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Can good come from evil? Let's find out in this episode of HTD!
00:00 - Opener
00:32 - What bottles feel to the bottom
01:02 - Screwball peanut butter whiskey
02:54 - Experimentation
03:58 - Willy Wonka's Retreat
04:29 - Tasting Notes
06:42 - A message from our sponsors. Thanks Helix.
09:05 - Parrot Bay Pineapple Rum
10:40 - Parrot's Perch
11:52 - Tasting Notes
13:33 - Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
15:20 - First attempt
16:57 - Tasting Notes
18:31 - Dark Corners of the Earth
20:13 - Tasting Notes
23:39 - Recap
24:06 - Abyssal vs Abysmal
24:37 - Closing
Peanut Butter Cup Shot
.5 oz. or 15 ml Tempus Fugit creme de cacao
.5 oz. or 15 ml Screwball peanut butter whiskey
.5 oz. or 15 ml Old Grandad Bonded Whiskey
Willy Wonka's Retreat
In Stirring glass
1 oz. or 30 ml Screwball peanut butter whiskey
.5 oz. or 15 ml Tempus Fugit creme de cacao
1.5 oz. or 45 ml Old Grandad Bonded Whiskey
Crack in some ice and stir
Strain into glass
Add one dash of Angostura (optional)
Parrot's Perch
In Shaker
1 oz. or 30 ml lime juice
1 oz. or 30 ml Pineapple Parrot Bay Run
2.5 oz. or 45 ml El Dorado Rum - 5 Year
.75 oz. or 22 ml Orgeat
.25 oz. or 8 ml Grenadine
1 oz. or 30 ml. Pineapple juice
Crack ice and shake
Open pour into glass
Add garnish and Enjoy
Dark Corners of the Earth
1 oz. or 30 ml Lime Juice
.5 oz. or 15 ml Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
.5 oz. or 15 ml Fernet Branca
.5 oz. -or - 15 ml Angostura bitters
.5 oz. or 15 ml Chartreuse
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Orgeat
Crack ice and shake
Strain into glass
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@howtodrink 2 жыл бұрын

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@ff-zero2804 2 жыл бұрын

is good

@spencernordyke8352 2 жыл бұрын

Is very good

@doughboidays3039 2 жыл бұрын

Is very very good

@Iamkurla249 2 жыл бұрын

Is very very very good

@Benlivesagin 2 жыл бұрын

Give me more

@thatoneguynobodylikes8553 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly Greg, I want more of these "I try and come up with drinks" series. I love watching you be creative, and test everything out. It's fascinating to see how your pallet interacts, and what things you can pull from your bum to try and make this stuff work. This is my favorite content of yours, and so if we can get more wild and hair brained things, I'm totally in!

@RubenSmithZempel 2 жыл бұрын

A mere like isn't enough. I definitely would love to see this too!

@daltonbenedict4292 2 жыл бұрын

Seconded!

@elliottarnold3104 2 жыл бұрын

Thirded...?

@doot_crusader915 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@SimuLord 2 жыл бұрын

Totally. The best part of KZfaq channels like these (and Townsends, and Tasting History with Max Miller, and even bigger corporate productions like Burger Scholar Sessions on First We Feast) is when the presenter shows off their own creative sense. It makes the whole thing more relatable and not just a mechanical overview of the subject.

@tylerwintrow4372 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the parrot bay rum is so bad that he just buried it with 2.5 oz of good rum, orgeot, grenadine and fresh pineapple juice. I feel like the drink would have tasted just the same without the parrot bay

@Keenath 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! If you're adding rum and pineapple to parrot bay pineapple... why even bother with the parrot bay? For a tiny hint of coconut?

@godofthunder6046 2 жыл бұрын

@@Keenath to get rid of it without pouring it out or choking it down

@christopherreed4723 2 жыл бұрын

Life's just too short to go around drinking bad liquor just because you're embarrassed to pour it down the drain. Those microorganisms living in your pipes deserve an opportunity to experience just how bad "it" is.

@censusgary 2 жыл бұрын

No, it would have been a lot better with all the other ingredients, but without the Parrot Bay.

@censusgary 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherreed4723 It might make your sink smell bad for a long time, though .

@Imagigirl 2 жыл бұрын

Could’ve called that third drink the “Group Project.” Because the good liquors are carrying that wet dog bottle like a lazy classmate.

@MeigsmerlinMeigsmerlin 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that's genius

@CrystalblueMage Жыл бұрын

I might call it a "Pittsburg Steeler"

@pennyforyourthots Жыл бұрын

@@CrystalblueMagesee, if you wanted it to be accurate to Pittsburgh you want your drinks to keep the smell of wet dog and poison.

@ravenoferin500 10 ай бұрын

Haha and could do "The Poor Nerd" on the flip side one good liquor carrying a bunch of bottom barrel liquors. Like someone trying to make the 10 percent effort of the rest of the group actually mesh. Tastes like a stressful B.

@BHS289 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I always enjoy “Greg likes something he thought he’d hate” more than “Greg reacts to drinking something awful”

@walls_of_skulls6061 Жыл бұрын

Or hates something he expects to like. It’s such a different reaction to when he braces himself

@skycaptain95 5 ай бұрын

Who's Greg?

@johnp.2267 2 жыл бұрын

Viewers: "What is that stuff?" Greg: "Black bitter blood of the Earth." Viewers: "You mean coffee liqueur?" Greg: "No, I mean black bitter blood of the Earth."

@tezosgavin7667 2 жыл бұрын

Sick reference lol

@EyeOfEld 2 жыл бұрын

Great movie!

@michaelvanbenschoten2165 Жыл бұрын

A man of true culture

@JackBurtonYT Жыл бұрын

Jack Burton approves

@fisrtnamelastname3083 2 ай бұрын

Oil?

