Hard to believe this is video #9!! Someone asked me the other day if there was any video I made where I didn’t really like the cocktail.  The answer is “no”.  Each recipe was carefully curated and  tested over and over until it was just right.  In fact, in most cases I’ve been surprised at how fantastic it tasted when made well.   Most bars use lower quality ingredients and too much sweet stuff and I think you’ll notice that the ingredients I use are top shelf and fresh. But full disclosure, I do not drink alcohol every day and rarely drink excessively, so I am a lightweight!!  So sometimes when I’m filming and sipping at the end, I really struggle if I have to do a reset and shoot it over again.  In the beginning I didn’t understand that editing would clean up all the boo

boos so I thought I had to have a perfect end to end video.  The first video I made took me 5 hours to get it right and I was pretty toasted and frazzled by the end.  The last 2 have been much easier and now it takes longer to clean and set up than it does to film. But that’s ok. I get a clean kitchen out of it!

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Brandy Crusta Recipe:

2 oz. Brandy or Cognac
.5 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
.5 oz. Orange Liqueur
.5 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters or Orange Bitters
Plus sugar for the rim

Rim the glass of a chilled small coupe glass with the lemon to get it wet and then dip the glass in a plate of sugar.  Put ice in the cocktail shaker and add brandy, maraschino liqueur, orange liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters.  Shake well and strain into the glass.  For garnish add lemon peel to the inside of the glass.