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@@maxgustafsson7802 I like this plan because it has potential to make my least favorite drink accident. Kirk and sweeny rum, peychauds bitters, sugar. It was an abomination.
This channel has had eras: the era of classic cocktail breakdowns, the era of pop culture inspired cocktails, the era of cocktail comparison/obscure cocktails. We are now in the era of "Let's cause Greg as much pain and distress as possible"
@@christraven not long before we reach the TipsyBartender age where Greg starts making all sorts of party sized jungle juices. P.S: I love TipsyBartender, and this comment was not made to mock his content, I genuinely love whatever he releases.
at my old college, we just had a random shopping bag full of crown royal bags (aka dice bags) in our tabletop club storage locker. Didn't even know we had that. I used a mesh bag that came with my headphones (I had a bunch because I'd get replacements under warranty) for my dice.
Ive seen it used to bag up the ends on snake cable. Basically a thick microphone cable that splits into 8-16 connectors on each side. Different colored bags for 1-4, 5-8, etc.
This video feels deeply unhinged and I don't think I will ever recover from "it's a himbo of a drink". I'd be fascinated to see a gin wheel! (Tried a local rhubarb ginger gin and tonic this weekend that was fantastic!)
That sounds lovely. I recently finished a bottle of chocolate gin from my favorite distillery. It was a goddamned abomination and I hope they never make anything that vile ever again.
I love that even before you've even opened the bottle, let alone finished it, the crown royal bag is already a dice bag. At no point in its life is the crown royal bag FOR the crown royal
I love that anyone who has ever played any kind of TTRPG will almost instinctively call a Crown Royal bag a dice bag. I need to see art of that whole New York Sour scenario real bad.
Very true. I honestly thought "I need to go buy some Peach Crown" just so I could have an orange dice bag... and then never drink the Peach Crown because it just sounds bad in any way, shape, or form.
@@GeoffHinkle Protip: if you have a bar you frequent enough that you are a semi-regular and they carry flavored crowns, just ask if you could have one next time they get a shipment, they most likely just give them away to people anyway, and if they are doing enough business that they are getting one or two bottles even in the span of a month you can probably snag one. Thats how i have my full collection of colored crown bags. green, cream colored, peach, I even have the Amber Crown bag with the snowflake on it that was for the limited edition winter salted caramel release.
Seconding this! I started exploring cocktail crafting from a culinary background and so I love getting herbs like rosemary, thyme, sage, basil, and tarragon involved in my drinks, but I don't see a lot of people exploring it.
@@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 Tarragon is utterly unappreciated. I think it's problem is that it does really well in recipes that would be boring, and people *expect* boring when they make them.
I just wanna say thanks, man. A month ago, I signed up for bartending school and I used your videos to pass the time. I graduated last week, and your videos helped me prepare (and keep me entertained) until I got there. I know you say you never worked processionally as a bartender, but you were still a great help to me.
Been a bartender for years and Greg’s videos still teach me new stuff sometimes. Now my girl is learning bartending and I’m putting her on to the channel
This episode has made me laugh out loud more than any other. Greg’s expression after tasting the New York Sour the first time, and then his clown exclamation of, “Peaches!” just killed me. To borrow another post’s phrase, I love this era! Keep up the Wheel of Death!
I feel like keeping the balance from the classic cocktail with the (often sweetened) whiskeys is a mistake. which is why they always end up too sweet, might be worth giving them a chance to be balanced by pulling down the syrup.
Can we see an episode with multiple wheels where you throw the spirits into a Long Island Iced Tea? I can imagine the absolute horror that could come of that.
You can tell when Greg starts to get tipsy from the sips. He gets louder, more energetic, and puts more emphasis on certain things that I don't normally see him emphasize. Good video though lol
"What's the point of flavored whiskey?" Ask any college student, especially one in a frat, or that handsome black man with a Caribbean accent that makes potions that make you fall down, I'm sure either one can figure out something to do with it, especially if there's a party coming up.
Really enjoying Meredith’s inclusion more on the show and on the “Wheel” episodes. You two have a good dynamic and it’s fun to see her reaction to the gross and sometimes good drinks that come up.
I love how "the episode that shall not be named" is part of the channel lore as the reason Greg can't drink Manhattans anymore. Sad because the Manhattan is one of my personal favourite cocktails, but hilarious nonetheless.
It wasn't enough for the odd idea of an obnoxious clown ruining your wine tasting with screaming and doing a little breakdance, but it is Greg's deadpan delivery of the description that dictates a demonically duplicitous diatribe such as that.
I do too. And even if he doesn't have many classic cocktails left (I have not idea how many there are tbh), I'd even be down for making a drink and telling us a historical tale. "Today we are making grog. But not the navy grog we made last time, the kind pirates circa xxxx would have made. They would have been light on ingredients and had to scavenge, so we'll be using ______. "Now that we have our grog in hand to fight off the scurvy, let's look at who would have been drinking this. Someone like Calico Jack (or whoever)." *Goes into interesting tale about Calico Jack*
I wouldn’t mind a sort of “reboot” or a “back to basics” series. It’s been years since some of those early videos, where the Old Fashioned video was 2 and a half minutes.
