The speaker, Carl Franz Williams, is a professional bartender who shares his knowledge on how to make various whiskey cocktails. He starts by explaining the basics of bourbon and emphasizes that it should be at least 51% corn, made in the U.S, and aged in new charred Oak barrels. He then proceeds to demonstrate the creation of an Old-Fashioned, using equal parts simple syrup and Magnus store bitters, and two and a half ounces of bourbon.
Next, Williams introduces the Mint Julep, a cocktail with a rich history in American lore. He starts by muddling three to five mint leaves with super fine sugar to create a mint simple syrup. This is then mixed with two and a half ounces of bourbon, crushed ice, and stirred.
The Whiskey Sour follows, with lemon juice, simple syrup, bourbon, and egg white as its main ingredients. The egg white is cracked into the drink to create a frothy texture.
The Gold Rush, a whiskey sour variant, uses honey syrup instead of simple syrup to give the drink a thicker consistency.
Other cocktails demonstrated include the Stone Sour, a New York sour with a float of red wine on top, the Paper Plane, a modern classic with aperol, amaro, and bourbon, the Brown Derby, a cocktail with grapefruit juice, honey syrup, and bourbon, and the Boulevardier, a cocktail with sweet vermouth, Campari, and bourbon.
The New York Flip, a dessert drink, is made with heavy cream, simple syrup, Tawny quart, egg yolk, and bourbon.
Williams also demonstrates the Manhattan, a cocktail with carpano Antica vermouth, Campari, and Rye. The Brooklyn, a variant of the Manhattan, uses maraschino liqueur and amer picon liqueur instead of the original ingredients.
The Sazerac, a New Orleans cocktail with Rye or a split base of rye and cognac, is also demonstrated. The drink is chilled and served with a Julep strainer.
The Monte Carlo, a cocktail using Benedictine herbal liqueur, Rye, and angostura bitters, is also shown.
The Algonquin, a cocktail of rye whiskey, dry vermouth, and pineapple juice, is demonstrated next.
Lastly, the Rob Roy, a Manhattan made from Scotch instead of Rye, is shown. The cocktail is made with one ounce of sweet vermouth, two dashes of angostura bitters, and two ounces of blended Scotch.
Throughout the demonstration, Williams provides tips and advice on stirring techniques, garnishing, and presentation to ensure a perfect cocktail.
1. The speaker is a professional bartender named Carl Franz Williams.
2. Williams is demonstrating how to make whiskey cocktails.
3. The first cocktail he makes is an Old-Fashioned.
4. Ingredients for the Old-Fashioned include one-to-one simple syrup, Magnus store bitters, bourbon, ice, and water.
5. The Old-Fashioned is stirred in a specific manner to create a clean taste.
6. The Mint Julep is another cocktail Williams demonstrates.
7. The Mint Julep includes mint leaves, super fine sugar, bourbon, crushed ice, and water.
8. The Whiskey Sour cocktail is made with lemon juice, simple syrup, bourbon, egg white, and ice.
9. The New York Sour is a variation of the Whiskey Sour with a layer of red wine on top.
10. The Stone Sour is a cocktail made with lemon juice, orange juice, simple syrup, apricot brandy, bourbon, egg white, and ice.
11. The Gold Rush cocktail uses honey syrup instead of simple syrup.
12. The Brown Derby cocktail is made with grapefruit juice, honey syrup, simple syrup, Tawny port, egg yolk, and bourbon.
13. The Manhattan cocktail is made with sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters, and Rye.
14. The Brooklyn cocktail uses Maraschino liqueur and Amer Picon liqueur, or a substitute like Martini and Row C bitter liqueur.
15. The Sazerac cocktail is made with simple syrup, Peychaud's bitters, absinthe, and Rye.
16. The Improved Whiskey cocktail is a variation of the Old-Fashioned with additional ingredients.
17. The Monte Carlo cocktail uses Benedictine herbal liqueur, Rye, and Angostura bitters.
18. The Algonquin cocktail is a combination of rye whiskey, dry vermouth, and pineapple juice.
19. The Rob Roy cocktail is a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of Rye.
20. The Lemon Express cocktail is made with lemon, ginger beer, and Scotch.