermouth in my Negroni during the winter months to add a bit more body. I have been know to also change out the Gin for a dark spiced rum for even more festive goodness. I'll try the Bourbon variation for sure 😎
Beautiful, Sweet, perfect voice tone, pleasant Aussie accent, soft. Oh, the recipe is also great. I use Cinzano as we don’t get Australian products in Mexico, yet, we do get excellent wines. Felicidades preciosa! (my apologies, but could not hold it back. My respects to women profesionalism!)
Watched a couple of your videos now and you've a new subscriber! Tried the Boulevardier in Prague's Hemmingway Bar and instantly fell in love with it, reigniting my interest in making drinks too. They swapped the bourbon for a Laphroaig 10 to give it a smokier feel.
Delicious! Thanks for the support 😊 we cover the boulevardier in our American whiskey video here if you’re interested: th-cam.com/video/mG4tW-zjFCU/w-d-xo.html
I’m waiting for your bar book to come out. This is the most insightful personal bar class I have found. You are what makes youTube great!!
This is so lovely to hear, thank you!
Behind the Bar is it serious? You have a bartending book coming out? I need that 😍
Could not agree more. Just brilliantly explained
You can add me to the waiting for your book list.
When is this book coming out??
This is an excellent channel and I'm learning lots. I had a challenge finding high quality vermouth and bought Cinzano. Making a cocktail in the evening is really creating a treat in this time of social distancing. You and your guests are wonderful.
I’m so glad to hear that Cynthia! It’s definitely important to treat yourself with small luxuries at the moment 😊. Cinzano is great, really versatile!
are you still alive? how many boosters have you had?
I love that you add that the best ratio of ingredients is that which you prefer the most....takes some of the pressure off for those starting from scratch. Everything's presented so clearly with zero pretension. Small detail but I like that you didn't edit around the part where it wasn't just right on the first try and you had to adjust; it shows that it's an iterative process and not an exact science. :)
These are so interesting to watch even though I rarely drink myself lol
So glad you’re enjoying it pal, that’s exactly what we like to do- make it approachable and fun. It’s funny when people are like ‘do you ever not like the cocktail when you taste it’ and I’m like...I have definitely forgotten the lemon juice or whatever in the middle of a busy service, it happens to everyone!
Loving these videos, fast becoming one of my favourite cocktail channels
Thanks pal, that means a lot 🙏
Agree. The BM and Negroni are amazing, and +1 for sneaking a "wankers" in.
And then, of course, we have the Negroni Sbagliato as yet another variation where the gin is substituted for a top off of Prosecco. But obviously you know this as you’re so talented, I really love your videos and the breakdowns you give of these classic cocktails you give! I’m Italian and was mostly raised around wine which means I have a deep knowledge of wines from all around the globe really, but cocktails were never my thing until a year or two ago when I had this wonderful G&T at a restaurant that was livened up with some elderflower simple syrup that I thought was just the most wonderfully fresh thing to start off a dinner with as opposed to, say, a glass of champagne. So videos like these give me not just some more knowledge to go off of when ordering cocktails at a bar or restaurant, but also a way to apply that knowledge and decide which drinks might be more to my taste before I order them. Thanks😊
What a lovely comment, thank you!
Ahhh, the triangle. Thanks for the lesson. Will remember that going forward. Now I see why particular ingredients were added to the drinks I made.
All about the triangle! Haha
Yes, please show us more cool variations! You’re a great tour guide through the world of classics - thank you!
Incredibly clear and well explained! An example to all of us cocktail channels!
Aw thanks pal!
Can’t get enough of these videos.
Love her explanations...and her accent!
I agree with the equal portions. I use Carpano Antica Formula and I add a few dashes of cocoa bitters for a little something extra. Delicious!
Been watching Steve the bartender or the educated barfly for a while now
But I think I’ve found my one stop channel for all things cocktail.
So informative and detailed but without sounding wanky
Thanks so much pal, exactly what we’re aiming for!
Best cocktail content on TH-cam. Going through every episode is a good way to spend a Sunday with a mai tai
Realized after starting the video that I had run out of gin. Pivoted with the Boulevardier, and it's f'n delicious.
