Chloroquine and the Gin & Tonic | How to Drink
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- Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine have been all over the news lately, today I'm diving into quinine, the gin & tonic, the history of malaria treatment, and media criticism. Oh boy.
What exactly does a drinking channel have to do with the current news surrounding Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine? Well they're both quinine derivatives, and quinine is the active component in "Tonic Water", it's what makes turns club soda into tonic basically, AND quinine (and it's derivatives) are anti-malaria medicines, and so was tonic water, and actually the Gin & Tonic. That was a hell of a run on. Quinine is refined from the bark of the Cinchona tree (also known as the Quina Quina tree) and it's been used medicinally for centuries. Quinine's use as an anti-malaria medication was first discovered in the 1700's by a Scottish Dr. called George Cleghorn and was swiftly prescribed to British soldiers stationed in India to prevent and treat malaria. They hated the way quinine powder tasted, it's insanely bitter, disgusting really. So when they could they'd mix up a tonic by putting their quinine powder into soda with a little sugar. Thus tonic water. They quickly figured out that they could really improve on the tonic by adding some lime and gin, and the Gin & Tonic was born. Probably the only alcoholic beverage that has every actually been a useful medicine. I'm making the G&T two ways here, because I really like Tomr's Tonic syrup, but using that requires a really weird ratio that won't help anyone not using it. The important thing to note about the G&T is that it's not a highball, it should be roughly 50/50 Gin and Tonic. Too much tonic makes it awful.
Tomr's G&T
1 oz. or 30 ml. Tomr's Tonic Syrup
2 oz. or 60 ml. London Dry Gin
3 oz. or 90 ml. club soda
Build over ice and stir gently
Garnish with a lime wedge
G&T
1 part London Dry Gin
1 Part Tonic Water (more or less to taste)
Squeeze some lime in
Build over ice
The other thing I'm talking about in this episode is Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine and my objections to the media coverage of this particular topic. To clarify, up until very recently there was only one study of the use of chloroquine in Covid-19 patients, conducted by a French doctor named Didier Raoult who's integrity is a bit questionable. The study had 20 participants. It had no control group. You will not find this mentioned in most of the articles and coverage surrounding this drug.
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I believe I shared a video about this a few weeks ago on you channel.
I think this wasn't just an entertaining video but a very important and informative one, thanks for the great content as always!
New Chanel idea. The Cocktail news.
I didn't think you would do an informative video about covid-19 on a drinking channel but here we are. I'm fuckin' impressed. Super impressed tbh.
A wiseman says, if you trust someone with your life, then you do not own yourself anymore. Always question, research, and choose. It is your life, giving it to someone or something else would be an act of suicide.
Also, yes thank you words and phrases used by government, medical, media, and corperation mean different things. To assume someones words, is detrimental to the understanding
I have now mentally changed this channel’s name to “Internet Drinky Man” ...
That's me
@@howtodrink "Oh hi Johnny, I didn't know it was you." (Sorry if you didn't get it)
@@Xander_P.G.K "Keep the change, oh hai doggy"
@@neelvaidya40 Your my favorite customer.
After that educational rant about quinine and case study procedure, I think it's DOCTOR Internet Drinky Man.
Media criticism isn't your usual thing, but this was the clearest, most approachable takedown of the chloroquine hype I've seen so far, and that includes major media.
I think the occasional "here's what's going on with this media hype around something tangentially related to cocktails" (coupled with your usual charming cocktail description/review/history lesson) would be a very welcome addition to the TH-cam drink-o-sphere.
@Edgar Friendly Fauci has been consistent in his message, even from the start. Don't blame others for having a bad filter for your info.
@DankNDoughnuts And your evidence of that is...
@DankNDoughnuts Okay, so you're claiming that he's part of the Deep State, even though Trump and co. brought him aboard the pandemic team. Your premise is that he is part of a group intending to overthrow the government by...what exactly?
Is it based on his predictions of casualties? The ones he adjusted based on current social distancing guidelines? Is it that he's adamant about this type of medication, even though any doctor (hell, anyone who knows the scientific method) would vouch for continual testing and approval to avoid spiking those same casualties he adjusted?
