Bartending School

This is another one of those videos that I have watched a million times, it gets funnier every time I watch it. Stick it out, watch till the end. I think I will make a drink like that tonight. Oh and just in case you were wondering, most bartending schools are pretty much a joke just like this video.

Cold Drinks….

Well…. Uhhhhh….. I almost don’t want to do this, but it needs to be done. This blog is about drinking, mainly liquor, but…. uhh… its hard for me to even explain this. I was speechless when I saw this. Just watch it, well try to.

Classy Jello Shots

Lemon Drop Wedges

Molecular Mixology is an interesting form of bartending. Beyond infusions, airs, foams, I feel like I have been doing this for years. Yes, I am talking about jello shots. Now that bartenders are using gelatin sheets rather than the box of Jello, you still pretty much end up with sa VERY similar product in the end. Serving a gin and tonic cube over a baked lime chip is definitely more sophisticated than sucking it out of a small cup, but in fact we are dealing with about the same procedure and technique. That is why this presentation from Bakers Royal caught my eye.  In the simplest form they made Jello shooters and placed the Jello into hollowed out lemon halves. Sliced these bad boys look amazing.   

Empty out the citrus of your choice to create a vessel.

Juice the citrus first as it makes for easier pulp removal. Save extracted juice for later recipes.

Use either a grapefruit knife to hollow out the citrus, or the easier way,  is to turn them inside out like the picture and dig deeply in to the pith until you catch the thin membrane holding the pulp and then peel back.

Make sure to completely clean out your citrus or the pulp will show in the wedges.

Make the Jell-O according to the instructions on the box and then reduce the cold water portion by ¼ cup and replace with your chilled drink mix. Place emptied citrus into muffin pan holes. Pour mixture into emptied citrus and chill overnight.

Use a straight edge knife to cut into wedges. Do not use a serrated knife or it will leave track marks.

Make sure to use a sharp knife or you will end up with mangled wedges.

  This recipe is from Bakers Royale . Make sure to check out thier post HERE

Drinking Made Easy

Unfortunately the best TV show that has ever been produced about drinking can never seem to find a channel to stay on for any extended amount of time. 3 Sheets is without a doubt the dream job for many people out there with Zane Lamprey traveling the world and drinking. That is his job, to travel and drink. He tries local spirits and drinks as well as hangover cures and customs. Without a doubt the coolest job ever. You do learn quite a bit from watching this show but even better is the fact that it’s usually pretty funny. Zane’s newest show Drinking Made Easy will be on HDNet on Oct 6th. From what I hear it is pretty much the same thing as 3 sheets, but traveling around the US. My DVR is already set.

No More Easy Free Liquor

Vice Wine Puzzle

If I know you personally and your birthday, anniversary, (insert any gift giving event here), there is a 90% chance that I will give you some type of liquor. After all, for how much I enjoy drinking I just naturally assume that any of my friends have the same love and desire for a cocktail. From this point on though, you are going to have to work for it. I am going to start strapping these little bad boys on those wonderful bottles of joy just to frustrate my friends and delay the sweet satisfaction of popping that cork or twisting the top off. Just like a rude customer at the bar whistling and waving money like a mad man, your just going to have to wait for a drink. Oh yeah and the puzzle itself is perfectly acceptable to regift. Restocked of course. Anyone want to see if a bottle of Makers Mark 46 fits in there?

Sometimes, Whisky Makes Me Want To Sing

When I first saw this video I watched it like 30 times. It makes me happy to be alive.

Bartending In 3oh!3 Video

This is pretty much a huge stretch to have this on a bartending blog, but it is a combination of 2 things that I enjoy. Lets face it, this blog is just a scattered assembly of things that are slightly associated with bartending and drinking. There is a solid 3 seconds of flair bartending in this video so I feel like I should share it with you all. Its entertaining either way.

3oh!3

Click the Image or Click HERE to watch it.

Diet Coke Fizz?

If you have spent more than 3 minutes in the hospitality business there is undoubtably some people who will really piss you off. How you maintain your composure, and your smile, and still make those people who piss you off want to come back and give you and your establishment some money is a small part of what makes you a good bartender. On the other hand, most of us would like to do something like this to more than one of our regulars.

Mentos Ice Cubes

LXTV On The Rocks Search For Americas Top Bartender

It’s that time again. For the ast 2 years Absolut has been sponsoring LXTV’s search for Americas top bartender. I attended the casting call the first year and I have to say that I had a great time. Its pretty much what you would expect for a casting call, expect to slightly be judged on your bartending ability, and looked at more closely for your on camera look. In the end, free food, free drinks, and some Absolut shwag. Make sure to go to the website and make sure you qualify and register before you get there.

 Absolut Best Bartender

 

LXTV ON THE ROCKS

Los Angeles Casting Call

Thursday, July 29, 2010

12pm – 5 pm

 

The O Hotel

819 S Flower Street

ohotelgroup.com

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

There are some influential people in cocktail culture that have contributed nothing more than the fact that they enjoy drinking. In all reality, could there be a better legacy? As I went looking through my DVD’s for something to watch I came across some W.C. Fields movies. Fields always carried a flask of pineapple juice (gin) wherever he want and was drunk for a majority of the filming of his movies. He also gave us some of the Best drinking and liquor quotes to date. So today, is the first post solely dedicated to quotes. It could not be a better than to begin with W.C. Fields himself.   

“I drink, therefore I am.” W.C. Fields