@stankmcdankton6204 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't take the Skewball in a more savory direction. Would be interesting to see what could be done to make it taste more like a spicy peanut sauce ( Satay? ). Like an eastern cousin to the Bloody Mary.

@dhelor 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, like a pad Thai cocktail.

@adamgreenhaus4691 2 жыл бұрын

Thai peanut sauce tastes more like peanuts or peanut butter from a jar. Greg said Skrewball tastes like the highly sugary PB you'd get in a Reese's cup. Doesn't sound like that'd work well for a satay or a pad thai.

@armorfrogentertainment 2 жыл бұрын

maybe mix it with some tequila and Ancho Reyes?

@stankmcdankton6204 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamgreenhaus4691 I thought that too, but that could be a good counter to some salty notes from soy sauce

@YahBoiCyril 2 жыл бұрын

That was the first place my mind went too.

@fabe61 2 жыл бұрын

To me the most obvious move for the PeanutButter whiskey would be to put it into a boozey hot chocolate in much the same way people add kaluha or baileys to coffee drinks.

@vampup Жыл бұрын

Yeah my mom loves that stuff, she mixes it with Bailey’s caramel and drinks it just like that. Strong and it tastes good

@monicawitt9368 Жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to try to work up some kind of pb&j with this stuff. I think maybe a more dry berry liquor with something wheaty?

@vampup Жыл бұрын

@@monicawitt9368 maybe? Like a sort of mixed berry liquor? Probably not something too cheap as it’ll taste like straight syrup, but something in the mid range

@monicawitt9368 Жыл бұрын

@@vampup Exactly. It needs to be on the bitter side. There are some Polish fruit brandies like that.

@MrZman134 Жыл бұрын

Best is mudslide with a peanut butter floater

@th0rn3 2 жыл бұрын

*laughing hysterically* “i can’t believe we made a drink with that shit!” never change, greg. you’re amazing

@ShatteredMatter 2 жыл бұрын

One of my friends lived in Taiwan for a few years, and informed me that the younger generation often drinks Baiju mixed with coca cola and a sprinkle of salt. The same friend bought a bottle to torture us with and I tried the mixture. Strangely enough, it worked! The salt was absolutely necessary, but I don't have the expertise to explain how. I'd love to see you revisit this and maybe try whipping up a cocktail with a salty lean to the flavor to see if you can figure out what sort of magic is going on to make it work.

@st0neape 2 жыл бұрын

the salt probably helps cut the bitter/mildew aspects of some of the flavours. I picked up a bottle of some sort of mostly huang jiu (mostly rice, but also some soy?) and it's got these weird bitter, moldy notes. Haven't really tried using it in cocktails because if you're trying so hard to cover up the flavour, why not just use something else? I've taken to using it for cooking and oddly enough the weird flavours disappear -- perhaps the salt, perhaps the heat, perhaps all the other ingredients and aromatics.

@Zzyzzyzzs 2 жыл бұрын

I think it makes sense. I find there's a mineral edge to a lot of baijiu and the adding of salt complements that, while rounding off the edges so it doesn't go in hard with the coke. Coke actually lends itself well to savoury/spicy options; the Indians have a thing called masala coke, which is just coke with a sprinkle of black salt (kala namak) and masala spices. Not everyone's thing but it actually works reasonably well. Once you neuter the strong chemical smells of the baijiu, you basically have a vodka/coke with a bit of a grain-mold edge. Said it in a separate comment but I agree, the more savoury route is the way to go. We already use grain wine/spirit in cooking, so leaning into that, something that uses the earthier elements like ginger and pepper on a coke or coke-like base would really work well.

@tsotate 2 жыл бұрын

Salt suppresses the perception of bitterness. A pinch of salt makes an amazing difference in bad coffee, too. (The free stuff from there machine at work becomes drinkable, if still not good.)

@enjayflave 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Taiwan and it’s actually really good. Locals freeze it and drink it. It’s strong, sweet, and smooth. Not supposed to be ingested at room temp.

@BingBunger 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna see customer is always wrong again, loved that series

@sexyyogadude5910 2 жыл бұрын

I have a submission for this series! My mom is an insane person who likes her whiskey sour with a pinch of salt instead of Simple Syrup or sugar of any kind. She seems to like it best with a Canadian whiskey like Crown Royal or a strong bourbon like Wild Turkey 101. She loves how the egg white mellows it out. I would love to see what you think of this drink.

@wanderingwonder111 2 жыл бұрын

@@sexyyogadude5910 that sounds pretty good tbh. No sweetener so it's drier, but the salt cuts the bitterness

@sexyyogadude5910 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's for the kind of people who prefer dry red wines and islay scotch. Drinks with absolutely minimal sweetness but a lot of complexity. You can throw in a squeeze of tangerine juice to take it up a notch. The salt level is delicate though. If you overdo it it tastes terrible.

@TheChungassSupreme 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if you released a cocktail book composed of all the drinks you've created or improved upon, I would absolutely buy it.

@Nyitemare Жыл бұрын

Absolutely second this

@johnydo2628 2 жыл бұрын

I had a similar take on Screwball when I first tried it. I thought it was too sweet for me. I didn't want to have picked up a bottle for nothing though, so I set about coming up with a drink to use it in. First thing I came up with was a peanut butter cup using just the Screwball and chocolate bitters. That was good since the bitters helped cut the sweetness, but I wanted to try something with citrus. With the help of a co-worker, I came up with the Siam Swizzle. Named after a favorite Thai restaurant in town, this drink has become a favorite of my wife. 2.5 oz peanut butter whiskey 0.75oz lime juice 0.25oz lemon juice 0.25oz simple syrup 12 drops Napa Valley Tamarind Lime Chili Bitters 2 dashes Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters 6 to 8 small Thai Basil leaves Put the basil leaves in a highball glass and press them against the inside with your bar spoon to express the oils. No need to muddle them. Then build the rest of the drink in the glass, add crushed ice, and swizzle the drink. You can also shake this drink, open pour it into your glass, and use the basil as a garnish. It's just not a swizzle then.

