It always surprises me that the Americans of all people, who are known for their crazy flavor combinations, didn't think of mixing Coke and Fanta. Every time I see an American like you drinking Spezi it always seems like I'm watching someone drinking the most exotic thing imaginable. But Coke with cherry? A staple across the US
Not only in the USA. In many countries - even in Europe - I was looked at as if I had lost my mind when I asked to make myself a Spezi in bars, pubs or restaurants.
In Germany there are many Spezies. The one from Paulaner, but also one of Coke (mezo mix) and also Pepsi (schwip schwap). Almosen every Brand has a own version.
The nutrients per 100ml is so you can easily compare different can and bottle sizes, 250ml 330ml, and 500ml cans and bottles, as well as 750ml, 1l, 1.25l, 1.5l, 1,75l, 2l and sometimes other bottles exist
yeah, but you also can just add the value of individual bottles. Having a total amount of calories makes it easier to fit into your caloric plan, and having calories per 100ml shows whether it's a good deal in the first place
The US serving size is sometimes totally wacky. Like a big cookie might be 4 servings?!? And different products may have completely different serving sizes, making them impossible to compare.
you've just proven, that a per 100ml nutrition table is better. if the US can had it too, you could have easily compared them despite being different sized cans
the whole serving thing is so terrible, especially once they start putting 12.5 servings into a package or something like that. for a can like this its alright, but often times they then just add both 100ml and full serving. for candy they also add a per piece row sometimes. but i think 100g/ml is the most important, cus thats kinda what u wanna check real quick while shopping
Dr pepper tates very different in the us to getmany. I actually don't like the german dr pepper but the American one is one of my favorite Sodas right up there with spezi
@helloweener2007 I find myself corrected you are right... I would have sworn it's just 8. must have happend because of the glass bottles for Fassbrause and beer.
It’s not orange soda mixed with coke. If it was it would be easy to replicate, which we as Germans know is astonishingly hard for Leikeim, Schwipp Schwapp und Co
@@tschumitjuu orange soda and coke are not set terms. You can have two orange sodas which taste nothing alike. Just as you can have two cokes which taste nothing alike. So just blatantly saying 'it isn't orange soda mixed with coke' is just ignorant. And since the bottle literally says "ColaOrange Limonade", it is also simply false.
Spezi as a name is a bit complicated. Technically it's a trademark and not everybody can use it, but colloquially most people call cola-orange mixes spezi, like everybody calls any tissue a kleenex. Coca Cola has its own spezi, called MezzoMix. Pepsi has its own called Schwip Schwap. But Paulaner (yes, the same guys that do the beer) is considered a higher quality one, even though the Coca Cola one has less sugar (yes I was surprised as well) If you go to a bar or diner and order a spezi everyone knows what you want and some might mix it themselves, but most will just have a bottle of the stuff their supplier offers. PS: You should send the can to one of your German fans, so they can get the 25ct Pfand back.
“Paulaner is a German brewery, established in 1634 in Munich by the Paulaner Order of mendicant friars. Now owned by the Schörghuber family, it is one of the six breweries which provides beer for Oktoberfest.[2] Paulaner ranks number six among Germany's best-selling beers.” “The Paulaner order is a Roman Catholic religious order of friars founded by Francis of Paola in fifteenth-century Italy. The order soon spread to France, Germany and Spain.”
*PAULANER is, in the first place, a brewery from Munich in Bavaria. All beers are brewed in accordance with the Bavarian purity law from 1516. It has nothing to do with the rest of Germany. ⬅ MIA SAN MIA.* 🔥😈🔥
This brings back childhood memories. "Spezi" was always the go-to drink in restaurants or pubs with my parents when I was not allowed "full" coke yet. It was not branded by Paulaner, it was just simply a mix of Coca Cola and Fanta (which also means the mix varied a lot). For some reason I never ordered it as an adult and I don't really know why, because I love the taste Oo
Greetings from Germany! Try to mix coke and german Fanta! The easiest way to make Spezi for your own😉 Or if you feel really emperimental try a mixture of a third each of Coke, Fanta and European Sprite... 😉
*german* coke (with beet sugar) and *german* fanta orange (with beet sugar, 3% real juice, and natural color) ... or *maybe mexican* (with cane sugar) ... but *_not_* american coke (with HFCS) and *_not_* american fanta (with HFCS, no juice at all, and carcinogenic neon colorant) ps: yes, many breweries also produce at least one kind of "soda" to be able to offer something to the whole family including children *_(below 16 :-)_* the *original* Spezi is produced by other breweries. Paulaner once got a lifetime license to use the name "Spezi", but have to use a slightly different recipe. americans buy cans of 12 floz (355 ml) while european cans usually are 1/2 liter (500 ml, 16.9 floz) or 1/3 liter (rounded 330 ml, 11.2 floz)
It would have to be German Coke mixed with German Fanta. Doesn’t work with the US stuff. I have tried it myself, and as a UA-cam reference, Hayley Alexis has tried it too.
You're so aorable an it's always wholesome to watch your videos. I guess Spezi is for most germans (or at least the german millennials) such a beloved childhood memory and many of us still like to drink it as adults.