I loved the drinks inspired by popular culture! The idea was unique, he created interesting cocktails, and he seemed so passionate about the movies, shows or games he talked about!
These whiskeys don’t seem like they’re suited to being a replacement for the main spirit in a drink. They’re usually heavily sweetened, which isn’t the case for normal whisky, and much lower proof. Maybe if they were added as a modifier, or say 1 ounce of the flavored whisky and one ounce of normal whisky to raise the proof and cut the sweetness, they would work better.
Just here to add feedback. I am LOVING how Meridith is showing up more in these videos. You having someone to bounce things off of and get a second POV on things, has really had great results.
I wanted to comment on “why the fuck was he copying the Bebop opening for his game show themed episode” but thought I was just imagining it. Glad to know we’re legion.
I would like to see a followup on this episode where he takes each of the whiskeys and find a drink that highlights them the best, if it's possible. Can he do it, can it be done?
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” is attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a beloved French author and aviator (1900-1944). I think it’s from “The Airman’s Odyssey”, although I do not know which book in that three-volume compilation contains it.
gotta say - loving Meredith's increased involvement in the episodes. It's good to see Greg playing off of another person who's also knowledgable and can add her own flair. Keep Meredith around!
The interesting part about these episodes is, that it shows that even those weird flavored spirits can be used successfully in a cocktail, even though they are barely drinkable when neat. It doesn't answer the question how they appeared in the house in the first place, but at least it offers a way to get rid of them.
I don't know enough about cocktails to know if this qualifies as a different drink altogether, but cherry and lime go together well in nonalcoholic preparations, so maybe a Cherry Whiskey Smash with limes instead of lemons would turn out better. You might not even need to cut down on the amount of simple syrup just by cutting the sweetness with more lime.
The Crown Peach goes rather well with a nice sharp ginger beer. The spice from the ginger kinda mellows the artificial peach. It's more of a quick mixed drink rather than a cocktail, but its pretty decent on a hot evening
That's what I want to see! Maybe starting from the recipes from the companies themselves. I know that Screwball has several for their PB whiskey. Then improving them if necessary.
How to Drink series idea: I hear terms like "Pre-prohibition" era drinks, disco era drinks, modern era drinks, etc. I would enjoy watching you take your knowledge of cocktail history to carve out some distinct eras and give us cocktails that should be drunk from that era and cocktails that should end with their era.
When my dad gave me the graduation gift that started my burgeoning home bar, the bottles he picked out were tanqueray gin, and a canadian club apple. Let me tell you, that canadian club apple made a damn good toddy
I think you have to mix with normal whiskey in most cases to lessen the sweetness overload. A normal manhatten with a splash of fruit whiskey is one of my favorites. Leopolds blackberry whiskey is great for this.
So how much syrup do you put in that? Because I find I only put in a quarter ounce when mixing with Crown products (except the Harvest Rye) because they're so sweet.
I'm going be honest here. I recently found your channel, I rarely drink, and I know nothing about making drinks. But I absolutely love all of the content I've seen! Haha. Glad you seem to be having fun and willing to take risk with new formats!
Wheel of Whisky - ah I remember that Scottish gameshow from the 70s, before those kill joys in the NHS said it glamorised binge drinking when one of the contestants died of liver failure on air.
When it comes to any drink variation (using a flavored liquor or additional mixer) I generally leave out the simple syrup to start. I figure you can always reintroduce it, but you can't take it out, and most of these always lean too sweet with their full measure.
I think we can all agree that this show is at its funniest when we can see Greg’s grasp on reality making a break for freedom out of his ears. PEACHES!
I kinda want to just see an episode of this dedicated to spinning the wheel for just old fashioneds. I feel like some flavors could work well but others definitely would not. It would be a pretty entertaining episode imo.
I feel like a few of these could make their way to the local mid-priced bistro's cocktail menu. You know, the kind of place that offers an old fashioned but they use an ounce of simple syrup because people want incredibly sugary drinks.
I gotta say I love it when Meredith chimes in adding to the dialogue. Love these wheelify episodes. They make for an interesting 'what if' and it's even better when something works out well. Cheers
Loving these videos Greg, I would love to see a return of the "customer is always wrong" videos and possibly some more video game drinks. There is one from Far Cry 6 that has a recipe for burnt sugar simple syrup that I think you could make a video from
I love this series, but I'd love to see the attempts at making any of these "good"--like with the attempts to turn drinks from tv/video games into something drinkable
I freaking love this series you've got started between this and the vodka one. I love the idea of finding some random new combination of flavors that totally works that I'd never think to try on my own.
