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  • Want to live a lifestyle of the rich and famous? Well then, these are the drinks for you! Also, even if you don't, these are drinks you should know.
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    00:50 Vesper Martini
    04:25 White Russian
    06:03 Cosmopolitan
    09:35 French 75
    13:20 Hemingway Daiquiri
    18:20 Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks
    Vesper Martini
    3 oz. or 90 ml. London Dry Gin
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Vodka
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Kina Lillet (Lillet Blanc)
    Shake & Serve up with a twist of lemon
    White Russian
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Kahlua
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Vodka
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Milk of Heavy Cream
    Build in glass over ice
    Cosmopolitan
    1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Absolut Citron
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Cointreau
    1 oz. or 30ml. Cranberry Juice
    .25 oz. or 7 ml. Lime Juice
    Shake & Serve Up with Flamed Orange Peel
    French 75
    2 oz. or 60 ml. London Dry Gin
    1 oz. -or-30 ml. Lemon Juice
    .75 oz. or 22 ml. Simple Syrup
    Shake & Strain, Serve up
    Top with Champagne
    Garnish with Lemon Twist
    Hemingway Daiquiri
    1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Lime Juice
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Grapefruit Juice
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Maraschino
    3 oz. or 90 ml. rum
    Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks
    Build over ice
    pour in some sweet vermouth
    Garnish with an orange twist
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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    So are there any other wildly famous drinks I should cover here?
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    • @dalesnider8040
      @dalesnider8040 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      CRANBERRY JUICE WITH ICE AND FREEZER-OVERNIGHT STORED PLASTIC JUG VODKA I use Importers so far.

    • @CyrusBluebird
      @CyrusBluebird 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fantastic intro. Though tea and coffee have a loooong history to them, and water is going to be divisive going forward. Concept called "The Water Wars" makes me uneasy.

    • @CyrusBluebird
      @CyrusBluebird 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can find yellow grapefruits in my town, so I could make these easier, but why? Oh and grapefruits are a natural hybrid between a pomelo & one of the bitter oranges you'd find in the Caribbean, idk which one, but yeah. Also fragrant, just having them in a room is perfuming the place

    • @stevenharris4601
      @stevenharris4601 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I would love to see an episode on the "base cocktails"... every time you (or other internet bartenders) are building a drink you'll reference it as a xyz build. An episode dedicated to those base cocktail recipes and how different drinks are derived from them would be super interesting

    • @nightthought2497
      @nightthought2497 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I just wanted to let you know that in your cosmo segment, there were a number of images that flashed underneath other images. The Sex in the City screen grab covered two images, and the rainbow room image covered at least one, probably two images. Is a small thing, but I thought it a good idea to let you know.

  • @tallonaseves5841
    @tallonaseves5841 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +982

    I know the intro was a bit, but honestly a series of videos deconstructing and actually talking about the flavors of simple ingredients we take for granted could actually be interesting!

    • @comradevodka4848
      @comradevodka4848 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      I realy wanted Greg to explain how to make water. I'm always struggling with that

    • @chton
      @chton 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      @@comradevodka4848 i recommend you speak to your doctor if you're having trouble making water

    • @SlurmDude
      @SlurmDude 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@comradevodka4848 bruh i keep trying but the godamn hydrogens dont want to make nice and team up with oxygen

    • @poodlemeister22314
      @poodlemeister22314 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@chton Is it blue?

    • @AvenRox
      @AvenRox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I feel like flavored waters would be a great April fools video

  • @stevenharris4601
    @stevenharris4601 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    I saw a theory about the Vesper not long ago: in the books he's an alcoholic, but in the movie the whole table orders the same cocktail after him and then Bond only takes one sip on-screen. The theory is that Bond ordered it so strong in hopes that the other players would copy his order and then everyone else would get drunk off of it impairing their poker game

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Those theorists ain’t got anything better to over-analyze…

    • @firestorm165
      @firestorm165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's what I would do

    • @Murderblonde
      @Murderblonde 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      It's like how one person orders a mojito everyone nearby does too, although that only serves to make the bartender want to walk directly into the ocean

    • @Tiishen
      @Tiishen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Murderblondedoes it? What's so bad about preparing mojitos?

