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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink  2 роки тому +295

    The Flavor was… weird. Got any other weird ideas? Hit me with ‘em!
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    • @imightbebiased9311
      @imightbebiased9311 2 роки тому +1

      What if you tried to make something with the most mediocre bottles you own, or where you try and feature the less loved liqeurs/mixers/spirits.
      My friends were experimenting with trying an Amaretto-forward drink, and just straight mixing it with ginger beer was pretty decent, but maybe there's some tuning to do there.
      In any case, love the vids, you're one of my "must watch" channels, spent a good part of the pandemic going through the back catalog, even though I don't drink nearly as much as I used to.

    • @picochap
      @picochap 2 роки тому +1

      If you do a follow-up to this, when I was in college I used to mix equal parts lemonade and root beer from the cafeteria drink dispenser. It was extremely interesting, and I couldn't really describe the flavor. Almost as if it started root beer and finished lemonade, but the middle of the mouthful was almost them negating each other's flavors.
      I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on it or try it.
      Keep up the good work you two!

    • @amydbwinters
      @amydbwinters 2 роки тому

      The best part of the video--"a skunk took a shit" lol

    • @dragongod2000
      @dragongod2000 2 роки тому

      I got three cocktails,
      The creamed raspberry
      Chambord, egg white, and sweet tea, shaken until foamy
      The prescription
      Absinthe rinsed glass with Jager and zwicks, for sipping only
      And the ship prescription
      Same as the prescription but mix in clementine juice, the flavors don't mix, but they distinctly pair.

    • @astaaraa.9625
      @astaaraa.9625 2 роки тому

      Chuck's Drink went viral over on the r/bartenders sub, and looks super weird

  • @transcatgirl551
    @transcatgirl551 2 роки тому +732

    Guys we need to give Greg a break. How about an episode titled "Greg gets to show off his absolute favorite drink to make with each type of spirit"

    • @Tecwolf
      @Tecwolf 2 роки тому +29

      I agree. I miss Greg showing us delicious drinks and cocktails. Inspiring me to make some.

    • @benzracer
      @benzracer 2 роки тому +14

      So the old fashioned lol.
      Agreed though he needs a break from palate hell.

    • @edfreak9001
      @edfreak9001 Рік тому +2

      really though it would be cool to just see him showcase some favorites

    • @hcvibes
      @hcvibes 7 місяців тому

      @howtodrink

    • @jaydub2971
      @jaydub2971 5 місяців тому +1

      You're saying you don't want to see "Greg tries to make a palatable cocktail with Malört and kaoliang wine in it"?

  • @jonas5205
    @jonas5205 2 роки тому +1

    Really love the all the crazy, crazy good and crazy "good" cocktails/drinks

  • @theni9htguard331
    @theni9htguard331 2 роки тому +6

    Greg is great, I always get so excited when a new video drops

  • @synitare3171
    @synitare3171 2 роки тому +1

    I've done the pineapple juice and soy sauce one a couple times trying to make it work. It's very slightly better with low sodium soy sauce and a ratio of about 2oz juice, 2oz vodka and just a couple dashes of soy. It is still not good, but it's definitely an interesting experience.

  • @spoofbaby
    @spoofbaby 8 місяців тому

    Greg's gastroenterologist is never bored

  • @saanrio
    @saanrio Рік тому

    This was shown to me by a fitness instructor: 1Tbsp of blueberry balsamic to 8ounces of club soda. It does NOT taste like coke, but it doesn't taste bad, and it is a better alternative to diet sodas for when you are trying to lose weight and are reallly craving that flavored fizziness.

  • @ciaranmccormack704
    @ciaranmccormack704 2 роки тому

    3/4 pint Heineken, 1/5 Alcoholic Cider (Bulmers), finished with blackcurrant cordial.
    It's called snake-bite in Ireland

  • @thegreyman1575
    @thegreyman1575 2 роки тому

    Peanut Butter Whiskey, Root Beet, and Coconut Crème? A damn good float

  • @Tired.
    @Tired. 2 роки тому

    I look forward to your sponsored segments

  • @cloverkill
    @cloverkill 2 роки тому

    In high school we used to pour a bit of amaretto into beer bottles and it would taste like Dr. Pepper lmao

  • @cooper10182
    @cooper10182 2 роки тому

    Isn't beer and rum like a boilermaker?
    And the last drink(pineapple vodka thingy) makes me feel someone tried to sub soy sauce for bitters (potential for fixing a terrible drink episode?)

  • @hamp206
    @hamp206 2 роки тому

    Oh and you know of Bud’s Light and Miller’s Lite!

  • @johnsohn653
    @johnsohn653 2 роки тому

    The last one sounded like a marinade for grilled chicken

  • @erinnyren5564
    @erinnyren5564 2 роки тому +870

    OH MY GOD!! I’ve done the Kahlua and orange juice thing for years! I’ve even gotten bartenders to pay for the drink betting me it would be disgusting! I talked about it last week with coworkers and thought “I wonder if Greg will ever do this one…” This is, therefore, the greatest episode EVER!! Cheers!

    • @Michael-bn1oi
      @Michael-bn1oi 2 роки тому +38

      This almost make sense. Nitro cold brew and lemonade is a very popular combo in my area

    • @Burtocd
      @Burtocd 2 роки тому +30

      There's a drink called a Jäger sour(Jäger, oj, and a little simple syrup), and it also creates really strong chocolatey notes, too; kinda heading in the direction of a chocolate covered orange slice.

    • @JCTexanRyeGuy
      @JCTexanRyeGuy 2 роки тому +11

      Does the OJ need to have no pulp? Cause I’m adding this to my must try list. Have had tootsie rolls since I was a kid going to the Amscot bank with my mom that gave tootsie rolls as a snack while doing business. I would go up and down every clerk window and check the compartment that had the tootsie rolls in them. Would score up to 40 some days.