Spezi was invented by a brewery. The brand was registered by Brewery Riegele in Augsburg in 1956 and used since around 1965 for this carbonated mix of cola and orange soda. The demand for it was to high for the relatively small brewery, so they started in 1977 a franchising system; currently 7 smaller and/or family-run breweries are licensed to produce "Spezi". The far bigger Paulaner brewery had acquired even before (in 1974) a license to use the brand for their own cola-orange mix (they use however their own recipe); in 2023 Paulaner registered the brand "Paulaner Sunset" for the US and plans to market the mix there under that brand. PepsiCo started to produce their own mix in 1969 under the brand "Schwip Schwap", Coca-Cola in 1973 as "Mezzo Mix". Multiple breweries in Germany, Austria and (afaik) Finland offer their own cola-mix drinks using other brand names, but ordering it e.g. in a restaurant most people will simply ask for "Spezi".
thats a regional specific name. I heard it from people from bawü ^(i think?) as an anecdote when they tried to order it anywhere else and got actually cold coffe. but everywhere I lived it as always been "spezi"
@@Miristzuheiss I live in Berlin for 20 yrs now and never heard it here, but I guess you can switch to another part of town and everything is called different, so I don't say its impossible. But I'm from NDS originally and spend time in the north in general, in Bavaria and also in NRW and at least where I was it was never Kalter Kaffee (at least not from natives of that area). So I still stand by my original statement. Maybe a few more regions than I thought, but "Kalter Kaffee" is definitely not the general normal German name for it.
You can mix Coke with Fanta (Orange Soda) to create Spezi 😅 And it's so weird to me that you don't know Coke with Orange Soda, like it's so simple. 😅 And when you mix it yourself you can decide if you want to have more Coke or more Orange Soda.
probably no american got the idea to mix coke with neon bright fanta and then also have lots of HFCS ... german Coke has 10-11 g (beet) sugar per 100 ml, and german Fanta below 8g ps: yes, mixing it yourself is best, being able to adjust the ratio from almost pure Coke to almost pure Fanta, and I also use Fanta Lemon instead of Fanta Orange.
pau-la-ner almost correct pronounciation. try it like you would pronounce the big letters in known english words (try to make the same sound) Pau= "POW"er , la= "LA"s vegas , ner
He says it wrong, he looks it up, he keeps repeating it incorrectly........"oké we got that out of the way" ........I guess it's just too hard to pronounce an A not as an E for Americans, which is strange because they themselves pronounce A as E, A or O depending on the word.
I live close to the german border in the netherlands. Shops don't sell it but we do mix it ourselves and call it 'diesel'. Once a month i go shopping in germany and always get some bottles of 'schwip schwap'. Same stuff different brand. And yeah, dr pepper is also great stuff.
Spezi (spelled sh-b-e-zi with a "e" like in pet, the "zi" is actually spelled like the WWII "zi" ;-) ) is a bavarian shortcut for buddy (like "special friend").
Little funfact in case you don´t know: Many beer producers/ brands were named after medieval monastery orders. Like Paulaner, Franziskaner etc. were monks who are mostly famous for their brewing skills :)
You can make your own Spezi if you take german coke and german fanta (orange) and mix it. You can experiment with the mixture depending how much orange flavour you like with the coke. Next step in german mixed drinks is Radler: german beer (pilsener) mixed with german Sprite
In Bavaria there's a common expression called "Spezi" or "Spezl". It means "Buddy". So it might be that the inventors had that in mind. "Spezi" is your buddy everywhere you go. 😂
2:50 in Germany you also have 2 lists 1 in a small unit like 100 ml So you can compare them to other drinks even if the overall can or bottle has different filling sizes And 1 that shows you the numbers for you’re actual cab or bottle size
The origin of the term "Spezi" as a friend can be traced back to the word "spezial," which means "special" or "unique." It was used in the 18th century to describe close friendships. The use of the term for the beverage reflects the idea that it is a special mixture that stands out from other drinks.
Paulaner Spezi actually is a copy of the original Spezi of Riegele brewery in Augsburg; Paulaner brewery bought the naming rights for 40 years back in the 80’s. I can be called a Spezi purist, as I prefer the original Spezi, which comes in a bottle, and is a tad less carbonated than the Paulaner version. The reason why the Coca Cola version (Mezzo Mix) or the Pepsi one (SchwipSchwap) are NOT called Spezi is for naming rights, as mentioned above. Only Paulaner weere allowed to use “Spezi”, and as they are a larger company than the original brewery Riegele, Paulaner Spezi is believed to be the original even by many Germans. The exclusivity of the name has run out, so now there are many Spezis plopping up everywhre. But there is only one (2, if you deign to count Paulaner) original.
@@Lalalein But did you know that this Paulaner Spezi isn't the original one either? The Augsburg based brewery Riegele has invented Spezi and Paulaner has been using the brand due to an agreement 50 years ago which Riegele left in 2022. They're in a copyright lawsuit since then. You can look it up and get the "original" one on your next shopping trip to 🇩🇪 😉
the way you pronounce it, it would be written "Sbähsi" ^_^ But I only just now realized, that in English the sound we use for "E" doesn't even exist. it's the sound in the french word "Café" at the end.
in germany we put the 100ml kcal values on every baverage. That way it's easier to compare between different sizes of cans and bottles ;) The same way, every... _'solid food'(?)_ gets the 100g treatment. To make it easier to compare ^^
In my country you can order a coke with fresh lemon juice in restaurants. Or you mix coke and fanta 50/50 at home. Have you heard of 'Radler', Ryan? It's mixing beer with lemon/orange soda. You can also buy it in stores already mixed.
