5 WINTER COCKTAILS to try this holiday season!
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
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Today we’re making 5 cocktails to try this holiday season! There’s a little something for everyone here, whether you’re looking for a drink that’s strong, sweet, sour, or hot. Any of these will be perfect for your upcoming holiday parties, or for a cozy evening at home. Happy holidays, everybody!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
Original Grain: 0:46
Sentimental Gentleman: 2:14
Sloe Gin Sour: 4:05
Rum Hot Toddy: 6:19
Colleen Bawn: 7:51
Brandy Alexander: 10:33
Sign Off: 11:48
THE SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMAN RECIPE 2:38
2 oz. (60 ml) Aberfeldy 12 year Single Malt Highland Whisky
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Bénédictine DOM
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
THE SLOE GIN SOUR RECIPE 4:30
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Plymouth Sloe Gin
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Campari
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1, sugar:water)
12/ oz. (15 ml) egg white OR aquafaba
Expressed lemon oil and 3 drops of Angostura Bitters for garnish
THE RUM HOT TODDY 6:39
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Appleton Estate 12 year Jamaican Rum
1/2 oz. (15 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1 sugar:water)
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
4-5 oz. (120-150 ml) black tea
1 cinnamon stick
Expressed lemon oil
Clove-studded lemon peel for garnish
THE COLLEEN BAWN RECIPE 8:34
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Rittenhouse 100 proof Rye
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Yellow Chartreuse
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Bénédictine DOM
1 whole egg
Grated nutmeg for garnish
THE BRANDY ALEXANDER RECIPE 11:03
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Maison Rouge VSOP Cognac
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Tempus Fugit Crême de Cacao
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) heavy cream (or favorite nondairy creamer)
Grated nutmeg for garnish
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Can't believe it's already December. Happy Holidays!
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These "Holidays" you refer to is that Christmas?
I don’t want watch from China..
All of these look delicious! Also, I would love a video talking about the different creme de cacaos and other "creme de..." liquers. Especially talking about different brands, budget vs fancier, etc.
Great idea. Cheers
This would be a great video.
Strongly support this "tutorial" idea on Creme Liquors... 👍
Door County’s best Xmas bar supports this idea.
Anders when I think of purist barmen, I think of you. I love that you keep the recipes traditional and don't stray into fads. Plus you appreciate a beautiful glass. My parents loved beautiful glasses and antique dishware and traveled the world collecting them. I am missing them this Christmas, but somehow seeing the Brandy Alexander glass reminded me of them. Cheers.
The Colleen Bawn is a play by an Irishman which is probably an english version of the Irish An Cailín Bán which would directly translate to The White Girl, which makes sense given the drinks appearance. Other translation interpretations could be White Lady, Pale Girl/Lady, Fair Girl/Lady
Love this season, because now it's glögg-season (Swedish Glühwein).
And I would like an episode on the flip cocktail.
Love your video's. Need to throw this recipe out there for Christmas:
White Christmas:
2 oz Vodka
.75 Peppermint Schnapps
.75 Mozart White Chocolate Liquor
Mix and stir over ice then strain into a martini glass rimmed with red granulated sugar.
Keep up the great work Anders! And Merry Christmas!
I was literally freezing today waiting for my bus, came home and made myself a Hot Toddy from your older video. And I made this specific recipe. Really tasty. Thanks Anders, cheers.
Great minds think alike. Stay warm!
Have to try that! 😃 Growing up in Sweden, we used to drink “Hot Lumumba” when/after skiing. It’s basically just hot chocolate with Cognac (or sometimes dark rum), but man that was good! Great memories 😃❤️
TO THE BAR!➡️🥃
I remember keeping bar up on Madeline Island years ago. I went out there before the ice was out and we would get a lot of requests for the Wisconsin take on the Brandy Alexander. The more seasoned of my esteemed colleagues absolutely loathed making them because of how much work and mess was required. I on the other hand, found the drink charming and enjoyed making them. Needless to say, I backed myself into a corner on that one!😂
Brandy Alexander is my fave... well done sir!
Was waiting for Oz to try them all
This made my Friday!
