It’s Happy Hour! Ben & Matthew discuss muddling, layering, and bubblification. And probably not for the last time, Ben tells you how not to make a bomb. Then they present a layered and a muddled cocktail, with mixed results.

Ben muddles his way through an attempt to layer the Vertigo cocktail. It doesn’t go well, but the cocktail still tastes great with a refreshing kola and ginger vibe. To make up for it, he also gives a bonus recipe for a pretty but boozy Indigo Gin and Ginger Beer cocktail.

Matthew, on the other hand, deftly lays down a perfectly muddled Mojito. It’s the classic cocktail done right. He even throws in a bonus technique: the swizzle, to make it extra frosty.

Too Long Didn’t Read

(00:00) Opening—Matthew gets vetoed and wet-willied. Rough start

(04:05) Matthew is the life of the party

(08:00) Bubblification wins in a landslide

(12:30) Measure bubbles with your heart not jiggers

(17:53) Ben lays bricks

(19:49) Cocktail: Vertigo

(25:16) Cocktail: Mojito

(32:30) Swizzling: bonus technique

Recipes

Vertigo

2 oz Averna
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
4 oz Ginger Beer
Add lemon juice and ginger beer to a highball or collins glass with ice. Stir gently to combine. Using the back of a bar spoon, slowly layer the Averna over the top of the ginger beer and lemon juice. Your mileage may vary in successfully layering this cocktail. Try packing the glass tightly with ice and floating the Averna on the ice.

Mojito

3-5 mint leaves
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz White Rum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
Club Soda, to top
Garnish: Mint Sprig and Lime Wheel
Gently muddle mint leaves and simple syrup in the bottom of a highball glass. (If you prefer not having mint leaves in the drink, build it in a cocktail shaker.) Add rum and lime juice, then fill with ice. Stir to combine. Top with club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and/or lime wheel.

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