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My favorite thing related to Moxie is that they keep that Coke/Moxie relationship in Fallout 4. Instead of Nuka-Cola, when you go to Maine, you can get bottles of "Vim."
Haha that's awesome! My favorite Moxie trivia is that the soft drink is the source of the word. After a successful "You've Got Moxie!" national ad campaign, people just began to associate "having moxie" with "having vim, energy, nerve, etc..." and the word was coined.
And if you meet Erickson while playing the Far Harbour DLC, you find out that he regained his humanity when he drank some Vim. He's not sure why, but he's not like the rest of the Muties that came Down East.
Mainer here - we will all tell you that as essentially carbonated bitters, Moxie makes for some truly excellent cocktails. It’s an acquired taste by itself, but understanding the flavor as primarily gentian opens up tons of possibilities. Glad you enjoyed it! (And oh, fun fact: the generic term “moxie” meaning “spirit/courage” comes *from* marketing for the soft drink, which used to be much more popular than it is now.)
Thank you, I didn't know this. I've lived almost my whole life in Maine, have lived in Lisbon, yet didn't know this. I'm going to try it again when I'm visiting my sister who drinks it.
Is Moxie still really popular in the region? Like, "most popular soft drink" popular? I live on the West Coast and the only place I can find Moxie is the gift shop at Cracker Barrel lol.
@@LunarForte it’s definitely not “most popular soft drink” popular, but it’s always in stock at grocery stores. Drinking it is very much a way of expressing pride in being from Maine - that and Allen’s Coffee Brandy. Mix the two and you have what’s called a “Burnt Trailer” (or alternatively, don’t, because it tastes terrible and is a waste of both).
Hi Greg, as a resident of Lowell MA (where Moxie was invented!) its pretty popular here like up in Maine where it moved to. A great moxie cocktail is a New Englander! It’s 2-3 parts moxie to 1-2 parts dry gin (I prefer Plymouth gin myself) and an optional dash of Worcestershire sauce. It’s a fantastic drink! Got me through college lol
That’s genius & im ordering that, even if I have to send them the moxie first! I used to know a bartender who let me keep my own juice (cran-blueberry) at the bar but mostly that’s alcoholism and also definitely not allowed.
Genius! I lived in Maine the majority of my life and have never seen a can or bottle of Moxie in any bar. This could be a revolution in mixology..moxology..yes!
I'm not a Moxie fan, but the combination sounds delicious and now I wanna try it haha, can't wait for Paddy's and the Pour House to get people askin' for this 😂
Tim Dillon ad reads make Greg's silliness seem childishly tame, and that's not disparaging Greg, his humor is just too family friendly to be truly "unhinged"
tbh I bought it out of curiosity, even if it costed 40 dollars for shipping for six cans, I thought it was a pretty decent soda. Definitely better then Coke.
Hi Mr. HTD. Every Saturday I make a few cocktails and sit down on the couch and watch many episodes of HTD. You are a fundamental part of my weekly routine. Keep doing what you do. My Saturdays won’t be what they are without you.
If you're looking for any other sodas to try, give the Korean barley soda McCol a shot. Admittedly, I had a horrid reaction to it because I got it from the convenience store on the way home and didn't read the label too closely. I assumed it was just Korean off-brand coke, as that's what it was shelved next to. It was an... unpleasantly surprising flavor. However, I'd be thrilled to see your insight.
To any sponsors reading comments, I have considered and clicked through to products advertised on this show because Greg is able to create entertaining and engaging ads for them during the rest of his show. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. The man is a treasure.
Comparing Moxie to Angostura makes complete sense as they are BOTH flavored with gentian root. Moxie is, more or less, Angostura soda. And it is deeeeeeelicious.
I will die on the hill that Moxie is the best soda. Everyone parrots the "ugh it tastes like cough syrup" thing but every time I've convinced someone to actually _try_ it, they say it's pretty good. I will drink the bitter goodness all day rather than any other tooth-rottingly sweet soft drink.
As a mainer born and raised, and a big Moxie fan, it was SUCH a treat seeing this in my subscription box And yes, there is a Moxie festival, every year to this day as far as I'm aware
Im a California Moxie fan, tried it for the first time probably 15 years ago now, good stuff. That and sarsaparilla based drinks are super underrated American soft drinks, we love our rootbeer, but there’s many other flavors out there.
I gotta say, I don't come to this channel to watch you suffer. I'm at my happiest here watching you get excited. The sheer joy you had with the Rum n' Moxie you made had me grinning with you. This sounds fantastic.
The annual Moxie festival is alive and well in Lisbon, Maine. Moxie is a delightful beverage, the bitterness makes it unique in a very good way, and I will die on this hill.
Wait, there's a Moxie festival??? I've lived in MA and NH my whole life, I know my fair share of people who drink it religiously and have never heard of that. What happens at a Moxie festival?
@@NoGoodDirtyRicerone of the biggest parades in maine, a LOT of live music, and a bunch of food trucks. Kind of like a fair spread throughout the town of Lisbon but everything is moxie themed lol.
I will say, it is too bad he didn't make the unofficial Maine cocktail of Moxie and Allen's Coffee Brandy. Rather appropriately named the Burnt Trailer.
New Englander here, absolutely love Moxie! I was introduced to it by my grandfather so every time I get to enjoy some, it gets me nostalgic. Really enjoy the licorice notes.
Just picked some Moxie up from my local store dedicated to selling sodas after watching this video. It is fantastic! Definitely one of my favorite sodas!
Greg's funny/crazy ads are genuinely a highlight of every video. The insanity and hypnosis is a new direction creatively and it feels like one of the best of his golden eras, but new and fresh, and seeing a classic WILD high effort Greg ad really made me smile. Oh the episode is great too of course. Keep it up, HtD crew!!
Greg pls, the entire country of sweden implores you to hit up IKEA in december and bring home some "Julmust" - it's a kind of spiced, malty soda we drink like crazy during the holiday season.
