Bourbon & Branch. Art of the Drink 11#

[Music Playing] Anthony: Welcome to the art of drink video Podcast. My name is Anthony Caporale. Joining us for July, we have a new drink art girl, Melissa. Melissa: Hi! Anthony: How you doing honey? Melissa: I am good. How are you? Anthony: Good. Thanks for coming. Melissa: I am glad to be here, thanks for having me. Anthony: We are going to kick July off obviously with the biggest holiday of the summer, July 4th right? [Gracious Orchestration] Melissa: Yes. Anthony: Okay. So, I was trying to think what do we do for July, we could do red wine in blue shooters, we can do all kinds of stuff but after thinking about it, I decided let us go with America’s national liquor which is Bourbon. Melissa: Okay, oh Bourbon. Anthony: Bourbon, America’s contribution to the whiskey family. Originally from Bourbon County, Kentucky, you can make it anywhere in the United States now but originally from Bourbon County. And we are going to make the most classic Bourbon drink that you can possibly may called Bourbon and Branch. Melissa: Okay. Anthony: Bourbon and Branch Water is the full name of the drink and branch water is just water from a stream that do not come out of the tap, does not have chlorine, does not have fluoride, comes right from a stream and usually the stream that the distilleries use to make the Bourbon Melissa: Oh. Anthony: So, it matches the Bourbon. It is beautiful. Melissa: Great. Anthony: Okay. So, the only thing it really need to do to make the strength other than get a Grape Bourbon is to find branch water or something that substitute your branch water. So, if you do not have a stream by your house, you can use water from the tap and make sure you let it sift for about 24 hours so the chlorine evaporates. Melissa: Okay. Anthony: All right, or you can go to supermarket and get good quality spring waters as long as it says it is not process with chlorine or any chemicals. Melissa: Got you. Anthony: All right. Then, you want to make your ice cubes from that water too. Melissa: Oh yes. Anthony: Because, otherwise if you will use regular ice cubes, it is going to have tap water in it. Melissa: And melt. Anthony: Right and it is going -- exactly. Melissa: Be nasty of course. Anthony: No good. So, all right the first thing we do. Fill the glass up with our fresh ice cubes made from our branch water. Then, two ounce of your favorite Bourbon and my favorite Bourbon in the whole a wide world is Makes Mark. I do not think you can beat it for any money but certainly not for the price. And we are going to do few ounces of Bourbon in a glass all right? Melissa: Okay. Anthony: And like I said simply as it comes. Fill it up with our branch water and then because we never serve it on mix drink, I am just going to roll it into the tin, swirl it around, and roll it back out again, Bourbon and Branch water. And for those James Bond fans out there, a little bit of trivia. Everybody knows James Bond drinks Martini’s before Martini’s that is what he drink. If you read the books Live and Let Die, that is what he drinks in the whole book. Want to make one? Melissa: Sure. Anthony: All right. Melissa: let us do it. [Music Playing] Melissa: I am ready, so come on glass-- Anthony: Yes. Melissa: Full ice here. Anthony: Yes, and again for those of you who subscribe to Podcast, you know it is very important always for your glass all the way with ice, make sure the drink is in the right temperature and make sure you have the right amount of each ingredient. Melissa: Okay. Anthony: Beautiful. Melissa: I am reading Makers Mark the best Bourbon-tis? Anthony: Yes it is. Few ounces, nice big pour, beautiful! Melissa: okay. Anthony: Fantastic pour Melissa! Melissa: Branch water. Anthony: Branch water. Melissa: It has to be branch water. Anthony: Yes, it is sound simple but sometimes the simple things are the best! Melissa: Give a little roll here. Anthony: Beautiful. Melissa: And top it up with the straw? Anthony: You got it. Melissa: Can forget of that. Anthony: Salute! Happy 4th of July Melissa: Happy Ju