What to give (and NOT give) this year | How to Drink
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- What makes a good gift? Give them (or yourself!) what they really want.
There are a lot of specialty bottles in this episode that will be hard to find at any local liquor store, but most of them will be available at Curiada - bit.ly/greatforgifting - Used code HTDGIFTGUIDE23 for 10% off any bottles purchased from the How to Drink collection!
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00:00 - Good gifts for Mixologists
01:10 - Standard Bar Tools and Gear
04:53 - New Gear I'm trying
11:02 - Gifting Booze
14:05 - HTD favorites
15:11 - Other Drinkable Ingredients
17:12 - Bitters
20:25 - Modifiers
24:41 - Aperitifs
26:37 - Amaros
28:30 - Liqueurs
34:04 - Absinthe and Mead
37:44 - Hope this was helpful
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Gifting Booze -
Find the bottles listed below at Curiada: bit.ly/greatforgifting
Luxardo Cherries
Bittermens Elemakule Tiki Bitters
The Big Three Bitters: Ango (16oz & 4oz & Orange), Regans' Orange, Peychaud's
The Major Modifiers: Luxardo Maraschino, Velvet Falernum, Pernod Absinthe & St. George Absinthe, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
St. George: Bruto Americano, Spiced Pear, Absinthe
Tempus Fugit: Kina L'Aero D'Or, Creme de Cacao, Creme de Menthe, Creme de Banane
Amari: Nonino, Amaro Ango, Montenegro
Ancho Chile Reyes
Odin's Skull
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Crude Bitters: www.crudebitters.com/
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Happy holidays! My 2 year old son LOVES watching you with me, I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas
@GravesRWFiA literally been constantly checking for an update on whats going on
Crew bottles are great. I got them as a gift a couple of years ago and ended up ordering a few more myself. I have had absolutely zero problems with them. Curious to see how yours hold up over time!
Hey, would love an episode on interesting things to do with the drinkmate. I make my own seltzer and Tom Collins and tonic but need more ideas!
If you want to add a 'cork' to you dasher bottles for safety. Go to a knitting store and get the stoppers for large needles.
If you have a rum person, MAKING them a bottle of spiced rum infused with actually interesting spices is a great gift, especially if you already know what their favorite reasonably priced rum is. Make sure you write down what you put in it and how much so you can reproduce it (or tweak it).
That’s a fun idea!
I’m currently working on one with an Indian Masala spice blend in it
(Also if you’re my dad and you are reading this comment no you did not actually see this, spoilers sweetie)
I will second that. We used the one from Smuggler's Cove, but used only half as much rum (but the full amount of spices.) When we use it we dilute it with an equal amount of the base rum.
I tried to make chai infused whiskey once. It tasted like unsweetened Fireball. Drierball, if you will.
Did this at thanksgiving, was wonderful.
This needs to be said. This video should be released around Thanksgiving.
Probably
@@howtodrinkit's okay, you just know your audience. Procrastinators and barflys.
Let’s be real, I love these gift guides, but mostly for gift recommendations for….myself.
yeah not really tho
It's before next Thanksgiving! 😜🤪 lol He's WAY ahead of schedule.
FYI, the Laird's Applejack Brandy currently listed on the HTD Curiada list is not the bonded in bond one. It's the cheaper one made with neutral grain spirits. The one that Greg recommended is the "Laird's Straight Apple Brandy 100 Proof Bottled In Bond".
Good call. They do also make an 86 proof straight apple brandy, which will be a bit cheaper than the BIB
Until recently I didn't know that anything other than whiskey could be bonded. Interesting
I made my friend some syrups as I have no money - using Greg's episode for the recipes - when you don't have money, giving them the time they don't have to make something also works :)
That’s a great idea. Especially since some of the ingredients for more unique syrups can only be found in larger quantities and you don’t really want to make a gallon of say pandan syrup for yourself
There's a little portion of my city's christmas faire that's medieval themed, including the food and drink stands. There's one stand that's entirely mead focused, it has every variation of mead imaginable, with different fruit or nut flavorings, with added liquor or spices/herbs, in small or large bottles, glass or clay, some with fantasy potion themed names, even in potion bottles.
