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    It's a RUM-ble today on HTD where we are facing off some of my favorite rums with popular flavored rums in my classic rum cocktails. There are definitely some surprises in this one and maybe a few combinations I will have to try to perfect another time.
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    00:00 - Let's get ready to RUM-ble
    01:21 - Mojitos with Plantation 3 star and Dragonberry Rum
    03:23 - Tasting Notes
    03:42 - Mystery Solved!
    05:37 - A word from our sponsor
    06:51 - Daiquiris with Barbancourt 8 year and Banana Rum
    10:25 - Tasting Notes
    11:53 - Mystery Solved!
    13:33 - El Presidentes with Plantation 5 year and Coconut Rum
    16:30 - Tasting Notes
    18:30 - Mystery Solved!
    20:55 - Queens Park Swizzles with Plantation O.F.T.D. and Coffee Rum
    23:30 - Tasting Notes
    25:00 - Mystery Solved!
    27:20 - Mai Tais with Plantation 5/Rhum J.M./Lemon Hart 151 and Orange Vanilla Twist
    33:04 - Tasting Notes
    33:34 - Mystery Solved!
    35:22 - Some conclusions
    36:22 - Did you know we are on social media?
    Mojito:
    Built in glass
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Simple Syrup
    Add a bunch of mint
    2 oz. or 60 ml. Rum (Plantation 3)
    Muddle lightly
    Add ice and stir
    Top with seltzer
    Daiquiri:
    Built in shaker
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
    .75 oz. or 22 ml. Simple Syrup
    2 oz. or 60 ml. Rum (Barbancourt 8 year)
    Add ice and shake
    Strain into glass
    El Presidente:
    Built in mixing glass
    1-2 Bar spoons Grenadine
    .25 oz. or 8 ml. Curaçao
    1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Blanc Vermouth
    1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Rum (Plantation 5 year)
    Add ice and stir
    Strain into glass
    Garnish with orange twist
    Queens Park Swizzle:
    Built in glass
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Lime Juice
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Simple Syrup
    2 oz. or 30 ml. Rum (Plantation O.F.T.D.)
    Add some mint
    8-10 dashes of Angostura Bitters
    Top with crushed ice
    Swizzle or stir to incorporate
    Top with more ice
    Garnish with mint
    Mai Tai:
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
    .75 oz. or 22 ml. Orgeat
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Dry Curaçao
    1 oz. or 30 ml. Rum (Plantation 5)
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Rum (Rhum J.M. White)
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Overproof Rum (Lemon Hart 151)
    Add ice (all cracked) and shake
    Open pour into glass
    Garnish with lime and mint
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  • @starf4181
    @starf4181 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    THIS is the perfect version for this format. This gives the perfect balance between "Greg drinks the bad thing" but also "Greg gets to make an actual good cocktail" while still being fun and potentially (in this case) full of nice surprises!

  • @jonathanhilton7265
    @jonathanhilton7265 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Plato (probably): A Daiquiri is a cocktail that's main ingredient is rum.
    Greg holding his banana abomination: BEHOLD! A DAIQUIRI!

    • @d0kk542
      @d0kk542 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Gregs on that alcohol to Diogenes pipeline

  • @spaal6115
    @spaal6115 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    The sheer AWE when Greg realized he could put Mr. Black in a Queens Park Swizzle was like, a moment of recaptured childhood joy.

    • @imrahil_327
      @imrahil_327 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes! For real.

    • @InVerum
      @InVerum ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've been doing Mr Black and Mezcal together weirdly enough, with pineapple... Don't ask why it works but it does, that shit is magic.

    • @carsonhauss8286
      @carsonhauss8286 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He better make it. I want to know what his reaction will be

    • @MrRyan223
      @MrRyan223 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imrahil_327 0o099o09

    • @MrRyan223
      @MrRyan223 ปีที่แล้ว

      Q10Q

  • @crystallinecrisis3901
    @crystallinecrisis3901 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    Seeing Greg’s surprise with the coffee and coconut rums being actually decent was so fun to watch

    • @IndieGoFigure
      @IndieGoFigure ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agree, thinks going unexpectedly right is as feel good as it gets 😀

    • @Neoreaver
      @Neoreaver ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Surprise is understated; he had an epiphany, and we all got to see it.

