Everything you need to know about Mezcal | How to Drink
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3 жыл бұрынToday I find out what is Mezcal, and that involves tasting a bunch of them-
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Bottles Used:
- Wahaka Espadin Mezcal
- Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio
- Herodes Mezcal Artesanal
- Bozal Mezca Espadin-Barril-Mexicano
- Del Maguey Las Milpas
- Mezcal Vago Espadin
- Dos Hombres Espadin Mezcal
- Derrumbes San luis Petosi Mezcal
- Palenqueros Alberto Ortiz Espadin-Madrecuishe Mezcal Joven
- Oax Arroqueño Mezcal
- Oax Tobalá
- Oax Tepeztate
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@philmeador8235 3 жыл бұрын
Please do a Grappa episode next! I love Grappa but it's overwhelming picking out varieties to try
@ArchArturo 3 жыл бұрын
E Y E T H I R S T
@Growls 3 жыл бұрын
Greg, i gotta say, I think you need to take a closer look at Baijiu. Biggest spirit on the planet, and we know so little about it.
@rudykretschmar2472 3 жыл бұрын
you gotta do one of these for ouzo
@JohnStormForge 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe do a gin tasting, I recently found a gin I absolutely love. Its called Roku Gin strong floral, citrus and pepper notes.
@georgemcgee2437 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Greg, chemical engineer in training here. The chemical compound in mothballs that gives it it's smell is called naphthalene. Naphthalene is a product of the distillation of coal tar and oil, but there are many similar compounds that could end up in the distillate of a spirit like mezcal. Only trace amounts are necessary to notice it as the smell is super strong. Figured Id drop this here in case anyone was curious!
@mattia_carciola 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, from chemist to chemist: why the best smelling stuff in the lab is also the more carcinogenic?
@YesmynameisBob 3 жыл бұрын
I've always thought it smells like toluene
@AustinWigley 3 жыл бұрын
My engineering partner also immediately knew it was napthalene !
@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS 3 жыл бұрын
Guitar Builder here! we use a solvent nicknamed Naptha, I only ever known it as Naptha but to your knowledge is this the same thing?
@tommytheshimigami 3 жыл бұрын
There is coals that can develop from the burning of the mezcal. So naphthalene makes sense.
@alexkeyes7959 3 жыл бұрын
Do not judge a man who mispronounces another language, it means he has read things beyond his original horizions
@jenniferalbert910 3 жыл бұрын
I like this!
@acepilot1 3 жыл бұрын
Somehow I don’t think this applies to people who say the J in jalapeño as an English J
@BradsGonnaPlay 3 жыл бұрын
@@acepilot1 I give him a tiny bit of props for at least saying HA-leesco instead of jah-lis-CO
@acepilot1 3 жыл бұрын
@@BradsGonnaPlay absolutely
@acepilot1 3 жыл бұрын
I have met people who pronounce jalapeño like gilloop-in-owhs that is my grief
@christopherreed4723 3 жыл бұрын
"If you don't like it, and have to slam it to drink it, maybe you ought to just drink something else..." Excellent advice, there.
@weishenmejames 3 жыл бұрын
*nearly every brand of tequila has entered the chat*
@babychuy9839 2 жыл бұрын
@@weishenmejames more like all alcohol has entered the chat
@frocat5163 2 жыл бұрын
Right? I've never understood anyone's decision to drink something they don't enjoy. There are so many different types of alcohols and ways to consume those alcohols that there's no reason for anyone to ever drink something they don't like.
@mitchellclendening7682 2 жыл бұрын
@@frocat5163 fr. I had a buddy bring a bottle of southern comfort (🤢) and mix it with APPLE CIDER (🤮) and got me to drink it. To my credit I did, but damn, apple cider and orange is a really bad combo for my palate
@paavobergmann4920 Жыл бұрын
@@mitchellclendening7682 You can slam the empty bottle over your head afterwards, that might make the aftermath a tad more bearable!
@christopherwalker3055 3 жыл бұрын
My brain is happy that Greg is looking after his health and using the bucket, but my heart misses the descent into madness
@t.9811 3 жыл бұрын
One note about Mezcal (and Tequila): because the agave takes so long to grow it's important to consume agave that is ethically and sustainably sourced. There are a lot of producers that use slash and burn style production to harvest as much agave now with no care given to future agave growth or the ecosystems where agave grows.