Thanks for the quick variations at the end!!
Strong pivot!
I cannot emphasize enough how important product knowledge is, and my bartenders don't seem to care. I'm sending them this video. Thank you, you've definitely earned a new subscriber.
Is that a native Glaswegian accent I hear? Your channel is sublime. The way you present the cocktail history, you're a natural. I see good things in your future. Best, Joe (New Yorker living in Queensland).
Thanks so much Joe, that’s so lovely to hear! It sure is Glaswegian 🏴
I’m in the US and I was drinking a highball when I started this video. I feel simultaneously stereotyped and validated.
Hahaha excellent.
Love your simple and elegant description of the Negroni, undeniably one of the greats.
Great vid as always. I am a chef, and I can confirm that all my guys love this after a service. Love from Ayrshire!
I was impressed by your professional filming and lighting, and of course, amazing and compact content. Such an underrated channel! Keep working!
Thanks pal, that all means a lot!
Great video; very informative Negronis are simple and delicious.
Best ever bartender - competent, brilliant tutorials, love hearing the history of the drink and about the spirit brands. Last but not least - I love your Scottish accent 😃
Thanks Maximus!
As always very educational. I have one little variation...I add a couple of drops of orange bitters.
Excellent cocktail, by far my favorite!
Well Slap My Wrist and Call Me Debra....Now I know. Love the history of the drinks! Looks very tasty. I am trying this one. Thank you Sweets!
How nice to hear the history too.
I don't agree with all your beliefs like you wouldn't agree with mine, but that's the beauty of mixology. I love you channel and your accent. And I keep up on market with what's new with the products that you are using :-) Thank you!
For the record I like my Negroni
35ml Tanquray 10
20ml Campari
20ml Cochi di Torino
Although I'm a Bulevardier person. And I found out that it came first long before Negroni.
Totally fair, each to their own is never truer than with drinks!
First time watching. Great and easy instructions. The short historical context is perfect.
Thanks pal!
I have just found this channel what a great channel this is! Informative fun couldn’t ask for anything more. Your Accent is an added bonus
Haha thank you! You should check out the subtitles video if you haven’t already, TH-cam isn’t too sure about my accent...!
Nice...nice! Congratulations by an italian colleague...finally someone who's respecting the drinking culture without being fake and pretentious.
That’s so lovely to hear, I’m glad you liked it 😊 🇮🇹
I had my first Negroni just this week! Where have you been all my life!
One of my top favorites
🍊 😋
I use equal parts gin and vermouth and 3/4 part Campari. For me Campari is too bitter. Great drink. Love your videos.
you may try replace the negroni component with the milder flavoured aperol and that will give you a more orange theme throughout
These are truly incredible videos. Perfect length, super educational and, um, like, 😍
Thank you
I was in the lounge she was talking to me
I love there narrative, the voiceover as well as the pauses between starting new threads! That is a good vlog !
Thank you!
Bravo, captivated all the way through couldn't turn away !
Thanks so much!
My second negroni is much more enjoyable than my first attempt. Very useful tip to cut the pith of the orange peel before releasing the oils and placing the peel in it. 😋
Great presentation!...
I had to try several different bars to even find Campari in Baton Rouge LA, but a great drink.
So glad you liked it and well done for the dedication finding it!
I loved the way you explained every element that goes into this drink!! You make me a believer. Thank You 😉🥃
What a great channel I’ve been making cocktails during the lockdown but I find this channel one one the best !! Great work !
Thanks pal, so glad it’s been useful for you!
Just tried one of these the other night for the first time. It is my new favorite!
Yay! It’s a slippery slope…haha
th-cam.com/video/l2yOedsX3d4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Lovely video. Did NOT know about mixing the ice, rather than the drink. Will look forward to my next Negroni!
Love the history, editing, and the recipe
Thank you!
I lean towards 1 1/2oz Bombay London Dry / 1 oz Vermouth (Meier which is local to Ohio!) and Cappelletti (because it’s sweeter than Campari) Love the episodes and cheers
Thanks for teaching me how to do the orange twist. I literally didn’t know. And I love seeing those oils come out of the orange peel. I love this drink
🍊 💦 haha!