Do you, in all genuine curiosity, think that he is using this pandemic for personal enrichment, even though he has no ties to pharma reps, he has no current stock in any major supplies, and pushing for even further social distancing would hurt his economic future?
The thing is, the premise of the Deep State is Schrodinger's Dumbassery. They are supposedly so powerful yet couldn't beat Donald fking Trump. Which is it? Are they incompetent or all powerful? Neither can exist together, and neither can your simpleton-endearing premises regarding this man as a member of it.
Stop with the conspiracy theories. Wash your hands. Stay inside. Have a drink. It's clear as day you need one (or maybe to be cut off).
@DankNDoughnuts So you couldn't refute anything of what I said.
That's sad. For your sake, I hope keep at least a modicum of hygiene.
@DankNDoughnuts Soy boy? I see you're not the imaginative type. You'll get there one day, sport.
“Drunk guy on internet does more research than the news media” should be the title
Media is lazy.
Fear gets click and views. Keeping the country divided is good for business and government control.
@KelMaster Construction They're both.
And he does it all by 1:20...dude is efficient too!
You should also add "and politicians"
This episode kicks ass. And has aged so well.
The fact he calls himself Internet Drinkie Man is absolutely amazing.
Greg,
I am a surgical resident physician in a major university hospital not too far from Jersey. Our system currently has 300 admitted covid patients and we expect a peak around April 18th. I have been watching your videos for about a year now and have always loved them. I even comment frivolously to help your channel with the TH-cam algorithm. But this was by far my favorite video. Very well presented and researched. Thank you. Hope and your family are staying safe.
Regards,
Mike
Start giving your patients gin and tonic and let us know what happens
(Jk obviously)
Hear, hear Mike!
Braden update: they’ve started singing piano man by Billy Joel
@@caesar619 Is it really that serious in the US ?In my city there are 10 covid patients per 400.000 people
@DankNDoughnuts You realize you are trying to convince a doctor who is watching people die horrifically from this that it's a conspiracy theory, don't you? You're insane.
I'm a nurse working in NYC, thanks for this. I have coworkers who have lupus, RA, and other autoimmune disorders, and they can't get their drugs because of the hype. Thanks for keeping me sane, and thanks for helping us out.
Did anyone say how much quinine for lupus and RA daily maybe should be taking?
Wow. As a pharmacist I’m blown away at how thorough and accurate you are, even going so far as citing the studies and explaining the importance of sample size, control/comparison groups, and even validity of the authors and institutions themselves.
Side note: the syrupy G&T looked amazing
I'd like this twice if I could. Can't speak for everyone but personally I LOVED this kind of elucidating content. Not only did I learn about a cocktail, which is why I subbed to begin with, but it came packaged with some enlightening perspectives on modern topical issues. Keep it up, Internet Drinky Man!
You can make a second account and like it again! :)
This. A thousand times this.
We need a spinoff channel named “internet drinky man”. This is where you wax philosophic after a few of this week’s featured drink... or where you invent completely new drinks that seem like familiar drinks...
I vote for a Pandemic Quarantine Blaster.
Agreed and thank you Internet Drinky Man!
In lieu of liking this video twice, I'll like the video and your comment to get my point across
"How to drink" more like "How to have a healthy and smart discussion about current topics with a wonderful host that also happens to teach delightful drinks"
dude! we need more of these!
I found this very enjoyable. It was well written and thoroughly researched, presented in an entertaining format, and also featured some drinky drinks by some talented drinky man.
That's our Internet Drinky Man!
Agree. My reaction was wow; best breakdown on the research on Chloroquine for COVID19 I have seen yet. Also G&T is my drink of choice, on any planet.
This is like the more advanced version of Charlie Berens teaching how to make a brandy old fashioned and how to do the census or a Bloody Mary and how to donate supplies to hospitals
Physician here. Thank you so much for helping bring awareness to an important issue in such an accurate and fun way. You sir, are a gentleman, and a scholar, on top of the original internet drinky man.
'Cause he's a Modern Roooooooooogue! ..oops, wrong channel.
