Maker's 46 - Art of the Drink 74

Anthony returns to the Maker's Mark distillery for the launch of Maker's 46 and finds out everything you ever wanted to know about their first new product in company history!


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AOTD in Czech!

Art of the Drink is being translated into Czech! The series will now be available in four languages including English, Spanish, and Chinese.

Anthony in the Wall Street Journal

Here's a link to an interview I did for The Wall Street Journal while bartending at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic last Friday night. Great article, great event, but kind of misquoted -- I have no idea what "the cuisine of intoxicants" is!

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Tasty Awards: Best Food Programs On TV, Web, Podcast

Art of the Drink nomination for Best Food Programs On TV, Web, Podcast at the 2010 Tasty Awards!



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Classic Mint Julep - Art of the Drink 73

Following the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby, Anthony visits one of America's top restaurants to make the quintessential Derby drink: a Maker's Mark Mint Julep!



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Anthony Returns To WPIX-TV!

If you missed it live, here's Anthony on the WPIX-TV Morning Show in New York making no-sugar-added drinks with Truvia for the holidays!

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Anthony on Martha Stewart Radio's "Living Today" Show

Here's a link to my St. Patrick's Day cocktail segment on Martha Stewart Radio's Living Today show.

Vegas Bartender Competition

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Hosting the Vegas Bartender Competition at the National Association of Television Program Executives Convention.

Anthony Returns to Martha Stewart Living Radio!

I'll be returning to the Martha Stewart Living Today Radio Show (Sirius 112 and XM 157) tomorrow at 2P to mix up some St. Patrick Day cocktails!

Anthony on Bourbon

Anthony waxes philosophic about Bourbon at the New York City Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival with Tom Fischer of BourbonBlog.com.



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Samuels Redux - AOTD on the Road

Anthony makes his Samuels cocktail for Tom Fischer of BourbonBlog.com at the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival in New York City.



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Bombay Sapphire Steve Collins

Anthony mixes up his stevia-based version of the classic Tom Collins for the folks at Bombay Sapphire.

Note: They edited out the fact that the ice is made from fresh-squeezed pink grapefruit juice. Just be sure to strain it to get the pulp out. Also, I'm using stevia (an all-natural herbal sweetener) syrup instead of simple syrup, so there's no added sugar. Mix equal parts Truvia and water, just like you were making simple syrup. Thanks for watching!



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AOTD on NY WPIX-TV Morning News

This morning I made my third appearance on New York's WPIX-TV Morning Show, making no sugar added cocktails for the holidays!

Anthony on NYC-TV!

Recently did a piece for NYC-TV on Forty Eight, the cocktail lounge I manage. Here's a link to the video. The channel reaches 18 million homes!

Episode 72: White House Press Dinner, Pt. 3

Anthony wraps up his visit to the Capital File Magazine White House Press Correspondents' Dinner After Party in the last episode of this 3-part AOTD-On-The-Road series!



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Episode 71: White House Press Dinner, Pt. 2

Anthony tastes more incredible drinks at the Capital File Magazine White House Press Correspondents' Dinner After Party in the second of this 3-part AOTD On The Road series!



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Links to AOTD on Martha Stewart Living Radio "Living Today"

Had a great time on the "Living Today" Happy Hour segment last Friday! If you missed the broadcast, here's a link to the audio file and the blog post. The segment had over 5 million listeners!

AOTD on Martha Stewart Living Radio!

Sirius and XM subscribers, take note -- I'll be on the Martha Stewart Living Radio (Sirius 112 and XM 157) "Living Today" show from 4P-5P on September 18th for their Friday Cocktail Hour segment!

Shaken, Not Stirred

One of the most common questions I get, this time from the YouTube site:

Q: When it comes to bourbon, when do you shake and when do you stir? The two drinks you showed in your last video are really similar but one was shaken and the other was stirred.

A: Great question, and a source of contention among some bartenders. Shaking versus stirring doesn't depend on the liquor, but rather on the mixers and, more importantly, on how the bartender wants to present the drink. Shaking aerates the drink, which makes it easier for your nose to get involved in the tasting and can thus intensify the flavor. This also froths the ingredients, which lightens the texture but also clouds the liquid. Lastly it imparts ice flakes which help keep the drink at temperature.

Stirring keeps the drink dense and clear, but does this at the expense of aeration and ice flakes. To me, flavor and temperature are more important in most cocktails than keeping them clear, so I shake almost all my drinks. The exceptions are liquor-only (no mixers) drinks that I serve up (no ice) and specifically want to keep crystal-clear - and these are rare. (Also consider that even a shaken drink will clarify in just a few minutes.)

I've taken temperature readings over 30 minutes of shaken and stirred drinks countless times in training classes, and shaken drinks stay significantly colder longer. A properly-shaken martini will still be below 40F after sitting for 15 minutes, while the stirred version doesn't hold temp nearly that long.

Last common misconception is that shaking waters a drink down more than stirring, which is not only untrue but immaterial. First off, ice melt is an important ingredient in a properly mixed drink. Secondly, physics tells us that cooling a liquid from Temp A to Temp B requires the ice to absorb X amount of heat, which in turn results in Y volume of ice melt. Both methods rely on convective cooling and if the temperature is lowered the same amount, the melt will be equal.

Thanks for watching!

Episode 70: White House Press Dinner, Pt.1

Anthony heads down to Washington, DC, to attend the Capital File Magazine White House Press Correspondents' Dinner After Party in the first of this 3-part AOTD On The Road series!



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