    • @bishbosh4815
      @bishbosh4815 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I think there are good and bad flavoured rums, that's a "spiced" rum with toasty coconut flavours, not like malibu, and the coffee rum is similar, not like kraken black coffee rum which was WAY too sweet and heavy

    • @antiisocial
      @antiisocial ปีที่แล้ว

      Watched it twice. Lol

  • @DrFunkin
    @DrFunkin ปีที่แล้ว +224

    After the comment about how good that particular coconut rum was and how it might work in a Mai Tai, I'd LOVE to see a series experimenting with getting the right recipes down for flavored versions of classic cocktails.

    • @Stlaind
      @Stlaind ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Absolutely this. The blind look at it is awesome, but seeing if Greg can perfect something would be a great companion episode to it.

    • @TheMegamaster44
      @TheMegamaster44 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed

  • @doqmentz9242
    @doqmentz9242 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Some day, Greg will recollect all the "good weird" drink combinations he has tasted so far and do an episode on working them to perfection.
    We have heard "You could really do something with this!" a lot, but seldom seen it. I'd personally love that kind of video, but so far I absolutely enjoy EVERYTHING you put out!
    Keep it up, Gregster

  • @EtruskenRaider
    @EtruskenRaider ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The coconut water is interesting because it’s not adding a huge amount of sugar in itself, that might be a difference maker compared to other flavored rums

    • @SaltExarch
      @SaltExarch ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Honestly the idea of diluting any distilled spirit with something else besides water I feel is a super nerdy and largely untapped concept that I would like to see more in general. When Greg was reading the label I was like "that's genius since you usually have to water down the spirit coming off the still anyway, why don't people do that more?"

  • @awmperry
    @awmperry ปีที่แล้ว +22

    He's done the whisky wheel, he's done the vodka wheel,
    He's done the cider wheel, he's done the lager wheel.
    He's tried the rums that reminds him of the good times,
    He's tried the rums that reminds him of the better times...

  • @LarkAlrion
    @LarkAlrion ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Greg: "This is going to a fun place. It'll be good. Don't leave, come along..."
    Me: "You had my undevided attention and devotion at the mention of rum, good sir."

  • @geofalke
    @geofalke ปีที่แล้ว +23

    On the shipwreck note, not long ago I had the incredibly cursed realization that rum and coffee works well together around the same time that cocacola came out with their canned coke coffees so I made a cuba libre with one and appleton estate 5 year. It was better than it had any right to be and now I want to get around to trying it with an actually good coffee some time.

  • @JustDuff1992
    @JustDuff1992 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I think there needs to be a coffee based episode. Perfect the Queensland (I love seeing the gears turning), you’ve got your Mr. Black option for old fashioned, and maybe add on another new drink or two and you’ve got a solid episode.

  • @btmikey1925
    @btmikey1925 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I feel like we need a video of you making these into more balanced cocktails now that you know what they are. Cause creamsicle mai tai sounds so good

    • @rrkaminski9
      @rrkaminski9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed! I'd love to see a follow-up where he makes versions of the drinks that work!

    • @WiddlPeppuwu-sx3rx
      @WiddlPeppuwu-sx3rx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That exact Cpt Morgan was my first ever blackout drunk ive ever had

  • @kareningram6093
    @kareningram6093 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I like the fact that these "mystery liquors" challenges sometimes create accidental genius ideas.

  • @LowellLoveMusic
    @LowellLoveMusic ปีที่แล้ว +9

    No dig to Greg for using a sponsor but I will say your GP can prescribe generic Finasteride (hair prevention medication) for a fraction of the price of keeps. The other hair keeping medication, Minoxidil, is over the counter

  • @perpetualsunshine6035
    @perpetualsunshine6035 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love that he came into this without a shadow of a doubt that every flavored rum is bad. And then he ended up enjoying two of them. Love it!

  • @Sk21891
    @Sk21891 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The Banana Daiquiri immediately made me think of using the Discarded Banana Peel rum, which we did in the bar I work at; daiquiri was a very loose term for it, as it used rich demerara sugar syrup as well as a banana syrup, but it worked surprisingly well, almost like a banoffee pie but not as sickly sweet

    • @danielvanced5526
      @danielvanced5526 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is exactly the rum I was thinking of trying it with, what banana syrup did you use?

  • @Brian_Tylor
    @Brian_Tylor ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Week 16
    I would love to see a Cuba Libre matrix
    Different cokes like bottled, canned, glass, or fountain , maybe different brands of cola and different rums
    Please sir

    • @Default78334
      @Default78334 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tequila is the superior spirit for mixing with coke.