    • @zechsblack5891
      @zechsblack5891 2 роки тому +14

      Because of this channel I've taken to drinking my OJ with 2-4 dashes of ango bitters. Sometimes with half ginger ale.
      It's great, even if it might seem odd to start.

    • @thomasmichael2766
      @thomasmichael2766 2 роки тому

      This is 100% true.

  • @sagecolvard9644
    @sagecolvard9644 2 роки тому +1146

    I am always interested in hearing people describe a drink's Evolution, and The Flavor going from Cucumber to Plastic to Ozone is maybe the most interesting I've heard so far.

    • @ExpandDong420
      @ExpandDong420 2 роки тому +15

      To me it just tasted like static surrounding a cucumber

    • @owenl._.l4602
      @owenl._.l4602 2 роки тому

      @@ExpandDong420 what does static taste like?

    • @ExpandDong420
      @ExpandDong420 2 роки тому +1

      @@owenl._.l4602ever had Lacroix?

    • @benzracer
      @benzracer 2 роки тому +19

      @@ExpandDong420 Good sir, Lacroix tastes like what grapefruit would taste like to a ghost. I believe that's paranormal activity, not static.
      Although I totally understand the off flavors in things. I had a wine once, and I literally could only describe it as "ballooney" because it tasted like a balloon.

    • @ExpandDong420
      @ExpandDong420 2 роки тому +6

      @@benzracer ghosts make tvs go all static-y so they might not be all that different

  • @Piper_____
    @Piper_____ 2 роки тому +786

    Greg: insists on saying “lacroix” as though it were French
    Also Greg: pample mouse

    • @Pxtl
      @Pxtl 2 роки тому +61

      Because Lacroix is a French name.
      Yes, I know how the manufacturer says it's supposed to be pronounced. They're wrong, just like that Gif dude.

    • @toolongforyoutoread6
      @toolongforyoutoread6 2 роки тому +53

      @@Pxtl Pamplemouse is French for grapefruit. It's not pronounced "pample mouse".

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 2 роки тому +19

      @@Pxtl La Croix is a brand and they can pronounce it however they want. When referring to the brand, you pronounce it the way the brand is pronounced.

    • @bathroomsessions
      @bathroomsessions 2 роки тому +20

      @@chrismanuel9768 eh, the world is a western. Pronounce it as you wish.

    • @Version0111
      @Version0111 2 роки тому +19

      @@chrismanuel9768 Yes but if I made a brand called Chris's Cola and insisted it should be pronounced Crisis Cola you probably wouldn't correct people who think it should be pronounced the way most people would think to pronounce it.

  • @workmusic6325
    @workmusic6325 2 роки тому +1673

    This show is slowly changing from “How to Drink” to “How Not to Drink” and still all for it

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  2 роки тому +511

      Thanks! For the record, I’m not like abandoning any kind of content or whatever, just doing different things for a minute.

    • @HerBeautifulEyes
      @HerBeautifulEyes 2 роки тому +148

      @@howtodrink I've been watching you for a few years and I fully support this! I can imagine it'd get really boring as a creator if you started to feel pigeonholed, so switching it up with different types of videos is great and I for one am enjoying it 😊

    • @doa_
      @doa_ 2 роки тому +125

      @@howtodrink Please don't stop experimenting with new content. It's a wild and wonderful ride.

    • @zompreacher
      @zompreacher 2 роки тому +67

      @@howtodrink in order to know what "should" is, we must understand what "shouldn't" and "can't"

    • @TheWritersMind
      @TheWritersMind 2 роки тому +7

      @@howtodrink I'm loving the variety of cool stuff coming out, it's great!

  • @Nobody277
    @Nobody277 2 роки тому +484

    As a chemical engineer, I applaud your explanation of ozone formation.

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  2 роки тому +130

      Nice! I remembered high school right!

    • @shadowrylander
      @shadowrylander Рік тому +5

      @@howtodrink ... I wanna go to that highschool...

  • @ultimateninjaboi
    @ultimateninjaboi 2 роки тому +43

    When yoga people say "it tastes just like coke," what they MEAN is "its brown, fizzy, and uses a weird ingredient. And also i havent had coke in decades."

  • @megaera6924
    @megaera6924 2 роки тому +386

    I made The Taste for my husband and upon asking "does it taste...?" all he could say was "it tastes"

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  2 роки тому +107

      Try it again with my notes in mind, I bet you’ll find it hits the mark

    • @eskarinakatz7723
      @eskarinakatz7723 2 роки тому +8

      Aaagh lol!

  • @jacefairis1289
    @jacefairis1289 2 роки тому +415

    "it tastes like ozone!" fun fact: ozone is extremely toxic, like 50 Parts Per Million Is Rapidly Lethal kind of toxic - but fortunately you can generally smell ozone on the Parts Per *Billion* scale, and it generally becomes very irritating around 1 PPM. so if you ever smell the electricity-y smell in enough quantity to be irritating, you should leave immediately, because the difference between "oh wow that smell is making my nose hurt" and "oh wow, my lungs are imploding" is only about 10x. ozone is also a potent chronic hazard to people's lungs as an atmospheric pollutant, with very well-studied links between chronic exposure of 10 PPB (tiny, tiny amounts!) and increased circulatory or respiratory mortality - so if you smell it all the time, you should probably find somebody to sue.

