5 Pro Chefs Make Their Go-To Cocktails | Test Kitchen Talks | Bon Appétit

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
  • Join Brad Leone, DeVonn Francis, Melissa Miranda, Zaynab Issa, and Kendra Vaculin in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each mix up their go-to cocktails (and mocktails!) From a salty and refreshing grapefruit libation to smoky mezcal "ranch water," one of these cocktails is sure to make your regular pool party rotation.
    See Zaynab's full Honey-Berry-Kombucha Spritzer recipe here: www.bonappetit.com/recipe/hon...
    Get Kendra's full recipe for her Salty Grapefruit Refresher: www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sal...
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    0:00 Introduction
    0:26 DeVonn’s Young Coconut Pisco Sour
    3:07 Zaynab’s Honey-Berry Kombucha Spritzer
    6:08 Melissa’s P.O.G. Margarita
    8:57 Brad’s Lemongrass Mezcal Ranch Water
    11:13 Kendra’s Salty Grapefruit Refresher
    14:40 Why is it called ‘Ranch Water’ Brad?
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  • @JAZZnMOTION
    @JAZZnMOTION Рік тому +658

    I just wish we had Delanys drink segment 😭😭 OG’s remember

    • @dkoppenol
      @dkoppenol Рік тому +13

      Was thinking this exactly. One of everything 😭

    • @elleohai
      @elleohai Рік тому +9

      Lol.. the only consistent is change. Adaptability is key, this is a good vid! :) Now.

    • @duddyjeperson6664
      @duddyjeperson6664 Рік тому +65

      I just wish we still had those moments where Brad would see Delaney and say his name like it was his nemesis

    • @alexklein278
      @alexklein278 Рік тому +30

      @@duddyjeperson6664 Delaney ! 😠

    • @jeebs621
      @jeebs621 Рік тому +7

      Delaney made the best videos

  • @MacDoesIt
    @MacDoesIt Рік тому +203

    Honestly a reoccuring mixology show would be a great idea

  • @jton6852
    @jton6852 Рік тому +281

    Always funny that Brad's "go to" seems like something he might have just made for the first time (at least in the way he makes it.)

    • @jontowery2002
      @jontowery2002 Рік тому +8

      Literately every time

    • @yellowyeti1234
      @yellowyeti1234 Рік тому +16

      Brad's the definition of chaotic good

    • @ServoTom
      @ServoTom Рік тому +12

      His go-to is whatever sounds good in the moment haha

  • @seemasaleem6722
    @seemasaleem6722 Рік тому +23

    I freaking love how they included someone who doesn't drink and their spin on it, so inclusive i live for it

  • @stephaniebriggs9346
    @stephaniebriggs9346 Рік тому +34

    “Sandra Lee pour” best comment ever!😅🤣 I totally laughed out loud !! Thanks Brad!

  • @jaredreeks7798
    @jaredreeks7798 Рік тому +18

    PLEASE, i need more its alive with brad. Please bon appetite, im begging you.

    • @jaredreeks7798
      @jaredreeks7798 Рік тому

      @@MrJoshcc600 this feels pretty ignorant bro, think about how brad would feel about your comment

    • @modest_mind2526
      @modest_mind2526 Рік тому

      @@jaredreeks7798 you're just projecting. He's saying he wants more of his show, nothing wrong with that. In fact, that what creators like to hear.

  • @aenamabag
    @aenamabag Рік тому +156

    1:35 you should actually add all the ingredients, shake it a little without the ice in there to get that egg white emulsified, then add the ice and shake it again. You'll get a much nicer foam.

    • @wubanger
      @wubanger Рік тому +23

      Also double strain it and pour it in a pre-chilled coupe glass 🍸or any other cocktail glassware. Save the coconut for something else .😉 The ingredients are legit and the recipe itself is fine, however. Big plus for using Peruvian Pisco Quebranta. 👏👏

    • @houseymousey8159
      @houseymousey8159 Рік тому +1

      !!!

