How to Make the Veteran Mixed Drink

Video Transcript

"This drink is called a Veteran. It's a very strong cocktail involving mostly rum and cherry brandy. Now we're going to start off by putting some ice in a glass. We're going to use an old fashion glass, a rocks glass, something of that nature. And we're going to start with a dark rum. You're going to need two ounces of dark rum. In this case we're going to use Meyers. Barcardi or many brands of dark rum out there, whatever works for you is fine, doesn't have to be brand specific. And we're going to use our jigger so we get the proper pours. Now a jigger is a little device that helps you measure out your liquors. Usually they have an ounce on one side, half ounce on the other. Some are ounce and a quarter, or an ounce and a half, depending on what you find, but you can get them at any restaurant supply store. Now you also need a half ounce of cherry brandy. Now don't be confused with cherry brandy from cherry syrup. Cherry brandy is not actually a very strong cherry taste but it is more on the brandy side. Now we want to stir it a little bit. We're going to use a bar spoon. Again, you can pick this up at any restaurant supply store. And you just want to get your ingredients mixed together there like that. Get it nice and cold. Going to add a straw, a little sip stick here and that is your Veteran. Enjoy."