    • @bradleylovej
      @bradleylovej 2 роки тому +19

      This is incredibly informative

    • @jacefairis1289
      @jacefairis1289 2 роки тому +32

      @@bradleylovej always happy to lend some niche chemistry knowledge! I've had to do precisely one ozonolysis (an organic chemistry reaction using ozone to cleave carbon-carbon double bonds, and one people generally avoid, even at the cost of having to use Osmium Tetroxide instead), and it really put the fear of god into me

    • @LothairApoclyane
      @LothairApoclyane 2 роки тому +2

      Ozone smells good, tastes good, and feels good

    • @LothairApoclyane
      @LothairApoclyane 2 роки тому +1

      Haven't you ever stood outside in a lightning storm under some tall trees

    • @jacefairis1289
      @jacefairis1289 2 роки тому +28

      @@LothairApoclyane the lovely feeling of carbon-carbon bonds in your lungs being cleaved

  • @dunkshot32
    @dunkshot32 2 роки тому +182

    Can we get a single video with all the "yellowstone drinks/recipes" in one spot? I got a bottle of Yellowstone and I want to try making them.

  • @TheEyesofSyn
    @TheEyesofSyn 2 роки тому +22

    This video has confirmed a theory I have long since held- that Greg is, in fact, a cryptid. The Flavor Man, The Greggening, The One Who Flavor Profiles Time and Space Itself, he can taste your fear and thinks it needs a dash of angostura, you watch as he pours your dreams into a cocktail shaker with one whole and one cracked ice cube along with the contents of your steadily unraveling mind. What garnish will he use? Even gods fear to ask that question.

  • @TheOriginalAverageJane
    @TheOriginalAverageJane 2 роки тому +83

    I used to make a tootsie roll martini that tasted really great but was so sneaky that eventually I stopped serving it to people because it was too easy to drink too many. Anyway, it was made with:
    1 oz. creamy chocolate liqueur
    1 oz. Irish cream liqueur
    1 oz. vanilla vodka
    1/2 oz. clear chocolate liqueur
    1/4 oz. Grand Marnier

    • @sugarandspice4815
      @sugarandspice4815 10 місяців тому +4

      That sounds like it's delicious at night and hangover city the next morning.

  • @IsaacIsaacIsaacson
    @IsaacIsaacIsaacson 2 роки тому +467

    I can only believe the "Vinegar Cola" is for people who haven't had cola in 10 years and have forgotten what it tastes like

    • @BurnyToast
      @BurnyToast 2 роки тому +20

      People who are so utterly diluted

    • @ultimateninjaboi
      @ultimateninjaboi 2 роки тому +58

      Its how i imagine someone trying to replicate what a cola tastes like, based entirely on how LaCroix snobs describe cola online.

    • @TheOriginalAverageJane
      @TheOriginalAverageJane 2 роки тому +20

      I was thinking that a really syrupy aged balsamic might work better? But I can't imagine that you'd really want to drink it.

    • @glennlaroche1524
      @glennlaroche1524 2 роки тому +18

      K so there is a brand of Italian soda--vaguely cola-like---that I cant remember the name of, that always tasted to me like there was a little balsamic in it.......
      Edit" the name just popped into my head--Brio Chinotto, or something like that

    • @mackenziechris
      @mackenziechris 2 роки тому +15

      I feel like the Yoga instructor was trying to describe a ‘shrub’ which I could see tasting like Coke if the fruit that they used was like plums or something with balsamic vinegar- but straight vinegar and bubbly water, it could never.

  • @diello1122
    @diello1122 2 роки тому +104

    After drinking vinegar badly here, the internet is ready for a HTD look at making shrubs, and the merits of drinking vinegar well.

    • @eskarinakatz7723
      @eskarinakatz7723 2 роки тому +9

      A look into the history of vinegar drinks would be interesting, as well as a tip to Max of Tasting History, as his channel’s pretty interesting!

    • @-Ghostess
      @-Ghostess 2 роки тому

      I wish I could remember that good one that used to be a thing in imperial Rome

    • @kellygoodfellow1316
      @kellygoodfellow1316 2 роки тому

      @@-Ghostess Oxymel?

  • @jegger2143
    @jegger2143 2 роки тому +178

    "What the f**k did I just drink?"
    Probably the best response a bartender can get from a customer.

  • @theteapotato763
    @theteapotato763 2 роки тому +60

    As soon as you mentioned Kahlua and orange tasting like tootsie rolls my brain immediately went "Of course it would". I used to work for a candy factory and one of the flavors we made was a chocolate & orange and it straight up tastes like a tootsie roll. I'm not sure if there is a coffee flavoring in a tootsie roll, but I'd be shocked if there wasn't something orange based in there.
    For balsamic vinegar and seltzer...I uh...uh...well... So once after running a half marathon I got back to my apartment and was fairly confident I was going have some cramping issues so I made a concotion of seltzer water, simple syrup, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, and I think rose water? and it tasted like a cream soda, so I had some hopes for that one. Shame.

  • @arturogranados1133
    @arturogranados1133 2 роки тому +160

    Cucumber Lime Gatoraid goes hard, btw. It is every Mexicans dream of a sports drink come true.

    • @iankargel6590
      @iankargel6590 2 роки тому +21

      I'm the only white person I've ever met who drinks it. It's literally the best flavor of Gatorade.

    • @Mrich775
      @Mrich775 2 роки тому +6

      I moved to arizona and saw the light, I can't go back after

    • @Steveofthejungle8
      @Steveofthejungle8 2 роки тому +8

      I’m a white boy who picks cucumber lime 9/10 times for my gatorade. So fucking good

    • @masonshucart7055
      @masonshucart7055 2 роки тому +3

      Yes the cucumber lime Gatorade is the best Gatorade. I always got confused because there's also pepino melon so I got confused if it was that or cucumber because pepino can also be Spanish for cucumber. Still it is so good.

    • @adams3627
      @adams3627 2 роки тому +8

      It's the objectively superior gatorade flavor

  • @cactusboy33
    @cactusboy33 2 роки тому +63

    This might sound weird but I've always described that flavour/scent as electric celery. The smell you get from consumer electronics sometimes that's part way between new car, hot plastic and ozone. I've mentioned to people before and they've not understood but maybe this drink is what I need as the reference point.