    • @Murderblonde
      @Murderblonde 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Tiishen Cuz they take a long time to do - making a couple is fine, but when you have like TEN and other people want simple stuff like wine or beer, the line backs up and you get in the weeds

  • @robertwilloughby8050
    @robertwilloughby8050 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +364

    Actually, a list of all the alcoholic coffees would be a great episode. From the classic Irish Coffee to the Chinese Coffee full of Baiju....😉

    • @sd3457
      @sd3457 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Not sure where in the world you are, but back in 1980's Britain we had a chain of steakhouse restaurants called "Berni Inns". Along with the desert menu, they had a menu of alcoholic coffees (Mum was an Irish girl by heritage and coffee preference) as a teenager I hated the things, and I still do, but my late great Mum had the wisdom to say "try it before it's tipped in the coffee". Thanks Mum.

    • @HFV_Junkyardin
      @HFV_Junkyardin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And PBR Hard Coffee. lol

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sd3457 British, like you. Yes, I remember Berni Inns, there was one near me at Tingley (sadly no longer with us) where a LOT of plaice and chips was consumed by me as a young child! I was too young to register the alcoholic drinks, but dad still has some Irish Coffee glasses at home, which get used about once a year!

    • @boredom1843
      @boredom1843 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oooh and maybe one or two for espresso

    • @gruggerduggerhoose
      @gruggerduggerhoose 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A friend and i were very rough one saturday morning and were planning the pub for the football that day. Slid off the couch and thought an irish coffee might make a good livener. No whisky so we dumped a load of cheap aldi “rum” into some cheap instant and declared it a Carribean Coffee. Awful, 3/10, would not recommend.

  • @TallDarknGruesome
    @TallDarknGruesome 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    interesting chemistry note - getting banana's from the vermouth + citrus probably means the vermouth base spirit had wheat as at least part of its grain base.
    The side product esters from wheat fermentation when exposed to citric acid change to esters that the palette detects as other fruits (usually berry or banana depending on ph and other compounds present).

  • @HighKingTurgon
    @HighKingTurgon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    Glad Greg likes the Vesper today. I think it's a wonderful drink.
    Casablanca is one of those movies that you hear about your whole life, eventually watch out of obligation, and realize it's actually 111% worth the hype.

    • @timleach3366
      @timleach3366 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Exactly. You think there's no way it'll match the hype, and it turns out to be even better - funnier, more dramatic, and more moving than you think it could possibly be.

    • @judahmoar2533
      @judahmoar2533 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely. I love the depth in the scenes due to the staging and lighting

    • @joshedwards7012
      @joshedwards7012 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm on the young end of the demographic mentioned, aged 25; I remember loving Casablanca when I watched it aged... 10? 12? I need to rewatch it because I can't remember much!

    • @HighKingTurgon
      @HighKingTurgon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joshedwards7012 I was about 19 when I first saw it. Just showed the first half to my toddler. The greats remain as great as day one As Time Goes By.

  • @77Brainfreeze
    @77Brainfreeze 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

    If you wanted to make another famous cocktails episode you could do an entire episode on the drinks of Mad Men. It's hard to argue that the show wasn't responsible for the booming popularity of the old fashioned and possibly the entire cocktail renaissance. Don't forget to include the Old Spanish

    • @countrybumpkinski
      @countrybumpkinski 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      also the gimlet, thanks to betty draper 😊

    • @Amshatelia88
      @Amshatelia88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES!! I want this video!!

    • @bryangarcia662
      @bryangarcia662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      A Mad Men centric/inspired episode would be AMAZING

    • @alekseimonizmirov1395
      @alekseimonizmirov1395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! Gimlets, manhattans, all the mid-century drinks became super popular due to that show, and I think it set the stage for the negroni trend as well.

    • @SezShares
      @SezShares 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And of course Roger’s drink of choice, the Gibson.

  • @ArienDrakon
    @ArienDrakon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You should make DND/RPG Classes as cocktails! Like "The Rogue", "The Warlock", "The Druid", etc...

  • @shiitalke
    @shiitalke 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +152

    A cranberry french 75 has made its way into my quintessential thanksgiving cocktails list. Makes those family conversations that much easier to handle. Great show Greg keep doing the thing!

