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@jaydub2971

7 ай бұрын

Piña Colada too sweet for you? Ask your barkeep to whip up a Jungle Bird instead!

@JonVonBasslake

7 ай бұрын

The Paloma sounds basically like the mexican equivalent of the lonkero (long drink) from Finland, with tequila instead of gin.

@mattia_carciola

7 ай бұрын

To really complete the episode I'd like to quote Greg from 4 years ago: "If you like Pina Colada... Drink a Painkiller instead" But yeah, this episode was already very rum focused hahaha

@nallix

7 ай бұрын

​@@jaydub2971I LOVE a Jungle Bird, but it lacks the coconut notes. I would go with an acid adjusted Painkiller.

@xXxSpeshulKxXx

7 ай бұрын

It's not much fancier, but I'll drink a Whiskey Smash over a Whiskey Sour any day

As fun as the cursed cocktails/Greg torture drinks are, I always love seeing drinks you actually like on the show! The passion for the art is so much clearer whenever you’re not holding back tears from drinking those awful drinks.

@mattia_carciola

7 ай бұрын

We also need some descriptions like the Whisky cocktail one

@gryphalcon9434

7 ай бұрын

I especially love when he's surprised that he's enjoying a new drink

@Rav2277

7 ай бұрын

I totally agree! I like that he tries different episode formats but I’d way rather see him be happy having a Cocktail than hating it!

@christiankoch9123

7 ай бұрын

Agree 100%! I do love the odd episodes like the cursed cocktails but these types of videos where Greg you show your passion is what got me hooked 4 years ago! Keep it up!

@briancrocker3377

7 ай бұрын

While I do agree - there was a timer there I thought Greg had given up the straight episodes for the quirky ones - I actually think the "bad drink" episodes are great, because he tries to pull the flavors apart and figure out how to make a good (or at least decent) drink it of this. That's actually really useful for beginning cocktail artists. Greg also really picks flavors apart really well (and quite entertainingly) and gives you possibly one of the best instructional video series' on, funny enough "how to drink". I would recommend Greg first to anyone looking to get into elevated cocktails, because he EXPLAINS things so well, and he's more entertaining than most. Eventually, I would turn them on to Anders as well, but I really think they're are a bunch of episodes of HTD, especially the bad cocktail ones, that have a lot of really good things in them.

Hey, just wanted to acknowledge that the opening statements spliced with the HTD musical open worked really well and kept the pace up. Speedrunning informative alcohol content.

@MuriKakari

7 ай бұрын

I totally read that as suggesting an HTD musical.

@sophiamarchildon3998

7 ай бұрын

@@MuriKakari *starts imaging it* ... Well, if that floats on your New York Sour...

More of these episodes please. It gives me more ideas for what to try at a bar rather than just picking through a menu for something with a base spirit that I like in it.

Idea: since we are getting into the colder months, this would be a good time for creamy cocktails. I know fall is when I want a thick, creamy drink that will sit heavy. Contrasts against the lighter, more refreshing cocktails of spring/summer. In the fall/winter, I want either a meal in a glass, or something warming.

@digitaldeathsquid3448

7 ай бұрын

Or - boozy hot drinks (e.g. Irish coffee). You might think up something that really works in that department

@demonicbunny3po

7 ай бұрын

@@digitaldeathsquid3448 I feel hot drinks gets covered a lot. But creamy focused doesn’t get a lot of love. Agreed that hot drinks are seasonally appropriate though.

@bateman2112

7 ай бұрын

Love spiced drinks when it gets cold.

@Michelle-1

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, more creamy drinks!!!

@THEGREATPAPYCHAD

7 ай бұрын

Everyone gangsta until someone becomes gay about it.

I love grains of sugar in my drink. The whole point of using a straw with Caipirinhas is sucking up the little sugar grains and lime pulp to have something to chew on with every sip.