    • @stantheman4927
      @stantheman4927 Рік тому +26

      came here to say the same, absolute shitshow

    • @aenamabag
      @aenamabag Рік тому +10

      @@wubanger Absolutely. If my drink comes in a coconut I expect it to have about 4-6 ounces of several different rums, some falernum or orgeat, a good amount of cirtrus, and maybe some fruit juices.

    • @briannabryan2014
      @briannabryan2014 Рік тому +16

      @@stantheman4927 I mean this is HIS drink soo make it how you want?

  • @Ona1000
    @Ona1000 Рік тому +15

    Kendra’s comment on “if a bar has a good ice game they have a good everything game” is so right

  • @blakewesthomas8051
    @blakewesthomas8051 Рік тому +17

    Brad making a drink that looks like something a dad at a bbq would just come up with on the fly is VERY on brand

  • @seviren
    @seviren Рік тому +61

    Brad always has the best references. TPB, Napoleon Dynamite, and now that Sandra Lee pouring meme video.

    • @akirebara
      @akirebara Рік тому +3

      Yes! And Sandra Lee is doing well after her cancer bouts and recent hysterectomy.

  • @leavizzone1377
    @leavizzone1377 Рік тому +64

    Happened to have all the ingredients in my fridge to make Zaynab’s . Even the pink lady apple kombucha that she’s using
    I’ve now had 3 this evening . Soooooooo good. Can’t recommend enough.
    I put vodka in it.😏 My new fav cocktail

    • @loftyjones675
      @loftyjones675 Рік тому +3

      I could see some nice gin going great in it!

  • @leighalmond4128
    @leighalmond4128 Рік тому +34

    Devonne is so crazy! He always says it so simple and then uses the most outrageous ingredients!

  • @frankie9736
    @frankie9736 Рік тому +23

    Frozen pina coladas. I make them any time there's a party at my place. I just freeze tinned pineapple in advance then whizz it up in a blender with lime, coconut cream and rum. Or I make 2 batches and leave the rum out of one so kids can have it too and I find they like sharing the same stuff as the adults. So easy, not super pricey either, the coconut cream can be but overall a pitcher last time using the expensive coconut cream cost maybe £10 including the alcohol (and there was A LOT of alcohol in there). Never fails to get sooo many compliments. and I don't particularly pay attention to measurements just play it by ear.

  • @badassmillz_
    @badassmillz_ Рік тому +7

    Brad's drink made my stomach burn just watching lmao

  • @rmaa_sd
    @rmaa_sd Рік тому +17

    Great to see Kendra again, missed her (crazy shirt!). Hope Harold is okay, haven't seen him in a while.

  • @os-1452
    @os-1452 Рік тому +19

    Brad's drink looks and sounds amazing!

  • @peggymiller8684
    @peggymiller8684 Рік тому +3

    Always Glad to see Brad!

  • @Fehren_Hi
    @Fehren_Hi Рік тому +4

    POG and Li hing mui is where it's at!!! Hawai'i represent!

  • @vickylikesthis
    @vickylikesthis Рік тому +23

    omg, melissa's sounds amazing. really really need to try it.

  • @princessjellyfish6057
    @princessjellyfish6057 Рік тому +2

    i saw that spa water joke brad lmaoooo

  • @Sasuke0404
    @Sasuke0404 Рік тому +2

    i love the ron swanson:
    3 glasses of lagavulin followed by vigorous love making for 2 hours.
    best served cold but without ice (applys to both parts)

  • @laurenpelaez8970
    @laurenpelaez8970 Рік тому +1

    Excited to try Brad's recipe. LOVE Mezcal

  • @greenblaze9189
    @greenblaze9189 Рік тому +1

    the first cocktail video is what got me hooked. full circle

  • @vladoilic8497
    @vladoilic8497 Рік тому +4

    I love the way Devonn is dressed. Looks like something Harry Styles would wear 😂

  • @tipsyfairy9013
    @tipsyfairy9013 Рік тому +4

    “ a Sandra Lee pour” 🤣🤣

  • @vanessasol1166
    @vanessasol1166 Рік тому +4

    The kombucha wow … definitely going to try it….