First of all its the best soda you'll ever drink so its not just "its not bad!" :D Its kinda funny to see Coke in this can size. Havnt seen it for ages here. In my region, not sure if its in whole germany, the size of the can for Coke is thin and a bit taller than the one for Spezi or you buy it in a small bottle
Okay, the can size need explaining. the 0.33l is, because glases in restaurants are 0.3l in size and have a marker on the glas with the 0.3. but, since the guest expects, that the marker is reached, and the line is not exact - the can has 10% more in it, so its always over the line. and since its like 3 cans are a liter - that how that worked out and still is in effect..even after like 50 years...
I'm from Germany. Many years ago I was on vacation in the US. One day we went to a restaurant where i ordered one Coke and one Fanta with only one glas. The puzzled look of the waitress got even weirder when she saw me pouring both drinks into that one glas. I have to say that taste experience wasn't that enjoyable. But I didn't know about the diiference of German and American Fanta, although the colour should have been a warning sign. 😜
You might not have noticed, but most German cans aren't made of alumin(i)um, they're made of tinplate. If you look at the little recycling mark (the triangle of arrows), it should have an "Fe" in it instead of "Al".
Paulaner Spezi is very popular in southern Germany, especially in the region around Munich :-) When I have visitors from northern Germany and let the people taste it, everyone is very enthusiastic. I'm just surprised that a cola mix was never offered in the USA. Maybe a good chance to make it popular in the USA
Yes, it's the same brand as the beer brand. Most breweries in Germany sell soda as well, almost all have their version of sprite, fanta, coke and spezi
I was today years old when i found out that Coca Cola sells Mezzo Mix only in a few countries. I found out about that fact because i was surprised, that you did not know the combination of Coke and orange soda and googled for "Mezzo Mix USA" Over here in Germany even all the cheap brands have like 3-4 basic tastes, that everyone produces: Cola, Orange Soda, Lemon Soda and Cola-Orange Soda
Hey fun fact! You can recreate the supreme version of Spezi by yourself. Just pour pepsi(it has to be pepsi) in a glass, and throw in a slice of an orange and a slice of a lemon. Thin slices work just fine. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes and voila!
When I was a kid you could not buy but had to mix it on yourself. Because of the brown-greyish colour we called the mix of coke and orange soda "Diesel" like the fuel for the car. 😅
I just opened one can of Spezi, sat down took my tablet just to see that we share the same drink 😅 cheers mate 🍻 Btw, ever tried a german root beer? And I don't mean the toothpaste bs you guys have😅
Paulaner Spezi is probably the best of the mixes. Coca Cola and Pepsi have both their own version of Spezi called Mezzo Mix and Schwip Schwap. And of course, do other beer brands and local soda makers also have their own spezi variants.
Nutrion per 100 is requiered by law to make it comparable with others. So if you have a 0.330 can from one thing you can compare it with the 1.5l of another thing by just looking at the per 100 ml or per 100g for not liquid things.
In Europe, we do not use a table of nutritional values per pack/portion only, but per 100ml/100g so that the customer can quickly and easily compare this information for different products from different manufacturers in the shop. I can have different sizes of drinks (0,25l / 0,33l / 0,5l / 0,75l etc.) and if they all have a value e.g. amount of sugar per 100ml, I can easily compare them and no one can fool me with the pack/portion size. On the other hand, I find the US system impractical.
Oh yes i must buy some spezi today for my weekend. Krombacher also has a Spezi variety. They taste slightly different. I find it strange that Krombacher makes larger cans, although I think they cost the same.
dont forget , u can make ur own spezi by mixing cola with fanta, and here your jouney starts, try it with other cola (no sugar coke) , pepsi , dr pepper , ... , , and try different typs of fanta like fanta lemon or so.
Spezi means bro or friend in bavarian. But im not sure if the naming of the drink comes from there. But i cant also think of a different origin. And yes Paulaner is a Munich beer brewery that also sells this drink. Usually its in dark brown glass bottles but for a couple of years they also sell cans in discount grocery stores like Lidl or something like that. And there are a couple of other brands who sell this but the Paulaner one is just the best.
Im astonished at how many people here in the comment spread fake information as „Spezi is just Coke and Orange Soda“ WRONG. It’s an entirely different drink that’s so hard to copy no other brand other than licensed Spezi manufacturers can replicate it
The term Spezi is only used in Bavaria and means something like "friend" or maybe better "mate". It's not common in other parts of the country (the term not the soda ;-))
If you want to try and create it yourself try to get Mexican coke and Mexican Fanta. Add one part of each, then you get the Cola company's mix (pretty much).
