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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Liquid Nitrogen Bourbon Ice Cream

WARNING: use liquid nitrogen at your own risk. See this article for safety primer: http://www.cookingissues.com/index.html%3Fpage_id=2958.html

RECIPE: 

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup half-and-half cream

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup bourbon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Add all ingredients to a bowl, and slowly add LN while stirring. It will take ...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Blender Muddling Technique

Make 2 batches at a time


Add 20 mint leaves to a blender

Add 4oz (120ml) of rum

Blend on low for 5 seconds, then high for 2 seconds

Pour into shaker tin

Add 2oz (60ml) simple syrup

Add 1.5oz (45ml) fresh lime juice

Shake and double strain into collins glasses with ice

Garnish with mint and serve!

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Cocktails of the World - Cuba's Mojito (and nitro muddling)

Cuba's mojito is arguably the world's most popular cocktail and with good reason, it's simple, refreshing, and delicious. Here we make three versions: the traditional, the modern, and the "post-modern" using Dave Arnold's nitro muddling technique with liquid nitrogen. 


WARNING: Only use liquid nitrogen only if you’ve been trained and are aware of all the hazards involved.


GET THESE RECIPES: 2018-10-01 01:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post

New Patron tier: Smoking Gun

Hey team- I've had a lot of interest in my smoking gun videos, so I've created a premium tier for people looking to get their hands on a new smoking gun and some exclusive content. 

These patrons will receive a brand new Breville Smoking Gun with applewood and hickory wood chips. 

You also get access to an exclusive video from me, showing how to use it and my favorite recipes.  

Gonna need to limit the amount of these, and frankly I'm amazed people contribute as much...

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Ode To The Vodka Soda

20% OFF t-shirt until Sept 23: https://amzn.to/2QwvbSY


The Vodka Soda, the anti-cocktail, bringer of hydration, fuel for your dance parties. This drink may not be featured on any craft cocktail menu, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored. Here we take this low-cal highball and create some delicious variations. 


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Enhancing the Patreon tiers

Hello you awesome humans.

To correspond with the launch of my new merch designs I've also enhanced the Patreon tiers. Here are the changes:

1) The $10 t-shirt tier now includes the new "Old Fashioned" design, and since I'm now using Teespring we can ship internationally! This also means the "Old Smashioned" shirt from earlier this year can now ship globally.


2) A new $30 tier for exclusive hats! I've spent awhile working with a designer and a California-based manufacture...

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Basic Cocktails - Ode To The Old Fashioned

SAVE 20% on the t-shirts until Sunday Sept 9 using discount code PIDT4JX0NV https://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/merch 


Ah, the Old Fashioned, the world's first classic cocktail and a recipe that's endured for hundreds of years. To celebrate the launch of my beautifully designed t-shirt and pay homage to the OG cocktail, here I make the original recipe as well as 3 of my favorite variations. ...

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Recreated - "Danger 5" Cocktails

The Australian action comedy Danger 5 is a bizarre, campy, 1960's interpretation of WWII where 5 international spies are going after Hitler and his Nazi dinosaurs. There's also a recurring bit where dying characters spill the beans to a perfect cocktail. Let's recreate a few and see if they really are perfect.


GET THESE RECIPES: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/danger5


R...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Mai Tai Spritz

.5 (15ml) Lime juice

.5 (15ml) Orgeat

.5 (15ml) Dry Curaçao

1oz (30ml) rum

4oz (120ml) champagne


Build in a collins glass with ice, garnish with mint and a lime wheel.

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Cocktails of the World - Italy's Aperol Spritz

My first video in a new series profiling cocktails from different regions of the world, and we're kicking it off with a good one. The Aperol Spritz is the ultimate summer aperitif and is as Italian as it gets. In this video I also make the Negroni Sbagliato and an amazing spritz with strawberry, basil and balsamic.


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My wedding cocktails

I'm back, and I'm married! You know it wouldn't be a Cocktail Chemistry wedding without some legit drinks, so in this video I show you the 3 cocktails I designed for my reception. 


GET THESE RECIPES: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/wedding-cocktails


BONUS PATREON VIDEO: https://www...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Love Potion

This is a special Cocktail Chemistry video I created for my wedding, starring my adorable new nieces

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New patron tier, plus I'm getting married this month!

Hello you awesome patrons! Couple quick updates:


1) I've created a new $10/month tier and am giving away my new beautiful Old Smashioned t-shirts to those patrons ($28 retail).

If you already pledge more than $10/mo make sure you switch to that tier and give me your address. NOTE:  I can only currently ship to the U.S.


2) I'm getting married in a couple weeks! This means I'll be taking a short hiatus from videos, but will be back in July showing you the d...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Old Smashioned Extras

Hey y'all, here are a few smashed ice balls that didn't make the cut!

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The "Old Smashioned" (and the first Cocktail Chemistry t-shirt!)