  • @logansullins4545
    @logansullins4545 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Bumbu is an excellent "banana" rum. At my bar we use it in Banana Split Espresso Martinis, and it's delicious 😍

    • @gabrieljennings5492
      @gabrieljennings5492 ปีที่แล้ว

      it really is banana af

    • @logansullins4545
      @logansullins4545 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gabrieljennings5492 I believe it's distilled from bananas, which would explain the flavor lol. Also, afaik it's owned by Lil Wayne, which is kinda cool.

  • @Tamajyn69
    @Tamajyn69 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I made an espresso martini with rum when I ran out of vodka once and tbh now I prefer it. The funky caramel of the appleton worked so good with the coffee and wasn't as sharp as vodka

  • @nsiepmann
    @nsiepmann ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The annotation at 4:55 wins the prize for grossest flavour note in HTD history - absolutely A+++

  • @zosoknight
    @zosoknight ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Having been all aboard the "Let Greg make good drinks" train I think this is the best balance of both formats. Greg makes his version of the cocktail and also makes a potentially poopy version of the cocktail in a way that doesn't shit on a brand, shit on Greg's ability, or really shit anywhere. The mystery allows for both nice surprises and crushing disgust in one video.

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    • @KaitouKaiju
      @KaitouKaiju 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's 10 drinks though that's a lot to sip

  • @TheInfinityzeN
    @TheInfinityzeN ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Rum is great for flavored versions, especially if you make your own with high quality ingredients. As an example I made an apple pie rum, which is exceptional. Two chopped up and pan seared honey crisp apples, a cinnamon stick, cut open vanilla bean pod, crushed allspice berry, crushed cardamom pod, a couple of cloves, a small slice of ginger, and about a quarter of a nutmeg seed (crushed as well) go into a mason jar. I like to add a couple of cocoa nibs. You want to put them all together while the apple is still hot and mix them well, then set aside to cool. Fill up the jar with an over proofed rum and stash it away in a dark corner somewhere for a few days to weeks.
    The reason the time is not exactly given is that it can take a variable amount of time to macerate depending on the climate the jar is stored in. So sample a little bit every day or so until it reaches the flavor intensity you want. At that point strain it and poor into another mason jar, which you will let sit for a few days so all the solids drop out of solution. Carefully pour it through a filter without disturbing the sediment and bottle it. If you like to add a shot of bourbon to your apples when making an apple pie, add a shot of your preferred into the bottle.
    Recommend serving is a shot poured over a large chunk of ice.

  • @ianhowick
    @ianhowick ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Greg: "There's no reason to use Orgeat and Simple" Also Greg "This Mai Tai could use some more simple syrup."

  • @kingmusic2292
    @kingmusic2292 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    unironically would love to see you go on deep dives about some of the cocktails that end up almost working on this series, try and figure out how well they actually work

  • @SuperSkink08
    @SuperSkink08 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This was a delightful episode! I learned tiki drinks from your series years ago so this episode hit all the right buttons!

  • @ksnullzero
    @ksnullzero ปีที่แล้ว +7

    as a rum drinker, i always appreciate the rum episodes - gives me good reason to try a new bottle, like that Coconut Cartel.

  • @kidyuki1
    @kidyuki1 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is a fun format! I'm down to see more like this.

  • @merlin1988
    @merlin1988 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how Greg is like the Chris Traeger of drinking like "i love this drink its my favorite drink" next drink "this drink is amazing its literally my favorite drink"

  • @Norwaycat91
    @Norwaycat91 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would love to see a series where Greg does a "if this is your favourite drink you should also try these three drinks!". It might make for some shorter videos, might be good shorts/TikTok/reels content :)

    • @Norwaycat91
      @Norwaycat91 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You could also then assume that people own the ingredients for that cocktail and choose other cocktails where you use at least some of the same ingredients so that people don't have to go out and buy too many new things 😃

    • @nicologasparotto9192
      @nicologasparotto9192 ปีที่แล้ว

      fantastic idea!

  • @lambowalrus
    @lambowalrus ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Greg just got loaded and therefore everything started to taste good 🤣🤣 still honestly one of my favorite channels on TH-cam.

