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How To: Pour absinthe in the French manner
The French are very particular about food presentation and preparation to achieve the best flavor, so it only makes sense that they have a specialized way of pouring absinthe into a glass.
How To: Pour Absinthe in the Czech style using fire
If you're a true liqueur conoisseur you know that the way you pour and mix a drink is just as important as the quality of the liqueurs that compose the drink.
How To: Mix a mint infused absinthe mojito
Cosmos and martinis are forever excellent go-to cocktails when you're out sipping at the bar, but sometimes it's nice to spice things up and try something a little more...stimulating.
How To: Mix a sweet and sour absinthe frappe cocktail
Absinthe is a legendary drink prized by artists, writers, and intellectuals for their "magical" ability to stimulate the imagination (ie. to make people hallucinate) and spawn artistic endeavor.
HowTo: Brew Your Own Bathtub Gin (Well, Sorta)
Here's another slightly under-the-table D.I.Y. project for you (though much less gritty than today's earlier example).
How To: Make a Skinnygirl Margarita with Bethenny Frankel
Big fan of the Real Housewives of New York? NYC Housewife Bethenny Frankel shows us how to make her signature Skinnygirl Margarita perfect to keep your skinny girl frame in place. Use this less caloric substitute to let loose and look great while doing it!
How To: Shake the perfect classic margarita
Why settle for dampened down store-bought cocktail mixes when you can shake up your own? Bypass aisle five and watch this quick tutorial on how to make the perfect margarita.
How To: Make the Jesse James cocktail
Fortunately, this Jesse James won't run away from you when you're not looking and allow itself to get sipped by someone else's pucker.
How To: Mix a flaming absinthe Sazerac
The Sazerac is the oldest cocktail we know of and is in fact that first contail ever made. Invented in the mid 1800s, a Sazerac requires you to light up a sugar cube for show.
How To: Make a perfect gin martini, stirred, not shaken
Unlike cooking Chinese food, martini-making requires more than just throwing in whatever you happen to have lying around your countertop and shaking it up.
How To: Make a Caipirinha
Learn how to mix Brazil's national cocktail, the Caipirinha, with help from this video! Consisting of cachaça, sugar and lime, wow your party guests with this delicious treat. To make this version of the Caipirinha, you will need the following ingredients and tools:
How To: Make moonshine at home
This two-part video tutorial shows you how to make classic moonshine. The first part shows you how to make the mash. The second part shows you how to make a still and complete the moonshine. Just make sure you have the right equipment, the right ingredients, and follow the directions exactly! The quality of your moonshine depends on it!
How To: Mix a classic White Russian cocktail
One of the most popular cocktails to learn if you are just starting out as a bartender is the White Russian. This drink is an old standby and pretty much destined to be ordered at least once a night. The white russian is a easy to build cocktail that really brings out the vodka selected for the beverage. Select a good vodka, some cream, a bit of Kahlua and you'll be off to the races. So, follow along with this tutorial and master this delicious, creamy drink in no time.
How To: Make a delicious White Russian cocktail
The White Russian is the grandfather of all cocktails. This drink is a classic mix of liquor and milk that provides a creamy, delicious drink for any night of the week.
How To: Drink Merlot
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to drink Merlot. Begin by pouring the Merlot into the glass and gently spin it to allow the liquid to spin at the bottom of the glass. This will coat the sides of the glass with liquid and add some oxygen to the mix. Adding oxygen will allow you to get a better scent of the Merlot aroma. As you lift the glass up, look at the "leg" of the wine. Then smell the aroma of the wine. As you drink the Merlot, take small sips. This video will benefit those adu...
How To: Mix a dirty vodka martini
Theo explains how to make martinis that you’ll like. He starts with vodka, preferring Grey Goose or Smirnoff. He explains that basic vermouth is fine in a martini; expensive vermouths don’t do much for the flavor. He uses a standard martini glass for serving and suggests chilling them in the freezer, and the stainless steel part of a Boston shaker and strainer for mixing the drink. He suggests having olives on hand for a dirty martini, and picks to hold the olive garnish. He starts by fil...
