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The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle Redd Rock Music, LLC
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The CEO of Spritz Season and Tik Tok's top mixologist, Julianna McIntosh (@Join_Jules) teams up with cocktail history buff and unknown home bartending guru, Uncle Brad (@cigarsNvino) to bring you The Art of Drinking: With Join_Jules And Your Favorite Uncle. A podcast for the cocktail enthusiast, aspiring mixologist, or kinda o.k. home bartender with big plans… or no plans.
Each week you will learn how to make 2 drinks; a classic made “the right way” from your favorite uncle and a classic with a modern twist thanks to Join Jules. You will know exactly what you need to buy, and we promise there will be no secret or hard-to-make ingredients. We will also give you a few tips, to polish your home bartending game. Finally, because it's not enough to just make a great drink, you also need something interesting to say when you serve that drink. Uncle Brad is going to tell you a story about the history behind the cocktail or ingredients used. So, get ready to sip and enjoy your way into the weekend.
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Ep. 68: Because we all need more swizzle - Queens Park Swizzle
Brad and Jules have a case of the giggles and wander through the Queens Park Swizzle, the Queens Park Hotel, and why not some fun facts about Trinidad(?). In part 4, we answer another listener question from @emilyy_oc, “Can you talk about which size of ice cubes to use when: stirring, shaking, and serving?” We may be asking a lot of you, our listeners in this episode. We hope you don’t unsubscribe after listening.
Queens Park Swizzle recipe:
FIRST!!! Take 10 mint leaves into the palm of your hand, CLAP, gently roll and add to your Collins glass. While they are in the glass, use your barspoon or swizzle stick to rub the leaves around the inside of the glass.
Then add in:
2oz Demerara rum
1oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
3/4oz Simple syrup
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Grab your Lewis bag and mallet and fill the bag with ice
HAMMER that ice to crushed bits
Making sure your swizzle stick (or bar spoon) is in the glass, fill your glass halfway with crushed ice
Swizzle with your swizzle stick or bar spoon until the outside of the glass becomes frosted. “How do I swizzle?” you ask? Place the stem of the stick / spoon between your palms and rub back and forth. DON’T chop the ice up into bits. Make sure you are swizzling above the leaves. Be sure to push any leaves that may have strayed up towards the top back down.
Fill the glass with more ice, until mounded on top
Add more angostura bitters, soaking the top. You should have a nice 3 layered drink; green, gold, and a ice dark reddish brown at the top. Garnish with a few mint sprigs, slap ‘em around first and fluff them up before planting in your ice.
Italian Coco Swizzle
2 oz Dark rum
3/4 oz orgeat syrup
1 oz fresh lime juice
6-7 mint leaves
1 oz coconut infused campari
Garnish: Mint Sprig
Glass: Highball
In a highball glass, clap mint and add to the glass.
Then add rum, orgeat syrup, ½ oz Campari and lime.
Fill your glass halfway with crushed ice
Swizzle with your swizzle stick or bar spoon until the outside of the glass becomes frosted
Fill the glass with more ice, until slightly mounded on top
Add ½ oz of campari on top and garnish with mint sprig
TIP: Ice, what size of cubes should you be using and when. Thanks @emilyy_oc !
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Ep. 67 Let me Tequil-ya about – Tommy's Margarita and Tequila Mockingbird
Margarita’s never get old, unless they are made from that cheap margarita mix. Tommy’s Mexican restaurant was on the forefront of changing the Margarita from syrupy grossness to fresh squeezed goodness. Jules and Brad teach you how to make 2 tequila drinks worth having on your bar menu. The world Famous Tommy’s Margarita and Tequila Mocking bird. Stick around for listener questions from Get Featured on our Instagram page @theartofdrinkingpodcast. Today we answer questions from @theblondebookworm
TIP: How to recreate drinks from the bar/restaurant at home
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Ep. 66: Somethings never get old – Gin Old Fashioned and the Toronto
In just a few short seasons we seem to have started a tradition. This season we are continuing and plan to start a new tradition along with it. First, we start Season 5 with a riff on the Old Fashioned, believe us when we say that the Gin Old Fashioned will blow you away, and if you’re into Fernet, so will the Toronto. Second, starting this season we will answer YOUR questions from the Get Featured section of our Instagram page @theartofdrinkingpodcast. Thank you for listening, and keep the questions coming!