Greg, I was so glad to not see Moxie in your cola episode, and was really hoping it would make your non-cola episode, but you went 1000000% better by putting my most loved soda front and center. Thank you so much!!! I've been looking for Moxie coctails for years and now I need to get some funky rum. I gave a Moxie to my buddy from Wisconsin and he was in love, just an fyi Wisconsin loves their old fashions. I have been trying to get you some Moxie for a while, but in Ohio its pretty hard to come by, I thought you'd love it since you love ango.❤
Was so happy to see this posted! I have been an avid Moxie drinker ever since I tried it at my grandparents' house in NH as a child. I even brought 96 cans home to the Midwest one summer! After moving to New England for college, I introduced so many people to the wonderful creation that is Rum and Moxie. As we say, "it's wicked good!"
Jager is not a bad drink. People hate it because they downed 4 Jager and Red Bulls in quick succession back when they were a student, and now even the smell of the stuff triggers their vague memories of what they did that night.
No. There are people who for whatever reason Anise is a horrific flavor. I do not agree but I can respect that, and I have seen children grow up from birth to adult whom have never grown out of thier hate for the anise flavor.
@@AnonymousAnarchist2 That is fine if you don't like the specific flavour. Some people hate coriander, even though it is a widely loved spice. Greg was comparing it to stuff like Malort and Baiju. I've never had Malort, but Baiju tastes like rotting vegetation, and there is only a small proportion of people who do not taste this. Compared to that, Jager shouldn't have such a bad reputation based just on how it tastes.
@@AnonymousAnarchist2 Yes, there are going to be some small percentage of people who just don't like X because that's how thier taste works, from strawberries to vanilla. That's already assumed with literally everything anyone ever talks about in any subject. But there is an INORDINATE amount of hate for Jager, and that hate largely comes for connotation or association. Like how fireball's perfectly serviceable, but mention it to a former student of a dry county and and there's an immediate visceral reaction (Dry counties typically rely on hauling over cheap bulk beer and liquor, so it's usually that, Smirnoff, and Rum.)
@@hausdorffspace the descriptions I've heard for Anise is chemical cleaners and bad medication. And even though I adore Anise I can taste those notes, it is astringent. I can defenitly understand that Anise in general is going to be a widely hated flavor, its not rocket science its taking the time to understand and empathize with the objections rather then make up imaginary stories for why they hate it.
I love that you did this episode. I used to experiment with mixie a lot because i loved the bitter and hidden sweetness, its a complex drink and you came to the same conclusions i did, lime lemon or orange juice and rum are my go to.
It's funny that you mentioned that bourbon just needs to touch oak. Pabst Blue Ribbon actually did that a few years ago. They made a white bourbon that they "aged for five seconds" by pouring it into a barrel with a hole in the bottom.
@@benjaminwhedbee580 Bourbon's definition per the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) : Whisky produced in the U.S. at not exceeding 80% alcohol by volume (160 proof) from a fermented mash of not less than 51 percent corn and stored at not more than 62.5% alcohol by volume (125 proof) in charred new oak containers. There is no minimum given for agin, so yeah, just it through a barrel. I guess the next question is when does that barrel stop being new? Now, "Straight Bourbon Whisky" does have an age requirement: * Bourbon whisky stored in charred new oak containers for 2 years or more * “Straight Bourbon Whisky” may include mixtures of two or more straight bourbon whiskies provided all of the whiskies are produced in the same state ttb dot gov being the source for the quoted text.
The PBR Whiskey was not a bourbon because the oak they used was used oak, so it was just a whiskey. And bourbon does not require any minimum age. If it is poured into a brand new oak barrel and then immediately bottled it is now a bourbon. And then that barrel cannot be used again for a bourbon. The requirement of minimum of two years is to be labeled a straight bourbon.
Same here. I think what I love here is that it's like applied chemistry class, taught by the coolest teacher out there. On top of that, despite the entire focus of the subject matter being alcohol, I don't feel pressured to drink.
I’m from the deep south and love Moxie. I had it while on a trip round the country, and fell in love with it. I don’t get it often, but it’s special. I didn’t know what to expect going into it, but I usually describe it as almost black licorice.
@@Puddingskin01 Hey, I've got this great idea, I'll sell you a load of this cocktail, and then you can sell it on to other people and give me all the money, and if you sign up your friends to sell it too you can get the money they make from selling it!
I enjoy licorice, I like malort, I should try this. Idk wtf my tastebuds are doing in the 21st century. In high school I remember trying this soda Coke used to make for Italy, Beverly. Tasted unimaginably bitter, we filled up a sprite bottle with it at disneyworld and pranked a friend. I chugged the rest on a dare and I like bitter things now.
My family is originally from New England and most of us love Moxie! It is an acquired taste. My father said if you can get through 7 glasses of Moxie, you’ll love it for life. It’s wicked good!! Can’t wait to try your cocktail recipes!
Hey, man! I just want to let you know that you're one of my favorite TH-cam channels. I don't drink outside of holidays, yet it's always a blast seeing you make these. It's like seeing a wizard make a potion. So yeah, keep doing your thing, magic man. lol
For Hispanic Heritage month this series could definitely include Malta Goya. Just like moxie it has its following, and is an acquired taste, but to most people it’s definitely not something you can pick up and enjoy.
as a proud mainer, it's refreshing to see someone with functional tastebuds not immediately rejecting moxie. and even more refreshing to see you doing mixology with it. i loved your show before, but you just gained a lifelong fan.
I was at a buddies apartment and he was from maine initially, he had a couple bottles in his fridge and I asked if I could try it, he was stunned I actually wanted to finish the bottle lmao
I fell in love with the taste of Moxie after trying it once after buying it at Cracker Barrel. It's definitely a unique flavor, and that's why I love it.
I'm not a big soda drinker, but I remember enjoying the Moxie I tried years ago. I had no expectations going in, but I do enjoy "weird" and aggressive food/drink, so 🤷🏻♂️ Been long enough I can't give any specific notes. Cool to see it here though. Thanks, Greg! P.S. Jack Daniels is bourbon with an extra step, the Lincoln County Process. It just gets filtered through Sugar Maple charcoal on its way to a barrel. Since they use ≥51% corn in their mash bill, barrel in virgin Oak casks, distill to ≤160 proof, and do it in the U.S.A, it meets all the requirements for both.