    • @mattia_carciola
      @mattia_carciola 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I made it using raspberry-infused tanqueray and it's simply amazing

    • @CedroLinkin
      @CedroLinkin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      something i serve at my bar is a raspberry french 75. a nice homemade raspberry syrup goes a long way, and i'd guess it would go better with gin and the bubbles, but i'll try the cranberry too

    • @raptor4916
      @raptor4916 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My favorite '75 has elderflower liquor in stead of simple syurp

  • @treehuggingbuddhist
    @treehuggingbuddhist 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I’m 63 years old…my 30 something daughter told me about your channel and I’ve enjoyed watching every episode! 🍸 🍹

  • @danielgalil5020
    @danielgalil5020 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    So glad you included sweet vermouth on the rocks in this episode. I think one of the biggest tragedies in drinking fandom is that vermouth is just a mixer. Whenever I go to an italian restaurant that's what I order to pair with my food; except I enjoy it like they do in Spain: no twist and garnished with olives live a martini.

    • @stevenjacobs2750
      @stevenjacobs2750 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Chilled cocchi torino neat is heavenly

    • @erich851
      @erich851 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      We'll put a slice of orange or lemon in our vermouths. Much more often than not and I've lived in Spain for a decade.

    • @brandonp7503
      @brandonp7503 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      A glass of chilled sweet vermouth is also one of my go-to's when I'm home and don't feel like mixing, when I'm in the mood for it, of when I'm eating Italian.

    • @93seanwalker
      @93seanwalker 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@erich851might depend on the spot - I've been served it with olives in multiple places

    • @Zzyzzyzzs
      @Zzyzzyzzs 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That'd be a marianito, which didn't come with olives when I had them in San Sebastian, but I can sorta see how that'd work.

  • @kaijew8930
    @kaijew8930 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Casablanca really is phenomenal a true classic!
    Plus its been referenced soooo many times you'll be suprised

  • @northstarjakobs
    @northstarjakobs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I've always had an interest in mixology but this channel has encouraged me to really pursue that interest and I'm currently lined up to be trained as a bartender at my job (I work at a movie theatre that has a bar). This channel has helped me with some techniques but more importantly, it expands my knowledge of ingredients and cocktails which is a useful thing to have (I want to get to a point where I can have a cocktail or two in mind if someone tells me the flavors they like and dislike, or even if they give me an "I'm in the mood for [blank]" sort of comment)

  • @popelius
    @popelius 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Right away from the beginning of the episode, I can really tell these will be just my cup of tea

  • @markiangooley
    @markiangooley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    Good call on the grapefruit! When I was a kid in the 1960s, people ate grapefruit halves with special spoons with serrated tips, and almost everyone sprinkled the flat top of a half with sugar before eating.
    I think you can still get white grapefruit but they’re way less popular than pink and red varieties.

    • @Malachiore
      @Malachiore 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I was a kid in the 2000's, but we had a white grapefruit tree in our yard. I would sit in the shade and share one with my dog all through the last half of the year. We didn't have the special spoons though, just hands and claws. The sugar was optional, my dog and I like(d) tart treats.
      My family never bought grapefruit because of the tree, so I don't think I even saw a red grapefruit until my 20's. I thought red grapefruit were something special, like blood oranges vs normal navel oranges, but I don't think I've seen a white grapefruit since I lived in that house.

    • @stevenjacobs2750
      @stevenjacobs2750 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We still have a bunch of those spoons. But I sprinkle my grapefruit with a little salt in stead of sugar!

    • @blueguitarbob
      @blueguitarbob 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My dad ate a white grapefruit every morning with those serrated spoons! I would try to copy him, and even with the sugar it was difficult.

    • @kbrock9146
      @kbrock9146 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Have those spoons and a very unusual serrated curved "knife". All plastic, and curved to follow the curve of a half of grapefruit... I don't know why you would want to scoop the half out as an entire piece like that, but that's what this plastic knife is for apparently.

    • @stephsaguudefan1753
      @stephsaguudefan1753 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like a spork?