  • @NormDeMoss
    @NormDeMoss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A friend of mine workshopped a cherry mojito with me yesterday - used a lightish 3-year rum, a half-ounce of Heering, a fairly generous absinthe rinse, and the usual complement of mint, citrus, and simple. This episode's takeaway of interesting and unconventional added flavors making rum drinks more fun was a great thing to stumble across!

  • @somepretentiousguy3492
    @somepretentiousguy3492 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've always loved this channel's content, but lately you've really been hitting it out of the park, Greg! Loved the idea for this episode, its like a happy mix of classic good cocktail content and the funny, gag-reaction bad cocktail content. I'd love to see you do more episodes like this one for other spirits! Keep up the great work!

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  • @nevadanate4957
    @nevadanate4957 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There already is a Mr. Black drink that is a lot like the Queen's Park Swizzle, look up Mr. Swizzle. It won one of their cocktail contests, I think it was the one hosted by Steve the Bartender. Really interesting drink

  • @cdsprech
    @cdsprech ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Greg no worries, you had my interest at "rum"! Also, a non-frozen banana daiquiri is fantastic. Try 2oz aged rum (I used Real Mccoy 5 year), 1oz lime juice, 0.5oz Giffard Banane du Bresil, and 0.5oz banana simple syrup (I made a banana peel "oleo saccharum" and added enough hot water to turn it into roughly a 1:1 simple syrup).

  • @flytepattern7702
    @flytepattern7702 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The daiquiri is my favorite drink, and I’ve managed to make it EVEN BETTER. A few splashes of Angostura bitters adds such an amazing flavor without overpowering the simplicity ❤

    • @jacktild
      @jacktild ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yessss I pretty much do this every time I make a daiquiri these days! Also, try a spray of ango (with or without flame) over the top for extra pizzazz

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    • @weezfan72
      @weezfan72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mai Tai rum blend, equal parts:
      Appleton 12
      Smith & Cross
      Plantation OFTD
      Plantation Xaymaca

    • @aenamabag
      @aenamabag ปีที่แล้ว

      Important question: When you sang "I am the Rum in your Daiquiri" were you intentionally singing to the tune of 'I am the slime' by Zappa? Or just a coincidence?

    • @evanhayes5891
      @evanhayes5891 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Need" is debatable.

    • @n0isyturtle
      @n0isyturtle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blackstrap Rum + Dark Creme De Cacao + Irish Creme + Lux Cherry and some chocolate bitters. Smoothest shit you'll ever drink. So good. Sometimes I warm it up, and put some whipped cream on top. Maaaan, I'mma make me one right now!

    • @aenamabag
      @aenamabag ปีที่แล้ว

      @@n0isyturtle Sounds like a thick and sweet syrupy mess, but I can see how chocolate and cherry and the coffee and almond in an irish cream all work. i’d probably prefer that with a light whisky over another dark and heavy base like a blackstrap rum.

  • @monkeyman123321
    @monkeyman123321 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Also to all the haters about work shopping around a bad spirit. It is easy just to hide a bad spirit with tons of other flavors. Not the idea to showcase why bad spirits are bad. Also we love to see Greg to suffer. 😊

    • @EggwardEgghands
      @EggwardEgghands ปีที่แล้ว

      Greg has that in common with Bruce Willis.

    • @AndrewGriffinSD
      @AndrewGriffinSD ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Let's take the first drink as an example. He said it was too sweet. But he also had already added .5oz of simple. If you were making a drink with it, wouldn't you want to add *less* simple? I'm not saying every bad spirit can be workshopped into something good, but a blanket statement that you need a lot of flavors to hide a bad spirit, but seems like reducing the base sweetness isn't hiding flavors.

    • @cam4636
      @cam4636 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The point isn't to hide a bad flavor, it's to see if something more interesting and actually drinkable is possible

  • @IAmDemonDog
    @IAmDemonDog ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved this episode…and I love the ritual non-alchy rum too.
    Would you ever consider doing a ritual or a “spirit-less” cocktail episode? I can’t drink for medical reasons and would love for you to help us folks find good drinks/cocktails/brands to still help us party.
    Some of the alternatives are straight up nasty, but I think if anyone could do it, you could my man!

