My 4 Favorite Gin Cocktails - These Will Turn Gin Haters Into Lovers ❤️

I have been known to get a little arrogant about Gin. It's True I know, and hard to believe....I know...I know. Nobody would ever describe me as arrogant! But I digress. As a bartender I come up against people's reluctance to drink gin. It's funny to think that the preference of vodka as the clear spirit of choice can be traced back to the 1940's and a campaign against gin by a company (which no longer exists) called the Heublein Company (also known for the bottled drink Brass Monkey made famous in a Beastie Boys song) which was representing Smirnoff Vodka. At the time Gin was king and Vodka was an obscure spirit nobody wanted to drink as it was closely related to Russia. But they hatched a plan when inspiration struck in a Sunset Boulevard bar and marketed a drink called the Moscow Mule and set into motion the fall of gin. So my question has always been, can people still really be victims of a 1940's anti-Gin marketing campaign? And as I have made a career of trying to get people to understand gin again and realize it's potential and superiority over Vodka (for cocktails anyway) I have to say that I think so. They always come up with the same three or four reasons about why they don't like gin: 1. They drank too much cheap gin got too drunk and can't stand the sight of it (a fair reason I guess) 2. Can't stand Juniper flavor 3. I'm allergic to gin/juniper (this last one is possible but usually not the case) and 4. I hate the taste of alcohol/spirits so I like to hide the vodka flavor with juices. So I came up with this Gin cocktail challenge to illustrate not only that most people DO NOT hate gin, but the versatility and potential of Gin as a spirit. The thing is, Gin is a spirit you have to know how to use. And it's easy, if you don't pair the flavors of the botanicals correctly, to make terrible drinks. It takes a bit of understanding but when you do understand this spirit, it opens up a whole new world to you. I have a 99% success rate with this challenge, most people can't look me in the eye and say they hate gin in cocktails and most become absolute fans of the Martini the king of all gin cocktails and one that heavily relies on it's botanical components for balance. So....WILL YOU TAKE THE GIN COCKTAIL CHALLENGE??? Here's links to the tools I use in this episode: Antique Style Weighted Tin Set: https://amzn.to/2YnjvHH Barfly Measuring Cup Jigger: https://amzn.to/3j4jFfe Barfly Fine Strainer: https://amzn.to/3lGC8An Amehla Co. Honeycomb Mixing Glass (18oz): https://amzn.to/3m8Nihw Japanese Bitters Dasher: https://amzn.to/34LPAwP Leopold Coupe: https://amzn.to/3laP80W Barfly Teardrop Bar Spoon: https://amzn.to/33e1tJz Barfly "Fly" Barspoon: https://amzn.to/2YGztwX If you like our channel, please click and subscribe https://tinyurl.com/SubBarfly https://tinyurl.com/SubFreepour And please consider Joining our Membership: https://tinyurl.com/BarflyMember Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/A4QUg6c If you guys want to check out our full amazon store you can do so here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/theeducatedbarfly Please note that the Amazon Store and all the Amazon Links provided are affiliate links that pays us a small commission of each sale (at no cost to you). It goes a long way to help us fund this channel. Thank you. Virtual Bottle Program: We have created a Virtual Bottle Shop on our website, and when you buy a Virtual Bottle we'll call out your name when we use it on the show! It's a great way to help contribute to the show. If you don't find the bottle you want to send our way, you can always "sub" it out with another bottle for the same price, just write us a note at checkout! https://www.theeducatedbarfly.com/virtual-bottles/ If you are interested in helping us offset the cost of production you should check out our YouTube Memberships or our Patreon page which has a bunch of great perks and goes a long way to helping us bring you quality content. You can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/BarflyMember https://www.patreon.com/theeducatedbarfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeducatedbarfly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theeducatedbarfly For T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/the-educated-barfly Here's The Specs: Eastside 2oz (60ml) London Dry Gin .75oz (22.5ml) Lime Juice .75oz (22.5ml) Simple Syrup Small Palm Of Mint 2 cucumber Slices Mint Leaf Garnish/Coupe Bees Knees 2oz (60ml) London Dry Gin .75oz (22.5ml) Lemon Juice .75oz (22.5ml) Honey Syrup Up Coupe/ Dehydrated Lemon Wheel, Lemon Wedge Artillery 1.5oz (45ml) No. 3 London Dry Gin 1.5oz (45ml) Sweet vermouth 2 Dahses Orange Bitters Martini 2oz (60ml) Gin 1oz (30ml) Dry Vermouth 4 Dashes Orange Bitters Orange Twist #educatedbarfly #theeducatedbarfly #cocktail #cocktailrecipe #cocktails #howtomakecocktails