Fixing a cocktail I don't like: The Mary Pickford
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Today I’m fixing a classic cocktail I don't really like, the Mary Pickford. On paper this recipe looks good - rum and pineapple are the main ingredients (classic combo) with a touch of grenadine and maraschino to add complexity. However, I think this drink falls flat, and I’m blaming the pineapple juice. Full disclosure, I’ve always had it with canned pineapple juice because I don’t have fresh pineapples at all times (and juicing a them is a chore). Maybe that’s my problem, but even so, pineapple juice can be tricky to work with. Wonderful on its own, but mixed with flavors that don’t pop, it can make for a watery drink stuck between sour and sweet. I do think the Mary Pickford has potential though, so today I’m going to workshop the recipe! Typically, I do this prior to filming, but I thought I’d show the process of fixing a recipe to create a cocktail I’m happy with. Hope you enjoy it and try this one for yourself! Cheers! 🍍
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The History: 1:13
The Ingredients: 2:56
Fresh vs Canned: 5:12
Take 3: 6:00
Take 4: 6:49
Secret Ingredient: 7:43
Sips: 8:24
THE MARY PICKFORD (CLASSIC) RECIPE
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Real McCoy 3 Year Rum (or other light rum)
1.5 oz. (45 ml) fresh pineapple juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) homemade grenadine
1/2 bar spoon (2.5 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
THE MARY PICKFORD 2.0 (IMPROVED) RECIPE 8:02
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Probitas White Rum
1.5 oz. (45 ml) fresh pineapple juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) homemade grenadine
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
1/2 bar spoon (2.5 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Pineapple fronds and cocktail cherry for garnish
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Different format today - hope you enjoy the process!🍸
Love this format - so enlightening for us cocktail newbies - please do more!
I love watching the creative process at work! Please do more of these, I want to understand how different ingredients affect cocktails like you did here. Love this!
It was fun to see the process!
Commenting on this thread to say the same, do more of these!!
Loved the video- really cool to see your thought process in changing the recipe. That is the next level in terms of making cocktails that I one day hope to reach. Cheers!
I appreciate Az being on the show because as a "cocktail newb" she offers a different take on what the cocktails taste like. Her opinion is perfectly valid because she represents the majority of people who aren't cocktail enthusiasts.
“Tastes like a college drink” is a perfect description from Az! She’s a great addition to the tasting notes. Also, canned pineapple juice always tastes “tinny” to me and I can’t get beyond it. Maybe juicing my own is the key🤔
I also think canned pineapple has a metallic taste. Maybe a couple of bar spoons of pineapple liqueur will strengthen the otherwise flat taste of a carton one?
The problem with fresh is one pineapple makes a lot so unless you plan on making a lot of pineapple drinks that week it can be wasted. Those cans are great for like 2-3 drinks. A balance of quality vs waste.
@@Ahglock that’s my struggle! I don’t want to drink 14 pineapple drinks in a row just to use up the fresh juice. Maybe more cocktail parties are in order😏
@@Ahglock just eat the rest
True but its consistent=/ I understand the fresh pineapple but if you can't recreate the cocktail then where do you stand? I mean I guess the slight variation in ripeness couldn't do too much- but is it enough to try these new variations with the canned juice or maybe a bottled juice ? Also what about pre- juicing and saving the pineapple juice? I haven't done much experimenting with saving fresh juice and how preserve it as long as possible
Judging by pineapple that I've had in HI, the difference between a fresh pineapple in Chicago and a fresh pineapple in Cuba could also make a huge difference in the success of the drink. Great content as always, great to see your development process.
Excellent point! 🍍 I'd like to have these cocktails in their place of origin. Cheers!
This. I had a fresh pineapple in Central America once. Not only was it better, but the flavor was almost different in some way I can't really describe.
@@gregk8246 you most likely had a different variant. There are many different types of pineapples, some much better than others, but Smooth Cayenn is the variant that typically gets shipped because it fares better than others when shipped and stored.
Right varieties influence the flavor, also being able to harvest the fruit ripe allows for more compounds to develop, usually the fruit is processing compounds while ripening and cutting it early from the plant cuts the sugar supply, taking away the energy for processing.
I guess canned pineapple might not be the best, but def the most consistent, as it can be tweaked post juicing
I can really see this. Had a piña colada at some random place in havana that blew every single one I had had previous and since out of the water. It was just so much richer in taste than anything else I've had.