    • @GizmoFan1
      @GizmoFan1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's done an episode about Seedlip's no-alcohol "spirits," he wasn't too impressed. Basically came away with "it's a lot of money to spend for a very minor amount of flavor."
      Your best bet for non-alcoholic cocktails are to stick with existing drinks or try to build around different ingredients that have some strong flavors. I've found tea works really well, lapsang tea is amazing in a lot of drinks that call for smokey whiskeys or mezcals. Coffee/espresso is also good to build around in my experience, surprisingly versatile (see: shakerato, espresso tonic). The one thing I haven't gotten down is getting bitter flavors in a drink that isn't just adding tonic water.

  • @kevinclark9176
    @kevinclark9176 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Educated Barfly just did a Daiquiri video the other day and he made a Parasol that used banana liqueur and I think that might be a good starting point for you. It did also have pineapple juice though. It’s on my list of drinks to make.

  • @TheDriedfrogpills
    @TheDriedfrogpills ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love all the experimentation. As someone who bought a bottle of the bacardi dragonfruit back in college because she had no idea what she was doing but was curious as to what she could do with it (spoilers nothing because I knew nothing), these videos are just fantastic. Thank you, Greg!

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  • @Ramonatho
    @Ramonatho ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Greg could just be the art experience he wants to see at the museum of modern art. Hell, he could just pass out drinks in the parking lot.

  • @michaellemmons4759
    @michaellemmons4759 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am legitimately glad that this turned out as well as it did. Particularly, I'm glad the horror rum got out of the way early. But yeah, too often lately Greg just gets awfulness in his mouth. Seeing him have these drinks and go "Oh wow! That has me thinking!" is absolutely glorious and I'd love to see more of that.

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  • @taylorclark9398
    @taylorclark9398 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rhum Barbancourt is actually column still. Most other Haitian rhums (i.e. clairin or Providence rum) are all pot still. Barbancourt is sugarcane juice, distilled in column still to high proof and then aged in humongous Limousin oak barrels, which yields a slightly funky, but mostly Cognac scented agricole style Rhum a la Martinique

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You’re right, I misspoke there

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  • @dtpugliese318
    @dtpugliese318 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greg is on to something, we need a museum of bartending complete with a full bar at each exhibit. Somebody please make this happen.

  • @piperwalton
    @piperwalton ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh man I love Coconut Cartel! As soon as you said the mystery El Presidente was good and had a toasted coconut taste I suspected it might be that. I think it literally is just rum cut with coconut water instead of water, not with added sugar like most coconut rums.
    Side note: I made a rum and coke with Coconut Cartel and Fever Tree's Madagascan Cola and it honestly might have been the most incredible thing I've ever tasted. But sadly it seems like that cola has been discontinued and I'm not sure what to use to replicate it.

  • @mikerich350
    @mikerich350 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dragonberry is good in certain applications. I have a recipe for a Fallout Nuka-Cola where it's 1 part jager 2 parts dragon berry rum and top with coke I normally use vanilla coke

    • @hidude9919
      @hidude9919 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its also great for jello shots

    • @RicTakaden
      @RicTakaden ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A restaurant I worked at had a Strawberry Basil Lemonade made with it that was pretty good actually! The rum provided the sweetness so you just add lemon juice, muddle in fresh basil and fresh strawberries and go to town, it was really tasty when made well.

  • @gruggerduggerhoose
    @gruggerduggerhoose ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20:44 “we got 2 more to go im not sure how imma make it through. I will though, i am a professional”
    Greg “the trooper” from HTD 😂

  • @jdstark24
    @jdstark24 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Haven't watched in a while, glad to see you still got that charm and style

  • @PricklyBehr
    @PricklyBehr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who drinks Cruzan based cocktails, I enjoy all other flavors besides banana. You are correct that the rum is very sweet. To combat that you should use 2/3 flavored to 1/3 light rum (Cruzan obviously) and no added sugar.
    There is also a fun side cocktail, if you want to call it that, called Cruzan Confusion, where the last bits of the flavored bottles are mixed into a larger vessel and then dispensed and mixed with soda water and a bit of grenadine. It's a fun one that's different based on the night you order it!

  • @SmittyHalibut
    @SmittyHalibut ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoy the happy accidents way more than the “drink from hell!” Episodes. Please, when buying mystery ingredients, make them good quality ingredients like todays. This was really fun to watch.

  • @Ithirahad
    @Ithirahad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this demands a workshop episode where some of the crazy surprises and diamonds in the rough get refined.

  • @bombshellblonde544
    @bombshellblonde544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a delightful episode! I loved all the sudden surprises you had

  • @giraffesinc.2193
    @giraffesinc.2193 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the channel I did not know I needed ... you are hilarious, Greg and Meredith's camera work is captivating.