Please also try Out some product with "Waldmeister" flavour. It is a herb-based flavour that is very much only used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Now when you tried Paulaner Spezi the next challenge would be to try other Spezi products. The most common ones in Germany are "Schwipp Schwapp" and "Mezzo Mix". And mix it on your own - for example 50% Cola and 50% Fanta. Or more Fanta and less Cola (like 60/40 %) or vice versa, more Cola and less Fanta. (I don't know the mixture of Pazlaner Spezi and the others and if there is a lot of difference or not.) Because it makes a difference which mixture you have and which you like the most. Thanks for the Video, it's interesting 😊
Spezi = shortform for "Spezial" = engl. Special But we have the form "give me a spezi", than you get a Mix of Fanta orange and Cola. Paulaner it is the same manufacturer like the Beer. And also the german cola taste different, then the american cola. And we have Dr. Pepper as cola, and other Manufacturer like "Afri Cola" or "Fritz Cola"
The Company Paulaner who makes the beer, also makes the Paulaner Spezi. And compared to Schwip Schwap or Mezzo Mix, which are made by Pepsi and Coca Cola, Paulaner Spezi tastests the best. Spezi is half coca Cola and half orange fanta
Spezi is a mix of Coca Cola with either Fanta or another Orange soda. So yeah the calorie count due to both soda have a lot of sugar is higher then the Coca Cola or Orange soda without mixing it together. Even Coca Cola makes Spezi. There are more expensive and less expensive brands.
Don't forget that there is Pfand on that can, so don't just throw it away.😆
Question is, did he pay the Pfand :o).
😂
NA ja in den USA kann er damit nichts anfangen.....
@@pyrofreak73 vielleicht bei ALDI 😂
The rule ist to keep the Pfand!
Ryan transforms into a real German in real time. We reached the level of "It's not bad" as a compliment :)
@@MacFernor
That’s what I thought and laughed so hard about it.😂
But we didn´t quite reach "drinkable" levels yet :)
😂😂😂
besser als a Gosch voll Reißnägel
It always surprises me that the Americans of all people, who are known for their crazy flavor combinations, didn't think of mixing Coke and Fanta. Every time I see an American like you drinking Spezi it always seems like I'm watching someone drinking the most exotic thing imaginable. But Coke with cherry? A staple across the US
Not only in the USA. In many countries - even in Europe - I was looked at as if I had lost my mind when I asked to make myself a Spezi in bars, pubs or restaurants.
Fanta is not Orange at all. It have Orange in it, but is per se far away of be orange. Mix Cola with real orange juice. Where is the problem?
@@mariethomas7760 no gas in the orange juice. Tastes totally flat imo. Like a Spezi that‘s been standing open for half a day.
Spezi isn’t Cola plus Fanta. Straight out different product
@@mariethomas7760ih.
In Germany there are many Spezies. The one from Paulaner, but also one of Coke (mezo mix) and also Pepsi (schwip schwap). Almosen every Brand has a own version.
Das ist doch alles kalter Kaffee!
And the original Spezi from Brauhaus Riegele ...
@@vomm👍👍
dont forget sinalco cola, tastes better than coka cola
Fun fact: In Germany they dont sell it in a plastic bag
Pretty sure he was being sarcastic when he said that
@TheDonutMan3000 Yeah. I just wasnt sure
The nutrients per 100ml is so you can easily compare different can and bottle sizes, 250ml 330ml, and 500ml cans and bottles, as well as 750ml, 1l, 1.25l, 1.5l, 1,75l, 2l and sometimes other bottles exist
yeah, but you also can just add the value of individual bottles. Having a total amount of calories makes it easier to fit into your caloric plan, and having calories per 100ml shows whether it's a good deal in the first place
pls add the 1l FAXE-can to the can-list
@@BR618 Especially the 1l FAXE with 10% alcohol 😀
@@Battlestar1965 once you go Faxe black, you never go back ... 😂
The US serving size is sometimes totally wacky. Like a big cookie might be 4 servings?!? And different products may have completely different serving sizes, making them impossible to compare.
you've just proven, that a per 100ml nutrition table is better. if the US can had it too, you could have easily compared them despite being different sized cans
the whole serving thing is so terrible, especially once they start putting 12.5 servings into a package or something like that. for a can like this its alright, but often times they then just add both 100ml and full serving. for candy they also add a per piece row sometimes.
but i think 100g/ml is the most important, cus thats kinda what u wanna check real quick while shopping
Comparing Spezi to Dr.Pepper is a CRIME 😭 but glad u like it - bc everyone in Germany is gonna agree - Spezi is amazing
For sure i know a lot of people, but no one who drinks Spezi or Mezzo Mix
I don't agree
Spezi ist Spitze!
Spezi ist Spitze, aber nicht das von Paulaner, sondern das Original 😁
Dr pepper tates very different in the us to getmany. I actually don't like the german dr pepper but the American one is one of my favorite Sodas right up there with spezi
Don't even think about throwing the can away. In Germany you get a 25 cent deposit back.
8Cent
@@-sephrin2260 25 cent for cans.
@@-sephrin2260
No 8 Cent for glas bottles, 15 cent for glas bottles with swing top, 25 cent for plastic bottles and cans.
@helloweener2007 I find myself corrected you are right... I would have sworn it's just 8. must have happend because of the glass bottles for Fassbrause and beer.
In Finland 10c, 15c, 20c and 40c, depending material and size of the package
Keep in mind, that it is German orange soda, that you mix with cola, not American orange soda... The two could not be further apart in taste.
I would describe it more like 1/4 orange juice with 3/4 Coke
1/4 orange juice is too much. I'd go with a 1:9 mix of juice to coke.