@mattia_carciola 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know, are there any sources to know what to choose or avoid?
@bradsimpson8724 3 жыл бұрын
That's worth knowing about. Are there certain distilleries to avoid because of their treatment of the land or support for farmers who do? Are there specific distilleries known for supporting sustainable production?
@dmcgee3 3 жыл бұрын
Don Mateo de la Sierra seems solid from like 10 minutes of admittedly not very deep research and only in English. Side note: I will say there is a company creatively called The Sustainable Agave Company which upcycles agave byproducts to biodegradable straws, which really feels like it’s a company whose sole purpose is to muddy searches about agave sustainability. Because the biodegradable straw thing is a drop in the ocean of the larger plastics problem and that website is sleek enough and vague enough to seem like a corporate front.
@patrickeverett5866 3 жыл бұрын
@@bradsimpson8724 Generally Speaking, almost all the celebrity Tequila/Mez brands are not sustainable. A lot of them also use lab created flavor compounds to cut costs *blegh*
@1014p 3 жыл бұрын
So last I saw Agave is mass farmed in fields not in jungles or forests take your pick. So by tilling up mass land you are in fact mass farming. When you pull the crop is up to you as it was not there originally. This crop is basically not an ecosystem crop due to forced planting.
@bobby7050 3 жыл бұрын
When Greg talked about getting old and looking tired through work and kids I’d never felt more seen and laughed uncontrollably. Doing a great job mate, alcohol, work and family is a tough balance. Especially when your work is alcohol, which I also work in. Keep the great content coming man!
@shawnthomas1267 3 жыл бұрын
It's damn near killing me and I don't even get paid to drink!
@snuggilyd 2 жыл бұрын
oh man exactly. anyone else who has children immediately knew and felt the kind of tired he was referring to. but its so common place in your life that it's not worth mentioning anymore unless someone brings it up, and you are like....yea of course I'm tired, I'm tired all the time
@mangowett9967 2 жыл бұрын
Dude same haha I lost my shit
@daddybourne1 Жыл бұрын
Greg became my spirit animal with that comment. Bar Manager, dad of three and working on my own products separately from work.... yeah im tired too buddy
@reinekaelamakemedokidoki7206 3 жыл бұрын
I love when the Cicadas are in bloom.
@CorvusCorone68 3 жыл бұрын
indeed, bio-engineering at its' finest, combining entomology and botany
@rertnerfurtheng3771 3 жыл бұрын
Especially when one of the decade waves comes along with the yearly ones and you get a polyphonic end-of-summer chorus :)
@Mark-zu6oz 3 жыл бұрын
That's when you know you've had enough to drink.
@lucienleonardi8122 2 жыл бұрын
I love it too. These creatures are just a musical marvel
@sirHobs 3 жыл бұрын
-Are you sippin' your whisky?! -Yeah, I like it Preach, Greg! Also, cheers for your willingness to learn and teach.
@andresbarajas5851 2 жыл бұрын
as a mezcal officianado this is well done....great selection of agaves, varietals and regions. love the flavor descriptions, which are strangely accurate, especially for the uninitiated. not surprised by what he liked (vago and bozal), but im actually glad he liked the derrumbes (blue bottle), its very unique, way out there flavor profile, glad he appreciated it. Props to the research and attempts at the pronunciation of the towns and agave species. Also glad he survived it, especially when most of this stuff is 90-100 proof. agan, well done!
@dorsk84 3 жыл бұрын
I had a Mezcal Mule ..... If old Jeep Wrangler could be made into a drink, that was it.
@kylestallings9684 3 жыл бұрын
mhm try it with jalapeno muddled in (seeds too if ya like it real spicy) and a bit of agave syrup in the Mule, very tasty
@dorsk84 3 жыл бұрын
@@kylestallings9684 This was at a restaurant. (French surprisingly) And I, as a Wrangler owner, loved it.
@-e6195 3 жыл бұрын
when a mezcal has any resemblance to oil, on taste or smell it has been done incorrectly
@gabegamer3663 3 жыл бұрын
Love having the mezcal mule with either orange or grapefruit as well.
