This is the Mai Tai you'll be drinking all summer (Blanche Dubois)

Get your bottles at House of Bitter Bear 👉 https://houseofbitterbear.com/collections/the-blanche-dubois Today we're making the Blanche Dubois, a gin-based Mai Tai variation created by Ed Diaz of Bar Tonique in New Orleans. Built with London Dry Gin, orange curaçao, lemon juice, orgeat, and strawberry, it's a refreshing summer cocktail that balances citrus with almond and fruit flavors. Named after the character from Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, the Blanche Dubois has become a modern cocktail favorite. Whether you consider it a tiki drink or not, it's an easy crowd-pleaser that's perfect for warm weather. Cheers! Try my grenadine & falernum 👉 https://beveragemixers.com/collections/anders-erickson-holiday-collection?sca_ref=6375283.i1mAKIWjO7 Don’t forget the merch! 👉 https://exlsv.com/collections/anders-erickson Join us on Patreon 👉 https://patreon.com/anderserickson My newsletter: https://anderserickson.com Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨 ——— CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:40 The History 02:34 The Booze 04:07 The Recipe 06:08 Sips & Sign Off ——— THE BLANCHE DUBOIS RECIPE 4:07 1 strawberry (muddled) 2 oz (60 ml) Beefeater London Dry Gin 1/2 oz (15 ml) Ferrand Orange Curaçao 3/4 oz (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz (15 ml) orgeat* Mint sprig garnish *Easy Orgeat Recipe: - 450g (2.25 cups) sugar - 300g (1.5 cups) unsweetened almond milk - 1 tsp orange blossom water - 1/2 tsp rose water - 1/2 tsp almond extract Warm the sugar and almond milk over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, add the remaining ingredients, and stir to combine. ——— THE TOOLS My workhorse double jigger: https://amzn.to/3lmmKrK My go-to large shaking tin: https://amzn.to/33vnMLJ My go-to small cheater tin: https://amzn.to/3qecbe5 Hawthorne strainer: https://amzn.to/2VBUSWh Fine mesh strainer: https://amzn.to/4akT1dn My citrus bottles: https://amzn.to/3BScssO My mini carafe: https://amzn.to/3iezKkZ Reserve Milo Rocks Glass: http://shrsl.com/49kuq As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Special thanks to our top-tier patrons: Adam Greetis Brandon Carey Randy Calegari Kevin Derek Patstone Rick Turoczy Sheri Muilenburg Connie & Rob Chapin Howard Pollack Bruce Stark Brian Gordon Randall Randall Nick Andy Beach D Pilaitis Jonathan Shaffer Melanie Sumner David Pruett Brody Matthew White Brian Sciarratta KC JONES Scott Goode Allen Saxton Lara Charles Snodgrass Scott MacLean Robert Tim Ayers Steve Mr. Robert Wade Walden Leverich Loretta Jake Stickland John Smail Thomas Goodearl Brian and Angela Housler HuhSJ Chris Costa Terry Olson Follow Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anderserickson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/anderserickson_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andersericksoncocktails Send stuff to: Anders Erickson PO Box 248 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202