Green VS Clear | Zero Waste Gin Basil Smash
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Do you like the green color of a beautiful Gin Basil Smash cocktail? What about a clarified version? Do you think it loses all the freshness and the look of this herbal drink? I made a zero waste Basil Smash with clarified basil-cucumber cordial (using agar agar for clarification) which can be used to make delicious, elegant and fast Basil Smashes! Perfect for summer gatherings with friends or for busy shifts in cocktail bars. But I try to keep Cocktail Time sustainable so I made a food pairing snack for this cocktail - Tzatziki with the cucumber used for a cordial, which would otherwise go to waste. Learn how to make this cordial and learn to waste nothing while enjoying this Clear & Zero Waste Basil Smash. Let’s call it the Elevated Basil Smash!
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0:00 Wall of Fame
0:22 Intro
0:45 Cordials
1:20 Gin Basil Smash
3:35 Basil Cucumber Cordial
9:04 Elevated Basil Smash
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Agreed that cordials are awesome. I got a lot of mileage out of your clarified lime + mint cordial last year. It made mojito season a lot easier. Looking forward to trying this one as well. Can you use lemon super juice in place of fresh here?
Fuckin hell mate, how are you managing this otherworldly video quality with only 63k subs, I don't even drink alcohol, but this is just good stuff to watch, bruh!
Hey Kevin - love it! Thanks for the Shout out and love the "Gut gemacht" ...
Mixing a few hundred of it per week at Le Lion I highly recommend, when you stay with the fresh version, to use a Julep Strainer + Double strainer do make sure your Hawthorne ist not full of basil pieces ;)
Best Joerg Meyer
Jörg, the Julep Strainer is a great idea! Thank You! You are such an amazing bartender and I am so happy you left a comment here. Prost!
As an F&B professional and a cocktail enthusiast I don't think I have come across a better channel when it comes to these bartending videos. Kevin always brings an informative and fun way of presenting a drink, instructions and insight on how to make these cool homemade ingredients that might come in handy at any point. Hope this turns into a massive following and great success. Cheers.
Thank you so much for these kind words! I appreciate it a lot! Cheers!
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Recently discovered this channel/Kevin and the team and have been binge watching for the past few days. My wife is preparing herself for a lot of cocktails to come. 😂🎉🍸
One thing I've started doing when clarifying with agar is putting the mixture into a ziploc bag and then putting that in the ice bath, which makes it very quick to cool down. You can just wash the bag out and reuse
This idea is amazing! Thank you!
I use a silicone bag. Game changer
This channel is amazing! I love the energy you and the team have!
Over the last few weeks I’ve gone back and done my best to rewatch almost all of your episodes!
Thank you for the delicious content!
JUST when I was thinking I should do a clarified Basil Smash, my man Kevin provides a great video! Thank you!
Happy to help! Cheers!
You are underrated, Kevin! You deserve 100 times more subscribers! Keep up the great work your fans love you!
Best channel. I have been a "neat spirits only" guy for years but this amazing channel has made me fall in love with cocktails.
Great video! Such consistent high quality! Thank you!
I just love your nowaste way. Just brilliant. Everything is used like we do it here home like parents thought me. AWESOME!
I'm going to make that cordial tomorrow. Looks fantastic!
Estas en otro nivel Kevin ! Gracias
So sophisticated. Looking forward to making this tonight
The basil smash is one of my favorite cocktails. Can't wait to try the cordial as well
Great twist on a super cocktail. Thanks
Bartender specialist!!!!!! Graet knowledge and mixing...
Kevin te admiro! para mi, eres el mejor!
Commendable use of the cucumber pulp!
So relaxing. So satisfying. So entertaining. So perfect. I don’t even drink and this is one of my favorite channels!
Your words put smiles on my face. Thank you!
perfect explanation, well organization with a base element
Thanks for all these hints! One can learn so much from our videos! Even if I can't be bothered with making a cordial. there's a lot to take away.
With pleasure! Cheers!
Everytime it is more sophisticated, I don't know where does he gonna stop 😂
Beautiful cocktail by the way.