I go there every christmas season to get myself a couple small bottles of liqueur (I love their clear chocolate mint liqueur) and a bottle of "king's mead" for my mom.
After the drink robot episodes I now only trust Greg to decide which products are worth my money
Got a set of those Crew Bottles last year for my birthday and they have been a dream! I got a long and two stubbies and whether it’s for infusion or storing my syrups they absolutely rule! Seals have always been really strong on them too. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
I used your gift ideas last year for my husband, and got him a set of bar tools from cocktail kingdom! You said "if they're making cocktails, they probably have bar tools" and i need you to know, my husband was making cocktails with a protein shaker bottle 🤣 he loves the koriko! Thank you for these videos!
I use shaker bottle balls in my shaker instead of springs to dry shake. They work very well.
For keeping vermouth cold at the bar, I've used a cooling sleeve meant to keep wine bottles cold (I'm sure you've seen them for beer cans). If you keep the vermouth bottle in the fridge normally and then just take it out when you're making cocktails and keep the sleeve in the freezer the sleeve will keep the bottle cold for many hours. It's not perfect but it works if you just want to be able to keep the vermouth chilled when you're making cocktails.
For gift giving, I never give spirits strictly for making cocktails but there are so many unusual/rare spirits, wines and beers out there I never have any trouble picking out ones to give to my friends who appreciate such. For instance this year I'm giving some tejj, Ethiopian mead.
Ever since my dad and I got into whiskey, I always get him a bottle as a gift. We don't really make cocktails, we mostly just enjoy it to sip on.
This year I got him a bottle of Nulu Toasted that's apparently only available on the West Coast. Hope he likes it.
Bitters, my go-to is the cardamom bitters from Fee Brothers. Cannot recommend that enough to new mixologists. It has real angostura in it (unlike Angostura brand which we think uses sassafras) and is super bright. Will absolutely transform an old fashioned.
Agreed with the liqueur upgrades, my brother loves espresso martinis and he was previously using kahlua or tia maria, i got him a bottle of mr black last christmas and he really loved it and the improvement it made to the espresso martinis he was making
That Curiada price for Ancho Reyes made me do a double take. So I checked, you listed the price for a special edition bottle. While I would love to get that bottle regular Ancho Reyes is 30-35.
Good catch!
Went to a bar with a couple chef buddies and we were talking shop. The bartender gave us an industry shot of Monty. It was wonderful, I went right to my liquor store on my way home and got a bottle of Montenegro for my home bar. Always a surprisingly good offering to a guest. Great gift bottle.
I've had a set of tall Crew bottles for a while now. They are great. I hand wash the bases so the plastic ring doesn't get messed up. No wear so far that I can see. Highly recommend!
The doobly doo!!! Wow it’s been so long since I’ve heard someone call the description that. 😊 this makes me happy
This is what I make using that spiced pear liqueur. Like a wild take on a collins. It’s excellent!
2 oz bourbon
.5 oz St. George spiced pear liqueur
.5 oz honey syrup
.75 oz lemon juice
2 oz soda water
1 sprig rosemary for garnish
I love these gift episodes, I bought some of the stuff from last year's video. but this one could be cutting it close on getting things delivered in time
Tell ya what, getting the right peeler has been such a weirdly specific, personal task.
OXO does too thin, cheapies that work for other people don’t start easily…so far my best was from doing a review for some silicone spatulas! Weird folded metal thing, but the best so far (still isn’t perfect tbh).
Building up my bar over the last year using your videos as a guide. going great so far! Very important to find a liquor store near you that has a good buyer that enjoys their job.🍸
I was in a bad mood that my weekend was over. Then i got a notification of how to drink. I am happy.
You are so very right about everything in this video! My top three things I really want but on the other hand wouldn't treat myself to necessarily are a dasher bottle for bitters, a bottle of absinthe and another jar of luxardo cherries since I ran out a few months back and miss them dearly...