It’s not orange soda mixed with coke. If it was it would be easy to replicate, which we as Germans know is astonishingly hard for Leikeim, Schwipp Schwapp und Co
@@tschumitjuu orange soda and coke are not set terms. You can have two orange sodas which taste nothing alike. Just as you can have two cokes which taste nothing alike. So just blatantly saying 'it isn't orange soda mixed with coke' is just ignorant. And since the bottle literally says "ColaOrange Limonade", it is also simply false.
Spezi as a name is a bit complicated. Technically it's a trademark and not everybody can use it, but colloquially most people call cola-orange mixes spezi, like everybody calls any tissue a kleenex.
Coca Cola has its own spezi, called MezzoMix. Pepsi has its own called Schwip Schwap.
But Paulaner (yes, the same guys that do the beer) is considered a higher quality one, even though the Coca Cola one has less sugar (yes I was surprised as well)
If you go to a bar or diner and order a spezi everyone knows what you want and some might mix it themselves, but most will just have a bottle of the stuff their supplier offers.
PS: You should send the can to one of your German fans, so they can get the 25ct Pfand back.
Wir haben das früher immer kalter Kaffee genannt
I'm writing this comment before watching the video.
If you like it: Gut, sehr gut.
If you don't like it: HOW DARE YOU!?!?!
“Paulaner is a German brewery, established in 1634 in Munich by the Paulaner Order of mendicant friars. Now owned by the Schörghuber family, it is one of the six breweries which provides beer for Oktoberfest.[2] Paulaner ranks number six among Germany's best-selling beers.”
“The Paulaner order is a Roman Catholic religious order of friars founded by Francis of Paola in fifteenth-century Italy. The order soon spread to France, Germany and Spain.”
*PAULANER is, in the first place, a brewery from Munich in Bavaria. All beers are brewed in accordance with the Bavarian purity law from 1516. It has nothing to do with the rest of Germany. ⬅ MIA SAN MIA.* 🔥😈🔥
This brings back childhood memories. "Spezi" was always the go-to drink in restaurants or pubs with my parents when I was not allowed "full" coke yet. It was not branded by Paulaner, it was just simply a mix of Coca Cola and Fanta (which also means the mix varied a lot). For some reason I never ordered it as an adult and I don't really know why, because I love the taste Oo
Greetings from Germany! Try to mix coke and german Fanta! The easiest way to make Spezi for your own😉 Or if you feel really emperimental try a mixture of a third each of Coke, Fanta and European Sprite... 😉
Doesn't work. The corn syrup of the US coke is just too dominant. You would also need European coke which is made with cane sugar.
Another UA-camr recently checked, that even US Coke and European Coke do not taste the same !
*german* coke (with beet sugar) and *german* fanta orange (with beet sugar, 3% real juice, and natural color) ... or *maybe mexican* (with cane sugar) ...
but *_not_* american coke (with HFCS) and *_not_* american fanta (with HFCS, no juice at all, and carcinogenic neon colorant)
ps: yes, many breweries also produce at least one kind of "soda" to be able to offer something to the whole family including children *_(below 16 :-)_*
the *original* Spezi is produced by other breweries. Paulaner once got a lifetime license to use the name "Spezi", but have to use a slightly different recipe.
americans buy cans of 12 floz (355 ml) while european cans usually are 1/2 liter (500 ml, 16.9 floz) or 1/3 liter (rounded 330 ml, 11.2 floz)
Mix US coke and fanta, you get starsky.
It would have to be German Coke mixed with German Fanta. Doesn’t work with the US stuff. I have tried it myself, and as a UA-cam reference, Hayley Alexis has tried it too.
Coca Cola sells Spezi in Germany as Mezzo-Mix, I believe.
Next taste ALMDUDLER.
Lol
Was ist das
Almdudler ist, wenn ich mich nicht irre, eine Kräuterlimonade aus Österreich.
YES PLS!!!
Yes plsss
The self-germanisation goes on ... 😁🤣
It is the same Paulaner. It is a brewery and they make some different kinds of beverages
Now we need to compare the Paulaner Spezi to the Coca Cola Spezi/Mezzo Mix !
Und schwipp schwapp
And not to forget the Original Spezi!
You're so aorable an it's always wholesome to watch your videos. I guess Spezi is for most germans (or at least the german millennials) such a beloved childhood memory and many of us still like to drink it as adults.
Spezi was invented by a brewery. The brand was registered by Brewery Riegele in Augsburg in 1956 and used since around 1965 for this carbonated mix of cola and orange soda. The demand for it was to high for the relatively small brewery, so they started in 1977 a franchising system; currently 7 smaller and/or family-run breweries are licensed to produce "Spezi". The far bigger Paulaner brewery had acquired even before (in 1974) a license to use the brand for their own cola-orange mix (they use however their own recipe); in 2023 Paulaner registered the brand "Paulaner Sunset" for the US and plans to market the mix there under that brand.
PepsiCo started to produce their own mix in 1969 under the brand "Schwip Schwap", Coca-Cola in 1973 as "Mezzo Mix".
Multiple breweries in Germany, Austria and (afaik) Finland offer their own cola-mix drinks using other brand names, but ordering it e.g. in a restaurant most people will simply ask for "Spezi".