  • @psypuff5275
    @psypuff5275 2 роки тому +133

    Oh my god, I tried the cucumber Gatorade Mike's hard combo last week at a friend's place and it is indeed indescribable. Definitely cucumber but also kinda grassy and then just ???

  • @ManInArea
    @ManInArea 2 роки тому +58

    I loved the “only in California” note when talking about how the drink may cause cancer. Brilliant

  • @orionsfall8532
    @orionsfall8532 2 роки тому +126

    I skip almost every time a creator on UA-cam tucks their commercials in the middle of their content. I look forward to these Yellowstone/NPS segments. I know they're an ad, but they're also quality content. Almost a mini bonus episode. Keep it up because the extra effort is appreciated!

    • @adderous
      @adderous 2 роки тому +14

      It's also nice seeing all the footage of cool parks.

    • @dennismonk9559
      @dennismonk9559 2 роки тому +5

      it was the best drink of the video lol

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 2 роки тому +4

      @@dennismonk9559 that's not saying much... 😆

    • @Bobdd0
      @Bobdd0 2 роки тому +1

      Same! I hope they all get put together in a compilation!

  • @matth5952
    @matth5952 2 роки тому +42

    The chocolate cake shot is always an entertaining drink. French vanilla vodka and Frangelico mixed about 75/25 in a shot glass and served with a lemon wedge sprinkled with sugar. Take the shot then bite into the lemon. Takes like a chocolate cake.

  • @lorrainemunoa791
    @lorrainemunoa791 2 роки тому +33

    This has been a gem of Greg Expression . "Suffer with me!" "I'm curious!" "NO YOU'RE NOT." "You were braced!" "She is unwell."

  • @vulcator
    @vulcator 2 роки тому +33

    My friends and I independently invented that last cocktail when our friend moved back from Hawaii and said that pineapple and soy sauce were in absolutely everything. We called it a Big Island Iced Tea and yeah you used way too much soy sauce but we didn't really ever figure out how little was the right amount.

  • @SamQuinan
    @SamQuinan 2 роки тому +32

    Mad props to Yellowstone Bourbon for working with the content creator (in this case, Greg -- who should of course also get props) to craft a "commercial break" that was, in and of itself, solid content. What a great way to make your brand stand out to fans of a channel!

  • @alexmcp5153
    @alexmcp5153 2 роки тому +174

    My friend Aggie invented a drink in this genre, called the "Flavor Shot". It's a shot of Fireball, in the style of a tequila shot.
    Basically, she tasked some straightedge guy to buy tequila, limes, and salt for tequila shots at a party. After they salted the rims & cut the limes, they realized the "tequila" he bought was FIREBALL. It was late, everyone was hammered, so they said, fuck it, let's do 'em anyway. The taste is indescribable.

    • @sn1000k
      @sn1000k Рік тому +1

      This is gold

  • @Reagoomba
    @Reagoomba 2 роки тому +24

    I used to sell oil and vinegar and putting just a teaspoon of a really good vinegar into some ice water is really refreshing! I loved using peach vinegar and it would be super yummy in the summer

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen 2 роки тому +5

      That sounds like an unsweetened peach shrub, so it makes sense it was good

    • @leroyrenedanjou3931
      @leroyrenedanjou3931 2 роки тому +6

      Ancient romans used to do that alot

  • @nuclearbirds
    @nuclearbirds 2 роки тому +51

    Mixing “Squirt” brand grapefruit soda and spiced rum (Sailor Jerry was used for reference; results may vary based on brand) Tastes like an orange dreamsicle ice cream. Makes sense as most of the “spice” flavor in spiced rum is vanilla, and grapefruit is citrusy enough to masquerade as orange when combined with the other flavors.

    • @bluesonicstreak7317
      @bluesonicstreak7317 2 роки тому

      Do you think this would work with Fresca? Is there something specific about the brand you mentioned that would change the flavour? I don't think I've ever seen that soda brand in my area.

    • @notshardain
      @notshardain 2 роки тому

      I've used orange crush and various vanilla flavored vodkas to get the dreamsicle flavor. Whipped cream smirnoff was definitely the best of all the different vanilla-y options, in my experience. May have to try it with spiced rum next time I get orange soda...

    • @nuclearbirds
      @nuclearbirds 2 роки тому +1

      @@bluesonicstreak7317 I haven’t had Fresca probably in about 8 years; but isn’t it more of a lemon/lime flavor? I know it definitely won’t work with sprite or other clear citrus sodas. Squirt has a very cloudy look to it, almost like you mixed baking soda into water.

    • @bluesonicstreak7317
      @bluesonicstreak7317 2 роки тому +1

      @@nuclearbirds No, it's a grapefruit flavor also, but I wasn't sure how it could compare. I wondered if Squirt was a knock-off or not. Some grapefruit sodas are sweeter and some are more bitter.
      Funny you should mention the cloudiness, since Fresca recently switched from green bottles to clear, which reveals the real color and it's a greenish cloudy color.

    • @spookycakes4667
      @spookycakes4667 2 роки тому

      Is it a 1:1 ratio? I'm very intrigued as these are both already in my house lol

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 2 роки тому +76

    I think the Tootsie Roll thing comes from the fact that coffee alone has a lot of chocolatey notes in it already, and then the orange juice adds acidity and some of the sort of sharp herbalness of coffee of chocolate I mean as well as I'm assuming some caramel in there from the coffee being roasted too which I guess is what completes it from chocolate to Tootsie Roll

    • @461weavile
      @461weavile 2 роки тому +5

      I like how you gave up on the punctuation half way through. Like, ooh, let's capitalize "Tootsie Roll," gently place this comma there... oh crap, I ran out of time, let's just throw all the words together, go!