  • @nachochips529
    @nachochips529 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Hi there! You'll probably won't see this, but here, in North Eastern Spain (Catalonia), we have a huge sweet vermouth tradition. There are many cellars that make their own, so you can try the differences from one village to the next. And we drink vermouth on the rocks quite often, particularly in summer evenings. It is so common that we oft refer to the time before supper as "the time of vermouth" (l'hora del vermut), and going for an appetiser is very commonly called "going for a vermouth" (fer un vermut), even if you don't have vermouth with your appetiser.

  • @itatane
    @itatane 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In regard to your podcast: Jack Nicholson was certainly my favorite, if for no other reason than he got the best lines. What other Joker ever got to say "Batman... Batman... Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press? This town needs an enema!" Of course, Michael Keaton was both Beetlejuice and Batman, ("You know what happened to this guy, Jack? Well... he made mistakes. Then he had his [grabs a poker and smashes a vase] LIGHTS OUT! Now you wanna get nuts? Come on! Let's get nuts.") and thus holds a special place in my heart for that scene.

  • @applecrow8
    @applecrow8 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I don't know if you've heard of a show called Danger 5, but each episode features one or two cocktail recipies. Its an absurdist Australian comedy that I think would be right up your alley not just for the drinks!

    • @7vezda
      @7vezda 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I second this, and the best part is that most of the cocktail recipes are for "the perfect [x]" and come as someone's dying words.

    • @belindaday6074
      @belindaday6074 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nazis in space

    • @Murderblonde
      @Murderblonde 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A+ show for many reasons, including 1) same team as did Italian Spiderman and 2) Matt Berry as their boss (complete with eagle head)

  • @Moonlily23
    @Moonlily23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My grandmother just recently passed and her drink of choice was a white Russian, but basically in a pint glass. I got really good at making them in there.... Count quickly to 5 for vodka, 2 for Kahlua, fill with milk and if there's half and half, a splash of that on top. Stir with butter knife to reach the bottom of glass.

  • @daledonovan1875
    @daledonovan1875 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I'm outside your main demo (57, male), but this kind of video is the EXACT reason I subscribe to the channel, so more please! (I'm also a tabletop gamer and a film buff.) Thanks for all you both do.

  • @MmeCShadow
    @MmeCShadow 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Pink grapefruit were actually first cultivated in 1910 and specifically bred into the ruby red variant by 1930. It's not at all unlikely Hemingway had pink or red grapefruit juice in his drink.

  • @dy9955
    @dy9955 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As someone in my mid 40's, I LOVE Casablanca. I am surprised, to see your demographics being so young and lack of older, Gen-X ers. Nice to see the younger generation having interest, weird to see the older not.
    Love your videos.

  • @Amshatelia88
    @Amshatelia88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a 30 year old, I LOVE Casablanca! Classics never get old!

  • @captainghoul666
    @captainghoul666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    My assumption for bond's specific drink choice has always been that its a deliberate choice that does 3 things 1 looks like he's drinking with getting him too drunk to function
    2 specific drink lets him draw attention to himself and sometimes thats useful
    3 if someone recognizes the drink it means they know about bond

  • @nate2064
    @nate2064 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Today on How to Drink we are going to recreate the classic "whiskey in a bottle" from my favorite western True Grit, specifically the Cohen Brothers True Grit, enjoyed by Rooster Cogburn

  • @bambam2x905
    @bambam2x905 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I would love to see some space themed drinks that are accessible for most people. With the announcement of starfield this would be exciting! Many thanks for your work!

  • @mmtx73
    @mmtx73 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Correction on the grapefruit thing, the red grapefruit has been around since the 1930's not the 90's. There's a couple of varieties, but the first one on record originated in the valley in south Texas in 1929. It's naturally a bit sweeter than the yellow or white grapefruit, and I think it's a little bigger too. The white ones are still out there they're just not as popular.

  • @BaptiseLeGrand
    @BaptiseLeGrand 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vermouth (vermú) over ice with a slice of lemon is a super classic Spanish aperitivo. Nothing better before lunch or dinner!

  • @k213389
    @k213389 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Even weirder than everyone calling him Papa, Hemingway kept one of Ava Gardner's kidney stones as a sacred memento. She starred in three adaptations of his work, including the movie that made her a star, 1946's The Killers. She was introduced to Hemingway by the man who was, at the time, the world's greatest living matador, while in the hospital in Spain trying to pass kidney stones. They were friends until his death.