@Aerowind 2 жыл бұрын

I love Greg frantically trying to cover up the pineapple rum with anything he can think of. It was the addition of actual pineapple juice that really sold it for me.

@ashiftylad 2 жыл бұрын

Hiding the Parrot Bay under another rum :D

@christophalexander4542 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he should recreate it without the parrot. Is there really a difference, or would it be even better?...

@utes5532 Жыл бұрын

Lmao yeah, it's like he took the flavors that parrot bay is supposed to be and just added twice the amount

@peterk7428 2 жыл бұрын

Now do that old bottle of pink Cuervo that's been in my fridge since 4th of july 2019!

@maximilianswansson1264 2 жыл бұрын

You should have drunk it on the morning on the 5th

@mate12cf 2 жыл бұрын

Finely aged

@ptittannique5621 Жыл бұрын

I'm a palaeontologist, and I was invited to serve on an advisory panel for the creation of geoparks in China about a decade ago: At a formal banquet, I asked to taste a local liquor and I was served something akin to kaoliang. Not only was I then exclusively served the stuff for the rest of the hours-long dinner, but protocol dictated that I matched my hosts drink for drink. The memory alone is still enough to make me retch. In case you've never had it before, not only is it intensely pungent as you drink it, but you can taste baijiu for days afterward. I know that this opinion is sometimes seen as demeaning towards Chinese culture, but "acquired taste" doesn't even begin to describe it.

@topazphoenix6301 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the Food Network show Chopped, where chefs are given unusual mystery ingredients to work with and make a presentable dish. It would be cool if you could organize some of the youtube cocktail channels and host your own mini "Chopped" but with unusual spirits, liqueurs, etc. The only challenging thing is you wouldn't be able to taste their drinks from afar.

@majikss 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows what chopped is

@topazphoenix6301 2 жыл бұрын

@@majikss Okay . . . ?

@harrylane4 2 жыл бұрын

@@majikss i didn’t know that was the gimmick of chopped. I thought it was just another cooking show.

@markbowerii7632 Жыл бұрын

Sure he could, he could just give them the ingredients, let them decide which way they want to go with those ingredients, then simply send him the recipes to try and he picks the best.

@eraofthecapybara2884 2 жыл бұрын

I like the inclusion of screwball. Something that’s not a bad product, but doesn’t have a lot of utility. Super insightful on how to be a better bartender with ingredients you don’t necessarily want.

@benjin3993 2 жыл бұрын

Mix with a chocolate based drink to make a Reese's cup

@khrulez1 2 жыл бұрын

It actually goes with more than you’d think.

@hunterstephens3671 2 жыл бұрын

I kinda want to see a Mudslide with Screwball

@benjin3993 2 жыл бұрын

@@hunterstephens3671 some crushed peanuts and lightened with cream to cut the sweetness

@monicafoote2385 2 жыл бұрын

On a similar note, I think it'd be fun to see an episode on the theme of "I got this weird bottle for one very specific drink that I'm now over. What else can I do with it?"

@Chiefenstien 2 жыл бұрын

I would love a "let's make something good from bottom shelf liquor" series

@ashtonboutwell6154 2 жыл бұрын

That's called college dorm party my friend

@ashtonboutwell6154 2 жыл бұрын

Turn shity liquor to a descent drink

@acougarscub 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I tired that a few years ago and people just called me poor. Spoiled t w a t s

@AndrewLawlerTheZealot 2 жыл бұрын

I support this!

@appa609 2 жыл бұрын

mix literally anything into a coke

@heatherharrison264 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing people's reactions to baijiu. (Kaoliang is a type of baijiu.) There are many different kinds of baijiu; most are extremely potent in both alcohol content and flavor. I love it, but it is definitely not to everybody's taste. Though I usually drink it neat, I have experimented with mixing it. I have a bottle of kaoliang that is the same brand as the one in the video but is only 38% alcohol, and it isn't quite so potent. Its dominant flavor element is earthy, but it also has that lovely flavor of something-went-bad-in-an-interesting-way. (I also have a 58% kaoliang that has strong floral/medicinal notes but doesn't really remind me of a wet sheepdog. It's a different brand.) The 38% kaoliang goes nicely with citrus in a margarita-style drink or with Campari and vermouth in a negroni-style drink. Sauce-fragrance baijiu (Moutai is the most famous) is quite different from kaoliang. It has a strong umami note along with the usual baijiu funk. I find that the cheaper, simpler versions of it go very well with grapefruit. I don't mix the expensive stuff - it is wonderful on its own.

@dysphoria_1.040 11 ай бұрын

Do you also enjoy eating months expired cheese?

@Xandyer 10 ай бұрын

I know I would. but that's just me with cheese. @@dysphoria_1.040

@tiamat9360 9 ай бұрын

thank you, been meaning to try it (without getting too costly)

@ConnorSinclairCavin 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely feel like there are a lot of “makes him shiver bad” bottles he forgot on this list…

@Potatoes9000 2 жыл бұрын

My sister lives in Taiwan, and I've visited a few times. Lovely place! Kaoliang is the single worst spirit created by any civilization. I also always buy a small bottle on my way out, mainly to get my friends to taste it prefaced with "hey wanna taste the worst liquor", and I'm thrilled to try this

@howtodrink 2 жыл бұрын

People who don’t know don’t know. Nothing compares to this stuff. It’s actually unimaginable.

@tzimiscelord8483 2 жыл бұрын

@ummm yeah So what your telling me is MSG fix anything

@brycedavis907 2 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine brought me back a bottle, I used to bring it to parties to torture friends.

@toastyyy106 2 жыл бұрын

greg impressing himself with his ability to Create balanced and delicious drinks is forever my favorite thing to watch. GREG YOU ARE A MAD GENIUS

@siralfredofhorsiii 2 жыл бұрын

Damn. Used to think I was a semi good bartender, then started watching this channel and realised I had a lot to learn. But damn I've been enjoying these videos the last couple of days. Loved being a bartender, and making wacky things from what people felt like drinking. This is just fulfilling to watch, and entertaining. Big props, this is a good ass channel to sub to

@wdentonmatheis5598 2 жыл бұрын

I work at a liquor store and when people discover peanut butter “whiskey” they always ask me, “What do you do with that?” We eventually got to where you did, but we also suggest PB&J shots (add Chambord) or what I termed The Elvis (add banana liquor and garnish w/bacon). Anyway, as a beer drinker who understands wine but also has to sell spirits I appreciate these types of videos because I am not a bartender.

@bdasalways 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Love this! The number of times I’ve looked at my liquor shelf like “ what else can I do with this bottle of Chambord, 101 peppermint schnapps, and apple pucker….”🤣

@TehAdrenalinePickle 2 жыл бұрын

Chambord works pretty well in a tequila sunrise: I kind of copy the Difford's Guide recipe, replacing the cassis with the Chambord. You're only using 1/4oz of Cham at a time but that'll empty it out over a while.

@SherioCheers 2 жыл бұрын

I like to use a bit of Chambord in my sparkling wine when I have it.

@apandaofphuket9349 2 жыл бұрын

Chambord on vanilla ice cream

@shavedbikerslut7155 2 жыл бұрын

1oz of chambers, 1oz of vodka, 2oz of lemonade, stir in a rocks glass w ice

@dave011679 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a similar collection. People would bring random alcohol over to make shots and just leave them at my house so I end up with a mishmash of booze that doesn't work in anything besides that one specific shot.

@Phantom9252 2 жыл бұрын

"It's not the bottles, it's how you mix them." Would love to see more of this. Reminds me of the time me & my friends ended up with a bottle of campari and had no idea what to do with it. We tried drinking it straight and quicky learned that was a mistake, we christened it "cherry assholes" and then made a game of trying (and failing) to mix it with things until it was gone.

@robertallan8035 2 жыл бұрын

Heresy! Campari is good in any form!

@mistercarousel1872 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertallan8035 well I havent tried it with Coke but thats probably not something I would like tbh...

@ibandribew 2 жыл бұрын

Haha that's great. Soda water and ice makes it pretty palatable for most people.

@Phantom9252 2 жыл бұрын

To be clear, we did eventually find a use for it by adding small amounts to things to give them that slight cherry flavor. But yeah, drinking it straight is an obvs bad idea. Lol.

@GutsBatman 2 жыл бұрын

Greg is clearly master of his domain. Well done. Your reaction to not unpleasant alcohol is the best.

@benjamincarnell2590 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you get sauced on like three drinks in every episode. Makes me feel almost functional.

@howtodrink 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I’m actually a total light weight

@TheEtinder 2 жыл бұрын

I know this sounds weird, but I make a Pad Thai drink with screwball. Strong Ginger Beer, Screwball, lime juice, and Peychaud bitters. You can pretty much guess what the ratios would be. Better than the traditional peanut butter cup drinks.

@Pxtl 2 жыл бұрын

... okay I'm sold on this one.

@sansvoir 2 жыл бұрын

my first thought for peanut butter whiskey was also Thai food. I was thinking more along the lines of cilantro, lemongrass, and chili. But yours is an elegant solution. Mine would take a lot of dialing in.

@RossLH 2 жыл бұрын

My first thought was a PB&J cocktail. But that honestly sounds awful, I'm not sure I want to wish that on anyone.

@steelmagnum 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking peanut satay using the screwball and some Mekhong as the base spirit

@caitlinomalley80 2 жыл бұрын

ooo, that sounds rather good to be honest.

@gateship2 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly the last one had me thinking Eldritch Sour since it seemed to instantly cause madness. Funny how you too eventually settled on it being some cosmic horror of a drink.

@melvinmerkelhopper5752 2 жыл бұрын

Badass name.

@ex0stasis72 2 жыл бұрын

I would love a series about making good drinks with the cheapest alcohol like store brand stuff in the plastic bottles, and then get us familiar with the thought process for how to balance the flavors and cover up bad flavors.

@smlvalentine Жыл бұрын

This just became the go-to ep for first timers. Perfect language to describe respecting ingredients and a genuine plot twist. Bravo.

@olovambrosiuspersson3957 2 жыл бұрын

More "Customer is always wrong" would be hilarious as well!

@sagecolvard9644 2 жыл бұрын

Genuinely surprised Malort wasn't in here. I guess he was serious when he said it wasn't in the same league of bad. PS, they can call Skrewball whiskey for the same reason they can call Fireball whiskey.

@haleyw5677 2 жыл бұрын

I thought of fireball as well

@kennethdon3619 2 жыл бұрын

he said at the start he was all out (and that it wasnt that bad)

@nevadanate4957 2 жыл бұрын

It's also how spiced rum especially Captain Morgan which isn't even 40% gets to be called rum. Or Malibu, that should also be considered a liqueur lol

@RotaAbyssian 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who likes to cook, I love the idea of this becoming a series. I truly think that any flavor can be made enjoyable, and I like that challenge in drink form.

@theesotericdm 2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing you doing things you love and seeing your creative process is delightful!