The "Old Smashioned" is the signature cocktail of this channel, which involves putting a cocktail inside a ball of ice and smashing it open. Here are three ways to make this fun drink and a brand new t-shirt designed to honor the cocktail that launched Cocktail Chemistry. 


GET THE SHIRT: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/shirt


GET THESE RECIPES: 2018-06-01 04:18:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Recreated - "Atomic Cocktail" from Fallout

The "Atomic Cocktail" is an in-game item in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. We'll take a crack at a recreation before heading back to old Vegas to make the original Atomic Cocktail. 


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/atomic-cocktail


RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT LIST: 2018-05-10 13:53:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Recreated - Cocktails from the Marvel Universe (feat. Binging With Babish)

Chicken Paprikash from Binging With Babish: https://youtu.be/baG767jr8c8

(goes live at 9am EST April 24)

I grew up on Marvel comics but only recently realized that some Marvel superheroes have good taste when it comes to cocktails. Here we recreate Doctor Strange's Mai Tai, Tony Stark's vodka martini, and Logan's fireball.


GET THIS RECIPE: 2018-04-24 06:46:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Recreated - The Appletini from "Scrubs"

In the TV show "Scrubs", Zach Braff plays a young attending physician named J.D. who has a penchant for appletinis that are "easy on the tini". I respect J.D.'s confidence in ordering his guilty pleasure, but let's see if we can make a better version. 


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/appletini


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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Nick Speaks at "Tales of the Cocktail" 2017

Recorded by the hilarious Chris Lowder on his iPhone back in July 2017 :)

This is for the major cocktail conference in New Orleans where I told the Cocktail Chemistry story and encouraged others in the  industry to use video to share their creativity. 

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Basic Cocktails - How To Make The Japanese Highball

The Japanese Highball is my favorite way to appreciate the subtle flavors of a Japanese whisky. Here we learn the Mazuwari ritual of making a highball and practice our counting skills. 


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/japanese-highball


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Recreated - Cuba Libre (Rum & Cola) from "Cocktail"

The movie "Cocktail" from 1988 showed what happens when you put Tom Cruise's manic energy behind the bar of a TGI Fridays. Before he mastered his sick flare bartending moves, he got stumped by the Cuba Libre. Let's learn the original recipe and then a next-level rum & cola.


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/cuba-libre


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Basic Cocktails - How To Make The Paper Plane

A modern classic from Sam & Sasha of Milk & Honey fame, and if you catch me at the border I got visas in my name. Sorry... it's a good drink, trust me.


LIVE CLASSES: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/live-classes/


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/paper-pla...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Archer's "Black Mexican" and "Green Russian"

Hello patrons, thanks for your support! Enjoy this bonus content as a thank you for being awesome.

Black Mexican:

2 oz blanco tequila

1 oz Kahlua

Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes. Swirl the glass gently a few times to mix the ingredients. Enjoy.

Green Russian:

1 part Absinthe

1 part Vodka

2 parts Cream

Pour over ice in a lowball glass, and stir.

Recipes from Archer animator Domril...

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Recreated - White Russian from The Big Lebowski

After disappointing at the box office, The Big Lebowski (1998) has since become a cult classic that put the White Russian cocktail back on the map. Here we recreate The Dude's standard recipe and then take it to the next level.


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/white-russian


RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT LIST: 2018-02-05 00:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Introducing new Live Classes and an upgraded Cocktail Calculator

Sign up for a live YouTube cocktail class: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/live-classes/

(have cocktail requests? Let me know in the comments)

COCKTAIL CALCULATOR: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/calculator


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Slight update to the $5/month Patrons

Hello team!

So for awhile I've had a $5/month Patreon tier where we'd do a monthly live chat, however we haven't gotten a ton of participation. So I wanted to see if we can make those chats more relevant and fun. 

As of today I've launched my first live cocktail class on YouTube (scheduled for Jan 28 at 3pm PST), and for the $5/month Patrons I'm going to do an "after-party" after the class, whe...

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] "Scotch and Splenda" from The Office

Tastes like splenda, gets you drunk like scotch!

Enjoy this bonus video my awesome patrons!

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Recreated - "One Of Everything" From The Office (and the Long Island Iced Tea)

Michael Scott from the TV show The Office is a master paper salesman, king of cringe, and apparently an aspiring home mixologist. Here were recreate his "One Of Everything" and see how we can improve it. 


GET THIS RECIPE: http://www.cocktailchemistrylab.com/home/one-of-everything


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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Nick Reads More "Mean Tweets"

Huge thanks to all my Patreon supporters for an awesome 2017, much more to come in 2018!

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Nick Reads "Mean Tweets" 2017 (And What's Coming In 2018)

It's time for my annual "mean tweets" video, where I read off some of the most...interesting YouTube comments of 2017. I also recap the channel milestones of the year and give a sneak preview of exciting things coming in 2018. 


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HELP TRANSLATE VIDEOS: 2018-01-02 06:07:40 +0000 UTC View Post