Discover the 'Lost' Big Dipper Rum Cocktail Recipe

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Today on Cocktails After Dark we explore the fascinating history of Gander Airport's iconic Big Dipper bar, once a bustling stopover for the world's rich and famous during the 1940s to 1960s. This video dives into the golden age of aviation when propeller planes made Gander, Newfoundland, a key refueling point for transatlantic flights. Discover how legends like Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, and Frank Sinatra sipped cocktails at the Big Dipper while planes refueled, and learn how to make the bar's signature cocktail using the infamous Newfoundland Screech rum. If you've ever been curious about Gander's aviation history, old-time airport bars, or unique cocktails, this video has it all. Plus, find out how "Screech" became a part of Newfoundland's folklore. Whether you're a history buff, cocktail enthusiast, or simply curious about this legendary airport, you won't want to miss this journey back in time. Grab your shaker, some rum, and let's make history-one drink at a time!
The Big Dipper
1½ ounces Newfoundland Screech
1 ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
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@GlensHangar День назад

In case you didn't know - we have an airplane channel: www.youtube.com/@GlensHangar

@davidmccleary5540 День назад

@@GlensHangar been watching since you bought the plane. Great channel

@vdubboy85225 День назад

Really enjoyed the inclusion of the historical video, and tie into Glen's Hanger.

@scottrose3344 День назад

Hands down, this was your best cinematic video on this channel. Great use of vintage footage, tying in your other channel and mixing a fun cocktail. Thanks!

@oreally8605 День назад

Very nice video. Glen. History and culture. 😊

@kellybryson7754 День назад

Loved the historical footage.

@cindymichaud7111 День назад

Yay! Great video. Thanks for the CBC video, really brought me back in time. Wonderful 😊

@johnmckenzie4639 День назад

Thanks Glen! This whole episode was a real blast from the past. Right from the old CBC clip with Knowlton Nash (dig those wild spectacles) to that great placemat with the cocktails. That seemed to be the go to placemat for every restaurant back in the 70s and 80s. Loved it!

@melanieg5459 День назад

One of the sounds of my childhood! Knowlton Nash, CBC's The National news program. Haven't thought of him/that in a long time ❤

@MichaelGisiger День назад

Yup, my grandparents flew from Europe to New York in 1949 for their honeymoon. I'm pretty sure, they had a stop-over in Gander and, having the privilege to have known my grandfather very well, I'm pretty sure they visited the lounge for drinks and a cigar 😁

День назад

What an awesome way to cross over with your other channel. This was a great micro history lesson.

@gwilliammaggs 24 минуты назад

I guess I was one of those VIP people in 1971 I emigrated from Great Britain, and the first place we landed as we were low on fuel, was in Gander so it holds a very special place in my heart, after Gander it was New York and finally Toronto. I have travelled many miles, worked in a multitude of jobs and now live outside Vancouver. I just finished a bottle of Screech and when Come from away was in Vancouver my wife was there, and she said it was funny the friends she went with didn’t know about the Gander incident. Great video Glen cheers, I do like my dark Rum.

@LolaChacona День назад

What a great video! I did see Come From Away earlier this year when it came to Scranton, PA. Gander played a very important part on 9-11 (yes, THAT 9-11) and the villagers were so very supportive of all the passengers & planes that were forced to land there when they "closed the skies". Glen is right .. if you ever see it available near you, GO!! It was fabulous!

@mhouse2257 День назад

So cool to see the airport from "Come From Away"!

@GrayGhost47 День назад

In 1944, my father flew from Gander Field to the Azores to Casablanca on his way to Foggia, Italy where he served in the US 463rd Bomb Group. He often talked about Gander Field. I’m sure he was not able to visit the Big Dipper.

@DarrellHillier День назад

There was no Big Dipper there in 1944. That was a postwar creation when the airlines started up their commercial transatlantic air passenger services. Do you know exactly when he flew through Gander?

@abefrohman1759 День назад

Thank you for another entertaining video. You guys are awesome.

@brandonmulford5524 День назад

Awesome bit of history, I had no idea about Gander. Thanks for sharing Glen and Jules.

@cathpeterson1944 День назад

luv the vintage news clip of Gander Field and Big Dipper bar with CBC’s Knowlton Nash

@travisadams4470 День назад

Heres to Screech! 🍻

@jjsradioman4876 День назад

That's a nice bit of editing. Paddy Gregg was a New Brunswicker and a long-time CBC journalist. I can remember his work back in the day.

@panicandfall День назад

Gander is a fascinating spot.

@joeyhardin1288 День назад

Well, that was fun!!!

@Tala_Masca День назад

I dont know if I ever have been this early! Nice to see a bit of you in the wild! The background story makes a nice cocktail even better! And I just love the 'lemon' on the little jug!

@WilliamFollett 23 часа назад

One Friday evening after getting out of class from my video production course in college, on a whim, a buddy and I hopped on a plane and flew from St. John's to Gander. Upon arriving we went the the bar and I immediately got I.D . The problem was I didn't turn 19 (legal drinking age) till the the following day. The lovely lady looked my I.D, handed it back right away and kindly told me to put it away. She suggested that if anyone asks, I didn't show her it till after midnight then proceeded to hand me a rum and coke. I never knew what was in, maybe it was Screech.

