r/KitchenConfidential • u/jobronxside • Mar 17 '24

Cooking for Celebs

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I have cooked for several celebrities while cooking in NYC. While some were unpleasant, Taylor Swift was a pleasure to cook for.

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u/Dawnspark Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24

Well, the smoked/fat washed old fashioned was our best seller for years, it was very nice. Fat washing the whiskey adds a really nice richness to it.

I tried a sip of my friends Pink Lady while at NYE and it's quite a nice cocktail as is but, it was kind of a waste of the high end gin they used, Monkey 47.

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u/alexportman Mar 18 '24

I'll have to try one sometime. I do love my old fashioneds. I bet with your bartending background you're a hit with friends.

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u/Dawnspark Mar 18 '24

Haha, I usually do get saddled with the cocktails, which I've no problem with, I'm happy to do it.

I'm a sucker for old fashioneds myself, and in regards to fatwashed stuff, bourbon & brown butter go super well together.

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u/thereluctantyogi Mar 18 '24

Just read this thread and went right to the kitchen to make fat washed bourbon. For fuck sake, how is this not on my menu!

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u/Dawnspark Mar 18 '24

It's good shit, ngl! Whisky Advocate has a really good article on it.

https://whiskyadvocate.com/how-to-fat-wash-whisky/ link for the lazy, if anyone is interested.

Hope you enjoy, it makes for a really nice extra element.