Moxie is basically if Angostura bitters was a soda. I can see why the general public doesn't like it anymore, but just about anyone who watches Greg would love the stuff
Greg, every time you do something like this I’m reminded of why i love your work so much; I thought “oh, a moxie Cuba libre sounds great” ans then you said the same thing and did it and i went “I bet that tastes like a rum, bitters, and soda in the best way” and the answer was yes. Släinté from a fellow rum fanatic. 🤘
Just had my first taste of Moxie. I heard of it through videos like yours. In fact yours is where I got the info that I could find one at Cracker Barrel. Thank you. First impression: It started off sweet on the tongue then left a very bitter aftertaste. I can appreciate the range of change in the flavor. I like it! Thank you again!
Historically, it was once one of the most popular sodas in America, but then Coca-Cola put their marketing team into full gear and outpaced it with stuff like utilizing Santa Claus
On the discussion of clickability, as a teetotaler, I personally find your softdrink episodes to be your most compelling work and watch them everytime.
I tried some Moxie out of curiosity a few years back and loved it. The biggest flavor (besides bitter) I could pick out was clove, though I have no idea if it actually has cloves in the mix. Either way, it's one of my favorite flavors, so yeah. Unfortunately it's too expensive to ship to me on the regular, so it was a one-time thing. I've started making my own extracts recently instead, and I'm loving them. Right now I'm on a big absinthe-inspired anise kick with some clove mixed in.
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Holy moly!! I tried the rum/moxie/lime drink & I can't even begin to describe how awesome it is, it doesn't taste like moxie, lime juice or rum - it just has it's own thing. Bravo!!
I love videos where you seem fairly miserable but I REALLY love when you are enjoying yourself like you are in this video. Going to have to track down some Moxie
I know that most people feel that having ads in the video sucks, but having Greg do ads makes it a much better experience. When I'm hungry, you just can't beat food.
ive said it before. the descriptions of the drinks profile is so great. gives people an idea of what they are getting into. he doesnt let his dislike for a drink keep him from giving the info. for example with these cocktails. he likes the strength of the 1st one but the 2nd one isnt for him but with the description , if its for you, you have that info
I had Moxie once like 15 years ago. I don't remember the flavor, but I remember loving it immediately. I don't drink it now because I'm diabetic and drink pop anymore, and I don't live anywhere near Maine
I've never had Moxie, but I _love_ SanBitters, which is something of an amaro soad. So, Greg comparing Moxie to an Angostura soda tells me it should be right up my alley!
These ads are absolutely hilarious. Holy shit they just get better and better. Also while watching this i went to TWO different convenience stores and could not find moxie. And I'm positive they had it before. I need to try it some day. DAMN IT. Mission failed. Yet another spectacular episode.
Greg, as a New Englander I am actually stoked that you love Moxie. Moxie & rye also slaps. And Allen's coffee brandy is a hugely popular spirit in Maine, traditionally, so finding a way to incorporate that in a Moxie cocktail would be great
I always thought Moxie tastes like root beer mixed with cough syrup. I drink a bottle about once every year or two, which is the amount of time it takes me to forget what it tastes like. I do sometimes add vodka
As someone who has recently had to become teetotal due to health complications , I genuinely really enjoy when you make a no abv cocktail that works as it gives me something to work with
I was a cook at a summer camp in Maine. I could drink my own soda but the kids could see in and would start begging. So i bought Moxie and when the kids asked i gladly offered. It didn't take long for them to stop asking
@@timguillory6339when they closed the Lowell plant down they moved it to NH then later moved it to Maine. I'm not sure where it's produced now that the Coke-a-Cola company bought it. I just picked up some in glass bottles that was bottled in Wa.
Thanks! I searched the comments before making this post myself. It's one of a long list of things and people that was created by but then moved away from and disowned Lowell...
As a Californian, I had never tried or even seen Moxie, but your description and enthusiasm got me interested. (As a bona fide fan of Beverly soda, I figured it was worth a shot.) I ordered a 12-pack from Amazon and am currently enjoying your Moxie & rum recipe using Probitas rum. This. Is. Amazing. It's the world's simplest tiki drink, and it's damn tasty! The soda on its own is also fantastic. I'm now a big Moxie fan. Thanks, Greg!
Sounds like picking up Moxie thinking it will be a cola is like picking up an oatmeal raisin cookie thinking it's chocolate chip. Now I'm curious to try Moxie and compare it to horehound, which is also slightly bitter.
I'm so glad you love this soda, one of my favorites, literally at a local convenience store, my family WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT BOUGHT MOXIE, they unfortunately stopped selling them.
Moxie isn’t that common where I live, so I mostly get it when I shop at novelty stores or five and dimes. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it every time I’ve had it.
I live in new England and my grandfather use to drink moxie a lot and is acquired a taste as a kid for it and it really doesn't taste like any other soda out there.
As a former hole in the wall, chain restaurant, and higher end waitress and bartender, thank you for not saying "mocktail" .🙄 Little drink binders on tables spelled the beginning of the end for outback( got about 5 good years in❤🦘was awesome while it lasted.)(also got to be behind a bar at Friday's when it was still short skirts suspenders and stripes. ) I sincerely miss working with people like you. And so many amazing people that we all got to meet at bartenders bash, weekend, whatever u call it😄🍹. Loved this. Can't wait to see more. It just ain't the good ole days anywhere anymore ☹️🤬🥰
Moxie is like Coke: give people a sweeter option in a taste test (like the Pepsi challenge) and they’ll overwhelmingly choose the sweeter one. Fans are fans for reasons that have little to do with the taste.
I love Moxie! So happy to see it getting some love. Greg's totally right, if you let people know it's gonna be bitter ahead of time they tend to like it more often than not.
Like Coca Cola, Moxie was originally a syrup mixed into carbonated water. Soda jerks, the guy who mixed the drink, could make a coke sweeter by adding a little extra syrup to it for a pretty girl. This would be a mistake with Moxie.
By far my favorite soda and one of the many things that make me homesick now that I’ve left Maine for work! I’ll definitely be buying some the second I get back though
Moxie holds a special place for me. My late-Godfather drank it, and introduced me one of the few times I flew over to the states (I’m from the U.K.), and we were the only ones in our family who liked it. I can’t get it over here, but I definitely want to import some to remember him, since he only passed away recently.