  • @hamishphillips950
    @hamishphillips950 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is the first episode in a while that felt like Greg had fun. Love this jolly fellow.

  • @zer0us
    @zer0us 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I've actually been making Earl grey gin for a while. I remember you did a drink used them together and loved it. So now I just put some tea bags in gin to cold brew. Perfect with cold milk and sugar.

  • @Alex-xp2lb
    @Alex-xp2lb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Fun idea for a good video; take a trip to one of the Asian supermarkets in your area and make some mixed drinks with some of the more exotic fruits that you can find in the produce section. I know in my area, H-Mart and Lotte are notorious for having some really cool and unique fruit and I'd love to learn what you think and do with them! Keep up the great work. Love your videos!

  • @TrulyZer0
    @TrulyZer0 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I finally did check out Midnight Local earlier this week. I went with "death becomes her" as my first episode, since this show introduced my zoomer self to that movie and I loved it.
    If you're also into that movie, I think it's a great episode to start on.
    I did rewatch the 1989 Batman in the past few months, so I'm excited for that episode, too. Hot takes are: Batman 2 is pretty terrible. Batman Forever is in its own way peak cinema, and it's fantastic.

  • @MrSheep-uv7up
    @MrSheep-uv7up 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Some vaguely interesting facts about the French 75 (the gun). It was the first mass-produced modern artillery as it's innovative recoil system allowed it to be fired accurately continuously without having to realign the gun.

  • @Cut_Throat_Girl
    @Cut_Throat_Girl 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The sweet vermouth is definitely a staple here in Spain. Not sure if younger people do it but my grandparents' age, it was the most typical thing to do before lunch. Even more so Sundays after church, go for a vermouth and then have lunch.

  • @jsmarty1
    @jsmarty1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I was intimidated by the Vesper for a while, because it’s so boozy, but I finally had one a couple weeks ago, and now I can’t get enough of it. The vodka I think weirdly adds some sort of sweetness, the vermouth rounds everything out, and the gin adds the flavour. The lemon as well really makes the drink though, and if made poorly, can muck it all up. Great drink though, very underrated

  • @BatteryH1862
    @BatteryH1862 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A variant on the Vesper is the Green Vesper. Sub out the Lillet with Absinthe, and a lime peel for the lemon. Depending on your taste, you may want to drop the absinthe volume by a bit.

  • @lmsmith015
    @lmsmith015 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I loooove a French 75 and think they're deeply underrated.

  • @loke6664
    @loke6664 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You know, now I want to see an episode about questionable drinks from the movie "Cocktail".... Yeah, it might not inspire me to serve any of them but it certainly would be entertaining to watch. :)
    I actually been to La Floridita, really cool place but I didn't order this particular daquiri.

  • @LegoLazze
    @LegoLazze 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My favorite "Hemingway" drink is without a doubt the "Death In the Afternoon" but the Hemingway Daquiri is very very good aswell.

  • @elizamccroskey1708
    @elizamccroskey1708 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 62 and love your channel. I recently watched Casablanca for the umpteenth time and quoted it to a 29 year old friend who went on to complete the paragraph. It's a classic film with important historical references.

  • @rasenshuriken7325
    @rasenshuriken7325 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a great idea. "Famous cocktails of the film ages." You make it a series of videos, and each video is from a certain period of movies. Western, silent movies etc ... And then you make the cocktail that was made famous by the movie. Maybe add in movie facts and trivia?

  • @lisanichols4810
    @lisanichols4810 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pink grapefruit was widely available at least in the 60s and probably before since it was grown as far back as the 1910s. Ruby Red appeared in 1929 in Texas.

  • @Helmutlozzi
    @Helmutlozzi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Almost spat out my own drink when Greg said "bananas" with the sweet vermouth, lmao

  • @dougmoore6612
    @dougmoore6612 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I discovered Humphrey Bogart movies in general when I was in your predominant demographic group, and fell in love with the writing and style. I’d like to think HTD fans are doing the same because of you, Greg.

  • @ditdah
    @ditdah 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Apparently I'm not in your main demographic... I'm 46, I love Casablanca, and you're one of my favorite channels. Keep talking to us "old folks," Greg!

  • @Elyoslayer
    @Elyoslayer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    California "Sparkling Wine". It can only be called Champagne if it is produced in Champagne in France and its PDO.