I had a variation of the rum hot toddy during a vacation in Poland! It had apple rum instead of regular dark rum, black tea, cinnamon and cloves. Definitely the best hot cocktail I’ve ever had! Will be trying this one this weekend :)
Can’t wait to try these. Anders never disappoints! 💪🏼
no worries with small ice cubes! Just have to drink faster !
I go back and forth between the big rocks and smaller cubes, too. Big rock certainly dilutes slower and is modern luxury… but you don’t get the jingle-jangle-clink they reminds you of your granddad. Depends on the mood! Cheers! 🥃
Well said
But it translates as “white girl” … which does seem appropriate
I'm hosting a dinner next week and Brandy Alexander sounds like the perfect dessert drink. As always, your recommendations are top notch!
Had to pause the video on the Sentimental Gentleman - perfect cocktail for this cold Toronto night watching the rest of your video. Cheers!
My absolute favorite winter drink you’ve showcased is the noble beast. Just bought a big bottle of ango for it!
much needed!! thanks Anders
Hope you like these! Cheers
That was a great segment. As a fellow who does not like whiskey I appreciate the inclusion of the other spirits. I can’t wait to try the Alexander!
One of the best channels out there! Thanks happy holidays
OH man those all look sooo dang declivous!
OH man I'm going to try that brandy alexander, sounds great. Here is an eggnog one I just came up with last week. 2oz rum chata, 1/2oz fireball whiskey, 2oz eggnog, into rocks glass and stir.
These look delightful.
My Mother's favorite drink was the traditional Brandy Alexander. When we would travel or go to great restaurants - you would be surprised at how many bar tenders did not know how to make one. And did not have proper ingredients either. It was frustrating. But now that drinking is heavily on the scene again in America, it has come back. Too bad my Mother is not around to enjoy this period of the revival of proper cocktails in America.
Excellent as usual!!!
Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤
Love it! I can never get enough of your videos, Anders!
Your channel is so refreshing, and my husband and I look forward each Friday to your content. We have told so many people about you and your amazing cocktails and your humor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion.🎉
Hope you enjoy the holidays Anders!
Thanks again for the wonderful content.
TGIF! New video from Anders!
Great lineup!
those look fantastic
KEEP IT COMIN' BUDDY!!!! Love your channel!!!
Excellent, I’ve been making a list of cocktails I’ve been wanting to make this December and these will be welcome additions
Cheers AE!! after watching this channel thru the covid years and steadiy stocking my home bar, I have every ingredient listed, Therefore I will make each drink this festive season!!
Don't forget the Noble Beast!! That was a sleeper hit for us last winter when we discovered your video on it, cheers!
Thanks for mentioning the Noble Beast - happy it was a hit!
Really fun episode, even the ad read was fun!
I can't wait to make a cocktail with a whole egg. Only got Green Chartreuse, but it's the holidays. Cheers!
Would be amazing to see some festive drink for a summer Christmas for us in Southern Hemisphere!
Great drinks 👍🏻
One of my favorite “seasonal holiday drinks” is a bourbon flip, with bourbon that has been fatwashed in browned butter. And when your at it, making a more “complex” drink, use a rich, caramel sugar suryp (about 2/3 ounce) 👌🏻😍😋
It’s like drinking toffee/caramel/fudge candy, but still a nice bourbon drink. But one is usually enough 😁.
I'm excited to try the Sentimental Gentleman and the Brandy Alexander. Cheers!
My son created a Drink that is VERY GOOD!! 2 oz of Bullet Rye, 1-1/2 OZ fresh Lemon Juice, 2 Tbls of Maple Syrup and 1/4 t of Good Cinnamon. Shaken with crushed ice and everything into the glass.
Love your videos, especially the holiday recipes!! We think your Brandy Alexander with vanilla ice cream instead of cream is the perfect expression of a cold, snowy winter morning! Salut!
So I tried the Coleen Bawn because it sounded interesting, and thanks to your episode on green chartreuse substitutes, I made it with Faccia Brutto…this is delightful! Thanks, Anders!
Cailín bán (pronounced cawleen bawn) means white girl in Irish, maybe that’s where it’s from
Scotch and Nocino is such a winning combo. I bet the herbal liqueur balances the sweetness really well.