Thanks for posting these drink mixs
No problem pal, thanks for watching!
Campari is such a challenging flavor for many people. But wow, it's really grown on me, especially on a hot summer day.
Definitely, it gets a bit addictive once you’re in to it haha
A Campari and soda is quite refreshing and goes down easily.
One of my favorite cocktail!
Hey there Bar Angel ... thanks for the intro to the Boulevardier ... where have you been all my life and why have I never heard of this drink? Negroni is always a go to drink + massive fan of Bourbon and Rye whiskey's ... so thanks
Thank You for lending your vast expertise to the You Tube crowd. l have learned a lot from you already.
Really good step by step guide
It is great to learn the history of our favorite libations as well as how to make them.....properly! Thank you!!
After the Old Fashioned, the first cocktail I remember really loving was the Boulevardier.
Strong start!
TBH I tend to drink them rather than make them. Although I do from time to time go out and buy the bottles and have a go at them at home. I would tend to use Noilly or Dolin, just because I have spent so much time in France. Although finding those in Hastings is a bit of a chore, the local Sainsbury's tend to regard Martini as the height of sophistication. I liked your longer, detailed style of teaching. Stanley Tucci is a delight to watch and hear, but his vids are pretty short. When a properly schooled expert comes along, the difference is immediately visible.
excellent episode Cara!
Thanks Jack! Hope you and the family are well 😊
Just found your channel for the first time.... excuse me while I binge watch a bunch. :)
You are most definitely excused! 🙏
Love these videos. Keep them coming!
Thanks Justin!
Cheers!
Hi!
Great video!!! Love that you added
the history of the drink! Keep up the Great work!!!
Cheers 🥃
Thank you! I love getting in to the story telling side of things 😊
Most times I come home and want to make a quick drink. In that case, I make a Negroni but build it in the glass with one large ice cube. Skip the mixing glass. Really quick and easy that way.
I need to try the Boulevardier. Haven't bothered to ever make one.
I’ve enjoyed many a Negroni made that way!
And do try the Boulevardier, it’s another delicious drink. We actually just filmed making that one as part of a whiskey cocktail special so keep an eye out for that in a few weeks time!
One drink I can't wait to try and I love the ice ball👍👍
"It's not just them being wankers for once." 😂😂😂 She got jokes!
😇
She is not wrong lol
Don’t think she was joking 🙃
That’s was interesting. I’ll look for that vermouth in Boston. I need something different than the regular stuff I’m used to.
The set designer needs to have a shout out. The fur draped over the back makes it look like you have wings. Love the Negroni.
Haha! It’s actually a real life restaurant but Ness did a great job designing it 😊
Awesome channel. Super content and very pleasant to watch n learn. Wonder how I missed it thus far. Great work. Keep going ... Cheers!
Thanks so much Praveen, glad you’ve found us now!
Great video, really enjoy the channel 👍
I have thought long and hard about this and have countless variations but for the basic negroni I do prefer 1.25 oz of gin to 1 oz for the other two.
A really interesting variation is 1.25 oz of Aalborg Taffel Akvavit from Sweden with 1 oz of Punt e Mes and 1 oz of Campari. I have come to call it the Seville due the heavy orange flavor since the akvavit also has oranges in it. Cheers and thanks for such a great channel!
Ooh that sounds delicious! I love Punt e Mes 😋
@@BehindtheBar Just got a new bottle today, what are some of your favorite ways to use it? Or do you already have a video on this? Just found your channel and love how educational and smart everything is.
Aalborg is a city in Denmark, thus it`s danish. The dominant spice is caraway seeds and depending on the style can also have noticeable notes of dill, fennel, anise and faint (very) citrus.
This stuff turns my mouth inside out! Can’t take the bitterness!
Fair enough - plenty more fish in the sea 😉
On the couch, it looked like you had angel wings haha. The Angel of the bar! Great drink and fantastic channel. Not sure how I've missed this for so long. Definitely subbed.