Always so insightful Greg, thanks for being you!
Among the listed thing I think the small cask would be perfect for anyone into mixology and fermentation, since they're usually just above the "yeah, I may actually buy that" threshold but aging is on the back of everyone's mind.
A microplane is a great gift for anyone who also likes cooking if you're on a budget, that stuff rock. However get informed about the person because they may already have it.
I love these videos always. You are what made me get into mixology!!
My closest substitution for Chartreuse, at least Yellow, is a 50/50 mix of Absinthe and Elderflower Liqueur (so far, maybe modifying the ratio can improve it). It's not bad for Last Word riffs, but I still can't say it's close to the original.
I'm glad absinthe is on there. Nearest total wine with lucid is ~2hr away & trying to decide if my next bottle would be st george or pernod has been tough. Also 100% on absinthe being a great gift because most liquor stores don't stock itm add an absinthe glass+spoon & even your beer drinking cousin/inlaw now has something mystical to parade to their friends.
I have a bunch of the Crew bottles Ive had for about 2 years now and they have been fantastic! I have some cinnamon syrup that I keep in one that is heavily cinnamon laden and infused for a long long time its amazing and did form crystals but I could just pour it out into a different container then cleanit and re-bottle it. Really great product.
I’ve been using Crew bottles for over a year and I love them. They hold up really well. The seal is still good and I’ve made a bunch of syrups, juices etc.
My last bar used Crew bottles for all our juices and batches and I never had any problems with them. They’re pretty handy and we put all the pieces in the dishwasher without any failures
Greg! Thank you for your essential gear breakdowns to help me direct my family away from BS cocktail kits!
just got my first bottle of Angostura Bitters and it has changed the way i drink. Love it!
Made my first purchase on Curiada a couple of weeks ago and they are awesome!!! Joey has been so helpful, and the selection is so good! I live in a small town and some items are hard to get, so Curiada is great! The customer service has been unmatched. Absolutely buy from them!
as a big whiskey collector, you gave great advice on buying liquor as gifts.
Of course, I'm watching this after I made my alcohol gift purchases lol my dad loves his Glenfiddich scotch but it's harder to find the higher aged stuff in our area, so finding the 18 year while I was out of town was a big deal for me and I know he'll love that, plus he hasn't even had it yet. Other than that, base spirit gifting can be fun when you find small batch or small-town distilleries that aren't available to wide audiences. Trying new spirits together is a fun activity that my dad and I bond over. I definitely agree though that gifting all the types of modifiers is a fun gift, especially when we rarely ever buy them for ourselves. Great episode
Excellent episode, Greg. Thanks for this one!
My Swiss dad got us a Swiss Peeler years ago, and it’s game changing, even without making fancy cocktails! Just PLEASE watch your fingers, they’re tough n’ sharp dealies that I maaaay have peeled a finger with by accident once or twice. >>;;
ETA: The Cybertruck looks like if you made a PlayStation 1 car in real life, and for that I almost like it. It’s kind of hilarious to me.
Those crew bottles would be such a dream for making sloe gin. I pick them and make some every year but theyre a total pain to get in and out of bottles
I'm a rum person but hadn't tried Hamilton before. I came across the Hamilton Demerara and nabbed it for myself. Just cracked it open and it is excellent! Also a nice change of pace from a lot of other rums out there. Thanks for the recommendation!
Have the crew bottles and have been using them for over a year for my home bar and have had no issues at all.dishwasher for the bottle and hand wash the bottom. No leaks no holding of flavors or smells.
A set of crude bitters is great and super versatile. Also been using Juniper bitters lately, which are fun!
Great episode! I added some of these things to my wish list ❤
Wish my family would buy me these suggested gifts. I'd be appreciative! Thanks for sharing these great ideas.
So good to see the St. George bottles - their stuff is absolutely delicious and their labels are 😚 Bruto Americano is one of my absolute faves and the spiced pear liqueur makes an amazing fall-time spiced pear margarita!
i agree with the opening here, for the most part....accept in my own case. unless you're buying me expensive electronics or clothing that id never manage to get myself without like a year of saving; please buy me necessities. buying me necesseties means i can buy myself small luxuries without feeling bad about it, and thats a wonderfull gift.