This channel is wildly watchable. I'm gonna try making this soon!
I love this guy! Glad I found the channel.
Thank you! Cheers!
That glassware is nuts and that ice is nuts!
Kevin, I really like the Gin Basil Smash and your Elevated version is gorgeous and some great techniques including the throwing :)
Thank you so much David! I love to throw clear cordial cocktails and of course I love Basil Smash 😍
Excellent showcase!!
Love the support to other channels and the great recipe!
Cocktail time....great mix drink...great sharing
This is great content. Cheers to you!!!
thanks! Cheers!
Gotta try this one!
Really well thought out perfectly executed concept.
Thank you!
Love your videos! This is true passion and craftmensship what you're doing. If you could show us how to do a proper "bombay crushed" one day, I'd appreciate this by a lot. Thanks for your insights :)
this is art!
Just found this channel. Absolutely awesome. Subscribed 👌🏼
Thank you!
fantastic. just a new level.
Thank you!
Gentleman, i laughed so hard by releaving the cucumba dude. Thank you so much for all of your videos fulfilled with amount of information presented by your own style.
Best regards from germany.
Prost!
Haha, Macka B is wonderful. Post!
Kevin, you are just awesome, time for the book!
Thank you!
Wow very well done Kevin!
Normally when I watch your videos, I always enjoy you do extra stuff that I won’t do myself cause it’s to much time.
But this time I saved the video to my list cause I really wanna try your version step by step.
Awesome! Let me know how you like it 😉
@@KevinKos Will do!
I was stunned how you mixed a beautiful cocktail with TZATZIKI omg hahahah I played back to be sure
Hi Kevin thanks for all your great videos love it so much. Always great stuff and so much to lear with you. One question how do you find out your ratio for malic acid and citric acid for cordials?
thanks
Great Video, as expected
Amazing video as always
Awesome! It's a great gin!
Man.. gin basil smash is my new favourite cocktail!
Jörg would be so happy with your choice of cocktail 😉🥂🌿
Kevin I adore the Gin Basil Smash and your Elevated Gin Basil Smash and lovely snack - terrific pairing with your gorgeous elevated cocktail - look fabulously yummy together!! I really do enjoy the beautiful green colour and the herbacious flavours!! I love the flavours I pick up in basil so much - so delicious - and a cordial will be spectacular for your clarified Agar Agar Gin Basil Smash!! So interesting to blanch the basil. It's excellent to use up all the ingredients with the snack you chose. Limiting waste is so important. Cheers!! 🙂
I am so glad you like it! Cheers, Christine!
@@KevinKos Cheers!! 🙂
awesome recipe congrats!
Thank you!
"Blanching basil assures...nutritional qualities". 👀
This stuff is good for me!?! I'm in.
amazing 😍❤️
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! I'm number one, after the Phantom Hand!!!!
The Phantom hand is always First!!!
She is fast! 😀
Can you how to make mint cordial sir?
You have to try the Celery Basil Smash! A twist that is also made in the Le Lion Bar. They use the Rutte Celery Gin and Celery Bitters. This extra kick of umami gives the drink an amazing spin!
Celery would work here so nicely. Thank you!
Love the Macka B framed photo xD
Another incredible creation. I must be honest all those numbers give me flashbacks of high school.
Haha, it's a lot of math to get those numbers correctly 😅
Learning that Kevin Kos is youtube historian was the best gift in awhile. CUCUMBA
More than perfect, as always. Looks very tasty!
I just changed the cocktail a bit. I found it very light and refreshing. I was out of lemons but had lime. Used it instead. I muddled the basil, a sugar cube, dash of salt, and 3/4 oz of soda. I was surprised that my variation tasted as well as it did.
Nice! Glad you like it!
Basil is one of my favorite herbs! 🌿 My food pairing here would be Basil Pesto on a pizza and this Elevated Basil Smash!
Totally agree😊😊😊
I would suggest a nice fresh strawberry salad 😉
quality content.
Clearly, a faster and much cleaner method.
could you tell me what glass you were using in the beginning? nice video!
