Join us in the kitchen for another episode of Cocktails After Dark! Today, we’re delving into the vintage world of cocktails with a recipe straight out of the 1960s ABC of cocktails book series. We’re making the Cuban Dream, a classic cocktail with a twist. Watch as we experiment with different rums and ingredients, discussing the flavors and history behind each element. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or just curious about retro recipes, this episode is sure to entertain and educate!
CUBAN DREAM
To each jigger of Gold Label Rum, add a few dashes Benedictine and a few dashes French (dry) Vermouth.
Stir with ice, and strain.
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0:00 Welcome
0:15 the cocktail books
0:38 The Rums we’ll be using
0:49 the pours
2:04 The stir
3:10 The taste
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What a happy looking little book.
Those little books are so cute. 😀
Love the videos! Fun fact – Benedictine is not made by monks. The French person who created it in the 1860s “embellished” a backstory involving monks to help market the product.
please look up how to stir
The 'Battle of the Botanicals.' Vermouth v. Benedictine may well be too many different ones when taken in a single cocktail.
I like how you two torture yourselves to save us from making horrible cocktail mistakes 😂. Thank you for all you do!
If you look at the making of the drinks, you'll find that you actually added MORE Benedictine to the Cuban rum one (it was dripping off the bottle into the drink)
Glen, common parlance now is Dry vermouth and Blanc vermouth. What was once called "French Vermouth" is now called "Dry Vermouth," just as "Sweet Vermouth" had been referenced usually as "Italian Vermouth" in the past. Although I tend to prefer Blanc Vermouth (and similar aromatized wines like Lillet Blanc), Dry and Blanc vermouths are not interchangeable in cocktails.
As you often rightly say: "Use what you like" and I often put in Blanc Vermouth for cocktails that called for Dry or French Vermouth. When I do so, however, I always expect that it might throw off the balance of a cocktail a great deal.
I know you both hate revisiting Benedictine but I could watch a whole video of you guys reacting to revisiting it 😂
Saw Julie's kangaroo and my first thought, " Her roots are showing".
One of the cocktails had a lot more Benedictine than the other. You can see on the video that you spill it straight into the glass from the bottle in the second pour whereas the first pour was entirely in the bar spooi. I think that's the difference you are tasting
Blanc vermouth is not the same as dry vermouth.
You always need to remember "There's something about an Auquavelva man,"lol😊
Good show as always thank you kindly
For me the craft vermouths are always too strong for me
I love cocktails after dark as well as all of your other cooking videos, you and Julie have a wonderful chemistry thank you for challenging my perception of cooking as a whole
Everywhere, OSBs are weeping. 😢
I don't want to be that guy… but ACTUALLY 🤓 it really looked like you put more Benedictine in the Havana Club drink. 😝
Thank you, Glen.
Just a suggestion regarding the measurement of “a dash”. Have you considered pouring a bit of the liquor in a shot glass and use an eye dropper to add a dash to your cocktails? It might be easier to keep the dash amount in control for each cocktail.
We enjoy all of your presentations. Take care.
Would B&B (Benedictine and Brandy) work better than straight up Benedictine?
Definitely enjoy watching Julie. She is always so came for what Glen comes up with. BUT… couldn’t help noticing her unmistakable facial expressions. At 2:44 Julie is smiling. At 3:34 she takes her fist sip. And It’s ALL downhill from there. Even sampling the ingredients individualy, she can’t get the bad taste of this cocktail out of her mouth. Poor Julie. There's NO pretense of her keeping a stiff upper lip with Cuban Dream Rum Cocktail.
You have a whole forest of alcohol glasses. Lol😂
This was — do you think? — the last of several Cocktails after Dark that Glen and Julie filmed for us that day? Their smiles are extra-happy. I am sure we are glad that home is just a back yard away!
Way to go supporting the home team, Jules! Go Leafs!
Haha, good honest video. 👍
Hello from Maine.
The toast on the opposite page inspired me…
There once was a rum from Havana
Which Glen mixed with while in Canáda
With Vermouth from Quebec
Benedictine, oh yecch,
Now throw it out on the Cabana
I was lucky enough to receive a bottle of Diplomatico in the black bottle a while back. I'm starting to understand the buzz about it. Haven't tried any cocktails with it yet, though.
Fun video! But I think craft vermouths are such wild cards, and even those lovely rums might be too fine to put in a cocktail like that. Maybe try it with the most generic rum and the most obvious vermouth?
These are like the 1960s "For Dummies"
The best thing on this episode is Julie’s hoody!
Sure, a big old shot of Aqua Velva!!!
AM34 for 70?
I used to know a girl whose drink was Benedictine and brandy.
Leafs instead of Habs?!?! 😯
Wonder if it's missing something. It's basically just a shot of cuban rum.
Aqua Velva and pine needles?? What could go wrong. 😵💫😄
I don't trust the judgment of people who don't like Benedictine.
I just discovered you channel from NY today.
I love how each video ur wife pops outta nowhere towards the end to help devour your meals, drinks, etc.
it’s hilarious how she enters each time.
Yall are like the Bob Ross of cooking.
Had to buy a bottle of Benedictine after watching this…
I actually liked it, but everyone else at home disagreed with me!
One thing was quite clear from scratch: it is not a problem of the rum😊
Great to see you as a guest on today’s vid release from Whiskey Tribe! Did you get to bring some Coca Cola distilled “goodness” back home to experiment with in your cocktail episodes?
"AquaVelva and pine needles" reminded me of Buckley's Mixture! My grandfather used to say "It'll either cure you, or kill you!"when he was taking a new medicine. This cocktail adventure is a cautionary tale!
Benedictine ,Angostura bitters,Gin and tonic water all belong to the same family of 🤮 for me. I once as a little kid accidentally bought a can of tonic water and cried to my mom I was being poisoned because how could anything that foul not be harmful. This episode reminds me of that 😂
7:26 One of my favorite cocktail is a B&B… Brandy and Benedictine, an ounce of each, over ice. Maybe try this to see if Benedictine could finally be a winner for you.
(Benedictine is also my favorite liqueur, the deep herbs and honey and brandy combination it so good to my palate.)
Do an episode on absinthe. Popularize it so we can get some good ones in Ontario!