I grew up drinking Moxie, my grandparents always had it and gave me my first bottle of it when I was young. Every time my parents and sister would visit I would have a Moxie and my folks would buy it pretty regularly. I moved out of Massachusetts so it's not as available where I live now. Some supermarkets have it but most don't. I just love Moxie, sign me up for their fan club.
A lot of people consider Moxie bitter. I've been known to have a Moxie now and again, and it's more bitter than your average soda but still quite sweet to my palate. I enjoy black unsweetened coffee and negronis so maybe I'm just biased.
I have loved Moxie since my father introduced it to me as a child, and my son loves it as well since I introduced him to it. Any time we can find it, we stock up, lol. Never thought of using it in cocktails, but I will try it now! I'm also lucky enough to live in the same town where Cheerwine was born, and will definitely try them together!
Love Moxie! Introduced to it only a few years ago, but recently moved to Maine and its one of my favorites. It is "Distinctly different"! But it is a good difference I think. As far as I know when it was originally introduced, it was kind of like a cough syrupy, medicinal type thing. Then not too long after it was made to be a soft drink. I could definitely be wrong on that. Either way, enjoy!
So one of the things I think folks get off about Moxie is that they chill it. Moxie’s recipe was pre-mass refrigeration so keeping them room temp or storing them in an even temp place like a cool basement makes them shine. If you shove it into the fridge and drink it later you get straight ginseng punched to your throat without the other notes.
Huh! Okay, I'm going to try that now. I'm in MA, and I discovered that it's stocked in Stop n' Shop, at least, so I've been buying it along with other soft drinks for work events. Have turned a number of people onto it so far! I really got into it this year myself; I don't know, maybe it's just me getting older, but it isn't even hitting me as all THAT bitter any more? Mostly it reminds me of a root beer... well, probably because it is, right? Just depends on which root you're talking about. I'm a big fan of sarsaparilla, too, and Moxie reminds me of that. Anyway, time to try it at room temp next!
I'm from Massachusetts and I love Moxie. For years I've just been watching helplessly as all the stores around me stop selling it. 15 years ago you could find it all over the place.
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Try making something with garlic tincture
Isn't dry and bitter, tart?
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Glad you got to enjoy it! I wanted you to do this so bad since moxie+rum is one of my go to things to offer people when I'm making drinks!
OH HEY! I commented about this in the soda vid, and was hopeful. The Malort of soda??? Rude.
My favorite thing related to Moxie is that they keep that Coke/Moxie relationship in Fallout 4. Instead of Nuka-Cola, when you go to Maine, you can get bottles of "Vim."
Haha that's awesome! My favorite Moxie trivia is that the soft drink is the source of the word. After a successful "You've Got Moxie!" national ad campaign, people just began to associate "having moxie" with "having vim, energy, nerve, etc..." and the word was coined.
@@StephenDukenskiReally? I thought it was the other way around. Talk about a successful ad campaign.
Ya got Moxie kid! A real spitfire! Whizbang!
And if you meet Erickson while playing the Far Harbour DLC, you find out that he regained his humanity when he drank some Vim. He's not sure why, but he's not like the rest of the Muties that came Down East.
ok but how do i exit vim
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The best description I've ever heard of Moxie was "What if root beer was a prank".
With a lot more anise than rootbeer
As old school/regional soft drinks go, I vastly prefer Nehi (especially orange) to Moxie.
Never had Orange,the grape Nehi is delicious
@@BillRanes I agree that grape is their most iconic flavor and the one most people go for.
@dlxmarks I've had the peach too,not a fan of peach soda,but it was ok
Mainer here - we will all tell you that as essentially carbonated bitters, Moxie makes for some truly excellent cocktails. It’s an acquired taste by itself, but understanding the flavor as primarily gentian opens up tons of possibilities. Glad you enjoyed it! (And oh, fun fact: the generic term “moxie” meaning “spirit/courage” comes *from* marketing for the soft drink, which used to be much more popular than it is now.)
Thank you, I didn't know this. I've lived almost my whole life in Maine, have lived in Lisbon, yet didn't know this. I'm going to try it again when I'm visiting my sister who drinks it.
So in other words it could go well with bourbon and an orange peel
Is Moxie still really popular in the region? Like, "most popular soft drink" popular?
I live on the West Coast and the only place I can find Moxie is the gift shop at Cracker Barrel lol.
@@LunarFortefor older new Englanders .
@@LunarForte it’s definitely not “most popular soft drink” popular, but it’s always in stock at grocery stores. Drinking it is very much a way of expressing pride in being from Maine - that and Allen’s Coffee Brandy. Mix the two and you have what’s called a “Burnt Trailer” (or alternatively, don’t, because it tastes terrible and is a waste of both).
Hi Greg, as a resident of Lowell MA (where Moxie was invented!) its pretty popular here like up in Maine where it moved to. A great moxie cocktail is a New Englander! It’s 2-3 parts moxie to 1-2 parts dry gin (I prefer Plymouth gin myself) and an optional dash of Worcestershire sauce. It’s a fantastic drink! Got me through college lol
I only came here to make sure the roots of Moxie were being represented(birthed in Lowell). Thank you.
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The Moxie with Rum and Lime should be called a "Bangor Libre"
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That’s genius & im ordering that, even if I have to send them the moxie first! I used to know a bartender who let me keep my own juice (cran-blueberry) at the bar but mostly that’s alcoholism and also definitely not allowed.
epic drink name 😎
Genius!
I lived in Maine the majority of my life and have never seen a can or bottle of Moxie in any bar. This could be a revolution in mixology..moxology..yes!
I'm not a Moxie fan, but the combination sounds delicious and now I wanna try it haha, can't wait for Paddy's and the Pour House to get people askin' for this 😂
Greg really has some of the best, most UNHINGED ad reads on the Internet, and I love it ❤
the whole episode sounded like he's sick of it
Tim Dillon ad reads make Greg's silliness seem childishly tame, and that's not disparaging Greg, his humor is just too family friendly to be truly "unhinged"
To be fair, Moxie is "Distinctively Different". That's kind of the charm of it to us Mainah's.
tbh I bought it out of curiosity, even if it costed 40 dollars for shipping for six cans, I thought it was a pretty decent soda. Definitely better then Coke.
couldn’t have guessed “Mainah” was the correct term for a person from Maine
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@@nezcleveland Well, if there's an R in the word, we don't say it. If there isn't one, we'll find a reason to add one.
