craft cocktails are the star of the
trendy bars but you don't have to go out
to enjoy them that's right we are mixing
things up with new ways to impress your
other half on Valentine's Day with craft
cocktails that you can make Kristy cook
is the bar manager of central kitchen
and bar in downtown Detroit thank you
for hanging out well it's a pleasure
thanks for having me oh yes we're here
to shake up some liquor yes yes I have a
variety of drinks that appeal to a
variety of tastes yes and we're gonna
start with one with a French twist
yes so we are making a French 75
typically it's made with gin but we
decided to warm it up a little bit today
because it is cold out and we're gonna
use cognac instead so yes I was - cognac
a little bit of lime or lemon juice
simple syrup you're not even really
measuring just doing this by heart you
know what really to tell you the truth
I'm just doing because I was told I had
to do it this way I'll just go a little
bit iced real quick I love that little
segue to it - I totally believe girls
time is the best time you get the girls
stepping on you like the squad the girls
squads coming into the mark we do hey
you know and I do realize that it's
Valentine's Day and it's coming up and
this is for you know
boyfriend/girlfriend couples whatever
the case may be but I will say you can
celebrate Valentine's Day single as well
that's Campania that is Shemp this is
called a French 75 French 75 this a
little bit a little bit of galentine's
nothing wrong with that no not at all
what does this galentine's that you
speak of Valentine's Day is when the
girls are spelling spending Valentine's
Day together get at the gals galentine's
yeah like the time if you're single have
a galentine's even if you're not single
you can still have you still have a
galentine's yes now let's get to the
Cosmo okay let's do hello yes
so Cosmo as we all know good old Sarah
Jessica Parker made it famous and Sex in
the City
she had last time all the time all the
time that this weekend is I was so I
totally hear you so yes so we've got you
know the Absolut citron which is sure no
sugar you're gonna taste that so I feel
like Kosmos are coming back they are
coming back they are coming back because
at one point it was kind of like overly
done yes everybody was asking for him
all the time like if notic remember
hypnotic yes I do remember hypnotic wow
you took his back yeah going back in the
day you took us back a little bit was it
it was you and it was like a cognac
basis I believe yeah it was like trouble
in a bottle if it was struggling planes
like big fan big fan maybe fan there we
go you're both far were there
you like that gold bar where it is a
little bit sparkly the second notes
objecting okay I did Carl Barks
downstairs so you already had a soft
grand opening did you really that's
fantastic
okay producer Jay wants to know what
does a bramble a bramble we are gonna be
making that next and that's good so you
want to taste this yes
so this anybody over there want to try
this we got all right Tasha says she'll
trap she's like I'm trying it this is
the French lemony flavor Rambo mmm as
what in it and I put icing that for me I
think yeah so bramble has got the gin
it's got lemon juice simple syrup and
then we put a little bit of creme de
Muir in it what are you doing over there
this is the bramble this is the okay so
while we're doing this is remind
everyone where you're located so we are
looking at a central kitchen and bar and
that is in Campus Martius
right downstairs or right downtown and
we have a phenomenal
a great place to meet people and network
in town all right
that right on top
wow you're getting fancy watch out we
want to top it off with some raspberries
while you're doing that to get more
cocktail recipes you can visit Mart
telecom /en - us or visit you see that
on the screen
sorry Tati right there on the screen it
has kind of a funny address Martell comm
/en - us or visit Absolut drinks com
yeah both sites have dozens of recipes
to try out just please enjoy responsibly
as always yes all right so what is what
is this I'm trying so this is the
bramble good so yep chin 47 botanicals
in it oh that's nice the old school
cause yeah