Cocktail adventures with Oh Gosh! TV

Heaven’s Dog – Part I

jayhepburn — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:36:53 +0000

Join Jackie Patterson at Heaven's Dog in San Francisco and enjoy one of her original creations, the Fleet Street. Based on the classic Champs-Élysées cocktail, it replaces Cognac with gin and makes great use of The Bitter Truth Celery bitters.

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The Varnish – Part II

jayhepburn — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:47:55 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV pays another visit to The Varnish in Downtown LA. Located behind a door at the back of famous restaurant Cole's, The Varnish is a speakeasy-style venture from New York bar supremo Sasha Petraske. Today bar manager Eric Alperin makes us their version of the delicious Queen's Park Swizzle.

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Smuggler’s Cove – Part I

jayhepburn — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:35:27 +0000

Join Martin Cate at Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco, a shrine to Tiki libations and rum goodness. In this first episode Martin mixes up a Calibogus, a contemporary take on the original mixture of spruce beer, molasses and rum that was popular in the colonial taverns of the US and Canada.

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The Varnish – Part I

jayhepburn — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:20:08 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV begins a tour of West Coast bars at The Varnish in Downtown LA. Located behind a door at the back of famous restaurant Cole's, The Varnish is a speakeasy-style venture from New York bar supremo Sasha Petraske. Pull up a stool with bar manager Eric Alperin for a chat, and a classic Brooklyn cocktail.

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69 Colebrooke Row – Part III

jayhepburn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:19:21 +0000

In our last visit to 69 Colebrooke Row Tony Conigliaro shakes up a Somerset Sour. An ode to West Country cider, the cocktail uses brandy distilled from cider apples, and a float of traditional English cider. Rounding off the apple theme is a vacuum-cooked apple slice infused with the essence of hay, for the true Somerset experience.

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69 Colebrooke Row – Part II

jayhepburn — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:03:18 +0000

In our second visit to 69 Colebrooke Row Tony Conigliaro makes a very special aged Manhattan. Made by mixing the usual Manhattan ingredients (whiskey, vermouth and bitters) sans-ice then storing them in a bottle for up to five years, the result is a very smooth, integrated, and of course delicious, drink!

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Bourbon – Part III

jayhepburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:02 +0000

In our final visit to Bourbon in Washington D.C. Owen Thompson makes his own twist on the Pimm's Cup, made using his own homemade fresh ginger beer and a giant cucumber and salt garnish.

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69 Colebrooke Row – Part I

jayhepburn — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:39:12 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV pays a visit to 69 Colebrooke Row, one of London's newest cocktail bars ran by bartending legend Tony Conigliaro. Pull up a stool and join Tony C as he makes an Oh Gosh!, a Daiquiri variation he created some years ago, and the cocktail this very site is named after!

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Cocktail Cherry Funeral

jayhepburn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:29:33 +0000

Join Le Lion and Hendrick's gin as they take to Alster Lake in Hamburg to mourn, or rather celebrate, the death of the artificial glacé cocktail cherry and commit the long-hated cocktail garnish to the deep blue. Then after a bagpipe-led parade through Hamburg get a sneak peak at the new space above Café Paris that will soon be transformed in to The Cocktail Club.

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PS7’s – Part III

jayhepburn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:17:17 +0000

In our final visit to PS7, a bar and restaurant on I street in Washington DC, head bartender Gina Chersevani mixes up a rye-based cocktail called The Alchemist.

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PX – Part III

jayhepburn — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:12:11 +0000

Join Todd Thrasher at PX as he indulges in his pirate fetish with his variation on Grog, made with spiced rum and served in a tankard!

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Bourbon – Part II

jayhepburn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:23:37 +0000

We return to Bourbon in Washington D.C. to join Owen Thompson for a gin-based cocktail that uses basil - a herb believed in many cultures to allow you to pass in to the afterlife. Hence the drink's name - the Great Beyond...

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Stagger Lee – Part II

jayhepburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:30:51 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV returns to Stagger Lee, Berlin's newest bar themed after a 19th century American saloon bar, to enjoy a delicious Rosita cocktail made by Jakob Etzold.

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PX – Part II

jayhepburn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:23 +0000

Join Todd Thrasher at PX, a small speakeasy style bar in Alexandria, VA, for Eamonn's Cocktail. Named after the son of Todd's restaurant partner, the Eamonn's Cocktail combines Powers Irish whiskey, yuzu citrus fruit and Todd's take on Irish Red Lemonade along with a bit of molecular mixology for the "air" garnish.

