Can’t wait to get home and try this drink! Looks amazing and I love the history. Plus you’ve given me another book to add to my list of wants. Great video! Cheers!
The Bacardi building in Havana is very cool. It's still standing but somewhat empty looking. All the door hardware still has the bat logo and the tip top of the building has a bat statue/cap on it. We saw it 10 years ago or so. It's basically a high-rise..
I just visited Havana last week. There is a Bacardi building still there with a Bacardi bat on the top. We didn't visit the building but it was pointed out as their headquarters by our tour guide. There are quite a few modern buildings but mostly hotels and resorts serving the tourist trade. There are also a lot of refurbished areas downtown due to UN money flowing in to restore and protect the city center as a UNESCO heritage site.
My best guess too is that Baker was talking about the Bacardi Building (Edificio Bacardí) in Havana. It was built around 1930 and was the Headquarter of Bacardí until 1959. It was one of the most modern buildings in Cuba at the time.
@@TheEducatedBarfly I stopped the video a few seconds before you mentioned it and wrote the comment because it appeared as if you would just argue about what defines a "small skyscraper". The Bacardi Building really looks like a "small skyscraper" though. That's why I edited the text and added a "too" to my first sentence.
Most likely the building is the Hotel National opened in the early 1930s designed by New York based architecture practice McKim, Mead & White. Their work is synonymous with what we would think of as a New York or skyscraper style.
Green and Yellow have a very different flavor profile in my opinion. Green has black pepper notes and is more herbal. Yellow is much sweeter with aromatics that lean more towards anise. You could try it, but I feel like you’d be making a different cocktail. I’ve made a Last Word that calls for Green, and substituted Yellow, and it wasn’t nearly as balanced/tasty. Let us know how this is using green if ya give it a shot. Cheers!
Oooh that looks tasteh... luckily we can still find Chartreuse in Europe (the monks did not stop making it, they just decided to not scale up production to meet the increasing demand), but at a slightly higher price. But good alternatives will start popping up and that is fine. Even DIY alternatives made by talented dudes and dudettes, who gracefully share their recipes. I would love to know what kind of glass you used, if you happen to know.
Unrelated to the cocktail, but I have the same style jigger and have been watching the channel for a bit... how do you measure out a 1/4 oz with the bottom base 🤔. A full pour seems a bit much? I've just been eyeballing half of the 1/2 oz measure.
I have always been told that for a cocktail to be a Daisy, it must be primarily a base spirit, orange liqueur (like Curacao or Triple Sec), and citrus juice. Has this definition changed over time?
I think Genepy is the best substitute for yellow chartreuse. I’ve made dozens of Naked and Famous with it. I’ve tasted it side by side with yellow chartreuse and while different if I was blindfolded I couldn’t tell you which was which. I feel like since everyone has said it’s a replacement for green chartreuse no one wants to say it’s a replacement for yellow. I say there is no substitute for green chartreuse.
Having returned from Cuba yesteday, I acnknowledge Bacardi's relevancy in the history of rummaking, but I just cannot find myself getting behind the taste it has. Any (almost) other rums are ones I would favor over bacardi superior. But in the name of keeping an open mind, any bacardi superior lovers around, what makes this rum something you enjoy?
@@brianchassee even though there is ice in the drink, it is being used to shake and doesn't always go in the drink. And even if it was (like in this video), the longer that drink sits, the more the drink gets diluted. The idea is to chill the glass beforehand so the ice melts slower\the drink stays colder longer
Sassy Marius is a great way to start the new year.
Can’t wait to get home and try this drink! Looks amazing and I love the history. Plus you’ve given me another book to add to my list of wants. Great video! Cheers!
A good replacement for both Chartreuses is a Basque product called Izarra. It also comes in yellow and green.
One of my favorite cocktails from that book for sure!
The Bacardi building in Havana is very cool. It's still standing but somewhat empty looking. All the door hardware still has the bat logo and the tip top of the building has a bat statue/cap on it. We saw it 10 years ago or so. It's basically a high-rise..
I just visited Havana last week. There is a Bacardi building still there with a Bacardi bat on the top. We didn't visit the building but it was pointed out as their headquarters by our tour guide. There are quite a few modern buildings but mostly hotels and resorts serving the tourist trade. There are also a lot of refurbished areas downtown due to UN money flowing in to restore and protect the city center as a UNESCO heritage site.
I scream laughed at the “sugar mama” quip.
I love the background edit when he's reading the book. Lol
My best guess too is that Baker was talking about the Bacardi Building (Edificio Bacardí) in Havana. It was built around 1930 and was the Headquarter of Bacardí until 1959. It was one of the most modern buildings in Cuba at the time.
indeed, that's the building we show in the video as well.
@@TheEducatedBarfly I stopped the video a few seconds before you mentioned it and wrote the comment because it appeared as if you would just argue about what defines a "small skyscraper". The Bacardi Building really looks like a "small skyscraper" though.