Hi Kevin! Thanks for great video! Quick question, not sure if you said during the video or someone already asked, how many days/weeks last the cordial in the fridge? Cheers, Leandro
Hello,
Same question here... how many days can you keep this cordial??
I see Macka B, i subscribe. Simple as that!
Hello this recipe look fantastic, what kind of white wine do you use ?
It look like a sweet one … ?
Τhere's something I never thought I'd see... τζατζίκι (tzatziki) accompanying a delicious cocktail... or should I say... Κοs-tail (terrible dad joke, Ι'll see myself out...).
Awesome!
When you see its an Akis recipe for Tatziki you know it will be good :D
Thank you for such an another epic video. I am having hard time to find green chartreuse in my living town. Can you suggest any other alternative? Or maybe just skip it?
Glad you like it! You can try it with absinthe or pernod.
Great video! How did you make it so green though?! I can’t seem to get that bright eye-catching color!
I think the key is to really muddle the heck out of basil - unlike mint it won't turn bitter. Joerg even muddles it dry in the shaker, without any liquids. Let me know if it works! Cheers.
I am going to Hamburg in August, I will definitely be going to that bar
Say hi to Jörg Meyer! Cheers!
@@KevinKos I went yesterday. Had a gin basil smash and it was incredible, lovely decor (they are refurbishing the downstairs currently) and great service from the bartenders. Sadly didn't see Jorg but will hopefully go again soon!
Hey Kevin! First of all, thank you for your content! it is always dope as f*** :)
question - is it possible to clarified the cordial with pectin instead of agar ?
Wish you all the best!
It might work in here, but you'll get a clearer result using agar.
Wow.
Amazing video! Where did you find the glass for the clarified version? Been searching for that one and the tall version of it as well.
It's a Libbey levitas. Thanks!
I appreciate you going into a little more detail on the clarification. I've tried your mojito recipe, but I keep messing that step up (still tastes great). Would this method of saving some of the water for the agar apply to that recipe as well?
You can use that method in the Mint Cordial recipe too. Thank you!
Hey Kevin! Thank you for this inspiring video. I have been following you for a year now, and I have learned so much! I have one question regarding the cordial, which I would be happy if you could answer: in the case that it is a bit complicated to get my hands on Malic Acid, what can I use as an alternative and what would be the specs?
I assume You could use citric acid but it would lack a lot of the complexity that it could’ve had
Kevin how do you know how much agar agar to use? For example if you were making more would you double the agar for a double batch? Is there a ratio you always go with?
Looks amazing! How would you make the cordial without citric or malic acid? Could I just add more lemon juice?
Yes, add more lemon juice and less water.
Hi friend I have a question. If we made a homemade liqueur it will last forever like spirit or just a few week like syrup
Loved the video, but I was really curious about the ice stamp, what is it made of?
It's made out of brass, I think.
Hey kevin , once again great content and full of informations! I wonder if i could use the boiling water of the first step with the basil to put it in the blender instead of clear water. Is it possible?
This water is full of chlorophyll which we take out from basil with the process. Leave it to sit for a while, and you'll see and smell what I mean by this. Great thinking though!
Hi Kevin, do you have any tips for preparing clear ice on a large scale? Thanks!
Make it in a bigger cooler bag and cut it in advance, then store it in the fridge. It's a time-consuming process but the result is amazing. Cheers!
I have always wondered about the shelf life of the cordials. Can someone help me with this please?
How long are cordials shelf stable?
Hey Kevin! 1st of all thanks for all your videos, thats a lot of great formulas and inspiration, also i was about to kinda replicate this one but i was thinking about making it as well as a oatmilk(the oatly barista one works just as regular milk) punch with a lime super juice so its even easier to serve what do you think about that? i will try both and give you a proper advice after that :)
Thanks again for all the time and passion you provide us,
Best regards,
Alessio from Belgium
Sounds great! Let me know how it turns out if you'll try it out.
Non cocktail related question. But this machine that you use to make those tags. Whats the name of it ?! I think I need one of those in my life.
