The Cloister! A 70s cocktail that didn't suck

Head to https://www.tailorstore.com/anders to get your discount! First-time shoppers get 25% off & returning customers get 20% off the entire order! Today we’re making the Cloister! This cocktail dates back to the 70s, but unlike a lot of drinks from that era, it’s not weighed down by a bunch of orange juice. The Cloister name is a nod to Yellow Chartreuse, the monk-made herbal liqueur that can still be difficult to get your hands on. So we’ll also make this one with a couple comparable liqueurs to see how they work. Cheers! Get your bottles at House of Bitter Bear 👉 https://houseofbitterbear.com Try my grenadine & falernum 👉 https://gatherandset.com/collections/... Don’t forget the merch! 👉 https://gatherandset.com/collections/... Join us on Patreon 👉   / anderserickson   Sign up for the newsletter: https://anderserickson.com Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨 TIME STAMPS Intro: 0:00 Tailor Store: 1:00 The History: 3:21 The Booze: 7:54 The Recipe: 8:54 The Substitutions: 11:34 Sips & Sign Off: 13:00 THE CLOISTER RECIPE 9:05 1.5 oz. (45 ml) Beefeater London Dry Gin 1/2 oz. (15 ml) Yellow Chartreuse 1/2 oz. (15 ml) grapefruit juice 1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice 1 barspoon (~5 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water) THE TOOLS To The Bar Mat: https://rb.gy/ds3osd 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://gatherandset.com/collections/... Fine mesh strainer: https://amzn.to/4akT1dn Bar spoon: https://gatherandset.com/collections/... My citrus bottles: https://amzn.to/3BScssO My mini carafe: https://amzn.to/3iezKkZ Garnish picks: https://amzn.to/3I6QKoV Angled Nick & Nora Glass: https://gatherandset.com/products/ray... Anders Erickson Coupe: https://rb.gy/q9tqp5 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 Matthew Crowley Kevin Dzomery Derek Patstone Rick Turoczy Joshua Penley Sheri Muilenburg Connie & Rob Chapin Chris Roberts Howard Pollack Bruce Stark Brian Gordon David Byrne Randall Randall Nick D Pilaitis Filip Sodic Scott Maclean Jonathan Shaffer Follow Me: Instagram:   / anderserickson   Facebook:   / andersericksoncocktails   Send stuff to: Anders Erickson PO Box 248 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Image Attributions: The Cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral, Christopher JT Cherrington, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Claustro de Santo Domingo de Silos, Jose Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Kreuzgang, Kloster Eberbach, DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Salisbury Cathedral, Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Tailor Store 03:21 The History 07:54 The Booze 08:54 The Recipe 11:34 The Substitutions 13:00 Sips & Sign Off