@howtodrink

7 ай бұрын

That’s me and the ice

@mattia_carciola

7 ай бұрын

@@howtodrink What a versatile drink! (unfortunately cachaca in Europe costs a fortune, so it's a rare treat)

@PriyaPans

7 ай бұрын

​@@mattia_carciolame too. Bought a beautiful bottle from Weber Haus a few years ago and recently learned it was limited edition. Part of my soul died.

@SuspectNmbr1

7 ай бұрын

​@@mattia_carciola You could try making a caipirinha with rum. I'm not so sure of the difference between cachaca and rum but aren't they both spirits made from the distillation of sugar cane or some similar product of it?

@NonsenseOblige

7 ай бұрын

@@SuspectNmbr1 Brazilians have many variants on the caipirinha with other spirits, so it's for certain not off the table. You can make a caipiroska with vodka, a saquerinha with sake, caipiríssima with rum. I've seen bars serving tequila caipirinhas and whisky caipirinhas. There's really no wrong way to make it, the idea is a fruit, sugar and alcohol and then add ice.

As soon as I discovered a Mezcal Paloma, it has been my go-to drink any time of the year. I think half of the beauty is in the simplicity of the original recipe, but I'd be dumb not to try this re-imagination with Mezcal instead. Thanks Greg!

@LyK0sa

7 ай бұрын

I usually do a 50/50 split between fresh juices and grapefruit soda, but a while back I tried a 100% juice (using red+white grapefruit, and lime) topped with soda water. It was good, in fact it did a better job of showcasing the tequila I was using, but I still kinda preferred my usual. Definitely going to have to make some grapefruit oleo and give this method a shot

@paulrider8653

7 ай бұрын

Might like my paloma recipe 3 oz grapefruit juice 2 oz tequila or mezcal 1 oz of lime juice 0-.5 of simple to taste. Stir. Pour in a glass with ice cubes. Tol with mineral water.

@MuriKakari

7 ай бұрын

Mmm, yeah. Mezcal paloma is so good.

A Caipirinha was actually the very first cocktail I ever made myself! (I'm not counting pouring vodka into a half empty juice bottle as a cocktail) I was taught how to make an alcohol free Caipirinha at school when I was maybe 13 years old, so as soon as I was of age I made the alcoholic version. 10/10 definitely one of my favorites!

@LotusHearted

7 ай бұрын

What does the virgin/non-alc version entail? I’m not a big drinker, so I’m curious.

@marveludus

7 ай бұрын

The one we made was very simple! Muddle lime and brown cane sugar, add crushed ice, and top with ginger ale@@LotusHearted

I drink maybe twice a year. I watch your videos constantly because you are just pure entertainment. The way you describe drunks is so filled with nuance and fun. Just a great show. So stoked youtube sent me this way!

Wonderful episode Greg, this is exactly the type of episode that first turned me on to your channel. I love how you make it look so simple, how passionate you are about the drinks, and your reactions to the tasting. The meme episodes are great but you turned me on to mixology just by making delicious looking drinks that I felt like I could make at home. Cheers to more like this, keep up the good work!

After watching so many episodes of Greg torturing himself with other people’s drink orders, it’s nice to see him truly enjoying the drinks he made.

Absolute stellar episode Shout out to your further understanding of the culture surrounding the caipirinha, you'd fit in nicely at a sunday feijoada with your local roda de samba Edit: My go to dark and stormy gets much improved with a few dashes of ango

Hey, I know this comment won’t reach too far but hopefully you see it. I just wanted to hopefully reach someone at the HTD team to say thank you. Watching this channel taught me more than I ever deserved to know about mixology, and since becoming a fan I’ve started getting creative and making drinks. I never found something that I really felt good at anything before, but now I have several of my own personal drinks I’ve made that I’m incredibly proud of, and I couldn’t have done it without Greg and the HTD team. Great episode, as always, and thank you so much for sharing your passion with everyone! Here’s to many more in our futures! 🥂

Hey Greg. Had an Elderflower Sherbet on a beautiful sunny May day in Scotland. The drink seemed to embody everything great about that nice spring day. Combine and shake the following with some crushed ice in a shaker (sorry, I've only got the metric measurements): 50ml gin; 25ml Elderflower liqueur; 100ml cloudy apple juice; 25ml lemonade. Pour over crushed ice in a hurricane glass. Add lemon slice and mint garnish. I'm not sure what this would be an upgrade for but it sure was tasty!