@jackielinde7568 2 жыл бұрын

Meredith and Greg: I still say you should have your viewers send in pictures of their liquor cabinets/cupboards and see what Greg can do with them.

@xander1052 2 жыл бұрын

mine + my parents's (I store some of my liquor there as I lack space) would make for quite the ride with the more eclectic ingredients lol (including Poitin for an extra measure of pain)

@jackielinde7568 2 жыл бұрын

@@xander1052 I ended up posting a picture of my alcohol collection on Instagram. We'll see if Greg and Meredith bite.

@chysayeh4043 2 жыл бұрын

i used to work at a brunch place that would make a manhattan variant that was 2 dashes chocolate bitters, 2oz screwball, .5oz st george raspberry liqueur, and .5oz dry vermouth. it sold rly well actually

@drunkenfarmerjohn42 2 жыл бұрын

I do old fashioneds with screwball and use jam instead of the simple. Tastes amazing.

@jaredbobier2844 2 жыл бұрын

So like, not a Manhattan at all

@Strawberryscent_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredbobier2844 it has bitters, whiskey and vermouth clearly its a riff on a manhattan lmfao they at no point claimed it WAS a manhattan, stop having autism

@cam4636 2 жыл бұрын

@@Strawberryscent_ Ableism...not a good look

@chysayeh4043 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredbobier2844 2 spirit 1 modifier 2 dashes bitters

@bordersurvivaltexas4332 2 жыл бұрын

First of thank you for everything you do. It has inspired me to move out of my comfort zone quite a bit. I have created my own little bar and try things here and there which is fun and very relaxing. In a I would definitely like to see more of the experimentation type of videos. I do believe that a lot of folks have a bottle of something here and there that was a gift we don’t know what to do with. It also triggers ideas and thoughts. Again thank you for being fun, inspiring and straight up, no bs. All the best from Texas.

@Tibbyvc-rb7od 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. We absolutely want to see you experiment more, its so fun to see you get creative!

@JuiceJive 2 жыл бұрын

Around when I was much younger and very broke, my roommate's girlfriend brought over half a bottle of Parrot Bay coconut. Really vile stuff. We eventually mixed it with Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red and it tasted just like Tiger Blood snow cone. It would give you a guaranteed hangover if you drank a lot of it, but it served us well enough to kill the awful bottle.

@markymarkeaton 2 жыл бұрын

I did a PB&J old fashioned style drink with a blackberry simple syrup and the peanut butter whiskey. Came out pretty decent but you can’t drink more than 1 without feeling like it’s too sweet

@noahgilchrist7170 2 жыл бұрын

I make a white Russian and substitute it for the Kahlua, equally sweet, a little higher proof

@markymarkeaton 2 жыл бұрын

@@noahgilchrist7170 that sounds very good as well! Going to try that

@phoenixfritzinger9185 2 жыл бұрын

@@noahgilchrist7170 the tan Russian? Because peanut butter is that color The Russian on vacation?

@Windigowithsalad 2 жыл бұрын

Could probably be really good with a really sour berry liqueur, like unsweetened cranberry or sour cherry or something.

@markymarkeaton 2 жыл бұрын

@@Windigowithsalad that could be fantastic. Would really cut the sweetness and help out! Gonna try this for sure

@SifuSong78 Жыл бұрын

Oatmeal Stout and peanut butter (Reese's Pieces) work extremely well together. Use the Screwball to make a peanut butter Black & Tan.

@FABiOTiS 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel dude, and I'm really digging it. Looking forward to exploring the last 6 years of your content!

@stiner2829 2 жыл бұрын

Greg: 1. I would love to see more of these. Absolutely, Malort and Jeremiah Weed would both be hilarious to see you mix 2. There is a place in Dayton Ohio called Warped wing that makes their own root beer. They mix that with screwball and it's actually quite good (I also share your dislike for screwball so I was surprised I liked it)

@rchen3 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing the name Jeremiah Weed brings back college memories…

@stiner2829 2 жыл бұрын

@@rchen3 Lmfao, my apologies for making you remember that horrible taste.

@davidl5452 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if you could drop a shot into Esther's Secret for a Buckey Boilermaker?

@stiner2829 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidl5452 hahaha yo, that might not be half bad. Ill have to ask them about that. The rootbeer might be a touch on the sweet side but it could probably work. Love the name tho.

@SherioCheers 2 жыл бұрын

Use Chambord and bourbon with that PB whiskey and make a PBnJ drink! Also, that Pirate bay pineapple rum just SMACKS of my college days LOL

@MichaelaRtoS 2 жыл бұрын

The best thing I've ever done with Skrewball (it was actually my favorite for a while) was a 2-1 ratio of banana cream rum and Skrewball.

@meganbailey5192 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Kinmen for a year and everyone on the island drinks Kaoliang for every celebration!! There is only one factory in the world on Kinmen Island that makes it and the recipe is a secret. It's a huge point of pride for the local culture. I got 3 bottles as gifts over the year I worked as a teacher. No one makes cocktails though, you have to do it as shots because it tastes like actual gasoline and burns. But if you build up a tolerance the local uncles will respect you. I'm so impressed you made something to cover that flavor!!

@penguindrummaster 2 жыл бұрын

Just started watching the video, but as a concept, I love the idea of a "cocktail rescue". Take a drink that's bad and fix it, or take a set of bottles that you're ashamed to own and how do you use them (saving the bottle from the drain, lol)

@Kafaldsbylur 2 жыл бұрын

I'd especially want that concept mixed with the "Customer is always wrong" episode. Make the ordered drink as is to show how wrong the customer is, then try to salvage it

@artyoz 2 жыл бұрын

It's still DEFINITELY on the sweet side of things, but I had surprisingly good luck using Skrewball as a modifier to an Irish Coffee. Including it in a hot drink brings out some of the nuttier flavors, and the coffee helps tame the syrupiness. I bet you could even completely forego the brown sugar in the "classic" Irish Coffee and just use the Skrewball.

