Simple syrup doesn't always need to be simple. Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us how adding robust flavors to your simple syrup creates new opportunities for inspiring cocktails! Perfect for the Cubed Old Fashioned Cocktail!

How to make old fashioned simple syrup

Shrubs, made by combining fruit-based syrup and vinegar, impart sweet fruit flavors and delicious acidity to a cocktail. In this case, mixologist Jamie Boudreau shares his recipe for a rhubarb shrub that combines beautifully with a citrus-forward gin.

How to make the Rhubarb Shrub cocktail

Looking for a way to jazz up afternoon tea? Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows you how to make Earl Grey simple syrup and a delicious twist on the classic Southside Cocktail.

How to make the Earl Grey Southside cocktail

Some of the best cocktails are made with vermouth - the Manhattan and the Martini to name a couple. Using the Golden Ratio, mixologist Jamie Boudreau proves that using vermouth in your next cocktail creation can be simple and fun!

How to use vermouth in cocktails - the golden ratio

Start your day right with the delightfully refreshing Breakfast Collins. Here, mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us how to make this delicious cocktail - with jam!

How to make a Breakfast Collins cocktail

The Old Fashioned cocktail is simple yet multidimensional. Its few ingredients combine to create what some consider the perfect cocktail. But why not try adding multiple spirits and bitters? Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us the Cubed Old Fashioned just might take you to the fourth dimension!

How to make a cubed old fashioned cocktail

Mixologist Jamie Boudreau introduced us to the virtues of the Golden Ratio - a magic formula for creating new cocktails.  The Golden Ratio is 1.5 oz spirit : .75 oz aperitif : .25 oz liqueur. This combination almost always results in a delicious cocktail. Jamie's latest creation, the Wallingford Cocktail is no exception.

How to make the Wallingford Cocktail

What is the most important ingredient in any cocktail? Hints: it used to be a liquid, it can be made into any shape, and it's very cold! Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us which types of ice to use with different cocktails.

How to use ice in cocktails

Mixologist Jamie Boudreau brings back the "golden ratio," and discusses proper technique when opening a corked bottle of wine or vermouth. The resulting cocktail, Kentucky Medicine, will surely cure what ails you.

How to make the Kentucky Medicine cocktail

Mint. To muddle or not to muddle? That's the question. Whatever your answer, mixologist Jamie Boudreau teaches us that mint and its herbal brethren should never be abused. Your cocktails, and those who drink them, will benefit from your gentle touch

How to use mint in a cocktail

Carbonating and bottling cocktails is a great way to batch drinks for your bar, or for fun at home. Using great ingredients and adding bubbles also makes any cocktail a more refreshing drinking experience! Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows you how.

How to carbonate and bottle cocktails at home

Basil isn't just for cooking! Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us it's wonderful when used just like mint in a mojito or a mint julep, and it adds a depth of green, earthy aroma and flavor to drinks like the Monstre Verte.

How to make the Monstre Verte cocktail

Fresh herbs add a wonderful aroma and flavor to cocktails. The Clover Club cocktail, originally created for the gentlemen at the Philadelphia club of the same name, is a pre-prohibition cocktail dating back to at least 1911. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey gives it a bit of a twist with her homemade raspberry syrup and the addition of fresh thyme from her garden.

How to make the Clover Thyme Club cocktail

The Grasshopper Cocktail was submitted as an entry to a New York cocktail contest which, some say, was held during the Prohibition era. Cocktail expert Robert Hess shows you how to make this simple drink that is perfect for dessert!

How to make the Grasshopper cocktail

The Bordeaux cocktail was created by the owner, and sometimes bartender, of Mona's Bistro & Lounge in Seattle. Cocktail expert Robert Hess shows us how to make this two-ingredient drink that's both simple and elegant!

How to make the Bordeaux cocktail

This delicious cocktail is like fire and ice in a glass. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey shares this sweet and spicy recipe that will leave you... smitten!

How to make the Smitten cocktail

This light and refreshing cocktail is perfect for any season! A honey lemon foam adds eye and mouth appeal. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey shares her recipe.

How to make the VSOP Lemon Derby cocktail

Vodka cocktails are all about getting creative! Here, mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make this refreshing twist on the Lemondrop Cocktail.

How to make the Lemongrass Drop cocktail

Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make her modern twist on the classic Treacle cocktail. This dessert in a glass tastes like baked apples - no oven necessary!

How to make a Treacle cocktail

This versatile drink is perfect hot or cold, served as a punch or individual cocktails! Watch as mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make the delicious Farmer's Daughter cocktail.

How to make the Farmer's Daughter cocktail

A perfect cosmopolitan is a must at any cocktail party. Mixologist Allen Katz shares his technique for mixing the perfect cosmo.

How to mix a perfect cosmopolitan cocktail

The gin and tonic is an extremely simple drink to make, but is that any reason to avoid it? Cocktail expert Robert Hess shows you how to create this easy and delicious classic cocktail.

How to make a gin and tonic cocktail

The Rye Invention Cocktail is rooted in the classic style of cocktail making. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey shows us how to make this great showcase of a spicy rye whiskey.

How to make a Rye Invention cocktail

Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make this perfect summertime twist on the Collins cocktail. Get some fresh strawberries and start muddling!

How to make a Strawberry Collins cocktail

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Making simple syrup is, well, simple. Mixologist Jamie Boudreau likes to use rich simple syrup behind the bar because it provides a cocktail with sweetness, mouth feel and texture without diluting the cocktail.

Jun 14, 2014

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