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Picon Bière
Season 1 Episode 181
French soldier Gaétan Picon crafted his namesake liqueur — an intensely bitter, herbal, and orange-forward spirit meant to fight off fevers — in the 1830s. Back home, locals soon discovered that a da…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The (Re)Mojito
Season 1 Episode 180
Few cocktails capture the essence of sunshine, simplicity, and sheer refreshment as the Mojito, a humble mix of rum, mint, lime, sugar, and soda water. But don’t be fooled — beneath the easygoing ext…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rusty Nail
Season 1 Episode 179
The Rusty Nail is basically just Scotch and Drambuie, stirred over ice — no citrus, no dilution debates, no garnish wars. And yet, this two-ingredient classic has a history as layered as the whisky i…
Published on 9 months ago
The Hotel Nacional
Season 1 Episode 178
Named after the iconic Hotel Nacional de Cuba, today's tropical Daiquiri riff combines rum, pineapple, apricot liqueur, lime, and sugar, serving a perfect balance of elegance and escapism. Beyond its…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
The Southside
Season 1 Episode 177
The Southside is a cocktail with a split personality — part speakeasy classic, part country club staple, and depending on who you ask, a drink with roots in gangsters or golf courses. It’s a simple m…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Techniques: Savory Cocktails
Season 1 Episode 176
Food-inspired cocktails, ingredient-driven drinks, and cutting-edge techniques: These are some of the key tenets of one of the hottest trends in mixology right now and the topic of today's show. It's…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The (Re)Missionary's Downfall
Season 1 Episode 175
Few tiki and tropical drinks are as light, herbal, and dangerously sessionable as the Missionary’s Downfall. Created by Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, it’s one of the genre’s earlier recipes and o…
Published on 10 months ago
The Tequila Sunrise
Season 1 Episode 174
It’s sweet, it’s colorful, and it’s got a history wilder than a Rolling Stones tour bus — it’s the Tequila Sunrise. And while it might look like a poolside guilty pleasure, behind the gradient glow l…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
The Death in the Afternoon
Season 1 Episode 173
Fine French sparkling wine meets absinthe in the two-ingredient Death in the Afternoon, a cocktail created by Ernest Hemingway and named after his 1932 non-fiction work of the same name. Joining us t…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fourth Regiment
Season 1 Episode 172
Never before on Cocktail College have we covered a cocktail that’s so defined by the inclusion of a very specific type of bitters as today’s drink: the Fourth Regiment. The bitters in question are of…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago