Everyday Drinkers: Common Man Cocktails (HD)

Today we bust out our balls of steel and review them while sipping on some Kalembu Cafe Rum and Kalembu Guavaberry Rum. Both products are offered by the makers of Kalembu Mamajuana, all three dominican product offerings for a price tag of USD $12.99. Balls of Steel are two steel balls (go figure) that chill your drink without diluting. The benefit to Balls of Steel is their donation to testicular cancer (it goes right with the theme). Support Our Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Support Balls of Steel: http://www.originalbos.com/ Support Kalembu: http://www.jjspirits.com/ There are a few different variants to a coffee liqueur, most are rum at the core with coffee essence. Kalembu Cafe resembles that of a Patron XO (rich coffee bean action) at literally half the cost. So, it's worth checking out. Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

As Curd says, a "pretty bang'in shot", the flavor brings a bit of hazelnut against the pernod herbal flavors and combines well into the cocktail. A very flavorful cocktail that, taken as a shot, is one of the more flavorful shots. Most people design shots in a very unbalanced way just to get a good layer or color. Taking a normal cocktail, like this recipe, and building it into a shooter turned out better than those that make dedicated shooter recipes. Sip it in a cocktail glass, on the rocks, or as a shot and it's just as tasty. No more jager shots, make something better. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Classic Bar Shot Glasses: http://bit.ly/WTKHF6 Neon Yellow Boston Shaker: http://bit.ly/1kv5f6M Conical Strainer: http://bit.ly/1lmXvnp Frangipani 1 1/4 oz. Gold Barbados Rum, 1 1/4 oz. Frangelico, 1/2 oz. Anisette, 2 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice, 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

There are only so many trademarked cocktails and Pusser's Painkiller is one of those. Some bars will get sued for not using the right spirit in a trademarked recipe (since it calls for the spirit). So, here we are staying true to the recipe utilizing Pusser's Rum. This is a 1980's cocktail, owned by Pussers. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Cream of Coconut: http://bit.ly/Jxl1NW 16 oz. Blue Cheater Tin: http://bit.ly/1cpwzdp 8 oz. Shaker Tin: http://bit.ly/1kf4eRW Cobalt Rock's Glasses: http://bit.ly/UriV7R Pusser's Painkiller 2 oz. Pusser's Rum, 4 oz. Pineapple Juice, 1 oz. Cream of Coconut, 1 oz. Orange Juice, Fresh Nutmeg Garnish Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

The Golden Glove cocktail is supposed to be a "heavy weight" cocktail offering designed by Constante Ribalaigua in 1937. This variation to the daiquiri was served at Havana’s well-known La Florida Bar and was blended to a Frappé style. With enough ice one can pile the drink upon itself in a coupe so it looks like a pyramid of sorts. In our case, it was a bit liquidy for the snow pile but hey, we're no Constante. Yes, they had blenders back in the day--at least one style of electric blender and it didn't blend out all the big ice chunks so many drinks of this style where strained into the glass with a coarse strainer (as to allow the smaller shavings to go through but keep the bigger pieces out of the drink). A little spritz of citrus oil and a garnish to complete the cocktail design. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Speakeasy Martini Glasses: http://bit.ly/1fTJmMw The Golden Glove 2 oz. Jamaican Gold Rum, 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice, 1 tsp. cointreau, 1 tsp sugar, orange peel and ice. Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

The cocktail, Hotel Nacional Special, is a historic cocktail served at the Hotel Nacional when it opened in Cuba created by Wil P. Taylor. This Spanish style cocktail requests a silver cuban rum but, being in the United States, we cannot purchase Cuban rum (sad). The Hotel Nacional Special first appears in Charles H. Baker’s The Gentleman’s Companion, from 1939. It last appeared at....Common Man Cocktails! Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Potions of the Caribbean: http://amzn.to/1r5Od3w Coupe Glasses: http://bit.ly/19twe94 Hotel Nacional Special 1 oz. White Cuban Rum, 1/4 oz. Apricot Brandy, 1 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice, 1/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

As it turns out, Pirates didn't drink "barrels of rum", they drank wines, ports and other stable liquids. However, the Navy did have a hand at rum based drinks like Grog. The Pirates, they had products like Madeira which was used to create some cocktails. This Madeira made it to some of the noble houses, some of the larger high class parties in the form of juice-based drinks. Not quite a punch, but pretty close. Those higher class folks had access to cognacs, sugars and spices like nutmeg so they built stuff like the Sangaree. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Potions of the Caribbean: http://amzn.to/1r5Od3w CMC Mixing Glasses: http://bit.ly/1kLVqif West Indian Sangaree 3 1/2 oz. Madeira, 1 oz. Cognac, 4 oz. Chilled Water, 1/2oz. White Sugar, 1/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice, Spirite Cut Lemon Peel and a Dash of Nutmeg. Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