@ltgumper7 2 жыл бұрын

I usually skip the ad sections, but you somehow deliver exceptional comedy and entertainment through and through.

@cenpyla 2 жыл бұрын

I hope this becomes a series, I really enjoyed this

@qmcmu4511 2 жыл бұрын

*Immediately recognizes Skrewball because I shoot it with friends and kind of love it* Aww Geeze, I'm a garbage person.

@ZRFehr 2 жыл бұрын

I had a smores cocktail made with Skrewball that was pretty good. It's decent alone, but I'm not a shot drinker really.

@kevingriffin8854 2 жыл бұрын

It smells amazing

2 жыл бұрын

The line "If you can convince people that Fernet is good, you can convince people that this is good" kind of sold me, and since the only way to work with it is to match it, I can't help but wonder how it would stand up to Absinthe.

@AbsoluteSkycaptain 2 жыл бұрын

I think that's how black holes form.

@topwomble 2 жыл бұрын

I tried so hard with Fernet and eventually threw it out 😅

@jconnor117 2 жыл бұрын

ooh Thats intriguing. I think we should try that.

@willcresson8776 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny because Fernet is incredibly popular with Food and Bev employees, FoH and BoH. I never could develop a taste for it myself.

@boarderking133 2 жыл бұрын

@@willcresson8776 hence industry sour

@tapcorbu 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video that can help inspire others on how to rid themselves of bottles they've been meaning to get rid of but haven't gotten around to it. It's also interesting to see the process and iterations on how to actively adjust recipes.

@samlaramie9456 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, stumbled across your videos lately and have been wanting to get into mixology. I don't have any of the tools, or mixers etc so I've just been mixing what I've got on hand. Recently came up with a drink I like to call Pink Drink (it's fun to say when your tipsy). I don't have anything to measure so it's all rough estimations and pour to taste, but here goes. (Main ingredients were chilled prior so no need for ice) Roughly 4. oz Lemon flavored seltzer (I used la croix) .5-1 oz. Tequila (I used Cuervo Especial) 1ish oz. vodka (used Tito's) A splash of cranberry juice (basically just enough to give it a pink hue) 2 squirts of concentrate lemon juice 1 Teaspoon of sugar Stir until the sugar is decently disolved And that's it! I don't know is this is already a thing, or close to something that already exists, but anyway I was hoping you might try out The Pink Drink, give your thoughts and perhaps give it the Greg touch. Also, love your show, it's whats inspiring me to get into mixology and cocktail making

@Emann277own 2 жыл бұрын

Screwball in hot cocoa is a personal fav for cold weather

@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong 2 жыл бұрын

My friends in FLA host pool parties in the summer and I am always in charge of "Liquor Cabinet Clearing" ( made with the whatnot people always gift or leave at parties) and there is ALWAYS Parrot Bay rum in it. It's actually not bad if tart and sour juices like bottled cherry/cranberry and fresh lime/orange are added to it. I always call it "After Prom Punch" - it's super strong, fruity in a nondescript way and tastes like the drinks you had when you were 17.

@matthewuzulis5016 2 жыл бұрын

That made me think of like Del Monte's Fruit Cocktail which contains peaches, pears, grapes, pineapple and cherries. I wonder how it would be with white grape juice, peach juice, pear liquor, parrot bay and garnished with a maraschino cherry. Thinking like 2oz grape juice 1oz peach juice 1oz pear liquor 1oz parrot bay garnish with 2 cherries.

@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewuzulis5016 I'd absolutely drink that. It's got a good balance of sweet and sour, like a good Caribbean rum punch.

@matthewuzulis5016 2 жыл бұрын

@@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong Thanks, I was trying to think of how to make a proper cocktail out of it and not just some kind of shot type of drink. I'm just worried about peach juice being too sweet and strong but subbing peach schnapps would have made it far too heavy alcohol wise and as far as I know there is no ready easy to find pear juice out there. I would prefer pear and do the same parts of that and grape. Mind you this is thinking in lines of a clear/clean cocktail, I do think my original thought may work nicely as a frozen cocktail (Blended with crushed ice)

@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewuzulis5016 I think doing 1/2 oz peach schnapps instead of 1 oz peach juice would make a fantastic frozen drink. You'll get the full peach flavor with a slight bump of alcohol, but blending it with crushed ice will weaken the total % of alcohol by probably a third and it won't be as strong as doing it shaken and done over cubes.

@jameshill2450 2 жыл бұрын

15:10 - Just embrace the "impossible to drink" part of it, go all in and mix it with Fireball.

@nickdelange4425 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, I have recently watched a ton of your videos and subscribed to see more. As a chef, I love food and drinks and especially how they are paired together in a delicious meal. I saw that you already talked about aperitifs and digestifs, as well as cocktails and wines that are suitable to pair with certain meals. However, while many American/European cuisines often only pair wines with a meal that has multiple courses (and sometimes beers or cocktails), I think Japanese sake is highly undervalued in this regard. Sake can be used as a cooking ingredient, just like wine, and also pairs really well with many types of food you find in diner meals. I could not find a video in your vast library that covered sake and I hope you consider doing an episode on this subject. Cheers/Sláinte from the Netherlands!

@Mr_Catastr0phe 2 жыл бұрын

I work at a liquor store, the moment I saw the Skrewball, I started giggling cause that shit is so damn popular it's not even funny. We run out of it on the regular. One thing I consistently suggest to customers though, is mixing it with Howler Head Bourbon, go a bit of Elvis with it with a peanut butter banana sandwich sort of thing.