I'm from New York and I have liked Moxie since I was a kid. It had the added benefit of my parents hating it so I had it all to myself
Hi Mr. HTD. Every Saturday I make a few cocktails and sit down on the couch and watch many episodes of HTD. You are a fundamental part of my weekly routine. Keep doing what you do. My Saturdays won’t be what they are without you.
If you're looking for any other sodas to try, give the Korean barley soda McCol a shot. Admittedly, I had a horrid reaction to it because I got it from the convenience store on the way home and didn't read the label too closely. I assumed it was just Korean off-brand coke, as that's what it was shelved next to. It was an... unpleasantly surprising flavor. However, I'd be thrilled to see your insight.
Finding malt-coke was highly highly dissappinting.
To any sponsors reading comments, I have considered and clicked through to products advertised on this show because Greg is able to create entertaining and engaging ads for them during the rest of his show. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. The man is a treasure.
To any Moxie executives reading this you should make Moxie Zero
@@zero_anaphora Mox-ero maybe?
I've always loved Greg's sponsorship ads. The ones he did for Yellowstone Bourbon are probably my favorite. Bring back Ranger Greg!
@@zero_anaphoraThere is a diet moxie tbf.
I second this
Comparing Moxie to Angostura makes complete sense as they are BOTH flavored with gentian root. Moxie is, more or less, Angostura soda. And it is deeeeeeelicious.
I always add a healthy three or so dashes (big dashes!) of Angostura to my Moxie for just that reason.
If RC cola and Angostura had a baby
That makes a lot of sense as to why Greg likes it. He seems to put ango in everything
Damn, I don't know what either of those things are. The quest to figure out what this drink tastes like without buying one continues to elude me...
@@mh2120the only way to know is to try one. Gentian root is a unique flavor that doesn't really taste like anything else.
I will die on the hill that Moxie is the best soda. Everyone parrots the "ugh it tastes like cough syrup" thing but every time I've convinced someone to actually _try_ it, they say it's pretty good. I will drink the bitter goodness all day rather than any other tooth-rottingly sweet soft drink.
I'm with you, it's amazing
Same, it's hard to find where I live and I love the stuff.
Same here, I love getting it at Grandpa Joe's since it's the only place I know where I can get it.
Colder, the better, But warm moxie, I'd probably take death on the hill first.
I bought it randomly on a trip to Maine as a kid and I've adored it ever since.
As a mainer born and raised, and a big Moxie fan, it was SUCH a treat seeing this in my subscription box
And yes, there is a Moxie festival, every year to this day as far as I'm aware
Yes, it's still happening mid-July in Lisbon. Same town as the Moxie Store. I lived there for a couple years.
Im a California Moxie fan, tried it for the first time probably 15 years ago now, good stuff. That and sarsaparilla based drinks are super underrated American soft drinks, we love our rootbeer, but there’s many other flavors out there.
I gotta say, I don't come to this channel to watch you suffer. I'm at my happiest here watching you get excited. The sheer joy you had with the Rum n' Moxie you made had me grinning with you. This sounds fantastic.
The annual Moxie festival is alive and well in Lisbon, Maine. Moxie is a delightful beverage, the bitterness makes it unique in a very good way, and I will die on this hill.
Wait, there's a Moxie festival??? I've lived in MA and NH my whole life, I know my fair share of people who drink it religiously and have never heard of that. What happens at a Moxie festival?
@@NoGoodDirtyRicer Since drinking Moxie is on the list? bad stuff...
The moxie fest that happened this year sucked and the restaurant that was near the rides was horrible.
@@NoGoodDirtyRicerone of the biggest parades in maine, a LOT of live music, and a bunch of food trucks. Kind of like a fair spread throughout the town of Lisbon but everything is moxie themed lol.
I hate your soda but I admire your stubbornness and commitment
I will say, it is too bad he didn't make the unofficial Maine cocktail of Moxie and Allen's Coffee Brandy. Rather appropriately named the Burnt Trailer.
There _could not_ be a better name for that drink.
Or the Diet Moxie version, The Welfare Mom
Oh wow, I can imagine that. Ever have a Toxic Moxie (Moxie and Jaeger)?
@@Scixxy my group of idiot college friends called that a Blitzkrieg.
@@Scixxy a buddy of mine calls it a moxie pond
New Englander here, absolutely love Moxie! I was introduced to it by my grandfather so every time I get to enjoy some, it gets me nostalgic. Really enjoy the licorice notes.
He sounds SO tired of having to do random sponsorships just to keep the channel going, Pure rage in that yell
Just picked some Moxie up from my local store dedicated to selling sodas after watching this video. It is fantastic! Definitely one of my favorite sodas!
Greg's funny/crazy ads are genuinely a highlight of every video. The insanity and hypnosis is a new direction creatively and it feels like one of the best of his golden eras, but new and fresh, and seeing a classic WILD high effort Greg ad really made me smile. Oh the episode is great too of course. Keep it up, HtD crew!!
Greg pls, the entire country of sweden implores you to hit up IKEA in december and bring home some "Julmust" - it's a kind of spiced, malty soda we drink like crazy during the holiday season.
Yes julmust and gin is a delight together ^^
Thank You! I'm going to try that this season!
Taste a lot like sweet movie
Oh, I hadn't heard of this! I will make a point to go there and pick up some this year!
It's a "must"
I'm originally from Maine. Welcome to Moxie. Jamaican rum and Moxie is a classic.
Oh holy shit yeah the fruity Jamaican funk would go perfectly with moxie I should have thought of that sooner
Greg, I was so glad to not see Moxie in your cola episode, and was really hoping it would make your non-cola episode, but you went 1000000% better by putting my most loved soda front and center. Thank you so much!!! I've been looking for Moxie coctails for years and now I need to get some funky rum. I gave a Moxie to my buddy from Wisconsin and he was in love, just an fyi Wisconsin loves their old fashions. I have been trying to get you some Moxie for a while, but in Ohio its pretty hard to come by, I thought you'd love it since you love ango.❤
Greg your confusion at your own success in recent episodes is wonderful and heartwarming
Was so happy to see this posted!