    • @gedfi
      @gedfi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This 👆

    • @bartolomeothesatyr
      @bartolomeothesatyr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Far be it from me to criticize unnecessary pedantry, but American English vernacular speech is not subject to European trademark legislation, and "champagne" has been the American English vernacular collective noun for carbonated wines of all types for generations, whereas the very first "protected designation of origins" legislation was only passed by the European Union as recently as 1992. We can and will call it whatever we feel like calling it, we just can't sell it as such in EU markets.

    • @Elyoslayer
      @Elyoslayer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You try to appear like a smart-ass but if you actually go to any establishment that trades in those products you will soon realise that that PDO and PGI are respected even across the US. So oftentimes US producers write names like (Champagne Style etc.) to avoid touching upon that. PDO and PGI fall under intellectual property rights, so simply seeing USA citizens laugh at it and then cry that countries like China are stealing your intellectual property and patents sounds extremely hilarious.

  • @haydenbsiegel
    @haydenbsiegel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jack was the best joker behind Mark and it is a very close second. Really the two are interchangeable.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Truly classic drinks. Love the thumbnail

  • @davidmcdonald4771
    @davidmcdonald4771 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm almost 70 and love watching your channel.
    Have made many of the drinks on your channel.
    I make my own version or change up some of the ingredients.

  • @Jaguarmaserati
    @Jaguarmaserati 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my favorite shows and still is The 3 Stooges. I've seen remastered versions in color, and those look strange to me because I am used to seeing their shorts in black and white. I've seen Casablanca ONCE a long time ago, but don't remember anything about it. I know I've seen it, I don't think I paid much attention because I was a kid. A great uncle I have that passed recently always talked about having me over and watching Casablanca. I think I spent the whole time playing with his dog, as I remember his german shepherd puppy he named Strawberry. Never remembered why.

    • @youmukonpaku3168
      @youmukonpaku3168 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm gonna go against the grain of a lot of the people here who apparently very much enjoyed Casablanca. You didn't miss all that much; there's some good specific scenes, but mostly the first two thirds of the movie do nothing, only for every plot thread to be resolved at once in about eight minutes at the end. You'd think it was Frank Herbert's first writing exercise if you didn't know it started as a play, because reading Dune (and especially God Emperor) is the only other time I've so strongly had the simultaneous feeling that something was too short and yet overstayed its welcome. It's an important film, an influential one, and not a bad watch either, but its pacing in particular kills it compared to other movies that have hit similar notes better since.

  • @aladoristcg3769
    @aladoristcg3769 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Speaking of the French75, earl grey tea, and weddings, my sister got married a few weeks ago and had an Earl Grey gin and tonic as a signature cocktail. They infused like 4 or 5 bottles of Tanqueray in a drink dispenser, and it was one of the bartenders' first night. Those suckers were at best 1:1 gin to tonic, possibly more towards the gin.

  • @jackbot43
    @jackbot43 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a 19 year old cinema enjoyer, Casablanca is one of my favorite movies and I love black and white movies. Whoever says they can’t watch them is missing out on some of the greatest film experiences of all time, that’s just a fact.

  • @chiblast100x
    @chiblast100x 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bond's martini is oft treated as a code phrase intended for either one of the people around the table or someone who had infiltrated the barstaff.
    It's not really a white russian anymore per se if you do this, but replacing the vodka with coffee infused vodka really cuts back the sweet element from the milk.
    Being at the deep upper end of your demo, I'd like to agree... Casablanca is one of the must see films of it's era. Well, either that or The Maltese Falcon. It's not like anyone is trying to get these kids to watch schlock like Cat People, even if it is a fun film too.

  • @TDMStyle
    @TDMStyle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm so glad you did the French 75 from Casablanca! Two of my favorite things :D

  • @mackado
    @mackado 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For some reason, every Portuguese dude I've met who asks for a "Martini" expects a "Maritini Rossi" vermouth with a lemon twist on the rocks.