@asdrubalanibal6853 3 жыл бұрын
To say “I had a Mezcal Mule” is like saying “I had a Single Malt Mule” or “I Customize an Italian Sport Car”: it’s so vague and widely generic that it doesn’t really mean anything.
@R0bSc0tt 3 жыл бұрын
0:33 I don't know, I think a lot of us just love to see "What's Greg getting into this time?" educational or not because it will always be entertaining.
@MostLikelyMortal 3 жыл бұрын
Spanish has consistent vowel pronunciations- ‘i’ is always pronounced like a hard ‘e’ in English. So, Jalisco is pronounced “ha-lee-sco”.
@sxblck 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what the man said.
@ibai_3000 3 жыл бұрын
Tiene razón 👌
@SimSittee 3 жыл бұрын
We have a local restaurant that's named jalisco so I agree with you. Atleast how I've always heard and said it
@nicholasterry6523 3 жыл бұрын
Also, I'd say it's more like the difference between brandy, Armagnac, and Cognac: each category is progressively more restricted geographically, in addition to the existing restrictions on age, ingredients, etc., and technically there are brandies made with all sorts of eaux-de-vie but people will generally (correctly) assume grape unless otherwise noted. The best analogy in whisky would be Scotch vs. single malts (you can make a rye malt, technically, but almost all are barley-based) vs. single-grain spirits vs. blended grains (i.e. bourbon, rye, or the Canadian+Scottish approach of distilling each component separately and blending the results).
@brycepatties 3 жыл бұрын
My high school Spanish teacher had a song that she would make us sing to learn the vowels. "If you know taco and burrito and Pepe, you know the vowels. There's no exception like with English vowels. This is always how they sound."
@michelleross9782 3 жыл бұрын
I watch old episodes occasionally so you may 1 day have a vacation.
@geracervantes2362 3 жыл бұрын
the fact that you gave appreciation for something so deep into the Mexican culture as mezcal is, almost makes me forgive the Spanish pronunciation mistakes you did. Thanks for showing this
@marjoe32 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making all us Mexicans proud, love yall my man
@MrJoshaso 3 жыл бұрын
Que pedota se iba a acomodar si se tomaba todos los mezcales HAHAHA!! Love your show Greg!!
@ed_merino 3 жыл бұрын
No lo sé Rick, cada que dice Jalisco...
@michaelangelo8117 3 жыл бұрын
Ayeeeee
@marjoe32 3 жыл бұрын
@@ed_merino Gringo gonna gringo lol
@vaqueromago9087 3 жыл бұрын
No mames güey solo son tragos 😂
@incidentshappen 3 жыл бұрын
I respect Greg for not pumping up the most expensive bottles on his affiliate link. Good on ya.
@albertobatres5511 3 жыл бұрын
Actually your second pronunciation of Jalisco is right 👍🏽 . . . I'm from San Luis Potosi 😊👍🏽 it's all good
@jerrymartin2275 3 жыл бұрын
As an ambassador of the Mexican community, you did us proud. Youre officially invited to the Carne asada for life
@smgricebowl 3 жыл бұрын
this may be the first 20+ min spirits tasting sesh where greg isnt unleashing his chaotic evil side and wants to cry off camera by the end of the episode - props to the spit bucket for taking it like a champ
@krave983 3 жыл бұрын
Don't tell me you saw the Oax bottles and didn't think 5th Element lol
@howtodrink 3 жыл бұрын
Oh I did
@TheGunf1ghter 3 жыл бұрын
First thought I had
@FoolOfATuque 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@aaronrodgers2092 3 жыл бұрын
Pour them the counterintuitive way for a much smoother pour. The same way you pour turpentine and other canned spirits.... Also if your experience with pouring turpentine and other canned spirits is aggressive... Pour it the way your supposed to pour those 5th element bottles.
@jacobcrab593 3 жыл бұрын
Lol I thought gothen in the comics
@irmasalazar1982 3 жыл бұрын
Lol!!! Dead 😂 I can listen to this all day lol you did good trying to pronounce them. Viva Mexico 🇲🇽
@marjoe32 3 жыл бұрын
VIVA
@ArchArturo 3 жыл бұрын
Estoy en la pagina de una tienda de vinos/alcoholes cerca de la casa, buscando todos los mezcales en el episodio XD, nomas porque si jajajaj (I'm on the page of a of wine / alcohol store near the house, looking for all the mezcals in episode XD, just because)
@alejandrovalenzuela7994 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when they try to learn and pronounce to the best of their ability Español, you did great man, this warms my heart
@michaelharker8222 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously! Isn't this filmed in MI, but he nailed Oaxaca! Damn fine effort!!!