@guitarmartin7148 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve always just taken shots of it. No one I know mixes drinks with it lol

@morrigankasa570 2 жыл бұрын

I love making proper grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches:)

@ccknight900 2 жыл бұрын

at the bar I used to work at, they made a peanut butter and jelly shot

@TheMNbassHunter 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how good Screwball is in any cocktail, but my sister made some Christmas fudge with it and it was FANTASTIC!

@corporealghoul Жыл бұрын

I dont drink much. I cant remember the last time i drank any kind of alcohol... even beer. Im a pothead so i just focus on that. But while im getting stoned your videos have become some of my favorite stuff to watch. Its mostly you so bravo bro. Uoure entertaining af even when talking about stuff i have zero interest in. I found you from the critical role stuff then saw your video with brennan and absolutely loved it.

@shavingwithnick 2 жыл бұрын

I love making a pb&j "old fashioned" with grape simple syrup. Yum.

@AM-hf9kk 2 жыл бұрын

I've only ever had Screwball in an "Elvis." It was mixed with a creamy banana liqueur and garnished with bacon as I recall. Nope, nope, nope... but my wife liked it.

@ninboy01 2 жыл бұрын

Bacon garnish? That’s a big no from me.

@rancidkippa4589 2 жыл бұрын

@@ninboy01 Like some sort of cursed bloody mary garnish

@stinkyfungus 2 жыл бұрын

Its a take on the " fried peanut butter banana and bacon sandwich " supposedly one of Elvis Presley's favorite sandwiches. The other one he really loved was the "fools gold loaf" You take a loaf of French bread (no, I'm not making the portions up ) split in half lengthwise and Layer on: 1 32 ounce jar of peanut butter, 1 32 ounce jar of grape jelly and a full pound of bacon. Enjoy...

@zachkulig8775 2 жыл бұрын

A series like this is perfect because I always get bottles of weird stuff from people. They just tell me "well you're good with cocktails, you'll find a use for it." Vids like this get the creative juices going to do just that

@alejandrocerezo8399 2 жыл бұрын

i like the episode! It show your chops as a mixologist. It even could be expanded into the cursed and customers drinks (I always wondered if those drinks could be balanced with extra ingredients or better proportions).

@coreycountryman3552 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode - turning trash to treasure is what magic mixology is all about. I played the game not too long ago - managed to turn some PB whiskey, cocoanut rum, Plantation OFTD, ancho Reyes, lime juice, and basil into a tiki liquid “Thai Pizza” (Those are a real thing out west). Best served in a tiki mug though - it’s a bit on the sweet side and looks like Nickelodeon slime.

@SacredTide 2 жыл бұрын

I've made very good drinks from Screwball. For ex: "Horchata" 1.5oz Japanese Rice Whiskey .5oz Screwball .5oz Frangelico 1oz oat milk Dash cinnamon Squeeze of cinnamon syrup Shake and strain on ice

@nk-dw2hm 2 жыл бұрын

Usually even if my palate disagrees with him I can understand where he's coming from, but screwball isn't bad. It might not taste like whiskey but it tastes good

@SacredTide 2 жыл бұрын

@@nk-dw2hm I know what you mean... Straight that can be too sweet and cause uneasyness, easily. As a mixer, so many possibilities! Like with Banana liquor

@Brion57042 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I drank Malort, instead of gagging like my friends expected, I immediately started theorizing how to build a cocktail with it. DO NOT add lemon or lime juice. It only exaggerates the bitterness. I ended up doing 2oz of Malort, 1oz of Falernum, and 1 oz of benedictine, which was probably more than it needed.

@bbbrrr000ccckkk1 2 жыл бұрын

I found it works out pretty well in a Bloody Mary. The herbal flavors of the malort really go well with all the veggie flavors going on in a Bloody Mary. But yeah, Malort is mostly a drink based on a dare. I once convinced my uncle who was training to be a sommelier to drink straight Malort. He said it ruined him for a week.

@mikehester7819 2 жыл бұрын

Malort is vile.

@ogreenius 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! You *almost* made me want to buy the two of these I don't have, just to try what you came up with. Now *that's* quality content. 😂 More, please!

@LightInTheIgnorance 2 ай бұрын

Skrewball is very much a "main note" flavor. Doesn't especially matter what you cut it with, peanut butter is gonna be front and center if you use any appreciable amount. That said, it combines quite well with fruity liqueurs. An ounce of Skrewball, two ounces of any kind of fruit or berry liqueur (I love black raspberry, personally), stirred into some soda over ice will make you a fizzy PB&J of your preferred flavor.

@RenoDeGeneric 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure anyone that's ever had even a passing interested in mixology has that special bottle of the rankest, nastiest swill given by a relative or a friend. I'd love to see more episodes like this. Save us from these bottled horrors Greg!

@sagecolvard9644 2 жыл бұрын

This video unironically makes me want to get some Kaoliang Liquor to see if I can do something with it. The line "If you can convince people that Fernet is good, you could convince people that this is good" kind of sold me. Since the only way to work with it is to match it, I can't help but wonder how it might stand up to Absinthe.

@skippythewonderchicken7511 2 жыл бұрын

Comfy ad break Greg is such a mood.

@fturla 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Liquor that you own that you feel tastes terrible when you drink neat is something that you have no choice but to salvage the contents by using the product in different mixes that dilute the character of the liquor that you do not like. Diluting whiskey with other whiskeys in a drink, mixing and/or overpowering the flavor with heat or cold and hiding bitterness or flavor with sugar is probably the go to method to 'dispose' of the bottled beverage in some form. One method I use is to make a milk shake or dessert with ice cream to add the alcohol content but essentially hide the overall flavor of the drink.