Honestly, though, Greg should be a Modern Rogue just for this video.
Greg, your preferred nickname is actually "Dr. Spill".
This comment is very underrated
The last half of this video makes me miss being in a bar. I miss people having discussions like this sometimes.
Same, I feel like I got my "deep conversation with a total stranger" fix
Video takeaway: Dr. Greg prescribes staying in and drinking medicinal G&T's, and damned if I'm going to ignore that medical expertise. Stay safe and stay smart out there, folks.
THANK YOU! As a physician I have to give this 10 likes plus for presenting to the people the concept of bad studies and crap medical papers!! Critical thinking is more important than ever. Keep up the great work!
He forgot to mention G6PD deficiency and the fact quinine, tonic, chloroquine, ect are on the contraindication list for G6PD deficiency and can cause hemolytic anemia crisis and can exacerbate any infection you already have. For some reason eventhough it's the most common enzyme deficiency in the world it always gets left out. I've been puzzled by the medical professionals that have over looked the estimated 400 million people who have it and the fact that unless you've had a qualitative or quantitative test don't know it.
Is it true that the Quinine in (for example) Schwepps tonic water helps Zinc supplement inter into the cell? The same way hydroxychloroquine does
This comment aged like milk... A reminder to EVERYONE that doctors are "practicing" medicine and are not experts.
I didn't expect the most rational and well researched video I've seen so far on this topic to be from Internet Drinkie Man, yet here we are.
If this is what we can expect, hell yeah to more media criticism.
As someone who graduated from a communications program last year, I can't thank you enough for using your platform to help teach people better media literacy during these times. Here's to keeping people informed on top of making some stellar drinks!
Internet Drinky Man is my favourite MCU character.
As someone with a PhD in Biology, I think you perfectly articulated the problem with scientific studies with just a small control group or no control whatsoever. Love your channel.
I found your channel today when your “Archers peppermint patty” video popped up in my my feed.
2 videos later your “D&D drinks” video came up and after seeing your massive nerd side I subscribed.
So far you had covered two of the great joys in my life, trying tasty new drinks and nerdy stuff.
Next up was a couple of videos about Gin which I’m currently loving and working my way through sampling as many different styles and cocktails as I can lay my hands on, which led to this video.
It was so unexpected to hear such an amazingly well articulated response to junk/poorly reported/intentionally misleading representations of science and to have you add information and background that was so informative and new even after 5 months of casually following these sorts of articles/debunkings.
Thank you for not being afraid of stepping out of your ‘wheelhouse’ and doing your part to teach people to think critically and look deeper than the headlines. Cheers
Speaking as
a professor emeritus of health education, you have just earned a grade of A+ in health crisis communication. Well done.
That means he approves of your biased propaganda.
@Edgar Friendly What in the hell are you trying to say?! It's an incoherent spew of words that, I think, has some through line, but is the exact opposite of what he actually said.
Also, when I'm responding your comment it's 12 minutes old and already has a like. You liked your own comment, didn't you?
fun fact that tonic syrup is made by Tom Ritcher who is a veteran of the industry working in attaboy, milk and honey, dear irving, and many others. he actually mentored me for a while when i worked in montclair (greg if you’re reading this we spoke about it on twitter) and he’s a super nice guy. super passionate and knowledgeable
I am an anesthesiologist, and I must say, your explanation of quinine, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine were actually quite spot on!
I’m a journalism major and somehow this video is better reporting and has more journalistic value than anything my professors are showing me
As a pharmacist, when I saw the title of your video, I was telling myself "uh-oh, what is he gonna say?". I was a bit afraid you would go with some of the misinformation that is currently spread around chloroquine and its effectiveness against COVID-19. But, I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised to see you did your research and found the correct information. AND, you also described pretty well why chloroquine might (emphasis on might) help against COVID-19 by reducing the inflammatory response (and perhaps in other ways, read the later comments, but beware the troll) So, hats off to you, you did your duty as a public persona and gave factual information instead of going with the "weasel words", as you say.