How To: Make jungle juice
Jungle Juice is a college frat party classic. In this tutorial, learn how to dump all of the left over liquor and juice in your kitchen and make this intoxicating cocktail.
How To: Make a jalisco fresca drink
This video shows how to make a Jalisco Fresca, a cocktail from the Merk Bistro in San Diego. It is made with simple syrup, strawberries, an egg white, lemon juice, tequila and Campari.
How To: Make a dirty vodka martini with olives
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a dirty martini. Begin by filling your shaker with ice. Then pour in 3-4 4 oz of vodka and add 1-3 tsp of olive juice. Put your glass in the freezer with water to cool it. Then take it out and dump out the water. Now shake the shaker to mix the mixture. It is recommended to shake between 5-10 seconds. Now pour the mixture into the glass and add some olives. This video will benefit those adult viewers who enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages and ...
How To: Make a raspberry mojito
Milana from Tap Tap in South Beach, Florida, demonstrates making a raspberry mojito. After explaining the history of the Haitian drink, she starts the drink with fresh raw mint and raw sugar. Placing those ingredients in a rather large mortar, she uses a pestle to crush the mint stems to release their oil and grind the leaves. Then she adds fresh lime juice, raspberry puree, and fresh raspberries. After mixing the drink with a spoon, she fills a glass with ice and adds one and one half ounces...
How To: Make a pumpkin pie martini
This Food Channel video demonstrates making a pumpkin pie martini. Erica Muse from Martini’s in Las Vegas starts by pouring portions of Stolichnaya Vanilla vodka, chai liqueur and pumpkin spice liqueur into the glass part of a Boston shaker. Then she adds half and half, whipping cream or heavy cream. She shakes the mixture over ice using the stainless steel portion of a Boston shaker as the cover, and strains into a martini glass that has already been rimmed with sugar for serving.
How To: Make a krautini martini cocktail with sauerkraut juice
To make your own Krautini (i.e. a Sauerkraut Martini), you will need the following ingredients: fresh cabbage, sea salt, an olive, and vodka.
How To: Make a virgin piña colada
In this video from Zoedog3 we learn how to make a virgin pina colada! For this you'll need a blender, a cup of ice, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and a nice glass to drink it from! First, put the ice in a blender. Next, add a splash of cream of coconut. Then add a dash of pineapple juice. Finally, top that off with some ice cream. Now you can put the cap on the blender and press the blend button. When fully blended, shake it a bit, and then pour it into a fancy glass and garnish it with ...
How To: Make a Basil in the Rye drink
Forget the Catcher in the Rye, try out this Basil in the Rye, which is a modern take on the classic cocktail Sazarac. If you're willing to try out new mixed drinks, then this is definitely one you need to down. Both delicious and satisfying, with an aromatic feel. And this is a stirred cocktail, not shaken, because it will ruin the flavor otherwise.
How To: Make your own yeast starter for homebrewing
In order to make starter years, for home brewing beer, you will need the following ingredients and supplies: water, sanitizer, DME, scissors, refractometer, a magnetic stir bar, aluminum foil, yeast, and a funnel.
How To: Make a golden mojito
To make your own Golden Mojito at home, you will need the following: a tall glass, mint leaves, lemon wedges, sugar syrup, Brugal Anejo, ginger ale, a straw, and ice.
How To: Mix a (Thermos-Sized) Gin Sidecar
Hilah from Hilah Cooking mixes up a large gin sidecar, big enough for a thermos. The ingredients include two thirds of a cup of fresh lemon juice, two thirds of a cup of gin, and two thirds of a cup orange flavored liqueur. She squeezes the juice of four whole lemons for two thirds of a cup of juice. Then she pours the ingredients in a shaker that has already been filled with ice, and shakes vigorously to mix and chill the drink. She also pre-chills the thermos with ice. After removing the ic...
How To: Make a rosemary sour cocktail drink
You've had a whiskey sour before, right? It's a classic. Why not try a new twist on an old favorite? You'll love the nice crisp flavor of the rosemary, along with the tartness of the grapefruit and lime. This cocktail will help cool you off in hot summers!