@kennis265 3 жыл бұрын
Omg, I’m white, but from California, so I’m familiar with a lot of the pronunciation. This is hard to listen to. 😂😂😂
@Robiticus 3 жыл бұрын
Keep the random flavor associations coming! Normal palette notes are great, but if it’s something random, I wanna hear it. Like, I’d rather hear the “wow this tastes like my grandma’s house” than some super technical complex note that I might not relate to.
@EnoEno12345678910 3 жыл бұрын
As a Mexican, listening you try to say our state’s names is my favorite part of the episode... btw, “jalisco” like the second one you said. Besides that, tequila can also be produced in various states
@jaketaylor4123 3 жыл бұрын
No way. A whole HTD episode dedicated to my favorite alcohol!
@stuartnickolas503 3 жыл бұрын
As an audio engineer it was funny but cool af when you were describing the taste notes as musical notes
@DH-xw6jp 3 жыл бұрын
When you say at 6:28 that you were going to taste _all these mezcals_ i knew this was gonna be a fun 30 minutes
@colemacias7571 3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid Greg! Some extra comments from what I’ve learned: -For tasting, it’s recommended to chew the mezcal or coat the entirety of your mouth with the sip -Fruit and sweeter flavors aren’t uncommon to other varietals of Mezcal, they’re just less likely for Espadín (and espadín is the most mass produced varietal and most likely to be found in the US so I usually expect smoke as a cornerstone flavor) -My favorite mezcal I’ve ever had used poultry in the pit to add a layer of savory to the taste. -Dont quote me on this but I believe there are some US import laws that force some higher proof mezcals to be cut with water. But you’re right, traditionally they are not cut with water -Like another comment said, a lot of these distilleries don’t think about the ecosystem and over harvest. I couldn’t come up with a good method to identify ethical versus not, so I don’t have a good solution. Just something to be aware of.
@jairlopez893 2 жыл бұрын
Which mezcal was the one that used poultry?
@colemacias7571 2 жыл бұрын
@@jairlopez893 Pechuga and Peloton are two I know of. I’m sure there’s more. There’s a Mezcal Old Fashion I had in the ghost donkey speakeasy in the Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas that uses Peloton. Would recommend!
@CheesyBlueNips 3 жыл бұрын
Love you and your show. GET THAT VACATION MY MAN!
@steammocking8110 3 жыл бұрын
Mezcal being the general term and Tequila being a type of Mezcal instead of the other way around was somehow news to me. So I learned that if nothing else.
@verager2493 3 жыл бұрын
Ya, it's weird for me because I'm in Texas, and it's easier to get tequila than mezcal
@-e6195 3 жыл бұрын
thats cuz it is not thay way, it is like saying whiskey its a type of rum. full misinformation
@nevadanate4957 3 жыл бұрын
@@-e6195 Whiskey and rum are way more different than mezcal and tequila... they're made from completely different types of plants
@nevadanate4957 3 жыл бұрын
@@-e6195 It's more like comparing Cuban column still rum to rhum agricole
@errolkaylor7636 3 жыл бұрын
The Agave Road Trip podcast has an excellent breakdown of the differences between tequila and mezcal, S2E4 gets into the reasoning why this isn’t actually the case! I don’t fully understand it tbh, but they are distinct agave distillates, just like sotol and raicilla.
@forastero54321 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao, liked hearing him trying to pronounce all those names. He did good-most of those are very hard to pronounce.
@DFine321 3 жыл бұрын
There was so much blustering when attempting to say San Luis Potosi, and then he actually got it down pretty well (during the intro). Every other name....well, at least he's trying. :)
@blackerpanther3329 3 жыл бұрын
He did “well”
@forastero54321 3 жыл бұрын
@@blackerpanther3329 I know what I said.
@MuriKakari 2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised, the pure Spanish seemed to throw him off more than those that take their name from the native Mexican languages.