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  • @hrenthegreat
    @hrenthegreat ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well now I wanna see what Greg would assemble as MOMA’s cocktail lineup next to the Mai Tai

  • @Alex-xp2lb
    @Alex-xp2lb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent idea for this show. I would love to see more like this! Cool stuff

  • @shagiephoto
    @shagiephoto ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Saw this after enjoying my spiced rum dram... something to consider for next year - get a quality spirit advent calendar and do a short a day on it.

  • @EricAAnderson
    @EricAAnderson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Plantation 5 year is my go-to always-on-hand rum. Love that stuff. Appreciate this channel.

  • @scrap.catastrophe
    @scrap.catastrophe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've had to cut back on my alcohol drinking due to heart issues. But it just means that when I do drink, I will buy better quality alcohol. Really enjoy your videos because they open my eyes to way other brands and flavors than the mass produced(its all produced commercially I know ) stuff you buy at your local superstore.

  • @WPTPrechamp
    @WPTPrechamp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for doing these videos. I have always loved rum and your videos have turned me onto some really great rums and rum drinks. Even if the flavored rums fall flat the rums you use in your versions have been great. I picked up some Smith and Cross and Appleton 12 year after on of your videos and absolutely loved them.

  • @Laeadern
    @Laeadern ปีที่แล้ว

    Again Greg another very enjoyable video. Some happy surprises to be found it would seem...always a plus.

  • @cardlordm
    @cardlordm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can we expect a Mr. Black Queen's Park episode in the future? I really enjoy watching you try to put cocktails together on the fly.

  • @OhMyGoshItsALeg
    @OhMyGoshItsALeg ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great episode for getting recommended great rum drinks AND high-quality flavored rums.

  • @guyfursdon
    @guyfursdon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes! This is it. Elevated rum cocktails, finally something for aged rums (grown up rums). I'm exhausted at seeing dark and stormys, rum & coke. Sipping cocktails on par with martinis, Manhattans, sours, and fizzes.

  • @stereodreamer23
    @stereodreamer23 ปีที่แล้ว

    As usual, an interesting and informative experiment. I was thrilled to see you using the Lemon Hart--it's one of my favorite overproof rums...

  • @radztertub
    @radztertub ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Greg! love your videos, it's helped me understand a lot about mixology. It's also rather fun!

  • @tzor
    @tzor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You mentioned MOMA, there is a restaurant there called the Modern. Ironically I haven't been there in over 15 years but it was a very good restaurant then and probably still is today (it was also famous for its "unisex" bathrooms which were really individual bathrooms with a common wash room).

  • @daanboerrigter
    @daanboerrigter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was one of the smoothest ad reads i've ever seen though, amazing!

  • @baconmcbacon62
    @baconmcbacon62 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really liked this format! Hilariously, I also used to sell cast iron teapots like that when I worked at Teavana (pre-Starbucks), long before I got into IT. Nice little blast from the past.

  • @bryanprice5867
    @bryanprice5867 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never caught one on time before

  • @matthewmarshall5730
    @matthewmarshall5730 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a rum enjoyer I'm so excited for this video!!
    Plantation 5 year is one of my fav rums because it's really great but also super affordable locally for me. I'm going to have to try to make an el presidente with it soon!

  • @scottboyle4596
    @scottboyle4596 ปีที่แล้ว

    Meredith dropping Smith and Cross made me smile. So much funk. Love it in Mai Tais and daiquiris

  • @Rum_Ekornes
    @Rum_Ekornes ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my new favourite video, Greg. Keep the rum coming

  • @barbaralawler2127
    @barbaralawler2127 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for another great show!

  • @Seinneam
    @Seinneam ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this, please keep making these kind of videos

  • @ghost64626
    @ghost64626 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a very fun video. I really enjoyed it :) thanks Greg!

  • @rayneraccoon
    @rayneraccoon ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved this episode. As a fellow rum lover, I usually steer clear of the flavored rums. It's good to know in a pinch (say if you are at someone else's house) that in a pinch you can probably make do.

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  • @nolatamblyn1593
    @nolatamblyn1593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A video about what flavored spirits are actually good would be interesting. Liked this format a lot too!