Hey Kevin, Can you show us the recipe using Gelatine? Since I can't find Agar Agar where I live.
Hi, what type of label maker is this you have? Thank you!
great shout out to Macka B much respec
Kevin, who makes that beautiful knife you are using at 5:15? I am looking for something just like that!
I have a pair of Japanese knives from a company called Sharp Edge, check out my Mixology Gear episode (3:25 mark). There's also a link to their store in the description of that video, they have worldwide shipping. Cheers!
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Mmh Yummy
I absolutely love that perfectly clear look, nothing beats a tasty drink hidden behind the look of a glass of water. By the way, you always clarify with agar.. I've never tried any clarification besides using milk. What are the pro's and con's of the two methods?
Well for one, Agar is totally Vegan- which is important for some guests.
I've heard from some other creators on CZcams that milk clarification rounds out some of the sharper flavors and mellows/smooths the drink out a bit. I tend to like since intensity so I prefer agar, but I've also never tried milk clarification because I'm lactose intolerant :(
You can use some other milk alternatives too. Almond milk for example.
Hey Kevin! I was wondering, would it be possible to skip the Agar agar part and just strain the blended cordial through a fine mesh or muslin strainer? and if so, would it affect the shelf time? I love the cordial take on the cocktail to make it more effecient, but i would also love to keep the green'ish color.
You can do that, but you won't get a clear result. The taste should stay similar, but the color might get more brownish over time.
New subscriber here!
Love the channel! I have a question/request!
I've tried this cocktail now, love it! I've also tried it with my own twist!
I've grown the caroline reaper chili at home and chopped it up and then put in 1L absolute vodka. Adding just 3-4 drops of chili vodka to this cocktail with the hotness barely tangible gives it, in my opinion, that little extra depth. This gets me thinking! Have you any experience using chili in cocktails? Right of the bat, do you know any other usage of this experimental chili vodka?
Hi! Thank you for subscribing to the channel. I like your idea about adding so heat to the drink. Although I love to use more flavorful pepper in the Infusion so I can feel the taste of the pepper too. So Jalapeno, cherry pepper, etc. Caroline Reaper is adding just the heat, but if you like that, then great! There are a lot of variations to play with and I am glad you are playing with the recipe. Cheers!
Hey Kevin! Quick question, when you say to “use part of the cordial to repeat the process” if my cordial is still coming out cloudy after a few rounds of filtration, do you mean make an entire new batch with fresh ingredients (starting from step 1) and adding the semi-clarified cordial to that mix? Or just the clarification steps (adding more agar solution to the semi-clarified cordial, chill it and filter it)? And also, what is the shelf life on the cordial? Thanks!
If you already tried a couple of times with the same cordial then it's best do another one. Go through a video again to see where you may do wrong. Shelf life is one week.
Stay until the final product of the video, a true master-stroke.
To Kevin or anyone else here, some advice would be welcomed! Have tried, blanching as instructed, but am left with more muddy dark flavors, not bright crisp ones I was hoping for. Have a failed to properly kill the enzymes in the basil? Any other recommendations? Cheers!
If I want to skip the cucumber, do I sub with water?
Never in my life did I expect Akis to be name dropped here, damn.
He is amazing. Cheers!
Ho Kevin! I wonder: what if you put a little bit of MSG toghether with salt in the Salin solution, as it Is shown to improve the taste of all the foods. It might also work with drinks
Even better is to make an MSG solution so you can add it to the cocktails separately. I love to use it for some Martinis for example 🍸
Amazing content as always! Thank you for sharing. What would be the shelf life of this cordial?
For the best result use it I'm 10 days, but you can make it in larger volumes and store it in the fridge. Cheers!
@@KevinKos thank you for replying!
this shit hard , underrated
Hi Kevin ran into a great cocktail with, GRAHAM’S PORT Nº5, COINTREAU, LEMON, ORANGE, ELDERFLOWER, MINT. But have no idea what the amount of each would be. Can you help me out?
How long can you leave a cordial in de fridge or can you even store it in the freezer?
For the best result use it in 10 days. You can store it in the freezer too.