There's a bottle chiller/cooler that doesnt use power and only uses 5 pieces of ice on the bottom that works pretty well. I don't remember what it was called. I think it was made for keeping a bottle of wine chilled at the table without the whole ice bucket which would slowly dissolve and create water dripping while pouring and wetting the bottle labels.
Loved this episode. Becoming a patron soon.
I got 4 Crew bottles as a gift in november, 3 short and 1 tall, nothing but good things to say so far. Great for smaller infusions and tests, most of the time i’ve had the big bottle it’s been the designated batched Sazerac vessel.
I just picked up a bottle of Maraschino last week. It is mind-boggling just how much it can change a drink. I would put it in the realm of bitters for how useful just a bit is.
Only thing I think you missed as a more rare base spirit would be a bottle of oude style jenever. Especially for someone who's interested in classic cocktails or gin it's a great item that there's a high chance they've never had.
I really love to get bottles that are unique to a region r from small distillers. I know that's a hold over from being deep into craft beer before spirits.
The St. George spiced pear is pretty tasty on its own, but it pairs surprisingly well with gin or brandy/cognac. I'll bet it would work great with the Laird's, too, I'll have to try that.
Also, the Viking's Blod and Odin's Skull mead from Dansk Mjod get my recommendation. I use the Viking Blod to make my version of Kevin Kos' BeeGroni, with Italicus, so good.
The acho reyes goes well with fresh apple cider, my girlfriends mom made me some over thanksgiving and it was delicious. I hadn't heard of it until then, but i had to buy myself a bottle lol
ngl loving the frequency of those December videos
you're definition of a gift is completely inline with how I feel about them.
Beautiful, I have to try this and check out fee foam too. Cheers!
Jagermeister has “bottle glorifier”s that light a display and chill a bottle to a pretty chilled temp without being too loud. Cold enough to freeze over when it got left on overnight.
Rum drinker here: I was gifted a homemade pineapple infused rum for my birthday this year. It was too good to last. Loved the thought, loved the taste.
Man I love my Crew bottles. I have the short ones. The only thing I have had happen is one of the tops came off one of the corks. But I believe it came with Extras so it wasn't even a big deal.
I just bought a bottle of that exact mead a week or so ago, it’s probably one of my favorite bottles I’ve ever bought
I always love getting bar tools and spritzers
Double whammy: Tempus Fugit makes my favorite Absinthe, Vieux Pontarlier. I think it's miles beyond Pernod or St. George for drinking (though admittedly, St George is its own unique thing with their choice of botanicals). For a cocktail spritz? Use whatever.
The other cool gift (if you have money) is a small wine fridge. Perfect for those friends who store their wine on top of the fridge or under the stove 😮
On the note of anchor reyes Verde, try putting about a quarter ounce in a paloma. It doesn't overpower things, but it adds in this interesting savoury vegetal note in the flavour profile, with a mildly spicy finish. Personally I find the Verde (poblano) works better than the regular ancho for this.
FYI for anyone looking at the Crew bottles and thinking "Man, those look great, but I don't use syrups in enough volume to justify 750ml bottles", they also have otherwise identical 450ml "Chubby" bottles.
I appreciate the link to the oak barrel! That’s something I have been interested in for a while and it seems like most of them online have a plastic bladder in it
I'd love to see you review some cocktail themed advent calendars!
Try Lagavulin 16, it was Ron Swanson's favorite scotch, even Nick Offerman had his own promo bottle for that distillery!
Thanks for the great guideGreg
Can you please provide links to the glasses you used? They’re gorgeous!
The caraway mead from Dansk is great as a vermouth swap. It's especially good with an Aquavit martini.
I upgrade my bar set and it has made a huge difference. I’m never using my cobbler shaker again. I tried using my juicer and no one made a video about how to use one, I have no idea I needed to cut the citrus to squeeze the juice out using the juicer. P.S. Use a mini wine fridge for vermouth.