In my childhood, we didn't call this Spezi😊 we called it "Kalter Kaffee"😅 (cold koffee), because it's looked like😂
thats a regional specific name. I heard it from people from bawü ^(i think?) as an anecdote when they tried to order it anywhere else and got actually cold coffe. but everywhere I lived it as always been "spezi"
I know it also in Berlin and NRW as Kalter Kaffee in my youth
@@Miristzuheiss I live in Berlin for 20 yrs now and never heard it here, but I guess you can switch to another part of town and everything is called different, so I don't say its impossible.
But I'm from NDS originally and spend time in the north in general, in Bavaria and also in NRW and at least where I was it was never Kalter Kaffee (at least not from natives of that area).
So I still stand by my original statement. Maybe a few more regions than I thought, but "Kalter Kaffee" is definitely not the general normal German name for it.
@@ThePixelSchubse Im Saarland und in Rheinland-Pfalz kennt man es ebenfalls als Kalter Kaffee.
Hab ich grad noch unter einen anderen Kommentar geschrieben 😂😂
You can mix Coke with Fanta (Orange Soda) to create Spezi 😅 And it's so weird to me that you don't know Coke with Orange Soda, like it's so simple. 😅
And when you mix it yourself you can decide if you want to have more Coke or more Orange Soda.
probably no american got the idea to mix coke with neon bright fanta and then also have lots of HFCS ...
german Coke has 10-11 g (beet) sugar per 100 ml, and german Fanta below 8g
ps: yes, mixing it yourself is best, being able to adjust the ratio from almost pure Coke to almost pure Fanta, and I also use Fanta Lemon instead of Fanta Orange.
next try: Malzbier
Ist das nicht das gleiche wie dene ihr root beer?
@@Christian2012-x8jNee schmeckt anders. Probiere es doch mal aus. Ich glaube, dass bekommt mittlerweile auch bei uns . 😊😊
Oh, jaaaaa 🥹 Malzbier 😍
pau-la-ner almost correct pronounciation. try it like you would pronounce the big letters in known english words (try to make the same sound) Pau= "POW"er , la= "LA"s vegas , ner
mezzo mix is also only sold in the DACH region
He says it wrong, he looks it up, he keeps repeating it incorrectly........"oké we got that out of the way" ........I guess it's just too hard to pronounce an A not as an E for Americans, which is strange because they themselves pronounce A as E, A or O depending on the word.
@@insu_na It's wild that Spezi is so popular here that Coca Cola decides to create an own Spezi brand just for these three countries xD
I love Spezi
Warum machen Leute Videos darüber wie man was korrekt ausspricht wenn sie es dann falsch aussprechen lol? "Pau-la-ner" .. wtf richtig wäre "Pau-la-na"
@@vomm gschichten ausm paulanagarten
A paulaner Spezi and a some weed is all you need 😊😅
I live close to the german border in the netherlands. Shops don't sell it but we do mix it ourselves and call it 'diesel'. Once a month i go shopping in germany and always get some bottles of 'schwip schwap'. Same stuff different brand. And yeah, dr pepper is also great stuff.
But Diesel in germany would be Beer and cola
Sure its "diesel"? We have "diesel" in germany as well, but its strictly beer and coke, not orange soda Oo
@@fernsehspiel342 Cola Bier heißt bei uns (Rheinland) Drecksack!
Spezi (spelled sh-b-e-zi with a "e" like in pet, the "zi" is actually spelled like the WWII "zi" ;-) ) is a bavarian shortcut for buddy (like "special friend").
Not really I'd argue that the special friend is "Spezl" with L at the end
Both possible, depends on the region within Bavaria.
its "laner" not "läner". the way you pronounce it, it would be written with the omnious ä.
laaner
yes it is the a you would use in "barn".
I love how Ryan says „Spetzi“ and not „Spezi“ all the time 😂
A Spezi, or Spezl, is a Bavarian word for a buddy or friend. And Paulaner (yes, its the brewery) is in Bavaria. You see, it all makes sense... :)
Paulaner is selling Spezi under a different name officially in the US. They call it Paulaner Sunrise
Spezi is a Bavarian word. It means friend or buddy, but can also be a friendly term for someone who is a bit on the shady side business wise.
Product test Ryan is my new favorite Ryan. ^^
Keep up exploring new european snacks, sweets and drinks.
It's fun to watch.
Little funfact in case you don´t know:
Many beer producers/ brands were named after medieval monastery orders.
Like Paulaner, Franziskaner etc. were monks who are mostly famous for their brewing skills :)
You can make your own Spezi if you take german coke and german fanta (orange) and mix it. You can experiment with the mixture depending how much orange flavour you like with the coke. Next step in german mixed drinks is Radler: german beer (pilsener) mixed with german Sprite
In Bavaria there's a common expression called "Spezi" or "Spezl". It means "Buddy". So it might be that the inventors had that in mind. "Spezi" is your buddy everywhere you go. 😂
2:50 in Germany you also have 2 lists 1 in a small unit like 100 ml
So you can compare them to other drinks even if the overall can or bottle has different filling sizes
And 1 that shows you the numbers for you’re actual cab or bottle size
The origin of the term "Spezi" as a friend can be traced back to the word "spezial," which means "special" or "unique."
It was used in the 18th century to describe close friendships.