  • @BigProllum
    @BigProllum 2 роки тому +26

    The sweet vinegar drink reminds me a bit of switchel (haymakers punch). That’s the only drink I’ve ever made with vinegar in it but it’s super good! Ginger water with molasses, vinegar, and lemon juice. Would be cool to see that and Sima on an old timey mocktails episode!

    • @Rose-jz6sx
      @Rose-jz6sx 2 роки тому +1

      Sounds kind of like a shrub?

  • @Jack_Hurst
    @Jack_Hurst 2 роки тому +109

    An Elder Scrolls inspired mead episode would be cool!
    Edit: I also miss the pop culture inspired videos in general. Still enjoy your videos tho, Greg!

    • @Raelarial
      @Raelarial 2 роки тому

      he alreaady did that

    • @Jack_Hurst
      @Jack_Hurst 2 роки тому +1

      @@Raelarial he did 2 mead episodes tied to Assassins Creed Valhalla, but that’s all

    • @danielstephens1185
      @danielstephens1185 2 роки тому +7

      @@Raelarial He did three *drinks* from Skyrim, but none were the meads. There is a recipe book however, he could get that shows him how to make those as well as other Elder Scrolls recipes.

    • @smittyw8575
      @smittyw8575 2 роки тому +3

      Waiting for the skooma review

    • @lightningkitten
      @lightningkitten 2 роки тому

      hoping he incorporates homemade moon sugar

  • @Jucas.R
    @Jucas.R 2 роки тому +49

    Some ones I've discovered that are indescribable or just strange :
    Fever tree Ginger beer and Pineapple Juice
    - I don't know how to describe this taste
    - its like if mint strips were drinkable
    - bonus points if you take a Listerine strip in between sips
    Vodka and Blueberry Kefir
    - its like sipping on the sahara
    - I thought it would taste like a strange gogurt
    I was very wrong

    • @-Ghostess
      @-Ghostess 2 роки тому +4

      2 oz black magic spiced rum and 8 oz lemonade tastes weirdly like a prepackaged sweet tea.

    • @shawnandrews9329
      @shawnandrews9329 2 роки тому +4

      2oz Bacardi Limon
      5oz red bull
      Taste exactly like bazooka Joe bubble gum.

    • @avalonplemel8933
      @avalonplemel8933 18 днів тому

      I need to know the ratio for that first drink, just half and half?

  • @LotusHearted
    @LotusHearted 2 роки тому +300

    Touhou cocktails. They exist, and the pictures are GORGEOUS. Equal parts nerdy and aesthetically appealing. Perhaps one day we can get a Bar Eastern episode?

    • @DEIVinci
      @DEIVinci 2 роки тому +5

      Would absolutely love to see this.

    • @sadcrowcaws
      @sadcrowcaws 2 роки тому +1

      yes!

    • @benjamingardner3314
      @benjamingardner3314 2 роки тому +1

      I really like this.

    • @youmukonpaku3168
      @youmukonpaku3168 2 роки тому +2

      I would like to know more. Also, if the Suika is anything other than just a gourd filled with sake I'm going to complain.

    • @LotusHearted
      @LotusHearted 2 роки тому +5

      @@youmukonpaku3168 Look up “Bar Eastern Touhou”. I don’t think there was a Suika drink, unless it’s exclusive to the OP’s NicoNico uploads like some of his other recipes, but he covers most characters up to 10.5, and the recipe book covers most characters from the main entries up to PoFV.

  • @somedudesstuff801
    @somedudesstuff801 2 роки тому +15

    the whole vinegar as a beverage was a thing (even in the US) all the way up until like the 1800's when lemons became widely available and people switched to lemonade. I think the balsamic/olive oil boutique store in Cape May had pitchers of it to sample a few years back (either Cape May or Lancaster county, can't remember exactly.)

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist 2 роки тому +14

    So the actual cacao bean has a fruity citrus flavor, while unsweetened cocoa powder is a bitter caffeine source, like coffee. Chocolate itself basically has flavor hints similar to orange and coffee, so it makes sense that adding them together would give you something like a Tootsie roll.

    • @lightningkitten
      @lightningkitten 2 роки тому +1

      that's a great point, people don't usually think about the "fruitier" notes of chocolate

  • @DiscountSupport
    @DiscountSupport 2 роки тому +11

    Hey Greg and Crew, I know you might not real all of the comments, but I actually grew up with Peanut Butter Pickle sandwiches, and the secret to those sandwiches is making/using candied dills. Absolutely no clue if that could save a drink version of that, but worth mentioning none the less.

  • @purplealice
    @purplealice 2 роки тому +5

    A weird flavor combination I discovered is vanilla ice cream with a drop of Chinese hot-chili oil (I use the chili oil as a table condiment). Vanillin and capsaicin are distantly related chemically, and the combination works well.

    • @daalelli
      @daalelli 2 роки тому +2

      We make our milk shakes with a shake of cayenne pepper, and it is delicious. Also, vanilla ice cream with balsamic is also lovely.

  • @Christian-is-thriving
    @Christian-is-thriving 2 роки тому +11

    I tried that Tootsie Roll thing back in 2000 when I was bartending at a very small, very slow bar. Absolutely freaked us all out. It doesn't feel like it should work.

  • @gianni_schicchi
    @gianni_schicchi 2 роки тому +9

    The vinegar thing works, Greg just poured way too much. A teaspoon or less. I just tried it with black cherry seltzer and it’s pretty good. I’ve mixed raw apple cider vinegar in with my flavored seltzer for a while but again, just a .5oz or so, to sweeten it up and reduce some of the metallic taste seltzer sometimes has.

  • @Meredithengstrom
    @Meredithengstrom 2 роки тому +41

    If anyone has a skrewball/pickle juice combo recommendation that actually works let me know. I’m not giving up on it yet.