@BHaha-n2q День назад

Legendary Gander, world’s biggest airport in 1940 & on the Great Circle route.

@wpattison День назад

Fond memory: Visiting Vancouver prior to a cruise, my SO and I were in a bar and struck up a convo with a gentleman from Newfoundland. He proceeded to tell us about Screech, and so we all had a round. Good times!

@lesliemoiseauthor День назад

Thank you for this very creative episode!

@TheDriftwoodlover День назад

Sounds and looks good. Love the history lesson!

@midhudsonmarketing6484 18 часов назад

This was a very interesting departure from your normal "cocktails after dark" format. At first I thought maybe I had clicked on the wrong video but caught on quickly. Thank you for the history lesson and origin of the Big Dipper, Glen. - Marilyn

@XanderDDS День назад

loved the historical video included in this video, MORE of this type of content please! do a collab with max miller!

@GottaBeThere2736 21 час назад

Wowww. Love this old film and history! 😊

@davidmccleary5540 День назад

Well it was a beautiful day in Gander.

@neil_chazin 17 часов назад

My dad was flying back to Chicago from Germany on 9/11 and he got diverted to Gander and spent most of a week there. That was the first time is heard of it.

@MamaStyles День назад

My Newf uncle used to make screech and it was pretty close to gasoline and def not 40 proof😅. When my ex husband and I were dating …the day I introduced him to my family up at the cottage , my uncle plied him with some. Well about an hour later we couldn’t find my husband and went on a search and found him asleep on the beach half in the water with waves lapping over him on a very cool late night evening. We had to carry him back and warm him up by the fire and yet he was still snoring happily. The next time my husband had some at New Years we found him doing shots of it in a glass votive that still had candle wax in it 😂 Apprently the new wife doesn’t let him drink any rum esp screech 😂

@martinboote8175 День назад

Just an fyi, proof is measured by half percentage points, so 40% is 80 proof. This is why anything over 50% (100 proof) is called overproof

@pinsentweebly 23 часа назад

I haven’t bought a bottle of screech in a few years… I’m concerned about “New Taste” on the label. I bought my kids to the terminal in Gander a few years ago… the old guy at the airport tried to convince me that the regular terminal was the historic one. He was delighted in my disappointed face. He then brought us to the international terminal. Also, I’m still waiting on that jigs dinner Glen!

@simbeau 22 часа назад

Excellent. Thanks for this.

@EvilKarateClown 22 часа назад

The most fascinating part is that the CBC newscasters don't have a stereotypical Canadian accent. For example, I don't hear the raised long 'I' sound. I thought they were speaking a remnant of the Mid-Atlantic accent at first, but the 'R' after their vowels is strong, borderline exaggerated.

@JK-ig6sk 22 часа назад

Great episode!

@TheErador 17 минут назад

Come From Away might be my favourite musical, saw it in London, my friend is currently seeing the whole uk tour, i think they're on 38 performances now

@sithra74 День назад

Wow! You fly? My dad used to fly from Southern IL to his property in FL back in the 60's; way before he was married to our mom. Once he had a family, the insurance was way to much to keep it up.

@MrsG7swr День назад

well colour me surprised after watching and following for a few years you go and drop that you have a flying channel and it seems are quite a competent if not very fast talking pilot, the co-pilot looks familiar too...

@vlmellody51 День назад

I really loved this video! My late father flew a small aircraft as well. Watching you and Julie in your plane reminded me of many happy times with him. ❤ BTW: Why don't you save yourself some inconvenience and just wear bifocals? I have an astigmatism, and I have had to wear them since I was 12 years old.

@GlenAndFriendsCooking День назад

I have a pair, specifically for the plane - but when we did this trip I was having the prescription updated.

@marleyanalytics 22 часа назад

The story behind the name 'Screech' sounds like an Ye Olde Meme.

@Erin_Wilson_Studios День назад

Why did I think Screech was moonshine? 🙈

@mnoxman День назад

Funny how people forget this little thing called editing. I think they made a whole Pink Panther movie from the cutting room floor droppings of previous PP movies.

@1One2Three5Eight13 День назад

Given that the LCBO carries screech, would it be worth grabbing some for the sake of the cocktail? (Obviously everyone's threshold for when they need a bottle for something different would be different, but do you have a hand-wavey answer?)

@GlenAndFriendsCooking День назад

I'd probably just grab whatever dark slightly sweet rum you already have on your shelf and give that try first. Though I was pleasantly surprised by the 'New Formula' Screech; it's like they are actually trying to shake off their lower shelf image.

@MrMojitoguru День назад

Appleton signature by another name. lol

@MamaStyles День назад

Actual Newfie screech the way the locals make it is so potent it removes paint 😂I didn’t know even that is what a rum until I tried actual rum 😂

@GlenAndFriendsCooking День назад

At some point in the not too distant past it possibly was a mix of rum from Appleton. But the new blend seems to use rums from other parts of the Caribbean as well as the Jamaican rum.

@MrMojitoguru День назад

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking Thank you. Love the show. Robb from Westland, MI