I’ve been watching cocktail videos on YouTube since before I can remember, with great shows like Robert Hess’ cocktail spirit and Charlotte Voisey’s proper pour, it’s hard to keep a track of the great cocktails you uncover.
However I saw a few episodes of Jamie Boudreau’s ‘Raising the bar’ YouTube series and a couple of cocktails really stuck out; the ‘Evergreen Swizzle’ and ‘Wallingford’. They stood out for several reasons but mainly these drinks are refreshing and perfect for recreating at cocktails parties you may or may not have planned…
Jamie Boudreau has long been a hero of mine, with his own bar; the Canon Bar in Seattle which he supposedly stained and decorated with 3 cases of Angostura Bitters back in 2011, and these videos are of two of my favourite recipes from his show.
The first recipe is a cocktail I’ve seen many a time, mainly all through the video link I’m supplying below, but also through trying it out a couple of times. It’s rather odd, it’s a strong drink, but the ice does exactly what he says it will…
The second is a little more on par with the London cocktail week posts I’m currently working on… During the week I went to a whisky seminar with a guest speaker called Gaz Regan (a true cocktail legend) and he has his own bitters spread across most American bars. The second recipe includes a dash or two of Regan’s orange bitters, a wonderful product but hard to get in this country at this time, unfortunately, but something to help tie this post into other on the way.
So what about the recipes I hear you shout well here they are (along with the links to their respective YouTube videos – in the form of links).
Evergreen Swizzle
1 ½ measure Edinburgh Gin
½ measure Pine Liqueur
½ measure Yellow Chartreuse
½ measure fresh Lime Juice
½ measure Sugar Syrup
Method: Shake all ingredients over ice and then pour into a glass filled with crushed ice and swizzle well.
Check out the YouTube Video here.
Wallingford
1 ½ measures Martin Miller Gin
¾ measures Kina L’Avion D’Or
¼ measure Dry Curacao
Method:
1) Stir all the ingredients well over cubed ice.
2) Squeeze a grapefruit peel over the glass and wipe the rim of the glass and finally drop it in.
3) Pour in the drink and enjoy.
I do hope you like the recipes, they’re a little stronger than the usual but the flavour combinations are pretty darn awesome! Try them out and let me know what you think about them…
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