Today we dial back our cocktail history to some of the very first "cocktail" designs. These historic cocktails aren't going to be the most awesome, but they're what people used to drink back in the day when rum was just becoming popular. This is what you should think of when someone says "grog", but of course that's not what we think of today. Now, when you look back at where cocktails came from you can see how they've improved over time. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Potions of the Caribbean: http://amzn.to/1r5Od3w Classic Highball Glasses: http://bit.ly/VhjZM3 Wide Old Fashioned Glasses: http://bit.ly/1aRhGEL Bumbo/Bombo 2 oz. Rum, 2 oz. Water, 1/2 tsp molasses, dust of nutmeg Grog 2 oz. Rum, Touch of Lime, fill with Water Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

Curtis may have lost his inner child with this layered shooter, which does have a cough syrup like flavor. Derrick's okay with the sugar rush of intensity, but we do ponder how often a layered shooter really works flavor-wise in your face. Zevro Gravity Release Jigger: http://bit.ly/1aKT5Qr Fee Brothers Grenadine: http://bit.ly/1kBoA48 Shot Glasses: http://bit.ly/UmSW2k Weltmeister 1/3 oz. Barenjager, 1/3 oz. Grenadine, 1/3 oz. Jagermeister Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

A classic designed cocktail, online you'll find completely different versions for the name so we don't know the backstory behind it. But, we were excited for the cocktail and it worked just like we had hoped-super duper tasty. The chocolate comes through like pure cacao and not a syrupy milk chocolate. You get some nice sweetness along with chocolate and citrus balance. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Classy Coupe Glasses: http://bit.ly/19twe94 Chef'n Lemon Squeeze: http://bit.ly/19fEW08 Parisian Shaker: http://bit.ly/19mgNFx The Monaco 1.5 oz. Mount Gay, 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice, 1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao, 1 Barspoon Agave, 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Simple Syrup: http://bit.ly/P8UkT5 Blue 16 oz. Shaker: http://bit.ly/QFAkbP The Balls 1/2 oz. White Whiskey, 1 oz. Gin, 1/2 oz. Cointreau, 1 oz. Simple Syrup, 1 oz. Lemon Juice, Top with Club Soda Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

The bull is a cocktail that tastes a bit like a bud light lime but a bit harder to execute on as it takes more than 1-ingredient to produce that flavor. Curtis doesn't care for it because it just tastes like bud light lime and believes he can do better. So he creates a new recipe called, "The Balls" for later. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Chicago Highball Glasses: http://bit.ly/1orl3Vr Blue 16 oz. Shaker: http://bit.ly/QFAkbP Simple Syrup: http://bit.ly/P8UkT5 The Bull 1/2 oz. White Rum, 1/2 oz. Gin, 1/2 oz. Cointreau, 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup, Juice of Half Lime, Top with Beer Drink Responsibly. ------ Critical Hit, by No More Kings. http://youtube.com/nomorekings

The concept of a "Margarita" is about to be flipped on its head, get rid of the need for tequila, get rid of the need for a margarita glass and go full on rum in a tall tumbler. What do you get? Pure Liquid Awesome. Cocktail Decanters: http://bit.ly/1bWtG9n Neon Orange Boston Shaker: http://bit.ly/1h6ote0 E-Z Step Jigger: http://bit.ly/13ihIhv Pirate Margarita 1 1/4 oz. Coconut Rum, 3/4 oz. Amaretto, 3/4 oz. Triple Sec, 3 oz. Orange Juice, 3 oz. Pineapple Juice, Splash of Cream Drink Responsibly.

The harvest moon, a take on a classic design with a herbal chartreuse start, middle bourbon flavor and a finish of lillet with no real applejack flavor. It's potent thanks to the hudson baby bourbon's higher proof and the lack of a juice to tone it down Moon Harvest 1 1/2 oz. Bourbon, 1 oz. Lillet Blanc, 1/2 oz. Chartreuse, 1/2 oz. AppleJack, 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters Drink Responsibly.

The Cream tini is a simple to make cocktail if you have whipped vodka--nice and sweet but still vodka focused. This is like an awesome screwdriver. "It tastes awesome, but with alcohol." Cream Tini 2 oz. Whipped Vodka, 1 oz. Orange Juice, 1 oz. Pineapple Juice Drink Responsibly.

Today we explore a Joven (young) Mezcal: Vida. This is our first experience with a Mezcal so a younger one is a great place to start our smokey adventures. In order to learn as you go, we also include some pop-up educational tidbits as we taste. Hopefully, this helps give you a nice understanding of a Mezcal so you can begin exploring as well. Support The Show: http://patreon.com/cmc Tasting Glasses: http://bit.ly/1c7EfGK For more, check out http://mezcal.com/ Drink Responsibly.