• Happy Hour: Cocktail Balance & Cow Chip Bingo

  • Nov 1 2024
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Podcast

Happy Hour: Cocktail Balance & Cow Chip Bingo

  • Summary

  • It’s Happy Hour! We’re diving into cocktail balance, party fouls, and … livestock*? Then, as promised, we’re presenting two wild-card cocktails with an agave twist.

    Ben’s got the “perfect” cocktail to wash away the Negroni from Tuesday: the Banana Frexicano. This smoky-sweet blend of agave and banana will have you dreaming of warm tropical nights. Best of all, no Campari! You like Mezcal, right?

    Matthew, at Ben’s request, is bringing a kicked-down Margarita this week. It’s your standard tequila + orange liqueur + lime + salt but with some subtle twists to really let the Tequila shine.

    *No cows or pigs were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

    Too Long, Didn’t Listen

    (00:00) Opening

    (01:13) Do cows fly?

    (05:05) Matthew, the Elderflower Liqueur of parties

    (07:00) Cocktail balance

    (08:49) Flavor matters

    (11:46) Flavor balance tips

    (17:18) Cocktail: Banana Frexicano

    (20:30) Mezcal

    (23:25) Cocktail: Matthew’s Margarita

    (27:28) Tequila

    (31:22) Orange liqueurs primer

    (33:40) Their grandpa goes on the run

    (35:29) Closing

    RecipesBanana Frexicano
    • 1 oz mezcal
    • 1 oz cognac or brandy
    • 1 oz banana liqueur (we used Giffard’s Banane du Bresil)
    • Combine mezcal, cognac or brandy, and banana liqueur in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 20-30 seconds to your desired dilution, then strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with a banana round on a cocktail pick if desired.

    Margarita
    • 1.5 oz reposado tequila
    • 0.75 oz lime juice
    • 0.75 oz Cointreau
    • 1 tsp agave syrup
    • Pinch of salt
    • Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake until well chilled, and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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    Books & Equipment Links

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    Books

    We own and recommend these books:

    The 12 Bottle Bar: Make Hundreds of Cocktails with Just Twelve Bottles by David Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

    Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave Arnold

    Imbibe! by David Wondrich

    Cocktail Codex by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan

    Equipment

    Products we own, like and use:

    • Measuring tools
    • OXO Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup, 2 Oz capacity
    • OXO Metal Angled Measuring Cup
    • OXO SteeL Double Jigger
    • Shakers
    • This shaking set is sold as two separate items on Amazon, you will need both
    • Cocktail Kingdom Koriko Small Weighted Shaking Tin
    • Cocktail Kingdom Koriko Large Weighted Shaking Tin
    • Mixing Glasses/Tins
    • Viski Crystal Mixing Glass, 17 oz
    • Pint glass: you don’t need a link for this do you?
    • Peelers
    • OXO Good Grips...
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