Hi, Friends of Cocktails! After months of experimenting, I found a way to make Densing work with your regular blender. And to really put it to the test, I'll show this works with non-alcoholic cocktails too. But that's not all, as you’ll also be making a cocktail recipe… but I’ll tell you more about that later. If you haven't seen my first post covering Densing, this is a technique developed by Iain McPherson where fat is blended into a liquid to create a richer texture and mouthfeel. What’s...

Hi, Friends of Cocktails! Today we're clarifying cocktails using only fruits and vegetables... really. We won't be relying on traditional methods like using milk, agar agar, or specialty enzymes. Instead, we'll just use a technique that has become popular on Instagram to make 3 different clarified drinks using a surprisingly simple process that only needs blending, waiting, and straining. If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember us showing this exact technique in the past back in...

Hi, Friends of Cocktails! Today I'm going to show you how one simple idea can be quickly turned into several different cocktail ingredients. This all started a few weeks ago when I went into the forests at my mom's place to forage for spruce tips, and then I was inspired to create a spruce tip infusion. I then turned it into a vermouth, a syrup, and a liqueur, which then came together to make one of my favorite Negroni variations I've ever put on Cocktail Time. The best part? This method...