@MadeByJoey 3 жыл бұрын
I adored the "OH SHIT" moments of surprise in today's episode. :)
@BoToChris 3 жыл бұрын
I believe the taste is called "camphorous," which I love.
@joelthompson1457 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. This. Me too.
@chulritti 3 жыл бұрын
"My chemical aggression" you got me I laughed 😃
@Moosenstein 3 жыл бұрын
You're good on my book amigo - honorary vato and you're invited to the carne asada.
@AtlanticGRW 3 жыл бұрын
This was one of the most interesting and informative episodes you've done, I love learning about spirits and liquor from other cultures and you handled the subject very well, as a Brazillian i'd love an episode like this for Cachaça some day!
@cc05jc 3 жыл бұрын
That would be so wonderful!!!! I just discovered cachaça and im super into it!! Ive only made caipirinhas what else would you recommend??
@michaelschmitz1834 3 жыл бұрын
Can we expect a similar episode about tequila or other base spirits? I really love these episodes as well as your honest and relatable tasting notes.
@nevadanate4957 3 жыл бұрын
He's done pretty good episodes on rum, whiskey, and gin in the past
@jessebolton7442 2 жыл бұрын
I love all the associations to smell and childhood. My nose works similarly. This was a great episode. I lived in Tepic Nayarit, Mexico and was able to visit several of the ranches that made Mezcal. Great job on the pronunciation, what a lot of people don’t realize is that there is a mix of Spanish and native Otomi from this region.
@colorfulcocktails4061 3 жыл бұрын
When you try to make the pronunciation clearly,it’s always remind me of my trying to pronounce English sometimes,lol. It’s good to learn the difference between Mezcal and Tequila . Thanks for sharing!
@outofdarts 2 жыл бұрын
OH man, so many parallels in our lives; kids + KZfaq channels + general exhaustion. Keep it coming!
@JesseCohen 3 жыл бұрын
What the what?! I just bought my first bottle of mezcal today. Not even close to kidding. A coworker recommended one, my wife (also my coworker) agreed, and in the basket it went. Serendipity much!
@leosaffron222 3 жыл бұрын
Greg we all appreciate the work you do, you’re out here making cool drinks and putting out excellent content which few of us could do consistently. If you need a break, take it. Ya got kiddos. A life beyond htd.
@Armegeothm 3 жыл бұрын
I bought a bottle one time in college because it was the highest proof thing I could find that wasn't Everclear and because it had a scorpion on it. Did not like the taste at first, but it grew on me, and now mezcal is my favorite spirit. Now I know more brands to try. Thanks Greg.
@chrisconroy3430 3 жыл бұрын
I have a coworker who is from mexico.. her husband has worked with me for a while and she just came here a few months ago, she says it's pronounced HAL-LEESE-CO
@jonrice9509 3 жыл бұрын
Greg you look great man. I've been watching for a long while and it actually seems like you've lost weight. We are all going through a shared trauma with Covid, and the fact that youre keeping the show up is amazing. I hope you get a vacation soon too!
@firemedic1648 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love where this channel is going....It's like the alcohol history channel/Fantasy/Space Opera show!!
@danvillegas9543 3 жыл бұрын
Greeeeeg!! Can't talk about mezcal and then not talk about pulque, which is a universe of it's own that I think you would love. Great episode!
@KethenGoesHam 2 жыл бұрын
I love that where you grew up, the smells you have breathed change what you taste.... One reason I love cigars
@ThingsAMaskCantHide 3 жыл бұрын
I know these episodes are difficult, but please know I really appreciate these types of episodes! I find them incredibly useful. also love your show! between my 2 accounts, I watch every episode, hope you can take a vacation soon dude!
@jtallant1977 3 жыл бұрын
I love my tequila and mezcal with orange + tajin. It's a gamechanger!
@rebeccaiprus3263 Жыл бұрын
I just recently started a job at a very mezcal heavy restaurant and this video was super helpful AND entertaining. I love your humility and honesty in this tasting ❤
@SecondSunCph 3 жыл бұрын
Musician who works with craft beer here. Tasting notes in pitch is certainly a thing! Fresh, hoppy IPAs tend to taste like treble, while barrel aged imperial stouts usually hit a lot of bass notes. And very occasionally, you'll taste something which is more or less just liquid tinnitus...