  • @PSroka
    @PSroka Рік тому +2

    I was thinking about making POG margaritas yesterday!!! Perfect!

  • @Laliloluful
    @Laliloluful Рік тому +4

    You need to add ice to the glass/coconut and should strain the pisco sour. Also dry shaking before the ice shake would be a good idea for the foam!

  • @rory4016
    @rory4016 Рік тому +1

    DeVonn and brad are the best. so entertaining

  • @genevieveleach3849
    @genevieveleach3849 Рік тому +6

    That POG marg looks sooo good

  • @twanozzo
    @twanozzo Рік тому +10

    the last cocktail is genius!

    • @stefanmarchione6757
      @stefanmarchione6757 Рік тому

      Although it was non-alcoholic...I really liked it, too! I'd add orange-infused seltzer and/or a nice rum (Bacardi Mandrin, perhaps! 😜🍊🍹)

  • @itsvideotime382
    @itsvideotime382 Рік тому +6

    i kinda want to try Kendra's but instead of the preserved lemon paste, use a yuzu kosho add that little kick of heat to the summery drink!

  • @nicoyoung1159
    @nicoyoung1159 Рік тому +49

    Thank you zaynab for giving an alcohol free option! Love cocktail/mocktail vibes but I don’t drink also!

    • @anzioa
      @anzioa Рік тому +2

      the last person did alcohol free as well

  • @zach3664
    @zach3664 Рік тому +3

    I know this is random but I want to see more it's alive with Brad Leone

  • @kristopherlouie_lethyl
    @kristopherlouie_lethyl Рік тому +2

    Zaynab: I'm just going to add some ice
    Zaynab: [adds an entire block of ice]
    Oh okay

  • @KamiInValhalla
    @KamiInValhalla Рік тому +1

    I love the Sandra Lee pour hahahaha

  • @calvinahnee1919
    @calvinahnee1919 Рік тому +1

    Miranda got that "Aloha Muchachos" drink. I'm coining that drink JK 😜. It makes this Hawaiian bartender proud to see POG in drinks.

  • @demetriaduma6218
    @demetriaduma6218 Рік тому +40

    Devonn is such a mood love him! hope to see him in more segments :)

  • @GourmetVagabond
    @GourmetVagabond Рік тому +1

    My fav channel!! 😍

  • @williamdeschamps5804
    @williamdeschamps5804 Рік тому

    You can also tilt the glass to pour the kombucha instead of using a barspoon

  • @MBou0626
    @MBou0626 Рік тому +12

    Alex is and was the king of cocktails and no one will compare to his concoctions

  • @bigazzasian
    @bigazzasian Рік тому

    A good ole Sandra Lee pour!! My man!! Lol

  • @christianterrill3503
    @christianterrill3503 Рік тому +1

    I'm easy to please my favorite mixed cocktail is a simple vodka tonic, double shot of vodka. No lime or lemon. Lots of ice.

  • @clairestamborski7374
    @clairestamborski7374 Рік тому +2

    woot! a mock-tail!

  • @lucastamayo4066
    @lucastamayo4066 Рік тому +6

    How can't you miss Delany in an episode like this😟

  • @raynagmanov129
    @raynagmanov129 Рік тому +10

    Will there be another season of Its Alive? I wanna see more Brad !!!! tq

  • @3ls4g4c10us
    @3ls4g4c10us Рік тому +4

    That Pisco Sour needs a dry shake before adding ice to the shaker.

    • @MrZane777
      @MrZane777 Рік тому

      Or a reverse mime shake

  • @grapegirl
    @grapegirl Рік тому +1

    More mocktails please

  • @marciohenrique4820
    @marciohenrique4820 Рік тому +1

    You can't have a Margarita without Cointreau. Period.

  • @sanderstar1000
    @sanderstar1000 Рік тому

    "A few ingredients, nothing too fancy" - an entire coconut on the table

  • @dee1366
    @dee1366 Рік тому +7

    I’m so grateful for Zaynab for always coming through with the halal options!