I have been an avid Moxie drinker ever since I tried it at my grandparents' house in NH as a child. I even brought 96 cans home to the Midwest one summer!
After moving to New England for college, I introduced so many people to the wonderful creation that is Rum and Moxie. As we say, "it's wicked good!"
Factor REALLY got their money’s worth this time. I always skip ads but I could not look away. 10/10 no notes.
Factor? I've never even met her!
Jager is not a bad drink. People hate it because they downed 4 Jager and Red Bulls in quick succession back when they were a student, and now even the smell of the stuff triggers their vague memories of what they did that night.
No. There are people who for whatever reason Anise is a horrific flavor. I do not agree but I can respect that, and I have seen children grow up from birth to adult whom have never grown out of thier hate for the anise flavor.
@@AnonymousAnarchist2 That is fine if you don't like the specific flavour. Some people hate coriander, even though it is a widely loved spice. Greg was comparing it to stuff like Malort and Baiju. I've never had Malort, but Baiju tastes like rotting vegetation, and there is only a small proportion of people who do not taste this. Compared to that, Jager shouldn't have such a bad reputation based just on how it tastes.
@@AnonymousAnarchist2 Yes, there are going to be some small percentage of people who just don't like X because that's how thier taste works, from strawberries to vanilla. That's already assumed with literally everything anyone ever talks about in any subject. But there is an INORDINATE amount of hate for Jager, and that hate largely comes for connotation or association. Like how fireball's perfectly serviceable, but mention it to a former student of a dry county and and there's an immediate visceral reaction (Dry counties typically rely on hauling over cheap bulk beer and liquor, so it's usually that, Smirnoff, and Rum.)
It tastes like cough syrup. And not the good kind..
@@hausdorffspace the descriptions I've heard for Anise is chemical cleaners and bad medication.
And even though I adore Anise I can taste those notes, it is astringent.
I can defenitly understand that Anise in general is going to be a widely hated flavor, its not rocket science its taking the time to understand and empathize with the objections rather then make up imaginary stories for why they hate it.
I love that you did this episode. I used to experiment with mixie a lot because i loved the bitter and hidden sweetness, its a complex drink and you came to the same conclusions i did, lime lemon or orange juice and rum are my go to.
Me and my friends all used to drink moxie and rums back in the day. We called them "Man-o-war"s. Great to see that it appeals to other people as well!
It's funny that you mentioned that bourbon just needs to touch oak. Pabst Blue Ribbon actually did that a few years ago. They made a white bourbon that they "aged for five seconds" by pouring it into a barrel with a hole in the bottom.
Lol was that just... Corn juice?
@@nolankanski9116 No, just corn spirit, it'd have been distilled first obviously
Bourbon does have an actual age requirement of 2 years,
@@benjaminwhedbee580 Bourbon's definition per the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB) : Whisky produced in the U.S. at not exceeding 80% alcohol by volume (160 proof) from a fermented mash of not less than 51 percent corn and stored at not more than 62.5% alcohol by volume (125 proof) in charred new oak containers.
There is no minimum given for agin, so yeah, just it through a barrel. I guess the next question is when does that barrel stop being new?
Now, "Straight Bourbon Whisky" does have an age requirement:
* Bourbon whisky stored in charred new oak containers for 2 years or more
* “Straight Bourbon Whisky” may include mixtures of two or more straight bourbon whiskies provided all of the whiskies are produced in the same state
ttb dot gov being the source for the quoted text.
The PBR Whiskey was not a bourbon because the oak they used was used oak, so it was just a whiskey.
And bourbon does not require any minimum age. If it is poured into a brand new oak barrel and then immediately bottled it is now a bourbon. And then that barrel cannot be used again for a bourbon. The requirement of minimum of two years is to be labeled a straight bourbon.
In college, Moxie was a bit of a running joke. We used to put it into a coffee maker to heat it-we called it “Hotxie.”
Man this channel is so sick. I dont even drink but the production value and the sweet ass shots of everything being poured its so beauty
Same here. I think what I love here is that it's like applied chemistry class, taught by the coolest teacher out there.
On top of that, despite the entire focus of the subject matter being alcohol, I don't feel pressured to drink.
I’m from the deep south and love Moxie. I had it while on a trip round the country, and fell in love with it. I don’t get it often, but it’s special. I didn’t know what to expect going into it, but I usually describe it as almost black licorice.
It's just licorice. There're no other colors of licorice. Licorice is the flavor, not the style of confection.
I laugh because when you called Moxie the "Malort of Soda," my brain went, "The M&M Cocktail? Moxie, Lime, and Malort"
Wouldn't that be an "MLM" cocktail?
@@adams3627 loved by Karens everywhere
@@adams3627 Sounds about as fun as an actual MLM.
@@Puddingskin01 Hey, I've got this great idea, I'll sell you a load of this cocktail, and then you can sell it on to other people and give me all the money, and if you sign up your friends to sell it too you can get the money they make from selling it!
are you... me?
My favorite, so rare, so golden. I also like licorice, and I think I have ancient tastebuds.
Dya like horehound candy?
I enjoy licorice, I like malort, I should try this. Idk wtf my tastebuds are doing in the 21st century.
In high school I remember trying this soda Coke used to make for Italy, Beverly. Tasted unimaginably bitter, we filled up a sprite bottle with it at disneyworld and pranked a friend. I chugged the rest on a dare and I like bitter things now.
Licorice
My family is originally from New England and most of us love Moxie! It is an acquired taste. My father said if you can get through 7 glasses of Moxie, you’ll love it for life. It’s wicked good!!
Can’t wait to try your cocktail recipes!
Hey, man! I just want to let you know that you're one of my favorite TH-cam channels. I don't drink outside of holidays, yet it's always a blast seeing you make these. It's like seeing a wizard make a potion. So yeah, keep doing your thing, magic man. lol
For Hispanic Heritage month this series could definitely include Malta Goya. Just like moxie it has its following, and is an acquired taste, but to most people it’s definitely not something you can pick up and enjoy.
That is on, ironically one of the best AD reads ever
Thank you, Greg
Someone needed to do this video and I’m glad it was you. Moxie is criminally underrated
as a proud mainer, it's refreshing to see someone with functional tastebuds not immediately rejecting moxie. and even more refreshing to see you doing mixology with it. i loved your show before, but you just gained a lifelong fan.