HAHA I love Az’s commentary at the end - definitely what I would say. Sometimes ya gotta let go of being a purist to find the best sip, IMO. Anders definitely do another “drink repair” video, neat process to watch!
Free Az! I want to hear her unfiltered and on cocktail #3…
@@kevinwallace939 😂 agreed!
Bring back hostile Az! Haha, she almost just totally opened up and told off the purists. Thing is, she's got a point. Pay homage to the originator and to tradition, but accept the fact that virtually no drink is perfect and mixology is an ever-evolving and ever-improving thing.
Definitely enjoyed seeing the process you go through to make cocktails, and I really liked how you explained why you were adding things. As a very amateur mixologist, that is very helpful
Cheers, Michael! Happy you enjoyed it!
Anders, i’ve never commented on a CZcams video before but you’ve drawn me out to say PLEASE continue with this format. I’m a novice in Mixology and seeing your thought process was super helpful!
Hostile Az is my spirit animal. =] Really enjoyed hearing the thought process as the "improved" ("Marie Pickford"?) cocktail was being formulated. Cheers!
LOVED seeing the process. As someone who is new to mixing cocktails I really enjoyed in insight and thought process in swapping things out. The whole time I was thinking you were going to go for a dark rum to punch up the flavor. Thanks and would love more of these.
Came here to post this. I've been doing Pickfords with Zacapa 23 as my rum of choice, and I think it way deepens the flavor.
I've been binge-watching your content for the last few days having just discovered your channel, I have learned and laughed a LOT! Also, I'm not sure if it's just your naturally exuberant personalities but it seems like half of these episodes you guys have a bit of a buzz going on and things get a bit loose, which is exactly what it's like in my kitchen when I start making cocktails 😂 it just contributes to the feel of sitting across from the bar with an enthusiastic bar-tender mate experimenting his latest creations, I love that.
I am ALWAYS interested in watching an individual bartender's evolution of a cocktail. Crafting a cocktail can be an expensive hobby, so learning how the pros do it can save me a couple bucks.
It's always interesting to see the thought process of a bartender tweaking a drink.
If you want to add more acid without using lime juice, you could try "acidulating" (also known as "acid-adjusting") your pineapple juice. Basically, you just add citric acid and malic acid to your juice until it reaches the acidity of lime juice. You can "acid-adjust" any fruit juice for a cocktail to increase the acid without adding lime or lemon flavors.
Love this format! More like this to help us learn how to properly balance cocktails
I love this type of video where you experiment and share with us the results. Please do more of this!
I actually really enjoyed watching you build them and talking about the tasting notes and why you’re doing specific things to make your alterations. I’ve been following you for the last year and making just with every drink possible and I love your thought process when you’re building
I have been taught when using pinapple juice in cocktail you always need to use an additional citrus. Great video.
Interesing.... I do find that Pina Colada tastes much better with a little lime juice, but it never occured to me to add it in a Mary Pickford!
Always love to see Az's thoughts on the cocktail! This video format was interesting and I'd for sure like to see it again.
YES to seeing more process; sure, I can get behind trying to track down authenticity, tasting what made a drink a stand-out. What I really enjoy is tuning; finding how my ingredients interact. Having a window into how _you_ do that is invaluable...
This is my favorite way of viewing these, getting two sides of something you're working on with small adjusments as you go
Dig the workshopping, it really helps with understanding why some cocktails are greater than the sum of their parts.
One of my favorite videos! Love the process and encouragement to tweak the classics to your liking. Also Az I couldn’t have said it better!! ❤️
Love this format where you can kind of see your self improving drinks. I don't try this super often cause I don't want to waste the drink...so I drink it then I start getting drunk and i'm like "Damn this is good" but by that point it is just whiskey in a glass.