@MuriKakari

7 ай бұрын

Anything Elderflower is amazing

Nice ideas on the new intro Greg! I think I do miss kinda the “show intro” format where the HTD logo has its stand still but, I LOVE that your team are continuing to look into new creative choices to make this show even better. When you are innovative and also giving history you are at your best.

The julep-strainer got me. LMAO 12:18

What a perfect episode. To be honest I didn't really 'get' the title till I clicked, but this is up there for the best of H2D for me

Yes a longer episode! Also the editing was on point and fun, would like to see more like this

My go to for a quick Paloma is tequila and a grapefruit Spindrift. It’s not overly sweet at all, and it keeps that grapefruit flavor really well. Obviously not super sophisticated, but it’s a great go to in the summer for a drink on the porch!

@Engineerphile

7 ай бұрын

I use Spindrift to make Tom Collins. Gin, simple, ice, and Spindrift to complement the meal flavors.

Didn't expect this show to bring a tear to my eye 🥹

Absolutely loved this. Looking forward to future adaptations. Followed along with over half and now my legs don't function. Work tomorrow is going to be a right laugh.

Highly recommend trying a paloma with mezcal over tequila and tajin or other spicy salt mix on the rim. The smoke and grapefruit go really well together

Can Ranger Greg come back and make a cocktail based off the Olympic National Park of Washington State? Maybe some sort of a sour with an absinthe spritz and a cedar sprig for a garnish? Would love to see more Ranger Greg segments!

@jetcitykitty

7 ай бұрын

Excellent choice, a lot of memories of that national park. My home ❤

Dark & Stormy has been a favorite of mine since I stumbled on it a year or two ago. I had some groceries delivered and it came with some random small can of ginger beer as a promo, and I thought "what the hell am I going to do with ginger beer?" I had never had it before, so I didn't realize it's wonderful to drink all by itself. I googled "cocktail with ginger beer" and found the recipe. Went out and grabbed some lime juice, and was pleasantly surprised. I've been using Plantation 5 Year.

Greg's Mule rant at the end made me want a video like "what drink isn't better with rum?" Where he just replaces the normal alcohol in some cocktails with rum and see if it ruins any.

You rock Greg. I’ve been watching for years. Episodes are always getting better and better.

This might be my favorite episode you've ever done, and I've watched like 350 of them so far!

Love this episode, great work.

Wow, the editing is next-level in this one! Great stuff and love the suggestions. Palomas are a winter staple for me, as the citrus is just the best this time of year.

Back in the day, we used Kracken for our D&S. But now we love the Koloa spiced rum - it really makes it smooth. LOVE this episode!

Awesome video! Thanks sir! eager to see what's coming next.

This was a great episode. Loved it!

This is such a fantastic idea! Get people used to making simple cocktails to take the next step without risking not liking what they try making! Also, nice step up in the editing department as well, love the little bits you put in

I love the Mrs. Doubtfire homage: a drive-by fruiting!!! 🤣🍊

wish i could rediscover htd for the first time, this channel is truly a treat that never gets old

Do more of these please!! I loved this for sure!

One of my favorite episodes in a while. Love watching Greg get the proper level of unhinged and rave about amazing drinks he loves.

Your bitter Paloma with the luxardo bitter bianco is also delicious. I’ll have to try this version once I get more Campari

Yes more please!! This was awesome!