"I feel weird saying creamy... I don't know why? '😂😂😂 Man, I love your videos... Gonna try all of these this month. 500K watch has started. 🎉🎉
Some good drinks in there! I think my first choice would be the Sentimental Gentleman
YES, the Brandy Alexander milkshake!!!
Back in the day, after Christmas dinner, my dad would make these & allow us kids 1 each. (Maybe as a way to get us to finally wind down, lol?)
Thanks for the memory-jog, @AndersErickson!
❤🍸🎄❤️
Thanks so much. We hosted our block for our annual progressive dinner last weekend and in addition to our house being the dessert house (last stop) it also evolved into the cocktail house as I made numerous Sloe Gin Sours and Brandy Alexanders. They were a huge hit!
I love you Anders.... that's all!
Anders, any chance at a holiday punch episode this year? Or honestly any large format holiday drink? I love holiday cocktails, but tending bar again for a holiday get together sounds exhausting.
I made the Colleen Brawn just now, it's excellent! Top marks. A lot of complexity. And yes, very eggnogy.
I look forward to the weekly show!!!! I love the Brandy Alexander and it sneaks right up on you when you drink a few!!! 😂
My Plymouth Sloe Gin just arrived, so the timing is great. A few of these I want to try out!
Holy crap! A drink CUSTOM MADE for my home liqueur project! I’ve got a couple gallons of black walnut liqueur I’ve made over the past few years! Thank you for giving me a recipe to try it with rather than just sipping it! 😅
I love watching your videos! If I'm traveling, i always order signature drinks. I'm lazy making these! I wish you created a pour or shake the premade mixture to buy and sip!
flip drinks always tend to be a one and done whenever i fancy one, but they're such a delight
made one for a menu at my work that kinda tastes like a christmassy porridge, involving scotch, allspice dram, oat syrup (1 part oat milk, 1 part sugar) and a whole egg, grated dark chocolate over the top
I would also add the New York Sour to this list, and the original Pisco Punch (the one with the aromatised red wine added to it).
I made an original cocktail for Christmas too a long time ago and called it the the Snow White. I made it like like a French 75, but subbed the gin for geniver, and the simple syrup for orgeat. Garnished with a cocktail cherry. Enjoy
At last year’s party we ran out of cognac and started making Alexanders with Rum. I think it was Plantation 3- very tasty!
Can’t believe how excited I am to have finally been the first like! Tragic really! 😂 I’m looking forward to trying all of these over the Christmas period. Thanks Anders, great video, as ever.
Man, i want to make all of these, which means i need Benedictine and sloe gin, which means i guess i can finish a Christmas list. Thanks Anders! Happy holidays to you and Az.
Love that you added a brandy Alexander. Forgotten classic!
Made a class wee flip for our cocktail of the week for the start of the season;
50ml cookie Woodford reserve
20ml milk syrup
2 dash chocolate bitters
Whole egg
Heaven!
Made your sloe gin sour for a holiday party, it was a huge hit! Cheers
I made a variation of the Sentimental Gentleman this week that I call the "Sweet Gentleman" - same basic recipe, but switching out the walnut liqueur for chocolate liqueur (specifically Pataka Cacao Liqueur). For the scotch I used Glemorangie 10. Heartily recommended. Cheers!
That sentimental gentleman sounds fantastic. Benedictine is one of my favourite liqueurs and I would love to try it in more than a final ward.
Been making Bourbon Alexander’s this Christmas season and topping them with a pumpkin pie spice blend and oooo boy is it good 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks, Anders. I made both the Sentimental Gentleman and the Brandy Alexander; both were delicious!
I heartily approve the Sentimental Gentleman. I added a sprig of rosemary as garnish that really enhanced an already excellent drink, nicely echoing the bontanicals of the Benedictine.
👏🏽 Please do! Do a video on the Colleen Bawn! I loved the recipe and it’s totally that time of year! I’ve been trying to find more “flip” recipes too! They’re so delicious and I feel like I’m getting good nutrition too 😅
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!