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Becketts Kopf

jayhepburn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:32:34 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV pays a visit to Becketts Kopf, a small bar in North Berlin that can be found by the illuminated portrait of Samual Beckett hanging in the window. Join Oliver Ebert and Cristina Neves for a Lusitanian cocktail, a tribute to Portugal using an aged variant of the Portuguese brandy aguardente.

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Bourbon – Part I

jayhepburn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:03:34 +0000

After a short sojourn in Germany Oh Gosh! TV returns to Washington D.C. to visit at Bourbon in the Adams Morgan district. Join Owen Thompson for a Oaxaca Sunshine, a delicious cocktail using the Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal mezcal. (Click comments for recipe)

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What does it take to be a host?

jayhepburn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:51 +0000

Join bar legends Charles Schumann, Peter Dorelli and Hidetsugu Ueno in conversation with Jörg Meyer at Bar Convent Berlin in Germany. From dress codes to how to deal with drunk guests, learn what they believe it takes to be a good host.

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Stagger Lee – Part I

jayhepburn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:42 +0000

Join Jakob Etzold at Stagger Lee, Berlin’s newest bar themed after a 19th century American saloon bar, and enjoy a Stagger Lee Julep, the bar’s signature drink. Served in a beautiful cheater tin with a traditional julep strainer, the Stagger Lee Julep is a twist on the Mint Julep with the delicious addition of cherry [...]

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Bar Convent Berlin 2009

jayhepburn — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:53:29 +0000

Join Oh Gosh! TV in Berlin, Germany for Bar Convent Berlin, a two day show bringing together the finest in German and international bartending. Learn about France's golden age of cocktails, watch Ueno-san carve ice balls and diamonds, and hear bartending legends discuss what they feel it takes to be a good host.

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PS7’s – Part II

jayhepburn — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:15:55 +0000

Continuing Oh Gosh! TV's bar crawl of Washington D.C. we pay a second visit to PS 7's, a bar and restaurant on I street, and enjoy a Thai's The Limit cocktail made by head bartender Gina Chersevani.

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The Gibson – Part II

jayhepburn — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:03:19 +0000

Join Tiffany Short at The Gibson, a speakeasy-style bar on the U Street Corridor in Washington, D.C., and enjoy a La Mañana Después. A variation on the Fernet Cocktail from the Savoy Cocktail Book, this delicious drink swaps out the gin for blanco tequila.

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PX – Part I

jayhepburn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:09:43 +0000

Join Todd Thrasher at PX, a small speakeasy style bar in Alexandria, VA, and learn how he makes his delicious tomato water - an alternative to tomato juice that makes for a delicious Bloody Mary. Stay tuned for more great drinks from Todd, as well as more episodes from D.C. bars Bourbon, The Gibson and PS7.

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PS7’s – Part I

jayhepburn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:49:03 +0000

Join Oh Gosh! TV at PS 7's, a bar and restaurant on I street in Washington D.C., and enjoy a Rocky's Doctor cocktail made by head bartender Gina Chersevani. Stay tuned for more great drinks from Gina, as well as episodes from D.C. bars Bourbon, The Gibson and PX.

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The Gibson – Part I

jayhepburn — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:51:33 +0000

Start Oh Gosh! TV's trip to Washington, D.C. with a trip to The Gibson, a speakeasy-style bar tucked away behind an unmarked door on the U Street Corridor. While there enjoy a Gin Rickey - D.C.'s native cocktail - made by mixologist and sommelier Derek Brown. Stay tuned for more episodes at The Gibson, as well as other great drinks from Owen Thompson of Bourbon, Gina Chersevani of PS7 and Todd Thrasher of PX.

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Le Lion London

jayhepburn — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:44:07 +0000

Join Jörg Meyer and his team for a very special evening at Wilton's Music Hall. London's oldest surviving music hall, Wilton's crammed 1500 people in to its auditorium to see classical overtures, dance, circus acts, opera, choral, and folk songs during its hey day in the 1850s and 1860s. Attached to the hall is the Mahogany Bar, a once grand old bar that was taken over for one night only by Henrick's gin to create Le Lion London.

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Japanese Bartending with Hidetsugu Ueno

jayhepburn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:44:18 +0000

Join master Japanese bartender Hidetugu Ueno for a masterclass is Japanese bartending technique, including ice carving and the famous hard shake, plus discussion of the less talked about, but equally important, aspects of hospitality in Japanese bars.