That's why I edited the text and added a "too" to my first sentence.
The history discussion was fun, glad you didnt cut it out.
Great drink. I don't keep yellow chartreuse in my home bar, though. Space is at a premium. I'll have to try this cocktail out at a bar sometime.
Would jaegermeister work in this in place of the chartreuse?
Nope.
Most likely the building is the Hotel National opened in the early 1930s designed by New York based architecture practice McKim, Mead & White.
Their work is synonymous with what we would think of as a New York or skyscraper style.
Would it work with the stronger green chartreuse ?
Green and Yellow have a very different flavor profile in my opinion. Green has black pepper notes and is more herbal. Yellow is much sweeter with aromatics that lean more towards anise.
You could try it, but I feel like you’d be making a different cocktail. I’ve made a Last Word that calls for Green, and substituted Yellow, and it wasn’t nearly as balanced/tasty.
Let us know how this is using green if ya give it a shot.
Cheers!
@@Cajerunner ill try it tomorrow. i only have green in my home bar right now so wont be able to compare !
SIPPING IT NOW. Delicious. Quite dry complex flavours . a green tinge.
@@jonnyboybrownie6390 that’s great! I’ll give it a try when I get home! Thanks for sharing!
Oooh that looks tasteh... luckily we can still find Chartreuse in Europe (the monks did not stop making it, they just decided to not scale up production to meet the increasing demand), but at a slightly higher price. But good alternatives will start popping up and that is fine. Even DIY alternatives made by talented dudes and dudettes, who gracefully share their recipes.
I would love to know what kind of glass you used, if you happen to know.
This is a vintage punch glass
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That sounds like a great cocktail and definitely one to try after Dry January.
5:00 Anyone aware of which product from Faccia Brutto is mentioned?
Centerbe
Centerbe Giallo is the yellow one. Regular Centerbe is green.
Unrelated to the cocktail, but I have the same style jigger and have been watching the channel for a bit... how do you measure out a 1/4 oz with the bottom base 🤔. A full pour seems a bit much? I've just been eyeballing half of the 1/2 oz measure.
You’ve got to eye it. The bottom is actually 3/8 filled all the way up all you need is to pour a little short
I wonder if I could make the simple syrup by scratch. Could this be made with the green Chartreus?
Can you sub the green chartreuse for the yellow?
Strega is a fine substitute for Yellow Chartreuse.
My thoughts too!
I have always been told that for a cocktail to be a Daisy, it must be primarily a base spirit, orange liqueur (like Curacao or Triple Sec), and citrus juice. Has this definition changed over time?
To my understanding it’s a cocktail that gets most of its sweetness from a liquor and citrus juice rather then syrup. So it still doesn’t quite fit…
Never had a rum cocktail with yellow chartreuse. Thank you for this video and I guess I need crappy Bacardi.
I've found that Strega is a good yellow Chartreuse substitute.
I think Genepy is the best substitute for yellow chartreuse. I’ve made dozens of Naked and Famous with it. I’ve tasted it side by side with yellow chartreuse and while different if I was blindfolded I couldn’t tell you which was which. I feel like since everyone has said it’s a replacement for green chartreuse no one wants to say it’s a replacement for yellow. I say there is no substitute for green chartreuse.
Having returned from Cuba yesteday, I acnknowledge Bacardi's relevancy in the history of rummaking, but I just cannot find myself getting behind the taste it has. Any (almost) other rums are ones I would favor over bacardi superior. But in the name of keeping an open mind, any bacardi superior lovers around, what makes this rum something you enjoy?
I generally have an attitude of not being precious about convention but ice in stemware made my brain itch. drink sounds great though!
that was just to chill the glass since we forgot to do that in advance
but…didn’t you then put ice in the drink? am i crazy? love your channel either way.
Also curious as to why it was double strained if it was going on rocks
@@brianchassee even though there is ice in the drink, it is being used to shake and doesn't always go in the drink. And even if it was (like in this video), the longer that drink sits, the more the drink gets diluted. The idea is to chill the glass beforehand so the ice melts slower\the drink stays colder longer
Do you have any good Mardi Gras cocktails? An upcoming historic, boozy, and fun holiday!
So this is just a daquiri with a little Chartreuse.
voice behind the camera drives me bonkers BUT yall bring great drinks to my attention! cheers!
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Why does it take 10 minutes to describe a cocktail of Bacardi, Chartreuse & lime
Because I’m THAT good! 😂
I think this cocktail is 3+ out of 5 stars. So, it is a good mediocrity and nothing special under the sun at the same time.😐
Fair, what cocktail would you rate 5 out of 5 stars
@@ELsickPuppetto Cameron's Remedy, Flaming Volcano and Watermelon Martini are nectars.