  • @jacobfleming6616
    @jacobfleming6616 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those of us who’ve been bching in the comments about classic cocktails really appreciate this

  • @petrastedman669
    @petrastedman669 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My husband has just decided he wants to try the French 75. I'd be down. Carefully.
    The first time I ever had one or watched Casablanca was a viewing party with friends. We dressed up and ate dinner, then watched the movie with French 75 cocktails. Everyone had at least 3.
    Had TH-cam been a thing at the time, the bartender (being the sole sober person in the room) would have had some glorious blackmail material of us singing along, crying at random parts, and quoting the more famous lines.
    Waking up the next morning, most of us prayed for death. I had had 5, and just tromped everyone to the local diner for food and gallons of coffee.

  • @johnashworth1914
    @johnashworth1914 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 31 and I love old movies. Casablanca is an amazing movie that I've watched multiple times.

  • @Malacar99
    @Malacar99 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the late 90's during the swing revival, I could be found on Swing Night at the Green Mill drinking a Cosmo sitting in Al Capone's booth. Oh the memories.

  • @sarahwatts7152
    @sarahwatts7152 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are so many great black and white movies! His Girl Friday is just electrifying, I have never met anyone who talks so fast - or so well

  • @TriscuitsForDays
    @TriscuitsForDays 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s always funny when Casablanca comes up as a reference for anything because I know of the highlight scenes but is just on the list of many to watch in the classics

  • @taejaskudva2543
    @taejaskudva2543 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that the tasting note for the Vesper maybe benefits from therapeutic tea was "Honey Ryder." Bravo.

  • @gerrycarmichael1391
    @gerrycarmichael1391 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Add a couple of dashes of chocolate bitters to your White Russian. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

  • @philip5513
    @philip5513 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love seeing you go through some classics again!

  • @stereodreamer23
    @stereodreamer23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    French 75s are provisionally banned in our house by my wife too, because two years ago at New Years, I made several rounds for everyone after dinner, and within an hour, everyone was on the couch, unable to move.
    That being said, I think it is DEFINITELY worth it to use real Champagne for this drink--it's the ONLY bubbly cocktail that I'll always use real Champagne in (I usually substitute Prosecco for such cocktails). But there is something about the dryness of Champagne that really elevates this drink. If you can't afford real Champagne, at least use a French Bubbly, like a Cremant de Alsace, or Cremant de Bourgogne.
    Also, I often use Citadel Gin, which is a French gin, because it's much more soft and floral than a London Dry, and makes this drink even more delisciously dangerous. And my Champagne of choice is De Margerie Grand Cru, because it's an affordable Grand Cru,...

  • @TheRedbond9
    @TheRedbond9 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Seen casablanca when i was 16 I'm 27 now would go back and watch it again in a heartbeat

  • @thedoctormedic3320
    @thedoctormedic3320 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At my work, we sell Papa's Pilar, and when I saw it was signed by Hemingway, I had no idea the connection between the author and rum but now it all makes sense.

  • @retronartz1268
    @retronartz1268 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Definitely should make this into a series! These are the kind of drinks that I love

  • @pac4life88
    @pac4life88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this concept. Do another!

  • @brandonyacovacci6083
    @brandonyacovacci6083 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love this! Would love a pt. 2!

  • @Nacra
    @Nacra 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i think first time i had a cosmo and i kinda was familiar with it but wasn't sure it contained cranberry, the hotel bar listed a black currant liqueur in place of the cranberry. i need to say that was actually a nice variation and i was surprised to later find out the regular ingredient is cranberry juice. thanks for this video it was really fun.

  • @Eyeon491
    @Eyeon491 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very excited to watch!

  • @rwamhoff71
    @rwamhoff71 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im a 52 year old male….not sure what demographic I fall into,LOL😂, but I LOVE your channel !! You’re entertaining, knowledgeable about your drinks… ohhhh, and funny !! I love to drink anyway…. So I have to be careful what TIME of day I watch these episode !! lol thank you for your content. LOVE IT

  • @xatlern
    @xatlern 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have you ever done an Old Cuban in a video before? It was the signature cocktail at a wedding I went to last year, so Meredith's comment reminded me of it. Especially since I've heard it described as somewhere between a French 75 and a mojito, both of which you like.