Gin Old Fashioned
2oz Old Tom Gin
¼ - ½ oz of demerara simple syrup
Scant ¼ oz of Elderflower Liqueur
2 dash of cardamon bitters / 2 dash of orange bitters (grapefruit bitters work great here too)
2 drops of salt solution (80:20) 80 grams of water to 20 grams of salt
Fernet old fashioned, also known as Toronto
2 ounces rye whisky
1/2 ounce fernet
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: orange twist
TIP: Building a bar on a budget, 3 drinks you should serve every guest, gin cocktail ideas for those who just fell in love with gin
Be sure to check out Truman’s podcast called DayStrider: The Time Travelers Treat
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Ep. 65: Season 5 Set-Up
To kick off Season 5, we are going to go through the spirits, liqueurs, and fortified wines we plan to use this season and drop a few hints on the cocktails we plan to cover. Have a question or want us to talk about a drink or something specific? Ask us questions on the Get Featured section of our Instagram page @theartofdrinkingpodcast. We'll answer your questions there, and maybe in our podcast too!
Listener questions from
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Ep. 64: Gold Rush - Season finale, just in time for St. Paddy’s
Our last episode of Season 4 brings us to the Gold Rush. We couldn’t end so close to St. Patrick’s Day without giving you a cocktail to celebrate your Irishness. Uncle B gives us the recipe for the classic(?) Gold Rush cocktail and goes into the history behind the drink, as well as a random jazz session of thoughts. Jules gives us the Golden Chocolate Rush and tips on how to make your beverages green without using dye.
Gold Rush:
In your shaker, add
2 oz of Bourbon (no stronger than 100 proof but a little beefier than 80 proof)
1 oz of Fresh Lemon Juice
¾ oz of Honey Syrup (3:1 - Acacia honey works great)
Shake for 20 seconds
Double strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice
Garnish with a lemon twist
Golden Chocolate Rush
In your shaker, add
2 oz Irish Whiskey
¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
½ oz Honey Syrup (2:1)
½ oz Creme de Cacao
Optional: Gold edible glitter
Shake for 20 seconds
Double strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice
Garnish with a lemon twist
TIP: How to make dried citrus wheels for garnish
Shout out to: @DadsElixer
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Ep. 63: Rosita - and the Cocktail Eras tour
We cover a lot of ground in this episode. Uncle Brad reveals he is a closet swifty, more on that in part 3 when we get into cocktail eras and the history of the Rosita. Before all of that, we’ll learn how to make the Rosita and the Rosita Sour (a Jules twist). Finally Jules helps us up our garnish game by teaching us how to make dried citrus wheels.
Rosita
In mixing glass add:
1.5oz Patron reposado
.5oz Campari
.5oz Dry Vermouth
.5oz Rosso Vermouth
1 dash angostura
Stir over chunks of ice (30 - 45 seconds)
Strain into rocks glass over big rock of ice
Garnish with lemon twist
FYI ever wonder how many seconds to stir? Here’s an approximation of how long to stir and how much dilution you’ll get. Just be aware that the smaller the ice chunks, the faster you will dilute: 15 seconds 1 oz, 30 seconds should be 1.25, 45 seconds should be 1.5oz
Rosita Sour
In your shaker add:
1 egg white
1.5 oz tequila reposado
½ oz sweet vermouth
½ oz dry vermouth
½ oz campari
½ oz blood orange juice
½ oz lemon juice
¼ oz agave syrup
Dry shake for 20 - 30 seconds
Add ice and shake for another 20 seconds
Double strain into a chilled coupe glass
Garnish with an orange slice.
TIP: How to make dried citrus wheels for garnish
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Customer Reviews
I wish I had an Uncle Brad!
But seriously, I've loved learning from Jules and Brad- they make cocktails interesting and more approachable to make. I've been listening for a week and I already feel like a significant more competent "home bartender" even though I just started. Looking forward to more podcasts and seasons!
Entertaining and Enlightening!
This is a great podcast! I loved the back and forth between uncle and niece! I also love the format of recipes and the history of each cocktail. I actually don’t drink alcohol, but I love me a mocktail and I loved learning more about each one!
A cornerstone of my pod rotation!
This podcast is the bomb - the format is great at weaving the informative in with the fun, and the drinks highlighted week to week follow the trends I’m seeing out in the world really well. I just started my first gig bartending this year, and I can’t get enough of this pod along the way! Also have to mention that both the hosts are charismatic, great speakers, and have a really sweet rapport.