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00:00 - Does spirit quality matter?
00:40 - Old Fashioned
04:16 - Gin Martini
07:21 - Daiquiri
10:01 - El Presidente
13:07 - Vodka Soda
16:09 - Margarita
19:13 - What did we learn?
Old Fashioned:
Build in glass over ice
2 oz. or 60 ml. Bourbon
.25 oz. or 8 ml. Simple Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Twist of orange
Cheap - Early Times
Middle - Four Roses
Expensive - Old Fitzgerald
Gin Martini:
Build in mixing glass
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Gin
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Dry Vermouth
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Add ice and stir
Strain into glass
Twist of lemon
Cheap - Fleischmann's
Middle - Tanquaray
Expensive - Monkey 47
Daiquiri:
Build in shaker
2 oz. or 60 ml. Rum
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
1 oz. or 30 ml. Simple Syrup
Add ice and shake
Strain into glass
Cheap - Palo Viejo
Middle - Bacardi Silver
Expensive - Hamilton 87
El Presidente:
Build in mixing glass
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Rum
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Lillet Blanc
.25 oz. or 8 ml. Dry Curaçao
Barspoon of Grenadine
Add ice and stir
Strain into a glass
Twist of orange
Cheap - Bacardi Gold
Middle - Plantation 5 year
Expensive - R.L. Seale's
Vodka Soda:
Build in glass over ice
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Vodka
Seltzer
Twist of lime
Cheap - Popov
Middle - Titio's
Expensive - Crystal Skull
Margarita:
Build in shaker
2 oz. or 60 ml. Tequila
1 oz. or 30 ml. Triple Sec
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
Add ice and shake
Strain into glass
Cheap - El Toro
Middle - La Gritona
Expensive - Don Julio
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
I've seen this suggestion before but I want to re-up it because I think it would be neat: you could have Meredith read the tasting notes you gave to a drink in a past episode without saying what the drink was, and then you have to try to make a drink that matches those notes
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Wish you would have done this blind not knowing which were the cheap ones and which were the expensive ones. Wouldve been fun to see!
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You should do an episode where you review costco/kirkland brand spirits vodka, tequila, gin, bourbon, scotch etc against their name brand counterparts.
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I think Gin are so much different from each other that it can make way more difference than the price tag. Choosing the right or wrong one for the cocktail one is going to prepare could completely flip the overall flavour profile.
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Not gonna lie, I have a soft spot in my heart for a Manhattan made with rotgut bourbon and oxidized Martini and Rossi vermouth. It’s the kind of drink that makes me wanna get plastered in an airport.
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In a similar vein to this episode, it would be cool to see one where you do traditionally expensive cocktails on a budget. The sticker shock when finding out how much some of these bottles were for some Tiki drinks was kinda alarming. I don't know. I just can't justify spending 25-30 dollars on a bottle that is used very minimally for one or two drinks yknow
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I will always leave a comment that I prefer these videos where you don’t torture yourself. Love it!
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Would love to see this test with a tiki drink or something with 12 other ingredients. How much the alcohol quality matters when there are so many other flavors.
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Every time I hear people swearing they can distinguish vodka brands in cocktails I just roll my eyes.
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I wish you had done the taste test blind. Knowing how expensive something is absolutely affects the flavor. I saw a study on this with wine and it was fascinating.
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I'm a daiquiri dinner and have found that Plantation is a damn fine Rum for mixing.
Not expensive, about $20ish a fifth.
Dude your vids are just awesome.
They have actually helped me up my game in mixed drinks.
Meredith is also an super addition to this channel. You've totally upped your game since they early times!
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I have something to add here re: Crystal Head and vodka in general. Basically, if you're putting vodka into a cocktail and it doesn't taste like melted plastic (I'm looking at you Russian Prince), they're all basically the same.
But if you're drinking them straight some do outperform others. Not necessarily relative to price-points, because there's garbage everywhere in the vodka field, but there's much more pleasant stuff relative to other stuff.
Crystal Head I bought once years ago because it was a neat glass skull I could stick on a bookshelf. It's still the best vodka I've ever had, despite me expecting nothing from it. It was like drinking water. Almost no alcohol taste to it whatsoever, and I've never understood how they pulled it off. It was mid-shelf price at the time, and if it was available for the same price these days (or at all in my region) I'd still probably buy it as my go-to. I prefer my vodkas not to taste like rubbing alcohol, and that vodka doesn't.
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Midnight local is great and I'm always happy to see more episodes of it.
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The booze you used are different proof, which makes a huge difference. Old Fitz is 100 proof, and also a wheated bourbon.
If you used the same-ish bourbons try it again with:
Early Times Bottled in Bond
Four Roses Single Barrel (which admittedly is more expensive than the regular Four Roses, but TOTALLY worth it).
If you wanna try it with wheated bourbons try it with maybe:
Larceny Barrel Proof (but proof it down to 50ish percent with a touch of water) OR Maker's Mark 101
Buffalo Trace/Old Weller Antique (although these are also stupidly expensive in some places)
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"Bourbon is bourbon" - that line is gonna get a lot of ppl riled up lmao
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Basic Four Roses is under 20 bucks for a 750ml, so you may not be in 8 dollar rotgut territory, but it's not that big of a step up. I would have gone with something more in the midrange like the small batch or single barrel. Or another brand in more of the 40 dollar range.
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I'm glad you did this one! I've always sworn by diff base brands bringing so much variation in note and quality.
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Long story medium:
Bourbon cocktail - meh, save money
Gin cocktail - middle shelf is just fine
White rum cocktail - spend the money
Dark rum cocktail - meh, save the money
Vodka cocktail - it’s vodka. I mean, come on
Tequila cocktail - middle shelf is just fine
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Thank you so much your channel! You got me into rum and I’m now in a rum rabbit hole in looking up rum cocktail recipes and having tons of rums now.
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Hey, I've got a podcast, and I really truly deeply need you to give it a listen, you're gonna love it! bit.ly/MidnightLocal OR check it out on youtube: youtube.com/@MidnightLocal We are loving our new high-quality Viski Glassware. If you want to pick some glasses for your own home bar use code HOWTODRINK15 for 15% OFF on all glasses and bar tools site wide - viski.com/howtodrink One way you can make sure you are using great spirits in every cocktail you make is to head over to Curiada and shop the How To Drink Collection. You will find lots of the bottles we use on the show - bit.ly/goodbetterbestdrinks Viski: viski.com/howtodrink Curiada: bit.ly/goodbetterbestdrinks Twitch: bit.ly/2VsOi3d H2D2: bit.ly/YTH2D2 twitter: bit.ly/H2DTwit instagram: bit.ly/H2dIG Blog: bit.ly/H2DBlog Patreon: bit.ly/H2DPatreon Gear: amzn.to/2LeQCbW Blind taste test 10 Vodkas - https://youtu.be/75bAgWXLh3g Best Whiskey under $20 - https://youtu.be/zYGBgOzMo_8 $3000 Whiskey worth the hype? - https://youtu.be/KG-UYeQBtrI
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