The use of the term for the beverage reflects the idea that it is a special mixture that stands out from other drinks.
Paulaner Spezi actually is a copy of the original Spezi of Riegele brewery in Augsburg; Paulaner brewery bought the naming rights for 40 years back in the 80’s. I can be called a Spezi purist, as I prefer the original Spezi, which comes in a bottle, and is a tad less carbonated than the Paulaner version.
The reason why the Coca Cola version (Mezzo Mix) or the Pepsi one (SchwipSchwap) are NOT called Spezi is for naming rights, as mentioned above. Only Paulaner weere allowed to use “Spezi”, and as they are a larger company than the original brewery Riegele, Paulaner Spezi is believed to be the original even by many Germans. The exclusivity of the name has run out, so now there are many Spezis plopping up everywhre. But there is only one (2, if you deign to count Paulaner) original.
There's actually exists a similar soda from Coca Cola themselves called Mezzo Mix, not sure if it's sold in other countries than Germany
We don't have the original Spezi here in Switzerland unfortunately, but I loooooved drinking MezzoMix as a kid, so it is sold here as well :)
@@Lalalein But did you know that this Paulaner Spezi isn't the original one either? The Augsburg based brewery Riegele has invented Spezi and Paulaner has been using the brand due to an agreement 50 years ago which Riegele left in 2022. They're in a copyright lawsuit since then. You can look it up and get the "original" one on your next shopping trip to 🇩🇪 😉
the way you pronounce it, it would be written "Sbähsi" ^_^
But I only just now realized, that in English the sound we use for "E" doesn't even exist. it's the sound in the french word "Café" at the end.
speziiiiii! the best
Funfact: German UA-camr Huebi made a rap song about the drink Paulaner Spezi
Thank you for the well considered honest opinion 😊
in germany we put the 100ml kcal values on every baverage.
That way it's easier to compare between different sizes of cans and bottles ;)
The same way, every... _'solid food'(?)_ gets the 100g treatment. To make it easier to compare ^^
In my country you can order a coke with fresh lemon juice in restaurants.
Or you mix coke and fanta 50/50 at home.
Have you heard of 'Radler', Ryan?
It's mixing beer with lemon/orange soda.
You can also buy it in stores already mixed.
for your information one of the better self made currywurst sauces are made with cola and orange juice xD
First of all its the best soda you'll ever drink so its not just "its not bad!" :D
Its kinda funny to see Coke in this can size. Havnt seen it for ages here. In my region, not sure if its in whole germany, the size of the can for Coke is thin and a bit taller than the one for Spezi or you buy it in a small bottle
Okay, the can size need explaining. the 0.33l is, because glases in restaurants are 0.3l in size and have a marker on the glas with the 0.3. but, since the guest expects, that the marker is reached, and the line is not exact - the can has 10% more in it, so its always over the line. and since its like 3 cans are a liter - that how that worked out and still is in effect..even after like 50 years...
I'm from Germany. Many years ago I was on vacation in the US. One day we went to a restaurant where i ordered one Coke and one Fanta with only one glas. The puzzled look of the waitress got even weirder when she saw me pouring both drinks into that one glas.
I have to say that taste experience wasn't that enjoyable. But I didn't know about the diiference of German and American Fanta, although the colour should have been a warning sign. 😜
Dude ran for his life to get these cups so we get to see the video as soon as possible, now that's dedication.
You might not have noticed, but most German cans aren't made of alumin(i)um, they're made of tinplate. If you look at the little recycling mark (the triangle of arrows), it should have an "Fe" in it instead of "Al".
Paulaner Spezi is very popular in southern Germany, especially in the region around Munich :-) When I have visitors from northern Germany and let the people taste it, everyone is very enthusiastic. I'm just surprised that a cola mix was never offered in the USA. Maybe a good chance to make it popular in the USA
Yes, it's the same brand as the beer brand. Most breweries in Germany sell soda as well, almost all have their version of sprite, fanta, coke and spezi
I was today years old when i found out that Coca Cola sells Mezzo Mix only in a few countries. I found out about that fact because i was surprised, that you did not know the combination of Coke and orange soda and googled for "Mezzo Mix USA"
Over here in Germany even all the cheap brands have like 3-4 basic tastes, that everyone produces: Cola, Orange Soda, Lemon Soda and Cola-Orange Soda
In the 1980´s we called it "Diesel" just beause of the colour...and it´s very common in Germany..
Hey fun fact! You can recreate the supreme version of Spezi by yourself. Just pour pepsi(it has to be pepsi) in a glass, and throw in a slice of an orange and a slice of a lemon. Thin slices work just fine. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes and voila!
When I was a kid you could not buy but had to mix it on yourself. Because of the brown-greyish colour we called the mix of coke and orange soda "Diesel" like the fuel for the car. 😅
I always order spezi when eating out. My entire family does it. Nearly everyone I know does it.
The Original Spezi is from Augsburg and is much better than the Paulaner.
I just opened one can of Spezi, sat down took my tablet just to see that we share the same drink 😅 cheers mate 🍻
Btw, ever tried a german root beer? And I don't mean the toothpaste bs you guys have😅
Paulaner Spezi is probably the best of the mixes. Coca Cola and Pepsi have both their own version of Spezi called Mezzo Mix and Schwip Schwap. And of course, do other beer brands and local soda makers also have their own spezi variants.