Hahaha I like it! Thanks so much pal, we’re glad you enjoyed it and welcome 😊
Grapefruit peel is a great change. Also try mezcal instead of gin.
Awesome.
Amazing! Thank you for a beautiful detailed class!
When I first started with Negroni's, I was using a lousy bottle of sweet vermouth. I found that macerating a cinnamon stick in the Negroni took a bit of that edge off as well as adding a little more complexity (as if this recipe needed to be more complex).
That's an interesting one. Many people do coffee, but I'd love to try it with cinnamon.
Thanks for all the valuable information! I love learning new things! This mixology stuff is so much fun!
How amazing your channel, can't describe how much i enjoy it. Your videos so helpful that's what i'm really looking for, wish to learn every thing and do it myself.. love you so much 💙
So glad you’re enjoying them Youssef!
You’re awesome Cara!
I like that you’ve added twists to the end of this one!
I always like to give some variations because one cocktail is hardly ever enough...haha
I do like a splash on orange juice as well, Nice presentation!
Nice! Thanks pal 😊
And then I'm subscribe ahaha. I love the Negroni and it's the recipe that allow me to enjoy the coctels content and start to make coctels by my own. I use london dry gin, vermu rosso (I prefer Cinzano), and for the bitter I like campari, but sometimes I use a spritz bitter plus a shot of amargo de angostura or a similar herbs bitter. Love the botanicals, so much flavor in this coctel. Gracias por tu video, especilamente la parte del story moment. Saludos de Chile!.
I never tasted a Negroni. Now is one of my favorite cocktails.
the best cocktail by far
I really love your channel ! Thanks for the recipes !, you are amazing Cara!
So glad you’re enjoying pal 😊
The shag throw that's draped behind you on the bench makes you look like an angel (more so).
😇
Love and subscribed to your videos as they have some history lesson.🎉🎉🎉
Nice work Cara and team. Informative, engaging and inviting. Who could ask for anything more?
yum, my favorite. Cheers!
Great bar class, thank you
My favorite cocktail! Looking forward to trying the Lillet Blanc variant.
Good advice all around
Great tutorial, can't wait to try it out. Thanks
I’m recommending this channel to all my server friends!
Thank you 😊
The knowledge they'll get will definitely up their tips! 👍
This was awesome! I am in the industry, mainly the wine side but I know spirits basics and this was enlightning! I am garbage with cocktails but the Negroni is my absolute fave for it's simplicity and bitterness. I just wanted to say that your drink building was excellent and the variations that turn into completely different cocktails was an absolute "a-ha" moment lol Thanks for the cool videos :)
I haven't tried one yet, but it sounds appealing to me.
Just discovered your channel. Love it. Keep up the great work! Mixing myself a delicious Negroni with Spanish Vermuth (Yzaguirre Reserva) , Campari, and Beefeater now.
That sounds delicious! Big fan of lighter, more savoury Spanish vermouth in Negroni although I haven’t tried that one in particular. So glad you’re enjoying the channel 😊
Make a video on absinthe. Love the channel
Definitely on the list!
My favorite!!
Excellent vid. I've always wanted to taste a Negroni and this tutorial has really impressed me. Thank you.
I like to use Port instead of the Vermouth in my Negroni during the winter months to add a bit more body. I have been know to also change out the Gin for a dark spiced rum for even more festive goodness.
I'll try the Bourbon variation for sure 😎
Beautiful, Sweet, perfect voice tone, pleasant Aussie accent, soft. Oh, the recipe is also great. I use Cinzano as we don’t get Australian products in Mexico, yet, we do get excellent wines. Felicidades preciosa! (my apologies, but could not hold it back. My respects to women profesionalism!)
Scots accent, that
Watched a couple of your videos now and you've a new subscriber! Tried the Boulevardier in Prague's Hemmingway Bar and instantly fell in love with it, reigniting my interest in making drinks too. They swapped the bourbon for a Laphroaig 10 to give it a smokier feel.
Delicious! Thanks for the support 😊 we cover the boulevardier in our American whiskey video here if you’re interested:
th-cam.com/video/mG4tW-zjFCU/w-d-xo.html