    • @nathanhoffmann1747
      @nathanhoffmann1747 2 роки тому +6

      Based on the mention of garlic flavor, they almost certainly used kosher dill pickles in this episode. If you make sure to buy pickles that aren't kosher dill, they won't have garlic in them, which might help.

    • @TheAciddragon069
      @TheAciddragon069 2 роки тому +3

      possibly try the brine from sweet gherkins instead of garlic dill pickles? it would bring acid and salt without the garlic heat and overtones

    • @malevanor
      @malevanor 2 роки тому +3

      @@TheAciddragon069 yes sweet pickles, that's how I've always done peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. Would be so much better than dill pickles in this drink.

    • @lorelord2418
      @lorelord2418 2 роки тому +1

      @@malevanor I've had dill pickles with peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. They're pretty okay, but they're not a taste sensation

    • @chasekooyman7488
      @chasekooyman7488 2 роки тому +1

      Can verify the combo is supposed to be sweet or bread and butter pickles with peanut butter

  • @winnugami
    @winnugami 2 роки тому +18

    Was it maybe just too much balsamic? I would be interested in starting with the soda and slowly adding the vinegar to see if it ever gets close.

    • @notsunil
      @notsunil 2 роки тому +4

      I just tried it with the thicker syrup style balsamic and it works with that. Not sure of the right amounts, but I got it close with some trial and error

  • @glittermytimbers
    @glittermytimbers 2 роки тому +23

    Greg, I always enjoy your videos, so I want you to know I would still watch even if you are making nice tasting drinks 😂

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  2 роки тому +10

      But UA-cam wouldn’t tell you I had released a video

    • @KougajiCalling
      @KougajiCalling 2 роки тому

      @@howtodrink Maybe sneak in a nice drink in the middle of an episode of suffering?

  • @dylanvickers7953
    @dylanvickers7953 2 роки тому +15

    I’ve Wong been a proponent of what I called flavor synergy. The core example: sprite and blue Powerade. They are more together than they are alone. Not always better, as we see with some of these, but just creates more flavorness.

  • @mooglebaby
    @mooglebaby 2 роки тому +8

    I used to work at a teriyaki restaurant, and can confirm that last drink is basically everything that was in our sauce. Except tequila instead of vodka. Maybe that makes it a little better, with less soy sauce?

  • @SanguiphiliaTV
    @SanguiphiliaTV 2 роки тому +12

    One of my favorites is Gingerale and Amaretto. I don't know how but it somehow turns out to taste EXACTLY like cream soda. Not sure if there is a name for it or not, I just decided to try it one day because I like both things separately and it didn't taste like how I thought it would at all, but I love it!
    I'm also on board with drinking vinegar/ salad dressing/ pickle juice/ olive brine. I think a dash of balsamic vinegar in a cocktail would be great, but not as much as there was with that la croix drink.

    • @daalelli
      @daalelli 2 роки тому +2

      You have seriously piqued my interest with that Ginger Ale & Amaretto, makes me wonder if it would also work with Ginger Beer

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen 2 роки тому +3

      @@daalelli isn’t ginger beer usually spicier than ginger ale? I bet it would still be good, but if it’s too spicy probably won’t hit that cream soda flavor? I might be wrong though, I'm not a huge fan of ginger. I feel like Amaretto is essentially a cream soda syrup, so adding that to anything fizzy would be good.

    • @SanguiphiliaTV
      @SanguiphiliaTV 2 роки тому

      @@daalelli Please try it and let me know what you think!
      I'm guessing what @jasmin said is right and ginger beer would be too spicy to be compared to cream soda, but I'm sure it would be tasty either way.

  • @StrengthOfADragon13
    @StrengthOfADragon13 2 роки тому +7

    I appreciate the evaluation of The Flavor, unfortunately it has only renewed my desire to try it as the amount of information presented only peaked my confusion and subsequent interest further

  • @williamreely3455
    @williamreely3455 2 роки тому +14

    6:45 Geologist here with a quick correction! Mammoth Caves is composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite, limestone), not calcium bicarbonate, which only exists in an aqueous state and has no solid form under standard conditions. Although calcium bicarbonate absolutely plays a role in the formation of cave features like stalactites as water carrying aqueous calcium bicarbonate precipitates solid calcium carbonate.
    In this one respect Mammoth Caves is not unique, as limestone geology and karst topography are highly conducive to the formation of caves and limestone caves are found around the world! But yes, their size, scope, and biodiversity are truly unique.

  • @Twilit777
    @Twilit777 2 роки тому +5

    That's a reddit thread about a twitter post about a Tumblr reblog chain. You gonna stick this UA-cam on Facebook and complete the chain or...?

  • @Reddotzebra
    @Reddotzebra 2 роки тому +26

    As somebody who hates IPAs with a burning passion, I'd say just drink the pickle juice neat. Screwball obviously completely ruins it.
    Then again I actually enjoy pickle and liver paté sandwiches as a breakfast food so...

    • @GutsBatman
      @GutsBatman 2 роки тому

      That's what I thought they were going initially. A screwball shot with a pickle juice chaser. But as he said last episode "if you need to do a shot of pickle juice to drink whiskey, then you shouldn't be drinking whiskey. "

    • @kurtrohlfing5850
      @kurtrohlfing5850 2 роки тому

      Would it change if it wasn't a kosher dill?

    • @Moocow2003
      @Moocow2003 2 роки тому +1

      Hey, don't knock liver pate. Shit's delicious on hot buttered toast.

  • @SWAGMONEY_DX
    @SWAGMONEY_DX 2 роки тому +32

    Im literally too young to drink, I just like this dude.

    • @evelynwall7470
      @evelynwall7470 2 роки тому +3

      Sorry about that climate change, good luck in the water wars 😌

    • @Baby_boodle
      @Baby_boodle 2 роки тому +1

      He's a cool dude!