Nutrion per 100 is requiered by law to make it comparable with others.
So if you have a 0.330 can from one thing you can compare it with the 1.5l of another thing by just looking at the per 100 ml or per 100g for not liquid things.
In Europe, we do not use a table of nutritional values per pack/portion only, but per 100ml/100g so that the customer can quickly and easily compare this information for different products from different manufacturers in the shop. I can have different sizes of drinks (0,25l / 0,33l / 0,5l / 0,75l etc.) and if they all have a value e.g. amount of sugar per 100ml, I can easily compare them and no one can fool me with the pack/portion size. On the other hand, I find the US system impractical.
Paulaner Spezi is my absolute favorite drink there is.
I think Spezi has its name from the word spezial, which as you might think, means special...
Btw: Spezi by Coca Cola is called Mezzo Mix, probably to market it better internationally
finally you're trying spezi 😍
"PAU-LAAA-NER"
Ryan: "PAU-LÄÄÄ-NER"
I loved that, especially how he perfectly pronounced the "Ä" as well xD
07:49 one guy, two cups 😅😅😅
Oh yes i must buy some spezi today for my weekend. Krombacher also has a Spezi variety. They taste slightly different. I find it strange that Krombacher makes larger cans, although I think they cost the same.
dont forget , u can make ur own spezi by mixing cola with fanta, and here your jouney starts, try it with other cola (no sugar coke) , pepsi , dr pepper , ... , , and try different typs of fanta like fanta lemon or so.
Next level: comparison of Spezi vs Mezzomix vs Schwippschwapp 🤓
Spezi means bro or friend in bavarian. But im not sure if the naming of the drink comes from there. But i cant also think of a different origin. And yes Paulaner is a Munich beer brewery that also sells this drink. Usually its in dark brown glass bottles but for a couple of years they also sell cans in discount grocery stores like Lidl or something like that. And there are a couple of other brands who sell this but the Paulaner one is just the best.
You can get Spezi in the US - it's called Paulaner Sunset....
FINALLY. SOME. CONTENT!!!!!
For sure it's the same Paulaner that makes the Beer! It's a company that produces beverages. Beer, softdrinks, carbonated water... no matter
What did you expcect? It's just cola mixed with fanta. Of course it's nothing crazy but just cola with a hint of orange 🤣
Im astonished at how many people here in the comment spread fake information as „Spezi is just Coke and Orange Soda“ WRONG. It’s an entirely different drink that’s so hard to copy no other brand other than licensed Spezi manufacturers can replicate it
The term Spezi is only used in Bavaria and means something like "friend" or maybe better "mate". It's not common in other parts of the country (the term not the soda ;-))
Obviously you never left Bavaria.
Interesting reaction. LIke "I definitely tasted something but I have no idea what".
Ryan, if you like Spezi, you should buy the 0,5 Liter Glassbottle. And it´s always taste better in the Bottle. Servus.😉
you can diy that staff
if you mix 30-40 (german) fanta with 60-70% coke
Ooohhhhh Ryan is bringing out the big guns with this one
If you want to try and create it yourself try to get Mexican coke and Mexican Fanta. Add one part of each, then you get the Cola company's mix (pretty much).
Please also try Out some product with "Waldmeister" flavour. It is a herb-based flavour that is very much only used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
"Is that what Spezi means in german? A little sparkle?" Naw. Spezi is a bavarian slangterm for "pal"/"friend".
cheers!
Now when you tried Paulaner Spezi the next challenge would be to try other Spezi products. The most common ones in Germany are "Schwipp Schwapp" and "Mezzo Mix". And mix it on your own - for example 50% Cola and 50% Fanta. Or more Fanta and less Cola (like 60/40 %) or vice versa, more Cola and less Fanta. (I don't know the mixture of Pazlaner Spezi and the others and if there is a lot of difference or not.)
Because it makes a difference which mixture you have and which you like the most.
Thanks for the Video, it's interesting 😊
You need to try Schwip Schwap and Mezzo Mix. They are both much better varieties of a concoction of Cola and Orange pop.
Spezi = shortform for "Spezial" = engl. Special
But we have the form "give me a spezi", than you get a Mix of Fanta orange and Cola.
Paulaner it is the same manufacturer like the Beer.
And also the german cola taste different, then the american cola.
And we have Dr. Pepper as cola, and other Manufacturer like "Afri Cola" or "Fritz Cola"
The Company Paulaner who makes the beer, also makes the Paulaner Spezi. And compared to Schwip Schwap or Mezzo Mix, which are made by Pepsi and Coca Cola, Paulaner Spezi tastests the best. Spezi is half coca Cola and half orange fanta
In Germany it is not about whether Spezi, but which brand has the real/best
I have never analyzed Paulaner Spezi like that XD
Spezi is a mix of Coca Cola with either Fanta or another Orange soda. So yeah the calorie count due to both soda have a lot of sugar is higher then the Coca Cola or Orange soda without mixing it together. Even Coca Cola makes Spezi. There are more expensive and less expensive brands.
Because all Cans are bigger in USA. Actually every Beverage or food container is.
spezi is pretty oldschool u can also try club cola it´s made in berlin
For me as a Munic Geman i have so much Fun to Watch this Video … 😂