I would love an episode where you spin the wheel and make the best cocktail you can create with that flavored drink. It would help me finally find delicious things to do with all this flavored alcohol people like to give as gifts.
Lol wow, I was not expecting this to go so poorly. I thought at least 1 of them would be remotely ok, or at least something you could tweak slightly to make functional. Maybe this would work better with some of the flavored gins? There's plenty of those out there.
i already new you were a nerd, that much has been clear. But the fact that i was excited about the pretty peach dice bag right at the same time you actually said it out loud... god i'm so glad i'm here.
this wheel reminded me wheel of the worst from RLM, hey Greg please befriend the guys from RLM (should be easy since half of them are alcooholics) and make a wheel of booze + bad movies together
Honestly, I hardly ever comment on any video's but I really love this channel and I think this game is a very welcoming addition to the show :D keep up the great work!
The thing I love most about Meredith's cameos is that they give a really fun impression that Greg has a whole group of friends who are into cool shit like video production and experimenting with cocktails like he is.
OMG, "We got a Peach Crown Royal Dice Bag". Bruh, you are *legit*. Mad respect here, one nerd to another. That said, Greg. Seriously. Make drinks I might want to make and drink. Just a suggestion, one tipsy gamer to another.
Hey all, great channel. I been taking it easy but tonight my mom is getting near the end. no more hospitals she's home here with us now where she belongs. but to the lighter point I went out to grab something to feel good with. I came home with a 1/5th of Carolans Salted Caramel Creme and my very first 1/5th of Plantation. EPIC. a bit of the creme on rocks with a splash of that sugar.. it's helping. and that's one of it's purposes. we're lucky to have such things to enjoy. cherish every sip of life. I'll call the drink "Cilla's Send-off". awesome channel & group.
I swear, your show concepts just keep getting better and better. I especially love "The Customer Is Always Wrong". Keep playing with concepts; you're putting out great content as always.
I like flavored whiskeys and trying to make different drinks with then. My favorite so far is a “old fashioned peanut butter cup”. I use peanut butter whiskey, cocoa bitters, instead of simple syrup i use a dark chocolate liqueur, and ice. It’s a dessert drink for sure.
I think it would be pretty cool if after you did a couple of these, you took what you've and make actual food versions of the cocktail. So for the cherry whiskey smash maybe take out mint, add in something else, and name it.
I’ve always loved really sweet really fruity flavours in general (like in sodas or desserts, not so much in my alcohol but still) My point is I’ve tried a lot of fruit flavoured things and I’ve always said that certain types of both peach and mango flavouring have a very vomit-like taste to them, like it’s subtle and sort of in the back of your throat but it’s definitely there and I struggle a lot to find actually good not vomit-y peach or mango flavoured things So I’m glad to know I’m not the only one I guess!
at my bar, our liquor rep gave us some beach coconut whiskey and some cinnamon whiskey and we were tasked to come up with drinks for them. the beach coconut makes an excellent sour with pineapple. the equal amount of acids and sweetness from the pineapple but still sorta tasting like a whiskey sour is a WILD taste and it is certainly a nice refreshing summer whiskey cocktail
man that NY sour review had me literally uncontrollably laughing for the last 5-10 minutes. This channel truly has some of the best drink reviews ive ever heard before.
A Vanilla Manhattan sounds good. I would make one with a Vanilla Bean infused Whiskey. A "Vanilla Crown" Manhattan just sounds bad. Vanilla Crown and Coke works though.
We need a smash cut episode of all the times Greg just completely loses his mind on one of these bits! That "PEACHES" bit genuinely has me in stitches every time!
someone must find all the wrong ways to do something right and my man your doing us all a flavor by eliminating the bad combos keep up the awesome channel
I like Meredith (sorry if I misspelled). I have my roommate says that I like my drinks too dry (not sweet), so I think her and I would have similar tastes. I love when she sneaks up from behind the camera!
Needs a part two with the rest of the flavored whiskeys. And there needs to a quest to find the best classic cocktails to use the ones already used. Plus if these are already sweetened, cut back on any syrup being added to balance them. You really won't lose the essence of the cocktail if you dial that back down if you're already using a sweetened main spirit.
I would love to see a mystery bag pull episode. Some iconic drinks are discovered through experimenting. One bag with spirits, one bag with bitters/liqueurs, one bag with modifiers (citrus, egg white, pineapple juice, etc). It would be cool to have Greg invent his own iconic cocktail.
I don't know about flavored whisky, but us college students use alot of flavored vodka for different cocktails where the mixer is pretty plain (or for jungle juice). Chiltons are super popular at the bars here and since the mixer is just soda water and lime, everyone gets a flavored vodka to customize the flavor. My personal favorite is a cucumber chilton. I guess flavored whisky would be used for similar stuff, like whisky and coke. A cherry whisky and coke sounds great to me 😌