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  2 роки тому +4

      This dude likes you! Stay in school, help McGruff take a bite out of crime!

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon3 2 роки тому +4

    I feel like the soy sauce should be limited to a single drop, max three drops, on account of the fact that saline solution is great in cocktails in *tiny* amounts.

  • @kenna.b
    @kenna.b 2 роки тому +16

    I love the commercial breaks on these videos the national parks drinks are awesome. Gives u a good mix in a video u make a for real cocktail amongst the crazy drinks that bring in the views.

  • @ADBBuild
    @ADBBuild 2 роки тому +5

    Have you ever had Shrub (drinking vinegar)? It's basically fruit juice and vinegar, sort of marketed as a digestive aid, but I've also seen people make Mock-tails with it (and cocktails for that matter). I could definitely see if you were a person who liked these, the coke one might be reasonable to drink.

  • @counterburn1216
    @counterburn1216 2 роки тому +12

    Mountain Dew Voltage and Rosé turn clear, so that’s pretty neat

  • @ozzem
    @ozzem 2 роки тому +4

    My favorite one of these that I discovered myself is cheap vodka and apple juice. Somehow the two cancel out and the experience is like tasting cold water. Very strange.

    • @daalelli
      @daalelli 2 роки тому +2

      flavors cancelling out each other is always so weird

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen 2 роки тому +1

      I usually don’t care for drinks that are just adding vodka to something to get drunk, but this one just sounds weird enough to try

  • @gendissaray
    @gendissaray 2 роки тому +15

    "These berries taste like burning"
    "Did everything just taste purple for a second?"

  • @Josiah_C
    @Josiah_C 2 роки тому +5

    The Tootsie Roll is actually my Grandma’s favorite drink! It’s basically the only alcohol she’s drank for decades

  • @pennyforyourthots
    @pennyforyourthots 2 роки тому +153

    I've always wanted to try "hellfire", where you eat spicy peppers and mint at the same time. the receptors for hot and cold are different, so they can be activated simultaneously.

    • @greatwhitecat2324
      @greatwhitecat2324 2 роки тому +27

      I’d call it the Icy Hot

    • @-Ghostess
      @-Ghostess 2 роки тому +29

      If it's anything like when I tried to wash away Flatline hot sauce (7 mil scoville) by swishing that artic mint listerine...
      I envied the Ex Parrot.

    • @kittymaximum2826
      @kittymaximum2826 2 роки тому +10

      DO NOT. Trust me.

    • @nicholasreno5747
      @nicholasreno5747 2 роки тому +36

      Well then boy do I have a shot for you! 50/50 pepper vodka and creme de menthe, (green for preference, because then you can call it alchemists fire and spring it upon your unsuspecting d&d group)

    • @mitchellclendening7682
      @mitchellclendening7682 2 роки тому +8

      @@nicholasreno5747 jesus. that sounds like hell

  • @CinHotlanta
    @CinHotlanta 2 роки тому +22

    I'd like to see the results of the Elvistini with less brine and the Umamirita with less soy sauce; I think you might have gone too heavy on both.

    • @amyg2659
      @amyg2659 2 роки тому +2

      He poured a half tsp-tsp of soy sauce instead of a dash . Bet it's good with way less ss. I might have to test it with my partner. I may have to have him test my new morgan coke out as well.😉

    • @PunkiePieGames
      @PunkiePieGames 2 роки тому +3

      I think he overpoured the vinegar on the 'healthy Coke', too. Though bad reactions probably make better content, I 'd like to see if he started easy on the 'weird' ingredients and added more a bit at a time to see if he could find the sweet spot

    • @pringlebunkerslug
      @pringlebunkerslug 2 роки тому

      @@PunkiePieGames he DEFINITELY put too much vinegar in that one.

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen 2 роки тому

      @@amyg2659 please report back with the results!

  • @mattkramer6061
    @mattkramer6061 2 роки тому +7

    I'm glad people have been exploring the concept of eldritch horror in cocktails. Really great stuff.

  • @Cthulhu4President
    @Cthulhu4President 2 роки тому +8

    The way Gregg talks about that first drink reminds me of an off-brand pack of cigarettes I bought years ago. Felt and tasted like breathing hot air through melting plastic.

  • @TheTrueUlfhednar
    @TheTrueUlfhednar 2 роки тому +5

    This episode was great for me to put my usual tastes into perspective. I love Mike's Harder Cranberry. So the fact Greg doesn't like it makes me feel better about my usual flaming dumpster fire tastes.

  • @vinjost6705
    @vinjost6705 2 роки тому +7

    I definitely don’t think it tastes like coke, but I have been making no alcoholic spritz drinks for a while now since I can’t drink due to medical issues. It you take a carbonated drink usually seltzer, some balsamic vinegar preferably a high quality flavored one and mix in some sweet agent, it’s a really nice refreshing drink that gives the aesthetic of a nice drink.

  • @kaelang12
    @kaelang12 2 роки тому +2

    i remember being there on tumblr when The Flavor was first invented. glad to see how far it snowballed into this

  • @daddyespressodepresso2207
    @daddyespressodepresso2207 2 роки тому +11

    This era of Greg's slow decent into madness in one of the most entertaining things I've seen on this platform. We're sorry Greg, we asked for this, and we're really not sorry about it.

    • @strangemoonshine5257
      @strangemoonshine5257 2 роки тому

      I'm feeling this comment hitting a little close to home for me. Probably Greg too.