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TMs Rock Paris – Part III

jayhepburn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:26:23 +0000

Join the Traveling Mixologists at Curio Parlor in Paris, and enjoy a Rose cocktail made by TM002 Gonçalo De Sousa Monteiro. Following discussion shortly after this episode with TM009 Angus Winchester the gentlemen concluded the Rose should be stirred. Here lies the last shaken Rose cocktail, may it rest in peace - peace it was denied in the shaker.

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TMs Rock Paris – Part II

jayhepburn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Join the Traveling Mixologists at Curio Parlor in Paris, and enjoy a Za Za cocktail made by TM003 Stephan Berg. Stay tuned for another episode from Curio Parlor featuring a drink from Traveling Mixologist Gonçalo De Sousa Monteiro.

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Traveling Mixologists Rock Paris

jayhepburn — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:54:16 +0000

Join the Traveling Mixologists at Curio Parlor in Paris, and enjoy a Holland Sour made by TM010 Ricardo Sporkslede. Stay tuned for future episodes featuring more from The Traveling Mixologists including drinks from Stephan Berg and Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro.

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Cocktails & Spirits 09

jayhepburn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:02:23 +0000

Oh Gosh! TV takes a trip across the Channel to Paris, France, for the second annual Paris bar show Cocktails & Spirits. Over two days bartenders from 13 top bars from around the world, including Salvatore Calabrese of Fifty in London, England, Hidetsugu Ueno of High Five in Tokyo, Japan, and Jim Meehan of P.D.T. in New York, USA, came together to discuss their trade. Watch highlights of the show, and stay tuned for full sessions from Hidetsugu Ueno and Salvatore Calabrese plus the Traveling Mixologists rocking Curio Parlor in Paris.

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Le Bon Lion

jayhepburn — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:56:05 +0000

Pull up a bar stool at Le Bon Lion – a tiny private bar above Café Paris in Hamburg, opposite Le Lion – and join owner Jörg Meyer for a Martinez cocktail. Learn about the history of Le Bon Lion, and how the Traveling Mixologists began one evening at Le Bon Lion when Jörg invited Gonçalo De Sousa Monteiro to guest bartend.

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Le Lion Part 4 – Professor Langnickel

jayhepburn — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:16:32 +0000

In our last episode at Le Lion - Bar de Paris join Mario Kappes for a drink he created for a guest that visited the bar one memorable Sunday evening. Combining kirsch, cherry liqueur and sherry, the Professor Langnickel is a deliciously sophisticated take on berry flavoured cocktails.

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Le Lion Part 3 – The Ranglum

jayhepburn — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:22:28 +0000

Continuing our visit to Le Lion - Bar de Paris in Hamburg join Torben Bornhöft for a Ranglum, a drink by former Le Lion bartender Gonçalo De Sousa Monteiro. A delicious cocktail that combines both dark and overproof rums, the Ranglum also makes great use of the falernum Torben produces with Philipp Jäckel under the Forgotten Flavours banner.

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Le Lion Part 2 – Le Coquetiez du Lion

jayhepburn — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:10:58 +0000

Continuing our series of drinks from Le Lion - Bar de Paris, join Søren Sørensen for Le Lion's house drink, Le Coquetiez du Lion. A sophisticated yet approachable take on the Vesper, Le Coquetiez du Lion pays tribute in both its ingredients and name to American drink culture, classic cocktails, and the French name of the bar it calls home.

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Le Lion Part 1 – Gin-Basil Smash

jayhepburn — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:59:22 +0000

Le Lion is a small cocktail bar in Hamburg, which opened in late 2007 and has since gone to worldwide acclaim winning "Best New Cocktail Bar" at the 2008 Tales of the Cocktail Spirits Awards. Join owner Jörg Meyer for a Gin-Basil Smash, a simple but elegant drink that became the summer sensation of 2008 around the bars of Germany, and beyond.

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Mud Puddle Books

jayhepburn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:05:28 +0000

Join Greg Boehm at the Mud Puddle Books offices in Manhattan for a tour around his extensive cocktail library. Featuring some of the very first books about cocktails and bartending, and spanning four centuries, this collection is one of the most extensive in the entire world. See the books, learn about the history behind them, and find out about the reproductions now available.

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Amsterdam & door 74

jayhepburn — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:44:16 +0000

Perhaps most famous for certain other intoxicating substances, Amsterdam has a small but growing cocktail scene. The latest bar is door 74, a small pseudo-speakeasy hidden away on a busy street close to Rembrandt Square. Join Philip Duff at door 74 for a Super-Dry Martini Doble.

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Announcing Oh Gosh! TV

jayhepburn — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:59:47 +0000

Join Jay Hepburn for cocktail adventures around the world, as he searches for perfect cocktails, great bars and fine spirits.

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