  • @andrescabrera8006
    @andrescabrera8006 Рік тому +4

    Though all of these cockltails look & sound great, the only one who did everything right was the 2nd chef. The one who made the Kombucha mocktail. Proper technique, measured out ingredients, proper garnishes, presentation, & proper knowledge. Again the others weren't bad. It would just be cool too see more real bartenders with a platform to do this right.

  • @DowntownDiva
    @DowntownDiva Рік тому +1

    I love margaritas and that POG marg... babes!!! gimme 10.

  • @kasparjosephotto
    @kasparjosephotto Рік тому +4

    I’m glad Peruvian pisco is being used 😇 🇵🇪

    • @leighalmond4128
      @leighalmond4128 Рік тому

      Never heard of it before!

    • @MrZane777
      @MrZane777 Рік тому

      @@leighalmond4128 essentially Peruvian brandy in a sense

    • @makiliv
      @makiliv Рік тому

      Try Piscologia (not an ad).

  • @kimchi11696
    @kimchi11696 Рік тому

    Pisco sours are top notch 👍🏽

  • @Jytube231
    @Jytube231 Рік тому +14

    Only Brad and Melissa understand the concept of "go-to." Nobody whipping out a coconut, a power drill and one of those "22 dollars for 3 ounces of drink" long icecubes on a summer afternoon.

    • @TheBlackVelveteen
      @TheBlackVelveteen Рік тому

      Lol wut? Everything in Melissa’s would require either a trip to a specialty store or making a simple syrup ahead of time for me

    • @vickylikesthis
      @vickylikesthis Рік тому

      @@TheBlackVelveteen i find it fun that melissa's would absolutely be go-tos / readily available things for some peeps & a specialty store items for some other peeps.

    • @Jytube231
      @Jytube231 Рік тому

      @@TheBlackVelveteen The powder is discardable, and the POG is just a varietal fruit nectar. Most "breakfast" juices contain those ingredients or a combination thereof.

  • @SMac8170
    @SMac8170 Рік тому +3

    We need more Brad! Where is my It's Alive baby?!?!

  • @rockchalk4life13
    @rockchalk4life13 Рік тому

    Ok DeVonn, I see you in that Harry Styles Bode number

  • @marifazekas5650
    @marifazekas5650 Рік тому +1

    Nobody is surprised that Brad had a bunch of aromatics in his 😂

  • @davidhickey8613
    @davidhickey8613 Рік тому +2

    pretty certain you're supposed to dry shake anything with egg white and then add ice and do a quick shake

  • @meredithbyrd6456
    @meredithbyrd6456 Рік тому

    Love that a mocktail was included!! More mocktail recipes!!

  • @ryanbonner25
    @ryanbonner25 Рік тому

    This episode should’ve been a pissup, next time just have everyone getting hammered 🎉

  • @The_Green_Queen
    @The_Green_Queen Рік тому +2

    I’m a juice of one lime guy, too

  • @LRDZw13bL
    @LRDZw13bL Рік тому +19

    Hey DeVonn, you have to shake the Egg White without the ice and adding it after the first dry shake to the shaker ;)

    • @thatdudebro
      @thatdudebro Рік тому +4

      no, actually. although it may make it a little more frothy it is by no means necessary.

    • @MrZane777
      @MrZane777 Рік тому

      You can reverse mime shake and get just as much if not more foam.

    • @mmarksz86
      @mmarksz86 Рік тому +1

      @@thatdudebro Maybe, but shaker had two cocktails worth of liquid plus ice. Didn't leave much room for good mixing. Dry shake or reverse dry shake was probably needed for the best outcome here.

    • @williamdeschamps5804
      @williamdeschamps5804 Рік тому +1

      Who cares about the froth, he ends up drinking with a straw...