  • @ozymandias3456
    @ozymandias3456 2 роки тому +5

    Fun fact Greg, the ancient Roman’s actually like to drink a mixture of vinegar and water called Posca! It was a favourite amongst the soldiers though often despised by the rich. Sometimes it was sweetened with honey. Though I wonder if their vinegar was different than ours, perhaps it was closer to an off bottle of red that’s been sitting on the shelf rather than the stuff we buy at superstores. Still interesting that some yoga moms somewhere are unknowingly keeping the tradition alive

    • @ozymandias3456
      @ozymandias3456 2 роки тому +2

      Just realized you literally mentioned posca in the tasting. I paused right before it to comment that and as soon as I resumed it popped up. My apologies

    • @Rose-jz6sx
      @Rose-jz6sx 2 роки тому +1

      Max from tasting history has an episode on posca!

  • @xenwilson5919
    @xenwilson5919 2 роки тому +4

    cucumber lime gatorade is literally my favorite, nice to see it gaining popularity, even if it is through something as weird as The Flavor

  • @mcanix
    @mcanix 2 роки тому +4

    Can you do a super cut of all the national parks cocktails?

  • @Baby_boodle
    @Baby_boodle 2 роки тому +8

    I am all here for Greg recreating Tumblr drinks

  • @Exesteils
    @Exesteils 2 роки тому +12

    This channel is slowly turning from a mixology channel into an alcoholic GMM. And I'm all for it

  • @aspx4581
    @aspx4581 2 роки тому +3

    i love how the world is so convinced that tumblr is dead that instead of it being "so there was this tumblr post" its "there was this reddit thread, which was a screencap of a tumblr post". not sarcasm i love it genuinely. its like putting up some halloween gravestones around your house and everyone in the neighbourhood assuming the whole family died, its so funny

  • @NoniTinystorm
    @NoniTinystorm 2 роки тому +5

    I love how Greg is like "This isn't so bad" and the flavor notes go "Yes it is." We see you Meredith.

  • @mennojane
    @mennojane 2 роки тому +5

    For the “healthy coke” drink, you’re only supposed to use a few drops of balsamic vinegar. You didn’t make it right, no wonder it tasted terrible.

  • @danielgorin311
    @danielgorin311 2 роки тому +4

    Hey I had the best cocktail of my life a while back.
    It was supposedly just jäger and a home made iced tea
    It was a great mix of sweat herbal and floral.
    I’m yet to find an ice tea that pairs with jäger the same way
    Would love to see an episode on this
    Maybe even a matrix with different herbal liquors (unicum from Hungary would definitely work) and iced teas

  • @viberance
    @viberance 2 роки тому +6

    Not usually one to comment on videos, but I really need to say how much I appreciate the partnership with Yellowstone. It perfectly fits the channel and the way you promote the product is just perfect. Even when the episode covers a topic that I'm not particularly interested in, there will be the ad part with a cool new cocktail recipe and some background knowledge. Well done!

  • @omega392
    @omega392 2 роки тому +4

    Watching the beginning, before I saw the explanation, I had an idea that might be fun. "Mystery Mix" or something like that. Meredith finds weird and strange cocktail ideas or recipes, then puts all the ingredients into various mystery bottles that are labeled with numbers, letters, or superheroes, or hieroglyphics etc. You then only get a card with the recipe which calls for the mystery ingredients in their respective quantities to make the strange cocktail, then follow the normal show notes in doing tasting notes and trying to figure out what it is.

  • @jarretthumpula6484
    @jarretthumpula6484 2 роки тому +3

    “Busch’s light” 😂 love ya Greg! Been watching for a number of years, thanks for making such entertaining content!

  • @kiramead4133
    @kiramead4133 2 роки тому +2

    A tall glass of Barq’s root beer and a shot or so of absinthe is strange but in a good way, has an old-timey candy flavor not unlike a root beer barrel or a chocolate Neco Wafer.

  • @peterjuncker8488
    @peterjuncker8488 2 роки тому +3

    Ranger Greg is always a great section. I love nature and I love whiskey.

  • @jweatherford
    @jweatherford 2 роки тому +3

    Bought a dill pickle slush from Sonic yesterday and instantly wondered what it would taste like with tequila.
    For those who don’t have a Sonic or know about the dill pickle slush, it tastes like sweetened pickle brine. I’ve searched unsuccessfully for something similar aftermarket.

  • @TiredPotato413
    @TiredPotato413 2 роки тому +4

    I remember trying The Flavor for the first time a few months ago, and absolutely broke my brain. Loved seeing your reaction to it.

  • @dragonmeteor1057
    @dragonmeteor1057 2 роки тому +4

    Can you make a cocktail using tamarind?

    • @Kedai610
      @Kedai610 2 роки тому

      Tamarind syrup would definitely work well in a lot of drinks

  • @wbfaulk
    @wbfaulk Рік тому +2

    When the on-screen text says that "orange and coffee" is not how chocolate is made, is it implying that Tootsie Rolls are chocolate?

  • @tomifost
    @tomifost 2 роки тому +3

    I dont know if this is common, but there was a house drink at a bar I used to frequent that had Amaretto, Orange juice and Coors light. It was a good hair of the dog! Also if you want to get freaky, strawberry jam and yellow mustard makes a decent substitution for Sweet and Sour sauce.

  • @maxjonson
    @maxjonson 2 роки тому +2

    So one of my ex's showed me an odd combination. When you have tictacs, there's this peculiar vanilla flavour you get for just a moment before they tasty minty. A pour of vanilla galliano topped off with sprite tastes exactly like that pre mint tictac taste.

  • @brettbri5694
    @brettbri5694 2 роки тому +5

    I’m never going to say Gatorade the same again. Thanks man… just… thanks…

  • @alexisdelgado
    @alexisdelgado 2 роки тому +5

    I remember reading about the tootsie roll in an early 90s novel, i remember it being in the form of a shot, It's been around for a while from what I recall

    • @daalelli
      @daalelli 2 роки тому

      I definitely had it as a shot back in the 90s.