A podcast about home cocktail crafting for enthusiasts old and new. We cover the skills, theory, and tools you need to confidently design your own recipes and master the art of balance—one sip at a time. Tune in on Tuesdays for lessons on skills or cocktail theory, and join us for Happy Hour on Fridays when we swap recipes, debate the merits of fancy tools and exotic spirits, and tell (mostly) good jokes.
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November 22, 2024
Ben and Matthew present their signature Thanksgiving cocktails, the White Picket Fence and Autumn's Kiss, featuring clarified milk punch and brandy-infused flavors.
November 8, 2024
<p>It’s Happy Hour! We’re sharing balancing failures (ours and others) and successes. We’ve got volcanoes, torches, funky rum, giant thistles and enough nuts to feed a forest of squirrels*.</p><p>Ben presents his Typical Ben Rum Drink a wild tiki-inspired mix of Jamaican rum and orgeat with a snowy mountain of crushed ice. Which will you drown in first, the rum or the water from all that ice?</p><p>Matthew reworks a restaurant cocktail originally called the BronArmy Navy. It was a sugar bomb with a with star ingredient that wasn’t allowed to shine. Matthew lets the artichokes free! You’re welcome Castroville.</p><p>*Justice for Peanut</p><h2>Too Long, Didn’t Listen</h2><p>(00:00) Opening and Squirrel Nut Factories</p><p>(02:44) The end of our first “arc” and a look forward</p><p>(12:15) Salvaging failed cocktails and stubborn recipes</p><p>(14:17) Ben’s muddy mess</p><p>(16:20) Cocktail: Typical Ben Rum Drink</p><p>(19:59) Tiki is a vibe</p><p>(32:58) Cocktail: Matthew’s BronArmy Navy</p><p>(44:25) Episode close</p><h2>Recipes</h2><h3>Typical Ben Rum Drink</h3><ul><li>1 oz Smith and Cross Jamaican rum</li><li>1 oz Planteray Stiggin’s Pineapple rum</li><li>1 oz Orgeat</li><li>3/4 oz lime juice</li><li>1/4 oz Falernum (to top)</li><li>2 dashes Angostura bitters</li><li>Instructions: Combine rums, orgeat, and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled, then strain into a rocks glass packed with crushed ice. Top with Falernum and Angostura bitters. Garnish with pineapple fronds or other tiki-inspired decor.</li></ul><br/><h3>BronArmy Navy</h3><ul><li>2 oz bourbon</li><li>1 oz lemon juice</li><li>3/4 oz Cynar</li><li>3/4 oz Orgeat</li><li>Pinch of salt</li><li>Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Double strain into a chilled glass and serve with or without a lemon twist garnish.</li></ul><br/><p>---</p><p><h1>Books & Equipment Links</h1><p>The links below that point to Amazon are affiliate links. If you click on them and make a purchase we may receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you. Links to any other destination are not affiliate links.</p><h2>Books</h2><p>We own and recommend these books:</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3TzZ5bg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 12 Bottle Bar: Make Hundreds of Cocktails with Just Twelve Bottles</a> by David Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3XRGbz5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail</a> by Dave Arnold</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4dgfA35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imbibe!</a> by David Wondrich</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4ebizLH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cocktail Codex</a> by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan</p> </p><p><h2>Equipment</h2><p>Products we own, like and use:</p><ul><li>Measuring tools</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Zrz15P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup, 2 Oz capacity</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4d8HhuG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO Metal Angled Measuring Cup</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ZxKNMd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO SteeL Double Jigger</a></li><li>Shakers</li><li>This shaking set is sold as two separate items on Amazon, you will need both</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4e6HIXB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cocktail Kingdom Koriko Small Weighted Shaking Tin</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3XPgMWY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cocktail Kingdom Koriko Large Weighted Shaking Tin</a></li><li>Mixing Glasses/Tins</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4erdMW1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viski Crystal Mixing Glass, 17 oz</a></li><li>Pint glass: you don’t need a link for this do you?</li><li>Peelers</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4dogtqo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO Good Grips...
November 5, 2024
<p>Your training is almost complete. Today we’re cocktail tasting, cocktail balancing and cocktail perfecting. In this finale of our "Getting Started" series, we’re breaking down the steps to deconstructing a cocktail, balancing it and then improving it. et us introduce you to a sweet little friend of ours—the Cocktail of the Week. Who will also be our model this week. So get in here! </p><h2>Too Long, Didn't Listen </h2><p>(00:00) How to Balance a Cocktail </p><p>(01:54) Cocktail of the Week: The Plain & Simple (Daiquiri) </p><p>(03:59) Why fresh lime juice matters </p><p>(05:21) A brief sojourn into rum </p><p>(08:31) How to taste cocktails like an expert (no, you're doing it wrong) </p><p>(15:32) The secret to balancing cocktails (hint: it involves homework) </p><p>(24:02) Simple tips to improve your cocktail </p><p>(30:00) Closing </p><h2>Recipes </h2><h2>The Plain & Simple (Daiquiri) </h2><ul><li>2 parts white rum</li><li>1 part fresh lime juice</li><li>1 part simple syrup (1:1 white cane sugar to water)</li><li>Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until fully chilled. Double strain into a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. Serve without garnish. </li></ul><br/><h2>Ben's Preferred Plain & Simple </h2><ul><li>2 parts Plantation Three Stars rum</li><li>3/4 part fresh lime juice</li><li>3/4 part simple syrup (1:1)</li><li>1 lime wheel for garnish</li><li>Combine rum, lime juice, and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake until fully chilled. Double strain into a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. Float lime wheel on top of cocktail.</li></ul><br/><h2>Sour Plain & Simple </h2><ul><li>2 parts white rum</li><li>1 part fresh lime juice</li><li>3/4 part simple syrup</li><li>Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until fully chilled. Double strain into a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. </li></ul><br/><h2>Sweet Plain & Simple </h2><ul><li>2 parts white rum</li><li>3/4 part fresh lime juice</li><li>1 part simple syrup</li><li>Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until fully chilled. Double strain into a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. </li></ul><br/><h2>Spirit Forward Plain & Simple </h2><ul><li>2 parts white rum</li><li>3/4 part fresh lime juice</li><li>3/4 part simple syrup</li><li>Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until fully chilled. Double strain into a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass. </li></ul><br/><p>---</p><p><h1>Books & Equipment Links</h1><p>The links below that point to Amazon are affiliate links. If you click on them and make a purchase we may receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you. Links to any other destination are not affiliate links.</p><h2>Books</h2><p>We own and recommend these books:</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3TzZ5bg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 12 Bottle Bar: Make Hundreds of Cocktails with Just Twelve Bottles</a> by David Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3XRGbz5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail</a> by Dave Arnold</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4dgfA35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imbibe!</a> by David Wondrich</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4ebizLH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cocktail Codex</a> by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan</p> </p><p><h2>Equipment</h2><p>Products we own, like and use:</p><ul><li>Measuring tools</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Zrz15P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup, 2 Oz capacity</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4d8HhuG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO Metal Angled Measuring Cup</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ZxKNMd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OXO SteeL Double Jigger</a></li><li>Shakers</li><li>This shaking set is sold as two separate items on Amazon, you will need both</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4e6HIXB" rel="noopener...
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