  • @TheSilentBattle
    @TheSilentBattle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Yay!! You’re back to making drinks again. Love this episode

  • @gamemasteranthony2756
    @gamemasteranthony2756 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am willing to bet you if you ever saw the Randy Feltface routine "The Life and Times of Ernest Hemingway...in Three and a Half Minutes", a lot of Hemingway's idiosyncrasies would make sense.
    Because that entire bit is TRUTH! In fact, some of things were UNDERSTATED!

  • @cclay899
    @cclay899 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first white russian I had was at Dave and Busters that was made with shelf stable coffee creamer packets. Trust me, you can mess it up.

  • @mollipopification
    @mollipopification 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    loved this episode, would love to see more like it!

  • @karenhenriksen5438
    @karenhenriksen5438 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was a great episode. You made several of my favorite drinks, and showed me a few new ones. The Hemingway Daiquiri is one of our favorites because we have a 20 year old white grapefruit tree, and its fruit is super sweet! Keep it up, this is one the only channels that I am subscribed to on TH-cam.

  • @MichaelHansen1984
    @MichaelHansen1984 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another awesome video!

  • @rod.s.acosta
    @rod.s.acosta 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey! I'm 38! 😁 I made my own drink! It's kind of my white russian. It's called "The Scotish Pirate Creampie", It's hnoey whisky with a little pina colada and heavy cream. It's a dessert that really hits my saturdays 😃

  • @dschanriihl9043
    @dschanriihl9043 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Greg,
    as one of the 'kids' in your audience; I have an old movie recomendation for you:
    Die Feuerzangenbowle 1944. The english name would be translated as "the Fire-Tongs Bowl". It is about an privately educated, successfull aurhor going to a public secundary school. Just to mess with the teachers.

  • @lorrainemunoa791
    @lorrainemunoa791 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE Casablanca. (I'm in my 30s) Loving this episode. it's a great reference for people who don't drink cocktails to show us roughly what's popular out there or at least well known. All with the usual wit and fun from the HTD team.

  • @paigesallis5819
    @paigesallis5819 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Ones like this are why I watch.

  • @MrMdamon808
    @MrMdamon808 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a spliced grapefruit tree in my back yard growing up in Florida in the 1980s that gave both white and red grapefruit. So they definitely predate the 90s.

  • @8ml888
    @8ml888 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learn something new almost everytime I watch your video and I collect knowledge. Good job!

  • @Kang2112
    @Kang2112 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 58 and I love this stuff.

  • @MOON_BOYS
    @MOON_BOYS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For the white russian i Love to use cream. Don't use low fat milk. That tastes cheap and watery

  • @CDWCAULDRON
    @CDWCAULDRON 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best you tube Chanel out there .🥃 cheers

  • @benway23
    @benway23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your work.

  • @Evolucion7
    @Evolucion7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a fun episode. I haven't seen Casablanca since I took a film class in college a long, undisclosed amount of time ago, and I had forgotten about the French 75. This reminder will go well with my newly renewed affinity for gin. And I think a rewatch of the film could be a nice thing to go along with it.

  • @efleschner
    @efleschner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How do you not have a drink recipe book of your custom recipes? A $0.99 app? I would love to have a database of your cocktails on hand when I want to get fancy. I’m outside of your prime demo, but I think others would agree! 😉
    Thanks for al the work you and Meredith do!

  • @Theunknown-vy1vt
    @Theunknown-vy1vt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love these videos

  • @kennywallace6986
    @kennywallace6986 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just realized I wasn't subscribed to you anymore, don't know why. I'm 50 and I love the channel.

  • @bmw120k
    @bmw120k 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The "Watch Casablanca" info pop up in the corner ROFL Love it.

  • @bryo1001
    @bryo1001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes!! Great episode. And totally need to do the drinks of madmen next!! All those classics would be a great second episode!

  • @JaSaw0
    @JaSaw0 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always make my cosmo with the 100% juice and some 2:1 simple. Comes out delicious every time!

  • @tzor
    @tzor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a 62 year old fan of the show, I have one argument for B/W; the one color you can't get on a color movie is (wait for it) black. Now the use of black, especially in shadows is more suited to the horror genre but it's also effectively used in Casablanca as well. (It should be noted that even TV was turning into color when I was a child although not everyone had color televisions.)

  • @annabellethepitty
    @annabellethepitty 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My mom makes a version of a white russian where vodka is substituted for coconut rum. She calls it a "Jamaican snow man".