How To: Make a vanilla bean gin julep
Watch this video to learn how to make a special type of julep. It's a more springy, more refreshing cocktail, perfect for the hot summer months. Matthew Coughlin will walk you through all the steps of creating a vanilla bean gin julep.
How To: Make a Cane Mojito
Milana from Tap Tap in South Beach, Florida, demonstrates making a cane sugar mojito. After explaining the history of mojitos, she pours 1½ ounces of rum into a large glass that has already been filled with ice. Then, she puts fresh mint and raw sugar in a large mortar.
How To: Make a cucumber mojito
In this video from RadioLynxContent we learn how to make a cucumber mojito, which is a local special in Whistler, Canada. For this you use fresh mint and a couple of slices of cucumber. Place in a glass and press down on the mint leaves and cucumber while they're in the glass. Next add 2 shots of Bacardi White. Then next add simple syrup which is half sugar, half water. Add 1 oz of that. Then add a bit of fresh lime juice and pomegranate juice. Top it with ice and give it a good strong shake....
How To: Make a pineapple mango mojito
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a pineapple mango mojito recipe. The ingredients required for this recipe are: fresh muddled mint, rum, raw sugar, lime garnish, pineapple juice and mango juice. Begin by putting some fresh mint into a bowl and muddle it with some raw sugar. Add in fresh pineapple juice and mango juice. Mix the ingredients together. Then fill a cup with ice and pour in 1 1/2 oz of rum. Now pour the mixture into the glass of rum. Finish by adding some fresh min...
How To: Make an easy piña colada with Bacardi & Koko Kanu
To make a pina colada, start by adding 40 milliliters of Bacardi white rum into the glass portion of a Boston shaker. To that, add 50 milliliters of Koko Kanu (coconut liqueur). Then add cream of coconut, heavy cream, lime juice and pineapple juice. Add ice to the glass. If wanted, add a small amount of sugarcane syrup. Cover the glass with the stainless steel portion of the Boston shaker and shake to mix and cool the drink. To serve put ice in a hurricane glass, and strain the drink into the...
How To: Properly drink tequila like in Mexico
In this how to video, you will learn how to enjoy Tequila in Mexico. You will need a proper glass in order to drink Tequila straight. This is good for dinner or drinks before it. To make a good margarita, squeeze lime juice into a glass and add sugar syrup, triple sec, and Tequila. Be sure that the Tequila is 100 percent Agave, as this means it is high quality. Now you can mix the drink by adding ice and placing the shaker on top. Shake the shaker for a few seconds. Next, add salt to the rim ...
How To: Make a Delcious Piña Colada
In this video Myriam from Short and Sweet will show you how to make a delicious pina colada perfect for the summer. The pina colada is a popular cocktail from Puerto Rico which has had changes in its recipe over time, however the modern pina colada is considered to be a mix of pineapple, coconut and rum. Start by taking a few slices of pineapple and place them in a blender with one can of coconut mild then blend until the two are mixed. Next fill with ice and blend some more so that the ice i...
News: Boldly Go Where Jell-O Shots Have Never Gone Before (Yes, That Is Bacon)
My Jell-O Americans, this is the future. Amazing collection of totally sick (re: awesome) Jell-O shots. Full recipes not disclosed, but ingredient lists are available.
How To: Be a faster bartender
There are a lot of little things that separate good bartenders from great ones. Bartending calls for a knowledge of a lot of different liquors and drinks. However, all the knowledge in the world is useless if you can't work fast in a busy bar. Expert bartender Jason Griffin will show how to be a faster bartender.
How To: Be a better bartender with tips from a pro
Expert bartender Jason Griffin from quickstrain.com has tons of helpful tips for all you aspiring bartender out there. Jason will show how a pro does the little things that separate the good ones from great ones. Watch this video to learn how to pour multiple drinks, upsell to customers and so much more!
How To: Pour accurate shot sizes
Whether you're training to pursue it as a career or just like to show off your knowledge when you're hosting company, knowing how to pour a well-sized shot is great for tending bar. This method makes it easy for anybody to size a drink. All you have to do it count to 6 and pour. This video will show exactly how to pour accurate shot sizes.
How To: Jiggle with jello shots
Learn how to make the ultimate party beverage - Jello shots!