This made me read about Mary Pickford. She was amazing! She was always looking for ways to improve film. Your drink does her justice. Maybe call it the Mary Pickford Spotlight
This is the first of your videos I've watched but I loved seeing the original and the progression to the final product
There’s only a few channels I make must watch week after week. Out of those there’s only 2 or 3 that get an automatic “like”. Your videos ALWAYS get an immediate like, before you’re even through the intro. Incredibly entertaining, and even more so informational. Your passion makes it engaging and drives me to reignite my own passions, even those non drink related. Thank you
I was intrigued by the problem solving process. Yes, please. Do this kind of thing again
I love these types of videos - it really helps me to learn how a cocktail is constructed. I was at a local cocktail bar/Irish pub last week and we were taste testing new cocktails and they were all too flat, too sweet, too.... something and not one of them was good. The bartender is not a mixologist - which was evident - and she really didn't know what to do to improve the drink. Of course, we recommended your channel! But now that I've watched this video and your other one about the Brown Derby, I can provide better feedback when we return for more cocktail testing. Keep up the great work, Anders! We are huge fans!
Like I do at home, doctoring the cocktail to my taste/preference is the goal. Not unlike making a mix tape/CD, the fun is in the journey. Keep up the good work, Mr Host.
Watched you for almost two years now Anders and love your and Oz’s work. Love this new format. More please
I very much enjoy watching the progression on creating or adapting cocktails both my Wife and I enjoy the thought process. So Friday night has become Anders and Oz night for the Wife and I.
Omg 🤣 her facial expressions are EVERYTHING!!
LOVED seeing the progression! An accidental tutorial on how to improve your own cocktails!
Definitely do more of these and include Az as the voice of the non-bartender!
Love these “behind the bar” explorations.
There are a Slew! A Slew I say, of meh drinks that, with a little fun and a stocked bar can turn into some favorites!
This feels like showcasing “soft skills” of bartending. Tweeting drinks and knowing what each ingredient does in a cocktail and what plays well together.
Bravo and Cheers!
You did a great job with this one. I personally don’t really like this cocktail without a tiny bit of citrus added to it. But once I add a barspoon of lime juice then it turns amazing. Enjoy your weekend Anders, cheers 🍹
Cheers, David! Amazing what a little citrus can do. Happy Friday, my friend!
Since I started watching your videos my home cocktail mixing has really gone up a few notches.
Loved seeing the progression and the rationale behind the modifications. Totally loved Az’s forthrightness, “mediocre at best”, genius!😂 More of both please!
One of my favorite drinks, first made for me at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee, is dark rum, amaretto, pineapple, and lime.
Love the amaretto addition - and love Bryant's! Cheers!
Is it still called Mary Pickford or does it have its own name?
Love the process, would love more videos like this one! Helps understand the intricacies of coming up with a good cocktail recipe
I would love more videos in this format. Developing the thought process to make drinks and improve on them is very interesting compared to following a recipe. If I'm going to throw together a cocktail with what I have in the house, knowing how to pick flavors and adjust will go a long way.
Loved this format! I think any aspiring hobby barfly would love to watch a true professional making the drink his own.
I love this idea! It makes it so much more personal and also, you do alot of people a favor! Loving it. Am a bartender myself and im taking so much insperation from you. Keep on doing this. Love it! Keep it going
I wasn't that fond of this cocktail till now. Great work, Anders!
Fantastic video! As a bench scientist by trade, I appreciate how you "Do the experiment" (Yes that's my official catch phrase) to make a cocktail you enjoy.
That was a fun vlog. FYI Mary Pickford- who was Canadian- was Hollywood Royalty and a gigantic star in her time. She was one of the founders of United Artists so she played a major role in Hollywood which unusual for a woman during that time. So she was a real groundbreaker. Cheers from Toronto
Anders, this is amazing! I tried this drink for the first time a few weeks ago and I had the exact same feeling - it felt flat and uninteresting... I had no idea why I'm not liking it or what I'm doing wrong... This video is exactly what I needed to renew my interest in the Mary Pickford- I just hope I'm able to find the all spice here... 😄 Nevertheless this was a fantastic video!!! Cheers for a great weekend 🥂
I love seeing cocktails improved! Especially when it's just using better ingredients and adjusting ratios, maybe adding something, but still staying true to the original core idea, and not a full reconstruction that's basically a totally new drink.
I definitely like the workshopping vid. More of these, please!
Enjoyed seeing this process! It is interesting to see what considerations you make to improve or make a cocktail more to your taste. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers!
Looks good. If you were putting it on a drink menu I would call it "Mary Pickford's Easy Sister".
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I do enjoy seeing the work-shopping process. There's little bits of info that come out, that are really helpful.
I like how she was about to actually fight those two first drinks lol. Great vid.