I 100% don't mind these longer form videos. Keep them comingggggg

Howdy Greg, we need some kinda "Halloween Horror drinks" .. just tryin to think a bit outside the box. Some kinda like, "Customer is always wrong" but themed.. if that's even possible. Also, hope things are well, I'm living up to my moniker here on YT. Best Wishes.. Calamity Bo- (explodes)

Was not expecting an RCR reference from this channel lol. If Mr. Regular and Greg did an episode together, the world would either transcend existence or violently implode. And I'm here for either outcome

@josha.3560

7 ай бұрын

Lol A drunk cinephile and an unmedicated English teacher get drunk together

These are the videos I love, just Greg actually enjoying the drinks he’s making and great information about the drink history

I would absolutely love more of this style video!

"I'm going to say something controversial here. Every written down version has 1-2 dashes of Angostura bitters." Me: Wait, is he actually going to say that this doesn't need Angostura, or that another type of bitters is better? "Everyone I've seen make it from Trinidad uses 10-20 dashes." Me: ... Yeah, that tracks.

I think the difference in watching you now is that I’ve come to realize - everything you say is too sweet is about where I consider it to be just sweet enough. I’m glad that I’ve figured that out over time, because basically I just add an ounce of simple to whatever you build.

Love this channel. Always entertaining and educational. Cheers!

This was a great and interesting episode! I'd love to see more!

it was so validating for you to say that the dark and stormy should be mixed so that it's actually good. The first cocktail I ever had was a dark and stormy (it was a shortlist at an event and i guessed randomly). I remember hating how dry and one note it was at first, but after a few minutes, after some melting and mixing occured, it became REALLY good. I also wonder about your's (or others takes). I've seen an alternative to the moscow mule as a "mexican mule" which, if I remember correctly, used tequila and a softer but spiced ginger beer. I really liked it because the tequila stood up and added those nice sweet notes. However, I've only seen it at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere, and I wonder if it was just a cost saving drink xD

@buggz8889

7 ай бұрын

My go to "mule" is a gin mule. I usually go for a gin with a citrus sorta vibe and there's a local distillery that makes one using native australian botanicals that I find to be quite nice but I've also had it with Bombay citron and it was quite nice there

@simon1714

7 ай бұрын

I love a Mexican Mule. Tequila is way more interesting than vodka and the combination is supremely refreshing. It's true that you don't see it on many menus but I have been making them at home a lot

It was so refreshing to see Greg get so passionate about the whiskey cocktail. Also, i miss Meredith, where'd she go? :/

@MrMrvega8

7 ай бұрын

May be on maternity leave!

This was such an awesome episode! Love your passion for these drinks

Loved the editing and sound effects in this episode, Really well done!

Heyyyy. Shout out to the green room goblins!

On the note on layering on the dark and stormy, i always heard that was how it got its name. The Dark Rum atop the cloudy ginger beer looking like stormclouds. Then you serve with a straw and its stirred to preference before drinking.

One of your best episodes! Thoroughly enjoyed this enough to save, re-watch, and make a few.

I would enjoy more of this!

Loved this show. Please do more of these!

What a great episode! I've been watching this show for about 7 years, since long before I could (legally) drink, and I am still impressed by the cool and creative stuff Greg and the team come up with. Will be trying these for sure.

I LOOOOVE a dark&stormy! I will definitely be trying the rest of these!

Again, I must mention how much I love my head canon about the Sassy Editor writing those tasting notes out😂❤

Bro. ! Your content is so brilliant that I even watched the add. You have amazing energy.

I freaking adored this episode!! Great idea and hope to see more!!

The craft bars I work at have basically abandoned julep strainers. They are an inferior strainer for most things and there is not a good reason to keep them around when you already have multiple hawthorns around

Love this! Good job man!

A joy of an episode. I love the shift back towards older video openers where you have some voice-over mingled with the opening clips, feels very...familiar in a good way. Good luck and godspeed, everyone.