@Lukjerben 2 жыл бұрын

An ex girlfriend of mine used to work in Kinmen, Taiwan, so I had my fair share of Kaoliang. There are some Kaoliang cocktails you can find in bars near there and in Taipei, but overall impressed with the process! By the way I'm pretty sure its pronounced as if it were spelled "galiung".

@AndrewErickson52 2 жыл бұрын

I got the skrewball specifically to mess around with a cocktail idea: a peanut butter jelly cocktail. What I ended up doing was basically a whiskey sour base with less whiskey and then adding equal parts chambord and skrewball in place of the sweetener.

@TheVinny360 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds tasty 😋

@jadestrider2660 2 жыл бұрын

was it any good?

@SorcererVtuber 2 жыл бұрын

I do the same. It’s nice

@TheMaritimeHorror Жыл бұрын

My mom had a bottle of Parrot Bay on her bar for years. When I was a kid I was always mesmerized by the way the parrot looked on the background.

@DarkPrincessOfLight 2 жыл бұрын

You're so creative! It's fun seeing you on your element

@rachaelhudson219 2 жыл бұрын

This could totally be a series, making up new drinks starting with one bizarre ingredient! We've definitely acquired some over time that just don't seem to have many obvious use cases, it would be fun to get some ideas for stuff like that

@CarlosSempereChen 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thank you! Being half Taiwanese, I’m very familiar with being treated to shots of kaoliang (GAU-lee-ong, with lee-ong blending together into one syllable) at the end of a night. We usually keep it in the freezer. It’s definitely… odd… but at least it smells less like farm than Chinese maotai! I figured there was something in there that could be worked with but, as you’ve seen, so much that makes it difficult to use. Well done. Good name, too. Also, orgeat is magic.

@nk-dw2hm 2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing on earth worse than Chinese spirits

@penguwave4025 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing you accidentally invent drinks I would order at a bar is something I am LIVING for right now

@mudman215 Жыл бұрын

I mix Screwball and Kentucky Mist strawberry moonshine 1:1 with 2 dashes Aztec chocolate bitters in a rocks glass and large ice cube/sphere. So nice!

@TheDizzieC 2 жыл бұрын

A bar near me uses a combination of Skrewball Whiskey, Creme de Banana and Chocolate bitters. It smells like a peanut butter and banana sandwich and tastes like a peanut butter and banana shake. It sounds like a weird old fashion, so I assume it uses a similar build as that. 2 oz Skrewball, .5 oz Creme de Banana and a few shakes of the chocolate bitters.

@solivague4709 2 жыл бұрын

16:58 the comedic timing on him taking a slow, cautious sip slam cutting to him backed up against the wall in an almost fearful cower made my night

@VinnytheSanchez 6 ай бұрын

hadn't watched in a little while, worst bottles in the bar brought me back good energy and excitement, also I tend to be the one that likes the things most people hate. Thanks Greg!

@idolhandz3946 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen your simple syrup videos and they are quite entertaining! I would love to see you do a super juice episode for limes lemons and or oranges because I would be surprised if your bar didn’t have these. I look forward to seeing one hopefully.

@j.m.f5451 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, definitely can try again! Stuff like this and "The Customer is Always Wrong" are pretty entertaining. The cursed cocktails stuff gets a bit gross for my tastes, like those aren't meant to be any good.

@595moore 2 жыл бұрын

Please continue with this series.; it’s amazing for you to make good, if not drinkable cocktails. Here’s a request: make drinks use cheap AND Bad liquor (like a Mad Dog 20/20 as an example).

@sleepysystem Жыл бұрын

one of the fun experiences ive had is my mother making *screwball soaked gummy bears*. ungodly flavors. just the worst. no one touched them past the first few tastes, they ended up sitting in the fridge for months ("you never pour out booze! its too much of a waste!!") until we had to throw out a perfectly good glass jar bc no one wanted to open that nightmare again.

@renaudduquette7238 2 жыл бұрын

I want more of this!! (Pt.3)

@bradleylovej 2 жыл бұрын

I actually love Fernet. The industry workers at my local bar turned me onto it, I loved it the first time I tasted it. I like to sip it straight lol. Also: Anyone ever notice how handsy Greg gets when he's drunk? Haha, he's all over the curves of those bottles.

@hombreg1 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how you do it. All fernet I've tried just tastes like watery cough syrup

@ashtonboutwell6154 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me about I don't call I'll probably need this when I go to college. :)

@bestoftheshit 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Taiwanese, where the kaoliang wine is produced, and there’s a couple of ways to drink it. First is to freeze it(only works with the 58%) and serve as shooters. It takes away the sting. Second is a cocktail, mixed with absinthe it’s a really nice white chocolate smell and makes a great cocktail! (15ml Kaoliang Wine /30ml Absinthe /30ml Lime Juice /30ml Honey Syrup /15ml Vanilla Liqueur /5ml Frangelico is the my own recipe but it’s a bite in the sweeter side)

@zachlebar 2 жыл бұрын

I used the Screwball and a fig liqueur to make a PB&J manhattan: 2oz of Screwball, 3/4oz of sweet vermouth, 1/4oz of fig liqueur, 1 bar spoon of demerara simple syrup. Definitely tasted like a PB&J, and was a hit with the crowd I served it to.

@deltadeann1969 2 жыл бұрын

"A kazeen? Oh, a business cuisine." The tasting notes are a beautiful part of this series. Never change. Also Greg, don't ever change either. You bring me such joy.

@unslept_em 2 жыл бұрын

i loved this and it'd be great to see more! i loved your elation at making a good cocktail

@Sirmooshalot 2 жыл бұрын

Really fun to go into unexplored terrain and mix hoch kulture with misfits and mistakes. Always a delight to see Greg surprised, and honestly usually a delight to see him suffer a little too.