How to Make an Old Fashioned - Featuring JaNee Nyberg, 10 Years Ago vs. Today

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I think fifty-fifty Fred might have exception to the time x years ago when actress and bartender JaNee Nyberg recorded a video on 'How to Brand an Former Fashioned'. At the fourth dimension she was making dozens of how-to cocktail videos for the at present defunct search engine called Mahalo. Fortunately for us her colorful videos alive on forever and ever.

It seems every few months one of JaNee's cocktail making videos gets discovered and creates a whole new viral buzz around her heavy handed pours and not-conventional ways to make a cocktail. If you do a search, there are dozens of them.

It was nearly ten years ago that she fabricated one of most famous videos on 'How to Make an Onetime Fashioned.' You can see information technology here for your viewing pleasure.

How to Make an Old Fashioned (The Original)

Well, a lot has changed in JaNee'southward life in the last 10 years. The former extra and that was once featured on soap operas like Young and The Restless has moved on.

She's now married with a young son and teaches AP History in California. Fortunately for u.s., she hasn't totally hung upwards her bar tending skills. At present in a partnership with Jim Axle she's back and making that classic Old Fashioned again. Merely this time she's measuring things and using the proper ingredients. Take a look at the redemption version of How to Make an Quondam Fashioned.

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How to Make an Old Fashioned (The Redemption Version)

Granted, information technology may not exist nearly as entertaining equally the original but at least y'all will still know your name afterwards drinking this version.

Bonus Video: How to Brand a Dr. Kevorkian

And just then you don't think her skills from ten years agone were limited to bourbon here'south another video besides with a heavy pour that teaches us 'How to Make a Dr. Kevorkian Cocktail' using Dr. Pepper and Vodka. As JaNee says, "Who here doesn't like Dr. Pepper?" You too may wish you were dead after this!

Don't say we didn't warn yous.

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