Im in california and like it
I was at a buddies apartment and he was from maine initially, he had a couple bottles in his fridge and I asked if I could try it, he was stunned I actually wanted to finish the bottle lmao
I fell in love with the taste of Moxie after trying it once after buying it at Cracker Barrel. It's definitely a unique flavor, and that's why I love it.
I'm not a big soda drinker, but I remember enjoying the Moxie I tried years ago. I had no expectations going in, but I do enjoy "weird" and aggressive food/drink, so 🤷🏻♂️ Been long enough I can't give any specific notes. Cool to see it here though. Thanks, Greg!
P.S. Jack Daniels is bourbon with an extra step, the Lincoln County Process. It just gets filtered through Sugar Maple charcoal on its way to a barrel. Since they use ≥51% corn in their mash bill, barrel in virgin Oak casks, distill to ≤160 proof, and do it in the U.S.A, it meets all the requirements for both.
Greg: Moxie is the Malort of sodas
Me: If I don’t see a Maloxie, I’m gonna be pissed
Moxie is basically if Angostura bitters was a soda. I can see why the general public doesn't like it anymore, but just about anyone who watches Greg would love the stuff
Greg, every time you do something like this I’m reminded of why i love your work so much; I thought “oh, a moxie Cuba libre sounds great” ans then you said the same thing and did it and i went “I bet that tastes like a rum, bitters, and soda in the best way” and the answer was yes. Släinté from a fellow rum fanatic. 🤘
Just had my first taste of Moxie.
I heard of it through videos like yours. In fact yours is where I got the info that I could find one at Cracker Barrel. Thank you.
First impression: It started off sweet on the tongue then left a very bitter aftertaste.
I can appreciate the range of change in the flavor.
I like it! Thank you again!
I had no idea people hated this. I remember having it for the first time and wondering why this wasn’t more popular.
Historically, it was once one of the most popular sodas in America, but then Coca-Cola put their marketing team into full gear and outpaced it with stuff like utilizing Santa Claus
Same. I had it earlier this year and loved it.
On the discussion of clickability, as a teetotaler, I personally find your softdrink episodes to be your most compelling work and watch them everytime.
The reason I rarely drink anything alcoholic is the price. Costs too much for my budget!
I tried some Moxie out of curiosity a few years back and loved it. The biggest flavor (besides bitter) I could pick out was clove, though I have no idea if it actually has cloves in the mix. Either way, it's one of my favorite flavors, so yeah.
Unfortunately it's too expensive to ship to me on the regular, so it was a one-time thing. I've started making my own extracts recently instead, and I'm loving them. Right now I'm on a big absinthe-inspired anise kick with some clove mixed in.
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Holy moly!! I tried the rum/moxie/lime drink & I can't even begin to describe how awesome it is, it doesn't taste like moxie, lime juice or rum - it just has it's own thing. Bravo!!
I love videos where you seem fairly miserable but I REALLY love when you are enjoying yourself like you are in this video. Going to have to track down some Moxie
I know that most people feel that having ads in the video sucks, but having Greg do ads makes it a much better experience. When I'm hungry, you just can't beat food.
This one made me actually laugh, love Greg
You just discovered my favorite mixed drink - RUM AND MOXIE! Love it. Works with spiced rum, too, although I prefer regular rum.
ive said it before. the descriptions of the drinks profile is so great. gives people an idea of what they are getting into. he doesnt let his dislike for a drink keep him from giving the info. for example with these cocktails. he likes the strength of the 1st one but the 2nd one isnt for him but with the description , if its for you, you have that info
I had Moxie once like 15 years ago. I don't remember the flavor, but I remember loving it immediately. I don't drink it now because I'm diabetic and drink pop anymore, and I don't live anywhere near Maine
There's always diet moxie which doesn't have any sugar. It won't read as sweet but it'll be close.
I've never had Moxie, but I _love_ SanBitters, which is something of an amaro soad. So, Greg comparing Moxie to an Angostura soda tells me it should be right up my alley!
This channel is a great recommendation for a friday evening (local) , really gets me going
These ads are absolutely hilarious. Holy shit they just get better and better. Also while watching this i went to TWO different convenience stores and could not find moxie. And I'm positive they had it before. I need to try it some day. DAMN IT. Mission failed. Yet another spectacular episode.
Greg, as a New Englander I am actually stoked that you love Moxie. Moxie & rye also slaps. And Allen's coffee brandy is a hugely popular spirit in Maine, traditionally, so finding a way to incorporate that in a Moxie cocktail would be great
I always thought Moxie tastes like root beer mixed with cough syrup. I drink a bottle about once every year or two, which is the amount of time it takes me to forget what it tastes like.
I do sometimes add vodka
It definitely is a root beer. I've always thought it tastes like mouthwash and fresh dirt. I love it.
I taste burnt rubber in it. Like in a pleasant way though. It is excellent with vodka as you say.
As someone who has recently had to become teetotal due to health complications , I genuinely really enjoy when you make a no abv cocktail that works as it gives me something to work with
I discovered Moxie when I moved to New England and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Thank you for making Moxie even more special with alcohol.
I was a cook at a summer camp in Maine. I could drink my own soda but the kids could see in and would start begging. So i bought Moxie and when the kids asked i gladly offered. It didn't take long for them to stop asking
They still have the annual Moxie festival. It’s in Lisbon Falls. I went to it this year.
ngl I pretty much always skip YT ads, but that may have been the best darn ad read I've seen on YT.
moxie may be considered the official soft drink of Maine but it was in fact invented and produced in Lowell Massachusetts FYI.
Huh, I never knew that, and I live in maine, and my dad's from Lowell 😅
A friend of mine likes to say Moxie was invented in Lowell, Massachusetts and it tastes like Lowell, Massachusetts.
New England has the Island Hypothesis happening to their lore
@@timguillory6339when they closed the Lowell plant down they moved it to NH then later moved it to Maine. I'm not sure where it's produced now that the Coke-a-Cola company bought it. I just picked up some in glass bottles that was bottled in Wa.
Thanks! I searched the comments before making this post myself. It's one of a long list of things and people that was created by but then moved away from and disowned Lowell...