Love seeing how the sausage is made, and Az is always charming.
I love this channel so much. It's like a comfort for me at this point. Thanks for your hard work👍
Appreciate you saying that - enjoy the weekend!
We used to make Mary Pickford's in College with Bacardi's 151 because College kids have no taste and it was about getting inebriated. So when I saw the title, I immediately remembered the hangovers. I now want to try the gown up and improved version. Thanks for the video and the improvement.
Hey brother. I wanted to drop a vibe here for you. I just helped create a drink menu for a new speak easy bar. And I learned a lot from your videos. And out of all the drinks, this cocktail was the favorite. I juiced a fresh pineapple and added a little lime and lemon juice. Used your grenadine recipe as well. I couldn’t find the pomegranate molasses. So I used just a little lemon juice. Thanks again for all the time and love that you put in these videos. Keep the vibes flowing brother!
Love seeing your process and your Chaplin homage at the outro. Perry Mickford and call it a day!
“I’m getting hostile.” 😂😂😂 More Az, please.
I love the iterative process of improving mediocre cocktails. Tinkering is the best part of having a home bar, in my opinion. Finding the perfect additive or combination of additives that transforms a drink is what makes me feel like a creator rather than a recipe-follower.
Very good video, it's cool to see how bartenders improve the cocktails. Need more videos!
Love the "real talk" in the end
My wife and I liked this type of video, she like the pickford but also like the expanded version as well
I know I'm a year late, but I love seeing the creative and experimentation process!
Loved the video. So similar to how we work and love watching the process. Our #1 issue is forgetting to write down the result at the end! Thanks for the fun video.
Would love to see more cocktail development breakdowns like this! Especially for creating a cocktail recipe of your own
Love this format
Love seeing this process and would love to see more videos where you take a ‘meh’ cocktail and make it better with iterations.
Love this format. Would love to see this process applied to other drinks too! Or maybe you could recreate it for some of the cocktails that you've already landed on your favorite version of? It's fun and educational to watch how you break down the taste profile and figure out whats "missing"
That was excellent. I liked that you took an original and made it better and showed the process to us.
I love this format
Cool to see the evolution of the cocktail
Love this format! Keep em coming!
Really liked the format. I would totally dig more of this. I've been dabbling with cocktails for the last few years at home and only just came across your channel a few weeks ago and have been gobbling it up. Keep up the great work!
I definitely enjoy this
Az, tells us with you really think! 😉 Love the honest opinions! It’s why I’m here. Thank you!
Mary Pickford's Baby! like the workthrough!
Love seeing master at work!
LOVED THIS FORMAT!
Thumbs up to this format! I appreciate the experimentation process. As much as I would like to be there with you for the journey, your effort saves me time and expense of producing the “misses” on my dime. Cheers!
I like the process! Very interesting. I also like Az's purist rant! Totally agree!
I love seeing the process! Thank you!
Absolutely loved this video! As an amateur home mixologist, I make a lot of "It's good but missing something" cocktails. As an engineer with a science background, I want to pick apart why but often don't know enough about mixing to know where to start. Then I end up with something too sweet or too sour. The insight of why pineapple doesn't work, how citrus improves (and in what quantity), and how something from left field like Allspice Dram can kick it up a notch is very helpful. Thanks so much!
I love watching the process!
I loved seeing the process!!
Long time watcher but 1st time commenter here. I can say for certain this is my favourite of all your contents, watching you build and modify a recipe to improve it is so interesting and gives me so much insight into trying to make my own drinks
I always enjoy your videos! I loved seeing the progression and thought process behind each improvement. Would love to see more like this, building off of other problem cocktails!
Ooo very much appreciated the troubleshoot format!! This helps when we’re at home and in a spot where we need to tweak our drinks!
Loving the humor 🤪
Love the back end of stuff! Let’s see more progressions like this!
I did enjoy the development process. I would enjoy seeing more of that.
Love getting to watch the process!
The process was awesome 😎
Loved seeing the creative process!
Loved this one
Lots of fun - definitely do more of this!
Love seeing the progressions & revisions!!
Definitely liked this format, good job!
Yep, I liked this. It was good seeing you go through the improvement process. I'm not saying I need this for every drink you do, but once in a while is good.
I like this format. We always learn so much. Thank you 😊