I still make your “chocolate punch” recipe from last year. I don’t keep cream or half-&-half around, so I made it with egg nog, & it’s still great!
These all look great. I plan on doing the Brandy Alexander this weekend.
Anders drops a video, all I’m thinking is I bought everything, I’m fully stocked, there’s no fancy ingredients that he can throw at me.
First drink just casually requires half an ounce of a walnut liquor. 😂. Damnit dude!
I like a gin sour with cranberry simple & a rosemary sprig garnish
Hi Anders, what a fantastic way to start the holiday season!!….A slow gin sour is a must have!….thank you for presenting such beautiful cocktails!👌👌👌👏👏👏 Happy Holidays🌲 , have a wonderful weekend😁 and CHEERS!🥃🍹🥃🍹
Cheers to you. Happy holidays!
Gotta get some of this glassware
When making this many cocktails for 1 video, do you guys dump them out afterwards? Or hang out at the studio and finish them? Just thought of it when I saw all 5 lined up at the end.
Usually have to leave the rest of the day open. Little else gets done
@@AndersErickson That's what I guessed. What a great excuse to just hang out and enjoy some drinks. Another great video by the way. Keep up the good work!
I started putting Angostura bitters in an atomizer for drinks like that Sloe Gin Sour (originally I did it for whiskey sours) and I'm never going back. I especially love the way its scent works combined with a lemon twist.
Definitely gonna have to try the brandy Alexander finally. Been bartending for two years & still haven’t got around to that one
Thanks for including the Sentimental Gentleman in this one, Anders! It inspired me to make a riff & use up my current bottle of Scotch--I don't have walnut liqueur on my bar cart, but I thought Frangelico would be a fitting substitute. 🌰🥃
Every time i see a cocktail with campari, i automatically want to remake it with aperol (as i never have campari). I made wild black cherry liquor this year, I'll try: black cherry liquor, aperol, lemon, simple, egg white. Can't wait!
Have to work a little Wisco into then holiday episode!
Every time I hear you say here on the channel "Chartreuse is hard to come by these days" I feel somehow a little bit guilty that I have one bottle "verde" and "jaune" each in use and two bottles of each in stock back in the "reserve cabinet" of my bar. No problem at all over here in Europe to order online at many sources; although around 45,00 EUR which is 49.00 $... I wish I could wrap a christmas parcel for you because I feel you are in need of supply! 😇🍾🌲
🌡Minus 16° Celsius (3.2 F) here today, 50 cm of snow outside ☃❄- we are asked to stay home because traffic is in chaos. So I will have plenty of time to try some of these seasons cocktails - thank you for these recipes!
Duuuuuude… I just came back for the Slo gin sour recipe, that is freaking fantastic!
Edited to say sour, but I did add soda water to the second one and holy cap is it good that way too!
To the liquor store
Same!!!!😭😭😭🤣
Wait the Brandy Alexander doesn’t have ice cream….??? I feel like my childhood has been a lie. 😂
In Ireland a brandy Alexander is often served as Hennessy and Baileys....how would Baileys, Hennessy and some Mr black work? Must try it..
I've been loving the Kronan Swedish Punsch that you introduced us to a while ago. Try a Punsch Alexander, too! It's fantastic. I had two of them last night.
I knew the Brandy Alexander had to come. Thanks for the video Anders! Fantastic list and I have some homemade sloe gin that I have another use for. Thank you!
Happy holidays. Cheers
No gingerbread men were harmed in the making of this video.
Cailín bán (english caleen bawn) - irish for 'white girl'.
Anders, you really do have a global audience. We enjoy summer Christmas. Please give us some ideas too 😂
Great video as usual, may need to track down a few more bottles of liqueurs. Speaking of which, any chance you could do an intro to homemade liqueurs and infusions at some point?
My favorite holiday cocktail is the Lion’s Tail. I would love to know the history!
I like brown sugar in toddys. Tea first , brown sugar, stir, rum with alot of vanilla flavour
I grew up with hot toddies and around christmas time having brandy Alexander milkshakes.
Okay Anders, now you HAVE to give us the Colleen Bawn deep dive video.
Anders please make some Rum Cocktails