How to Muddle For a Cocktail
Once upon a time, all you needed for cocktail-making was liquor, ice, and a glass. Now, a cocktail isnt complete without freshly muddled fruit and herbs. Michael Cecconi, New York mixologist at Back Forty who also works at the Savoy and teaches at the Insititute for Culinary Education, has paid his muddling dues and wants to share his hard-earned knowledge. He does not think that drinks should have broken pieces of glass within them, for one. He recommends getting the right type of muddler and unbreakable glass, then using your arms weight to help your motion.
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January 17th, 2011 at 2:49 am
@wedacose totally agree, and a mojito doesn’t need to be shaken. Thats just extracting more of the bitter take of the mint leaves but breaking it up that much.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:04 am
lol “once the juice is out of lime”..
January 17th, 2011 at 3:46 am
i want like 5000 of those right now
January 17th, 2011 at 4:20 am
0:30 WTF IS WRONG WITH HIS FINGER!!!!
January 17th, 2011 at 4:48 am
This is all correct, however, in my opinion, mint is a delicate leaf and doesn’t require you to pulverize it to get the flavors out. So what i would do here, is just muddle the lime only, then add the mint with cracked ice and shake it. The cracked ice (or better yet crushed ice) will act like shards and cut the mint and release the aromas. Nevertheless, great video!
January 17th, 2011 at 5:00 am
the first chow video i like
January 17th, 2011 at 5:24 am
Cool, I actually have the exact muddler he’s using in this video, and it’s really good. Since it has the little rubber nodules on it, it means it helps crush the stuff faster, so that means less work for you.
January 17th, 2011 at 6:10 am
@parkeyboi2k6 unless he’s gaybar barman
January 17th, 2011 at 6:47 am
00:12 I want you to gtfo.
January 17th, 2011 at 6:50 am
this nigga jizzed when he was describing the perfect cocktail at the end
January 17th, 2011 at 7:09 am
@mbanker21
in the bar i work in i was told to go home and shave one day at work. hence, dirty moustache is a negative!! unless your one of the ymca boys- hence….gay
January 17th, 2011 at 7:57 am
@parkeyboi2k6
negative, he definately, definately, should.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:29 am
i usually muddle with my balls.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:57 am
ok thank you
January 17th, 2011 at 9:09 am
1:44 thats what she said
January 17th, 2011 at 9:15 am
Rule no5: the barman should not have a dirty rats tail moustache!
January 17th, 2011 at 9:23 am
i officially believe in love at first sight
January 17th, 2011 at 9:58 am
Also they don’t do any of this in cuba, the use lime juice, sugar syrup (white, not brown) and fresh clapped mint. Then lighty shaken with big ice or muddled lightly with the back of a bar spoon.
January 17th, 2011 at 10:45 am
All very true a great muddle is an asset to every bar professional! Although if what he was making was a Mojito then it’s all WRONG! YOU SHOULD NEVER MUDDLE MINT!!!!!!! It makes the drink bitter as you can see if you suck then chew the mint, it’s the same when the oils have been bruised. Please don’t do it, every informed patron will send it back.
January 17th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Yes, we have been lied to all these years.
January 17th, 2011 at 11:56 am
Bacrdi i think
January 17th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
vodka i think
January 17th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
hahaha
January 17th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I have a question…wouldn’t you want to remove the beaten up lime peel before serving the drink?
it would aestheticall better if theres an intact lime wedge on the rim…it would seem like a no-brainer to me!
January 17th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
What booze did he add to that cocktail? :-/