Master Mixologist Dale DeGroff Makes the Ultimate Whiskey Smash

Name: Master Mixologist Dale DeGroff Makes the Ultimate Whiskey Smash
Uploaded: 2020-04-23T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Channel: Holland America Line
Description: A James Beard award winner for Wine & Spirits, Dale Degroff's cocktails are featured across Holland America Line's fleet of ships. In 2015, The New York Times called DeGroff "one of the world’s foremost cocktail experts", and wrote that his book "The Craft of the Cocktail" is considered an essential bartending reference.

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Creator's Key Takeaways

hello my name is Dale DeGroff and I am the master mixologist for Holland America Line

we wanted to rehabilitate the classic cocktails from the Golden Age

the one I'm gonna show you today is called the whiskey smash

we're gonna bear down really hard on these pieces of lemon and get the juice out and balance that simple syrup

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Cut lemon into four pieces for juice and garnish

✓Muddle lemon pieces hard to extract juice and balance sweetness

✓Use a julep strainer to remove mint bits for clean presentation

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow to make a whiskey smash cocktail

QWhat ingredients are needed for a whiskey smash

QWhat technique is used to balance sweetness and sourness

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A James Beard award winner for Wine & Spirits, Dale Degroff's cocktails are featured across Holland America Line's fleet of ships. In 2015, The New York Times called DeGroff "one of the world’s foremost cocktail experts", and wrote that his book "The Craft of the Cocktail" is considered an essential bartending reference.