@Calumetto 3 жыл бұрын
You said "Ahranges." I'm proud of you!
@NebirosKnight 3 жыл бұрын
Disappointed there aren't many mezcal options in my local stores as I've recently become a fan. I started using it in a cocktail to replace the smokey taste of High West Campfire whiskey and actually liked the drink better with mezcal.
@justgriffx4551 2 жыл бұрын
All we have in my neck of the woods is casamigas mezcal have to drive 200 miles for anything else
@kausemustream4455 3 жыл бұрын
the rant about being exhausted hits me so hard. i'm there with ya Greg. i'm right there with ya
@missilesaway 3 жыл бұрын
No, I'm watching this episode because I watch every episode you put out, ever, and, I love them all.
@tomgillespie3574 3 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a sake episode!!
@LOVEMUFFIN_official 3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@destroya21 3 жыл бұрын
Dude, kudos for going through as many as you did, I feel you! Having worked at a mezcal focused bar and figuring out what were the most intro friendly bottles was a goddamn nightmare, especially for the people that thought it was like tequila (regardless of my explaining it wasn't). You can definitely find those more subtle notes after a while of sipping lol Salúd greg!
@Furry-iousNews Жыл бұрын
it tastes like angry gasoline and hearing its similar-ish to scotch makes me worry imma not like the bottle of (spelling gore, my apologies) Laphroig? I just ordered lol
@Jason-sp5yc 3 жыл бұрын
This video really highlights what I’ve enjoyed about mezcal that I never found in my (limited) whiskey and scotch explorations - the breadth of the palate is massive and there is so much variety that it’s easy to stay interested.
@logandaley1544 3 жыл бұрын
I like these tasting videos. It’s so cool that different brands of the same spirit can taste so different
@garykuhn1921 3 жыл бұрын
Come to New Orleans Greg. We need you here. I'll buy your first Sazerac at Cure.
@geoffreyentwistle8176 3 жыл бұрын
That tirade about the people that were asking why you seem so tired... That was gloriously blunt. XD
@TheWeePearl 3 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes! I love mezcal. I like it with some pineapple juice, beer and lime 😋
@grennysohail 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Greg, as a blue moon drinker (meaning I rarely drink, but I do partake) I want to say that I appreciate your upbeat attitude during the pandemic, and I understand that you are juggling a lot. Keep up the work and thank you for this informative video!
@benjaminotalora363 3 жыл бұрын
Hearing Greg try to pronounce Mexican town names was a treat lol You actually got Jalisco pretty close!
@its1110 3 жыл бұрын
Getting "X" and "G" goes a long way.
@seebo5139 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting episode! Mezcal is so versatile.... One thing surprised me: “rubber tire” did not come up in your tasting notes. I think those green bottles taste tremendously like a tire shop smells.
@BoastfulCookie 3 жыл бұрын
These are by far my favorite type of episodes
@The0rnate 3 жыл бұрын
I watched Let's Jam this morning and now I'm gonna go back and watch it again thank you for embedding it there at the end of the video. Always loving it. :D
@hilliajf 3 жыл бұрын
" what the shit?!" should really be a professional review.. i really want to see this in print somewhere lol
@JS-hw8ve 3 жыл бұрын
Love watching the tasting and hearing the descriptions of the flavour profiles. Can we expect a Mezcal cocktail episode soon?
@DrinkinItIn 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this episode. Learned quite a lot and you were at your best. You don't look tired!
@laomein6199 3 жыл бұрын
The apologies are much appreciated but aren’t necessary. Your genuine effort and interest is flattering itself
@a99wex 3 жыл бұрын
Dude, if you feel you need a break, go ahead! I'm sure there are a lot of people that really wont mind, and will be back to watching your content when you're feeling fresh! (edit: spelling)
@neocore_2515 3 жыл бұрын
I love mezcal but I never thought about the gasoline notes. I never liked the smell of gasoline, but LOVED when you walked into Sports Authority and smelled all that new rubber.
@ericsutton3069 3 жыл бұрын
The very first Mezcal I tried I described it as being fermented in a burning tire inside of a small room. I love how you describe many of the flavors.
