Cocktail College

By: VinePair
  • Summary

  • Want to take your bartending skills to the next level? Join VinePair managing editor Tim McKirdy for a weekly deep-dive into classic cocktails with America’s best bartenders. Cocktail College looks beyond the recipe and explores every aspect of mixology from ingredients and ice to shaking techniques, garnishes, and glassware — elevating your Martinis, Mai Tais, and everything in between.

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Episodes
  • The Chilcano
    Sep 26 2024

    You’ve mastered the Pisco Sour and Punch, impressed your friends with El Capitan, now it’s time to kick back with the Chilcano, a zesty, refreshing mix of pisco, ginger, and lime. Joining us for today's episode is DC-based Glendon Hartley, a bartender and proprietor of Service Bar, Causa, and Amazonia. Listen on (or read below) to learn Glendon's Chilcano recipe — and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe!


    Glendon Hartley's Chilcano Recipe

    Ingredients

    - 4 ounces soda water

    - ½ ounce fresh lime juice

    - 1 ounce ginger simple syrup

    - 1 ounce Torontel pisco

    - ½ ounce Italia pisco

    - Garnish: citrus tuile, lime wedge, or lime peel

    Directions

    1. Over a large spear of ice in a chilled highball glass, first add soda water.

    2. Add the remaining ingredients.

    3. Garnish with a citrus tuile, lime wedge, or lime peel.

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    1 hr
  • The Negroni (re-run)
    Sep 19 2024

    On this dive into the archives of Cocktail College, we're joined by Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Portland, Ore.’s Pacific Standard to discuss one of the world's most iconic cocktails: the Negroni. Morgenthaler schools us on how to perfect this classic and explains how his barrel-aged-Negroni became a national — and international — phenomenon. Listen on to learn Morgenthaler's spec — and don’t forget to leave a rating, review, and subscribe!

    Jeffrey Morgenthalers' Negroni Recipe

    Ingredients

    - 1 ounce Beefeater gin

    - 1 ounce Cinzano Rosso vermouth

    - 1 ounce Campari

    - Garnish: orange twist or wedge

    Directions

    1. Add all ingredients to a chilled rocks glass with ice.

    2. Stir until chilled.

    3. Garnish with an orange twist or wedge.

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    - Jeffrey: https://www.instagram.com/jeffmorgen/


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Mastering Reposado Cocktails
    Sep 17 2024

    Against a backdrop of explosive growth for tequila in the U.S., there remains a relative lack of classic and contemporary classic tequila cocktails — and that phenomenon is only amplified when you look beyond blanco and añejo and focus solely on reposado. This feels like an opportunity missed, so we decided to put things right and devote a discussion to mixing reposado in cocktails. Joining us as our tutor for the episode is William Brooks, Brown Forman’s global brand ambassador for tequila. Whether you’re looking to reimagine classics with reposado or construct something entirely new from scratch, we’ve got you covered. Listen on to learn William's tips — and don’t forget to leave a rating, review, and subscribe!


    William Brooks' Gracias Mexico Recipe


    Ingredients



    - 1 ounce Tequila Herradura reposado

    - 1 ounce fresh lemon juice

    - ¾ ounce Nixta Licor de Elote

    - ¼ ounce creme de cacao

    - ¼ ounce agave nectar

    - ¼ egg white

    - Garnish: grated nutmeg


    Directions


    1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker without ice and dry shake.

    2. Add ice and shake until well chilled.

    3. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass and garnish with grated nutmeg.

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    - William: https://www.instagram.com/cuppateaquila/


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    1 hr and 6 mins

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