>>
>> YOU
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. >>> SWITCHING GEARS NOW TO A
LITTLE BIT OF THE ALCOHOL SIDE,
IF YOU WANT TO COOL OFTEN THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. THIS
WAY. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
COCKTAILS NOW BECAUSE TRACY AND
I WERE TALKING DAIQUIRIS GET A
BAD WRAP.
BAD WRAP.
BAD WRAP. AND JOHN PAUL, THE BAR MANAGER
AT BIT HOUSE SALOON ON
SOUTHEAST GRAND JOINS US NOW.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY
AND POURING THESE BEAUTIFUL
DRINKS.
DRINKS.
DRINKS. >> THE DAIQUIRI GUY IS HERE.
YEA!
YEA!
YEA! >>
YEA! >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU THINK AND ALL-INCLUSIVE
RESORT OR SOMETHING, YOU GET
THOSE SLUSHY THINGS?
IS THAT IT
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. THIS IS GREAT.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRINKS
AND IT IS PART OF HISTORY.
TODAY IS NATIONAL DARKRY DAY.
IT HAS AN ORIGIN IN THE SPANISH-
AMERICAN WAR TO THE 19th
CENTURY.
CENTURY.
CENTURY. AND IT IS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE 1920ss THROUGH '60s TIKI
CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. THERE IS A RUMOR THAT JOHN F.
KENNEDY USED TO TAKE A BREAK
EVERY HALF HOUR AND DRINK A
DAIQUIRI.
DAIQUIRI.
DAIQUIRI. >> AS IT SHOULD BE.
>> AND IN THE TEA DRINKING
CULTURE YOU HAVE THE SLUSHIES
IN A CUP AND THAT IS WHERE THE
SLUSHY DAIQUIRI CAME FROM.
IT IS LIME, RUM AND SUGAR.
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE. >> I THOUGHT IT WITH US CUBAN.
NOT TRUE?
NOT TRUE?
NOT TRUE? >> WELL, THE NAME DAIQUIRI IS
A BEACH IN CUBA.
A GENTLEMEN NAMED GAMES COX WAS
AN ENGINEER THAT INVENTED THE
-- JAMES COX WAS AN ENGINEER
THAT INVENTED THE DAIQUIRI
WHILE ENTERTAINING.
WHILE ENTERTAINING. I MADE YOU A SPREAD TO SHOW YOU
THE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF
RUMS.
RUMS.
RUMS. THIS IS A REALLY COOL DAIQUIRI
MADE WITH A RICH, DARK SUGAR.
THE JAMAICAN RUMS ARE MORE
FUNKY WITH A FLORAL AND FRUIT
ASPECT TO THEM.
AND THERE IS A HONEY AND
TOBACCO-STYLE RUM FROM TRINIDAD
IN THIS VARIETY.
IT IS SO WONDERFUL.
I ALWAYS HAVE TRICKS UP MY
SLEEVES WHEN I MAKE DAIQUIRIS.
THIS ONE IS TO USE VANILLA BEAN
IN THE SUGAR.
TWO PARTS SUGAR TO ONE PART
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. WHEN IT IS STILL WARM I PUT A
VANILLA BEAN IN THERE AND LET
IT SIT FOR A FEW HOURS.
>> OH, WONDERFUL.
>> I PREFER TO HAVE A RICH
SYRUP.
SYRUP.
SYRUP. THAT WAY YOU CAN USE A LITTLE
BIT VOLUME OF SUGAR BUT STILL
HAVE THE EFFECTIVE RESULT.
>> YOU ARE VERY LIBERAL WITH
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> I AM MAKING TWO.
>> GOOD!
>> GOOD!
>> GOOD! >> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS IS TO MAKE SURE YOU
CHILL YOUR GLASSES.
>> THAN IS A CERTAIN KIND OF
DAINTIER GLASS?
DAINTIER GLASS? >> WELL, THESE GLASSES LOOK
SMALL, BUT THEY ARE 5-1/2
OUNCES.
OUNCES.
OUNCES. >> ALL RIGHT.
AND HOW MUCH LIME DID YOU PUT
IN IT?
IN IT?
IN IT? >>
IN IT? >> SO, THE RECIPE IS TWO PARTS
RUM, ONE OUNCE OF LIME, THEN
TWO QUARTERS OF AN OUNCE OF
SUGAR AND SHAKE IT.
>> THAT IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
>> I AM SHAKING IT UP TO WAKE
IT UP.
IT UP.
IT UP. >>
IT UP. >> THAT IS GREAT!
>> AND LET'S POUR.
>> THIS IS LIKE A COARSE BROWN
SUGAR?
SUGAR?
SUGAR? >>
SUGAR? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT IS A RICH BROWN SUGAR.
IT HAS --
IT HAS --
IT HAS -- >> THAT IS THE SCARIEST PART
FOR ME, JOHN PAUL, MAKING
THIS SIMPLE SYRUP.
I DON'T KNOW.
I AM AFRAID I WILL BURP IT.
CAN YOU MAKE IT AT HOME VERSUS
BUYING IT PRE-MADE?
>> EVERYTHING IS BETTER DONE AT
HOME AND FRESH.
EQUAL PARTS SUGAR AND WART.
AS SOON AS IT STARTS TO GET HOT
YOU TURN THE HEAT OFF.
>> LOVELY.
>> LOVELY. >> I LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE COMING TO MAKE
DAIQUIRIS FOR YOU GUYS.
>> WOW, THAT IS SO GOOD!
I ASSUME IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO MAKE THIS AT HOME --
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT
HAPPY HOUR AND DAIQUIRIS ARE $5
ALL DAY TODAY.
SO COME ON DOWN AND HAVE A
DAIQUIRI.
DAIQUIRI.
DAIQUIRI. WE HAVE $2 OYSTERS AND ALL OUR
BEERS ARE $4.
>> AND WHERE ARE YOU?
>> 727 SOUTHEAST GRAND.
>> CHEERS.