@MrMoney331 3 жыл бұрын
Been getting more into Mezcal for sure! But still know very little about it so this is a great episode to see how different they all are!
@StardustRebuild 3 жыл бұрын
NEEDED THOSE AHHH-RNN-GES
@ArchArturo 3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering when you finally would give in to the warm embrace of the Goddess Mayahuel. Bienvenido!.
@chefnerd 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very fun to watch and educational at the same time.
@ED2THEMAX 3 жыл бұрын
Im so happy to see how much your channel has grown I remember watching you back in 2017-2018 shocked you only had 100k subscribers
@robertkroberjr.157 3 жыл бұрын
Eat the worm while watching the "tequila scene" in Poltergeist! I dare you! 😁
@BigChucksBbq 3 жыл бұрын
By any chance can you do a video on spirits for diabetics to drink?
@80storms 3 жыл бұрын
I love these long-form videos! give us more!
@andersbenke3596 3 жыл бұрын
Impressively knowledgeable as always. In fact, I watch your videos primarily for lessons in spirit history and much less so for the actual drinks.
@SilkaLiveDoll 3 жыл бұрын
I think the chemical-y taste you were trying to think of with the mothballs might be "camphor", which is also a bit medicinaly-minty-blah. XD
@AW-it6xo 3 жыл бұрын
"What the shit" I died laughing. Also, Greg never spat once.
@kapitaine4104 3 жыл бұрын
As usual with these longer episodes, I learned a lot from this. Fascinating stuff.
@haroldfitzpatrick5900 3 жыл бұрын
i love the volume of the music, its perfect
@uria3679 3 жыл бұрын
Please make one of the drinks from Catherine Full Body
@abdamit 3 жыл бұрын
I fucking miss the pubs... Edit: but thankfulle you teach me how to hammer myself with style at home :) Prost to that! greetungs from germany
@toastyyy106 3 жыл бұрын
yes, loving the sansevieria in the corner. hello plant with tall spikey leaves, not completely dissimilar to the shape of agave.
@johnathan1453 3 жыл бұрын
Great show, and really interesting episode.
@armadecon 3 жыл бұрын
"What is Mezcal? " or "Watching Greg get tippsy, yet again".
@roscoemuttley 3 жыл бұрын
In college, I had a roommate who had a bottle of rock-gut Mezcal, and if there was a dooshy guy hitting on everyone, sloppy drunk sort of fellow, he would bring out this bottle of mezcal and by the end the jerk would puke and leave.
@danielseelye6005 3 жыл бұрын
Did none of them pull a Billy Bob-esque "Puke and Rally?"
@angelwhispers2060 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you finally put snacks on the show for the longer-form tasting episodes. Want you around for a long time, you're very entertaining. Watching some of your older videos I just desperately want to reach through the screen and hand you a burrito cuz you do not look like you have not eaten in several hours. This is a very nice change! take good care of yourself
@blackstone777 3 жыл бұрын
This couldn't come at a better time: I'm going on a trip to San Juan Tenejo, Mexico for 10 days.
@j.j.h.atemycereal 3 жыл бұрын
Tequila is that best friend from high school and the two of you get into all kinds of shenanigans together. Mezcal is his older brother who takes those shenanigans and ups the speed, the volume, and the danger.
@karlamelissa3889 3 жыл бұрын
If you really want to enjoy the whole experience that mezcal is do the following when you pour the mezcal in the copita do the follow put the tip of the finger in the mezcal then put it on the palm of you hand and rub it together and smell it that way you can smell all the flavors and then to drink it just sip a little and swirl it in your mouth it's gonna taste like pure ethanol. But your mouth gonna get covered by it then the next thing is kiss the mezcal this means get little sips at the time this was teach to me by a maestro mezcalero ohh I should say the finger thing only work with artesanal mezcal not with industrialize ones
@boarderking133 3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome thanks
@karlamelissa3889 3 жыл бұрын
@@boarderking133 you're very welcome
@NeverEmTyBottle 3 жыл бұрын
This was a great process I enjoyed watching and just got my first bottle of mezcal cause I never knew how to use it lol
@Playeroffaceless 3 жыл бұрын
I really love this channel so much. That'seet, I've always had a mild interest in the technicalities and differences in drinks and I have found no better place then your channel!
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