Yes… do more of these. It was fun to guess what your alternative would be for the standard version.

Great concept! Defo up for more of this :D

I love this concept, definitely inspired me to try some new drinks!

For the Fall/Winter season maybe you could take a look at the "Hot apple pie". It's made using apple juice(not from concentrate, no added anything just 100% juice) liquor 43, amaretto, lemon juice, cinnamon and for those who like it whipped cream. It is made hot and It's rather sweet but it's also rather meant to be a dessert drink, you just have one of and sipp for a while.

Do more of these!!!! I loved it

I've seen a lot of your episodes, and this might be my #1 favorite. I'll probably be making all of these.

I love your channel. You won me again with your whiskey cocktail. Thanks big dog.

I've bookmarked at least 2 previous videos bc one of these drinks was in it... I'm so happy everything I've wanted to try is in one video! Loved this one!

The new intro edit style with the voiceover on top of the slo mo shots is great! The zoomers thank u

nice editing in this video, and as always great looking/sounding drinks.

This is a great episode. More like this please

Yes!!! Cocktail Sunday b4 workday Monday!⚡🍸✨ ty!🎉

have to say the intro is so well timed for the pacing of the video, really like how it plays DURING the introduction, instead of pointlessly AFTERWARDS

The rum and coke I feel could look great with a lite powdering of confectioners sugar dusting and outside of the glass 😊

Great episode 🎉

With my dark and stormy’s, I prefer to put the rum on top and only slightly stir it so that it gets stronger the more I drink.

One time I was at a Brazilian steakhouse for my birthday with some friends, they had the caipirinha in their cocktail menu. First sip was like I was ascending, it was simply the most refreshing and crisp drink that still had bite. I was an instant convert, I loved it

Love it Greg! More please.

I really enjoyed this episode. I'd love to see more similar ones

Would love to see more of these Greg!

one of my favorite episodes in a while

Yup, saving this one!

Thank you!!! During the COVID lockdown, our COVID bubble group would get together weekly and have a cocktail of the evening. Whisky sour, pain killer, paper plane, the list goes on. I very quicky moved away from the sweeter cocktails, because all the sugar just got too cloying. I very much appreciate a video dedicated to some less sweet alternatives (many of which I’ve made in the past). Thanks!

To all those who like Frangelico, I have been recently blown away by trying it with a squeezed lime wedge in it! Since you used lime in a lot of the cocktails and was hyping it up, I felt I needed to share this with the world ❤

@robobeetlepanzer

7 ай бұрын

As somebody who keeps a bottle on hand mostly just because I like how it looks, I appreciate getting some kind of tip what to do with it. Maybe that could be an episode? "X different drinks for Y kinds of liqueur you probably bought because the bottle looked cool"?

I’m happy I already knew about the dark and stormy. I actually had never heard of a Moscow mule until this video, but the dark and stormy was my first ever cocktail.

Happy Halloween Greg and company!!

Excellent episode Greg!! I miss midnight local 😢

My best friend / roommate in college used to always watch Regular Car Reviews and I completely forgot about that channel's existence in the years since. Thank you for reminding me, Greg. I will be binging those for the next couple weeks.

That overkill analogy was poetry. *chef's kiss*

A lil while back I joined a game of DnD, in person. Was trying to think of who I'd play - And I was watching your show while doing so. Thanks to that, I now play a kobold named Bitters. Thank you for providing the inspiration, Greg.

@howtodrink

7 ай бұрын

Yes!

I’m excited to try these recipes in this episode. Also I love the editing jokes, they’re great.

THIS WAS RAD! Always keen for more!

This was so good, can't wait to try some of these and looking forward to more of drink this not that

Yeah, more of this would be great!

I recently had my birthday dinner at Fogo De Chao, and I had one of their Caipirinha. It was amazing, and it tickled me so wonderfully with the complexity of the flavors. I'm very much a fan.