    • @thatdudebro
      @thatdudebro Рік тому

      @@williamdeschamps5804 baahahha good point

  • @cameronward8445
    @cameronward8445 Рік тому +2

    Alllllways dry shake a egg white cocktail unless you only use a single small cube (then add a full shake on small rocks) or single big rock.

  • @brando444
    @brando444 Рік тому

    k but does anyone know where DeVonn got that shirt? I LOVE it.

  • @seanylewl
    @seanylewl Рік тому +12

    isn't using a straw on a rimmed cocktail a bit silly? Same for that coconut drink - he put effort into making a drink with a nice frothy head and then put it in a vessel that is impossible to drink out of without a straw!

    • @Jazminzesati
      @Jazminzesati Рік тому +1

      I like to have a straw sometimes and lick some of the rim when i feel like it, but yeah its kind of unnecessary when there are not solids

  • @moemoney444
    @moemoney444 Рік тому

    Okay so I guess ill try the egg white drink..

  • @vcooley
    @vcooley Рік тому

    Anyone know what brand of shaker DeVonn is using?

  • @nearlybrilliant
    @nearlybrilliant Рік тому +10

    Seems a bit strange to serve something with no coconut in it in a coconut ??

  • @rgrwlco
    @rgrwlco Рік тому +4

    I find it hard to believe that a "go-to cocktail" should include the instructions "use a drill"

  • @katief7047
    @katief7047 Рік тому +2

    Love the idea for Kendra’s grapefruit drink. One of my fav snacks is sprinkling a little salt on grapefruit so I know I would love that, definitely going to try asap!

    • @stefanmarchione6757
      @stefanmarchione6757 Рік тому

      Just a quick tip...I'd use an orange infused seltzer water to "layer" all the flavors of citrus fruits; use all slices of citrus in the highball glass. I even like it non-alcoholic (but would probably use Bacardi Mandrin Rum! 😜😋🍹🍊)

    • @katief7047
      @katief7047 Рік тому +1

      @@stefanmarchione6757 great tip, thanks!!

    • @stefanmarchione6757
      @stefanmarchione6757 Рік тому +1

      @@katief7047 Enjoy! 🍹😉

    • @katief7047
      @katief7047 Рік тому

      @@stefanmarchione6757 btw I’m not a big fan of rum or dark liquors but I’m going to try it with tequila and/or vodka - thinking it will be similar to a Paloma. My sisters grapefruit tree is producing so much rn thanks to the weird heat wave/tropical storm in SoCal so I can’t wait to use them! Cheers

    • @stefanmarchione6757
      @stefanmarchione6757 Рік тому

      @@katief7047 That sounds delicious! Palomas are really nice...if you want to substitute vodka, I think Stoli has an orange essence vodka. It would be good, as well. I bet those grapefruit trees are wonderful; the scent alone! Wish I could partake, but it affects a medication I take. I do, however, enjoy a small serving of ruby red grapefruit juice once in a while; so refreshing! I do love citrus. Hope you try the drink, and share how it was! 😉🍹👱

  • @alocinpav
    @alocinpav Рік тому +1

    Someone tell DeVonn to please shake your egg white drinks without ice first!

  • @matthewfiorentini5083
    @matthewfiorentini5083 Рік тому

    Devonn please tell me where you got that GORGEOUS button shirt im obsessed

  • @gracefulh3545
    @gracefulh3545 Рік тому +3

    i appreciate the mocktail inclusion!!

  • @lindysmith13
    @lindysmith13 Рік тому +1

    Sandra Lee was so watchable. I don't care that she scratched the back of that lovely traveling man who wrote a book and broke my heart. anyhoo - I love a good pour.

  • @cocktailclub-loungemusic
    @cocktailclub-loungemusic Рік тому

    Nice, just add music. Cookies and milk, peanut butter and jelly, Bert and Ernie - some pairings are just to be. And we can safely add “music and cocktails” to the list as well.

  • @dandles2010
    @dandles2010 Рік тому

    100% am going to make a pogarita.