Love the holiday gift episodes
2:51 at my work we always called that juicer the mexican elbow
16:08 greg, againg in smaller barrels takes alot less time then in a giant barrel acording to whiskey tribe if my memory serves correct.
Had a few drinks tonight, put Earl Grey Infused Gin in a glass with Licor 43 and peychauds and I gotta work on that recipe oh boy there's something.
Greg I think the bottle cold thing is just a tiny fridge with no door. It's probably fine to keep running, just like a fridge.
After seeing it for the first time in the one Mass Effect drink you made I had my eyes peeled for Amaro di Angostura, and I did find it in a store once...... a liquor store owned by in Port of Spain, Trinidad. 😐Being that I live in Ontario, Canada, and the LCBO doesn't carry it, I'm planning to get some of the Trini in-laws to bring some for my wedding next year.
On my Christmas list for this year is a copy of Punch by David Wondrich. Recommended bar books could have been a good addition to this years holiday list
GIFT GUIDE TWO ELECTRIC BOOGALOO, been waiting for this all year. Thank you Greg!
I also think getting them a bottle of antica formula sweet vermouth, like really nice sweet vermouth is a good gift. Ik I'd appreciate it, since I can sometimes spend 30+ on spirits but always go for normal Cinzano for my sweet vermouth as in my mind, I can't justify spending 30+ on vermouth as it's not a spirit. (I tend to do math based on the ratio of money to ethanol lol)
As a rum person, I actually love spiced rums, though I mostly use them for rum and cokes
I got a bottle of amaro di angostura - are there any good cockatils using burboun or rum, and mr blacks. I feel like theyd all work great together ?
My favorite tool is a 3oz shot glass that has full measurements marked in fractions of an ounce, milliliters and more. Need a drink with 2oz + 1oz??? Pour both in the 3oz shot glass and you’re set👍
Really been liking Amaro Lucano lately too-also might be a fun alternative to jager lovers
Just got a set of Tiki glasses from Viski for that I'm stoked to have. Exactly fit the bill. Something I'll enjoy but kind of frivolous for me to have purchased on my own.
St. George Dry Rye Respado Gin is another amazing offering. Amazing flexibility. I use it for a twist on an old fashioned and for a twist on a gin and tonic (make an old fashioned, replace simple with elderflower honey, and add tonic.) That St. George Absinthe is my new go to drinking absinthe; amazing flavor profile.
Hello, did you have any videos on how to make cocktails with Indigo gin (Empress)? I can’t keep the pretty purple color😢
I think one of the best ads Greg can do for the Koriko Shaker is whenever he is chugging in a giant ice cube while shooting his second episode of the day, being a little tipsy and the whole thing doesn't fall over, causing a disaster
SHOUTOUT TO THE GREEN ROOM GOBLINS!!
A restaurant near me uses the St George pear as a sweetener in an old fashioned. It’s delicious
Trying this!
You spoke the truth about the Campari vs Aperol discussion!
Do you ever use Prickly Ash bitters? I personally love it.
We’ve been using Crew bottles where I bartend for about a year now and they’ve held up fantastically 😊 maybe had one out of the 30 we bought leak on me
the statement "a rum person probably isn't into spiced rums" took me off guard a bit
I'm a rum person, I like a lot of rums
one of my favourites is actually Kraken, a black Spiced rum. it's awesome.
I'd love to try more rums, especially spiced ones.
my 3 favorite liqueurs, that would be lovely as a gift are Amaretto Di Sorono, Chambord and Frangelico.
Wait..no tip jar?..it's always fun to have a tip jar..mom had one on her piano
Just bought a bottle of Lairds today. Same label. Once I discovered a Jack Rose, a bottle of Lairds doesn’t last too long!
One of the amaros or liqueurs would be awesome as a gift. I often think to myself, I’m not gonna buy that bottle for one cocktail, but if someone gave it to me. Awesome.
Got a bottle of blantons gold edition for Christmas this year!