As a Californian, I had never tried or even seen Moxie, but your description and enthusiasm got me interested. (As a bona fide fan of Beverly soda, I figured it was worth a shot.) I ordered a 12-pack from Amazon and am currently enjoying your Moxie & rum recipe using Probitas rum.
This. Is. Amazing. It's the world's simplest tiki drink, and it's damn tasty! The soda on its own is also fantastic. I'm now a big Moxie fan. Thanks, Greg!
Sounds like picking up Moxie thinking it will be a cola is like picking up an oatmeal raisin cookie thinking it's chocolate chip. Now I'm curious to try Moxie and compare it to horehound, which is also slightly bitter.
I'm so glad you love this soda, one of my favorites, literally at a local convenience store, my family WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT BOUGHT MOXIE, they unfortunately stopped selling them.
Nothing like a warm glass of Moxie on a muggy New Hampshire summer day.
Moxie isn’t that common where I live, so I mostly get it when I shop at novelty stores or five and dimes.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it every time I’ve had it.
I live in new England and my grandfather use to drink moxie a lot and is acquired a taste as a kid for it and it really doesn't taste like any other soda out there.
As a former hole in the wall, chain restaurant, and higher end waitress and bartender, thank you for not saying "mocktail" .🙄 Little drink binders on tables spelled the beginning of the end for outback( got about 5 good years in❤🦘was awesome while it lasted.)(also got to be behind a bar at Friday's when it was still short skirts suspenders and stripes. ) I sincerely miss working with people like you. And so many amazing people that we all got to meet at bartenders bash, weekend, whatever u call it😄🍹. Loved this. Can't wait to see more. It just ain't the good ole days anywhere anymore ☹️🤬🥰
Moxie is like Coke: give people a sweeter option in a taste test (like the Pepsi challenge) and they’ll overwhelmingly choose the sweeter one. Fans are fans for reasons that have little to do with the taste.
This was the inspiration for Vim! From fallout 4
I can't believe Greg didn't mention this
@@christophereppig7156 because he hates fallout. He prefers elder scrolls
@@comproff7he defintley doesn't lol he just mostly prefers the older games
I always grab a moxie when I see it. Great change of pace and unique flavor.
Surely a Jack & Moxie is called a Borderlands?
If had ever played that game, that joke may have occurred to me
Continuing on in that vein, there needs to be a Moxie based drink simply called a "Mad Moxxi." Something sultry, smoking and aggressively forward.
@@DracoPhilosAnd with absolutely enormous hoo-ha's.
I love Moxie! So happy to see it getting some love.
Greg's totally right, if you let people know it's gonna be bitter ahead of time they tend to like it more often than not.
Most honest description I can give is that it tastes like when your bubble gum gets tough and loses its flavor. Oddly enough, I love the stuff
missed opportunity to call that last drink a "cracked barrel"
Like Coca Cola, Moxie was originally a syrup mixed into carbonated water. Soda jerks, the guy who mixed the drink, could make a coke sweeter by adding a little extra syrup to it for a pretty girl. This would be a mistake with Moxie.
Yes! This was supposedly one of the reasons it kind fell out of fashion outside of Maine.
Coca Cola was made with cocaine back in the day. Weird times.
WE ARE SO BACK I LOVE MOXIE AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL
By far my favorite soda and one of the many things that make me homesick now that I’ve left Maine for work! I’ll definitely be buying some the second I get back though
Love seeing Greg have fun and let his creativity loose.
Moxie holds a special place for me. My late-Godfather drank it, and introduced me one of the few times I flew over to the states (I’m from the U.K.), and we were the only ones in our family who liked it. I can’t get it over here, but I definitely want to import some to remember him, since he only passed away recently.
Love me some Moxie
I've never had Moxie, but I've had an Italian bitter soda called Beverly at EPCOT, and I loved that, so I could see myself liking Moxie.
I grew up drinking Moxie, my grandparents always had it and gave me my first bottle of it when I was young. Every time my parents and sister would visit I would have a Moxie and my folks would buy it pretty regularly. I moved out of Massachusetts so it's not as available where I live now. Some supermarkets have it but most don't. I just love Moxie, sign me up for their fan club.
A lot of people consider Moxie bitter. I've been known to have a Moxie now and again, and it's more bitter than your average soda but still quite sweet to my palate.
I enjoy black unsweetened coffee and negronis so maybe I'm just biased.
moxie is so good i wish i could find it in more stores
Cracker Barrel sells it
Depending on where you live, speak to your local grocery store. If they are part of a major distributor it can be requested as a special order.
Gin and Moxie go together really well!
I have loved Moxie since my father introduced it to me as a child, and my son loves it as well since I introduced him to it. Any time we can find it, we stock up, lol. Never thought of using it in cocktails, but I will try it now! I'm also lucky enough to live in the same town where Cheerwine was born, and will definitely try them together!
Love Moxie! Introduced to it only a few years ago, but recently moved to Maine and its one of my favorites. It is "Distinctly different"! But it is a good difference I think. As far as I know when it was originally introduced, it was kind of like a cough syrupy, medicinal type thing. Then not too long after it was made to be a soft drink. I could definitely be wrong on that. Either way, enjoy!
So one of the things I think folks get off about Moxie is that they chill it. Moxie’s recipe was pre-mass refrigeration so keeping them room temp or storing them in an even temp place like a cool basement makes them shine. If you shove it into the fridge and drink it later you get straight ginseng punched to your throat without the other notes.
Huh! Okay, I'm going to try that now. I'm in MA, and I discovered that it's stocked in Stop n' Shop, at least, so I've been buying it along with other soft drinks for work events. Have turned a number of people onto it so far! I really got into it this year myself; I don't know, maybe it's just me getting older, but it isn't even hitting me as all THAT bitter any more? Mostly it reminds me of a root beer... well, probably because it is, right? Just depends on which root you're talking about. I'm a big fan of sarsaparilla, too, and Moxie reminds me of that. Anyway, time to try it at room temp next!
I'm from Massachusetts and I love Moxie. For years I've just been watching helplessly as all the stores around me stop selling it. 15 years ago you could find it all over the place.
Oh I used to pick up at least one or two Moxies a week when I lived in Massachusetts. I loved the stuff, even Diet Moxie is pretty decent.