  • @phug0id
    @phug0id Рік тому

    Sailor Jerry's and any diet soda.... even Mtn. Dew

  • @bigpolski4985
    @bigpolski4985 Рік тому +1

    Wish there were new episodes of "it's alive"

  • @friedoompa-loompa2876
    @friedoompa-loompa2876 Рік тому +22

    Where is It’s Alive??

  • @Louzahsol
    @Louzahsol Рік тому +1

    My go to is a jungle bird or a zombie if I’m really trying to get going

  • @electricpens
    @electricpens Рік тому +1

    Kombucha has alcohol, just like traditional sodas. Fermented things often do. Doesn't have the effect of alcohol often. But, people super-sensitive to alcohol and fermentation may want to test it out

  • @kevinor8811
    @kevinor8811 Рік тому +1

    Always dry shake your egg white cocktails boys and girls

    • @MrZane777
      @MrZane777 Рік тому

      You can reverse mime them too makes it easier for a lot of people to hit fill lines and doesn’t over dilute if you do it correctly

  • @naddster
    @naddster Рік тому

    bon appetit and I have very different ideas of what “go-to” means

  • @sonicthegt
    @sonicthegt Рік тому +4

    Love the first cocktail out the gate is made incorrectly. Need to shake the egg white without ice either before or after shaken with ice to emulsify the egg white into the drink. Also needs a nice hard shake.

    • @charlestoncooper5265
      @charlestoncooper5265 Рік тому

      it just goes to show that chefs might think they understand the bar but have a habit of overestimating how much goes into it

  • @august4183
    @august4183 Рік тому

    You can tell none of them have bartended haha

  • @claramatthews1350
    @claramatthews1350 Рік тому

    As a bartender, the lack of dry shake on the pisco sour and the unshaken lime and tequila… hurt me. But they sound good if actually made properly!

  • @Fryinberg
    @Fryinberg Рік тому +13

    Soo Delaney "The Cocktail King" is no longer involved with Bon Apatite?

    • @justlooking6810
      @justlooking6810 Рік тому +2

      He left with the others so no he's not there anymore

  • @ohitsscotty
    @ohitsscotty Рік тому +1

    this is pog

  • @attention_shopping
    @attention_shopping Рік тому +1

    yay

  • @noveltynation8759
    @noveltynation8759 Рік тому

    BRAD DONT THINK I FORGOT HOW MUCH OF A SQUIDHOUND YOU ARE

  • @michaelcastelpoggi1735
    @michaelcastelpoggi1735 Рік тому

    Where my-ah Caprese Martini!! Uhhh?

  • @aeneyes4273
    @aeneyes4273 Рік тому

    POG !

  • @brittanygriffiths9507
    @brittanygriffiths9507 Рік тому +8

    You have to shake egg whites without ice first before shaking with ice.

    • @MrZane777
      @MrZane777 Рік тому

      You can do a reverse mime shake just don’t build a cocktail over ice you can’t control dilution as much.

    • @brittanygriffiths9507
      @brittanygriffiths9507 Рік тому

      It’s not just about dilution, that first shake is important to get rid of bacteria

  • @3xclusiv3sodak
    @3xclusiv3sodak Рік тому

    My go to cocktail is Vitali 1.75 liter. The more it tastes like it should be used to clean a grill the better.

  • @lucienramirez
    @lucienramirez Рік тому +1

    The way they use the bar spoon hurts my bartender soul

  • @sonofliberty1
    @sonofliberty1 Рік тому +1

    Put two big jiggers (60ml) of vodka and one (30ml) of Amaretto in to a pint glass, fill the glass to 3/5 with two fruit juices of choice and then top up with lemonade
    Probably better scaled up as a punch or scaled down to a smaller glass.

  • @elizamccroskey1708
    @elizamccroskey1708 Рік тому +1

    Sorry, but as good as that cocktail at 14:00 sounds, If I got that much ice/booze for what was probably a $16+ cocktail I would 100% feel ripped off.

  • @iancryar6431
    @iancryar6431 Рік тому

    Soda + alcohol = talk to my brother shout Scotch and Sprite