  • @Zachary_Bird
    @Zachary_Bird ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Coconut Cartel is really good as a base for an “old fashioned” and is delicious with fresh pineapple and mint

  • @PhantomRhage
    @PhantomRhage ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a unique episode, and would love to see another with a different spirit. Maybe the third episode could be refining the drinks you found surprisingly worked together, and workshop those flavors.

  • @brandenhughes7051
    @brandenhughes7051 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Speaking of coffee rums and Mr Black, Mr Black has a special edition that was rested in rum barrels. might be worth a try!

  • @SaabTheFox
    @SaabTheFox ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m not really a rum guy but it’s really cool to see how versatile it is, awesome video and I loved that this was a longer one

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  • @ryangranquist9580
    @ryangranquist9580 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was pumped to see him use plantation 3 star for the mojito, I picked some up for a punch I was making but had a whole bottle left and had no idea what to use it for because I’ve been more interested in the whiskey stuff since getting into cocktails.

  • @lukewestfall1689
    @lukewestfall1689 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to see this show continue. Wonderful entertainment!

  • @battlealpacax
    @battlealpacax ปีที่แล้ว

    i was literally watching old rum videos after figuring out its my favorite what absolute perfect timing, would love to see how you make a flying Hawaiian from chickies and petes here in philly

  • @antoniocorreiasampaio9056
    @antoniocorreiasampaio9056 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greg… you are a champ!!! Keep on going mate 👍

  • @kelson2041
    @kelson2041 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greg, love the video. That bottle of italicus has been on the shelf in background for far to long. Time to make a drink with it (and the other bottles sitting up there!?) would love to see a “shelf drinks” episode!
    I recommend a drink with equal parts Tanquray Gin, italicus, and lettuce cordial.

  • @narfeyfjola
    @narfeyfjola ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feeling like this is maybe your best video in a bit. Don't get me wrong, I'd struggle to find a bad video of yours, but this is great

  • @pestitcher5386
    @pestitcher5386 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is such a great olepisode. takes out your preconceptions on drinks.
    also Singapore sling would be interesting. or important drinks in history or in movies

  • @HappyNBoy
    @HappyNBoy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This IS a fun episode, Greg!

  • @alexmilne3684
    @alexmilne3684 ปีที่แล้ว

    really wonderful last couple of eps

  • @CaseyDeem
    @CaseyDeem ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great episode @How To Drink! I wanted to run a couple of drinks by you. Earlier this year some friends and I went to a speakeasy in Pittsburgh. Awesome place! There were 2 drinks in particular that my fiance and I both really enjoyed, but it's hard to find a recipe for them. The first one is "Giggle Water". This place used BLY Silver Rum, Pineapple Juice, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur and simple syrup. The drink was called "Take the Bounce". This one contains Green & Yellow Chartreuse, Maggie's Farm Falnerum, Pineapple juice, lime juice, Peychaud's bitters and nutmeg. Maybe at some point you could try these 2 drinks on your show. I'd love to see your take on them.
    Thanks again! Love your content!

  • @grammar_antifa
    @grammar_antifa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was younger my siblings got a bottle of the bacardi dragonberry. I mixed it with sprite and it tasted exactly like Skittles.. both in flavor and sugar level

  • @Lucky008aau
    @Lucky008aau ปีที่แล้ว

    This episode is so me. I have/use/love Plantation 3 Star and 5-year, and totally agree, the El Presidente is one of my top 5 cocktails.

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  • @MogoPrime
    @MogoPrime ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm intrigued to try that coconut watered rum, that sounds delightful.

  • @pinstripeowl
    @pinstripeowl ปีที่แล้ว

    this was such a cool idea, loved this video

  • @noahderrington5156
    @noahderrington5156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just made the Queens Park Swizzle with 1.75oz rum and a 1/4oz Mr Black and it’s fab! Highly recommend 👍

  • @normalrationalguy1980
    @normalrationalguy1980 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not the first time, and it never gets old, but you can see Greg getting drunk as the episode progresses, love it

  • @kevinstobbs9134
    @kevinstobbs9134 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have fairly severe ADHD and don't always finish an episode, but this one really held my attention well all the way through. Great ep!

  • @IsonDaya
    @IsonDaya ปีที่แล้ว

    I've had a great experience with an El Presidente with a dry vermouth in one situation - using Ron Zacappa as the rum. Since it's a lot sweeter with the extra sugar, it balances extremely nicely.

  • @BTBSteve
    @BTBSteve ปีที่แล้ว

    Good format! I love Good Drink Greg