This episode of Master Your Glass was filmed right after a USBG (United States Bartenders’ Guild) educational seminar on 10/3 2019 where both the legendary Jose F. Ancona and I spoke to a large group of Bartenders.  Jose recently retired but worked behind the bar for over 50 years. He is a past National President of the USBG as well as past Vice President of the International Bartenders Association (IBA) for North America. 

In 1971 he created the USBG cocktail, a recipe I discovered in an old cocktail competition program book.   It’s a great cocktail and came during a time when the cocktail in America had reached one of its lowest points in terms of quality of cocktails being made.   

USBG 

- 1.5 oz. (45ml) Blanco Tequila   

- 1 oz (30ml) Benedectine D.O.M.   

- 1 oz (30ml) Fresh lime juice  

- .25 oz (15ml) Grenadine syrup  

- .25 oz (15ml) Simple Syrup   

- Shake all the above ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

- No garnish specified by the creator Jose F. Ancona  

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