Something that might interest some, there is a large study being done in Montreal where they aim to have around 6500 patients split in 2 groups (one placebo and one treatment) where they try colchicine, a treatment for gout, which is also an inflammatory disease. If things go well, we should have results in around 3 months as to if reducing the inflammatory response with that drug helps reducing death rates with COVID-19.
Also, as Greg said, don't take medication without advice from your doctor and pharmacist, especially chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. Some people may be at risk of having severe arrhythmia with these medication and shouldn't therefore be taken lightly.
And lastly, Hendricks made a gin with quinine already mixed with it, so you can double down on the quinine ;) I'm saying that as a joke, the amounts of quinine in the gin and in tonic in general is too low to have an actual effect on the human body..... but please, don't take this as a cue to drink huge amounts of gin & tonic.
I'm gonna continue to drink huge amounts of gin & tonic and you can't stop me.
chloroquine is an inophore that allows zinc and some antibiotics to enter the cell and prevent replicase of COVID rna. It is 100% critical to covid recovery and is not meant to be taken by itself as an "anti-inflammatory". This is non-negotiable and has been peer reviewed in medical journals. Contrary to what you and this bartender says there have been plenty of clinical trials on chloroquine, with positive and replicatable results, going back to at least 2012. This was published by Teipei Medical University in Japan as a great way to treat the SARS virus, which is what COVID-19 is derived from.
Long story short, you and this bartender don't know what the hell you're talking about. Please go get another profession where stupid people like you can be beneficial to the rest of us.
I was with you, right up to that last sentence. Nothing will stop me from drinking copious amounts of G+T.
@@fluxcapacitor05 yes, it is known that chloroquine helps zinc "penetrate" cells and zinc is "potentially" an antiviral (still debated to this day). Don't take what you read somewhere for hard facts. More studies need to be done before we go to conclusions.
And you say 100% critical to covid recovery... are you a doctor by any chance? Why is it then that the study done in Wuhan, albeit with a very small sample size, showed no difference with patients using chloroquine and those who did not?
As a grad student working in the field of neuroscience, wasn't expecting a quick breakdown on research methodology on this episode, but it was fun to listen to you talk about it.
Hey, I'm from the future and I just want you to know this aged like a fine wine or good cheese. I just found your channel and I'm happy to see that even at the very start of this rolling disaster your used your platform for good rather than panic and nonsense.
Also, your gin episodes are baller.
Hey I'm from further into the future and I just want you to know that now we know that Pfizer restricted other methods of treatment from being talked about and paid off politicians. They sponsor like every single news program now.
@@ArrakisHeir88 hey I'm from even further in the future and we knew how to control it and deliberately didn't, and snake oil fake treatments like hydroxychloroquine were part of that, and blaming one company when it was the entire capitalist class is definitely missing the forest for the trees
"I don't normally do media criticism here on How To Drink. Maybe something I'd like to do more of!"
Yes Greg for the love of god please do more of this!
If gin and tonic can keep me healthy, I'm officially the safest man in the world.
me too, having one now.
Not all tonic is equal! Make your own syrup for maximum benefit and it’s fun too.
I think is overdue for me to try it, and maybe a hot toddy too.
Despite spilling half of your reagents, you are truly a scientist at heart, Greg!
Over 3000 papers? That's ridiculous.
The average hardworking professor or researcher publishes about 1 paper a year.
If this were truly his own work, he would have done hundreds of lifetimes worth of work in 10 years.
Numbers like those can only be gotten through fraud, and pay-to-publish, not peer reviewed journals (which is a HUGE problem in science now).
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, bury them in B.S.
What he's doing is that he put his name on every papers that are made by the institute he founded and lead... That's how he get the 3K papers.
Most of french scientists are skeptical of him, either in microbiology field or in other field
1 a year seems rather low of an estimate. The professor I graduated under published 16 papers last year although that appears to be quite a productive year. The numbers might differ between fields however.
It means they weren’t adequately peer reviewed and cross checked. Real peer review is an arduous invaluable task and makes for a solid paper.
he was 'co-signing' which is like saying 'oh yea i kinda agree with it'... you usually co-sign stuff you've either researched or is in line with your own research but ofcourse this guy just signs everything that has a free space on the bottom
As a Hospital Corpsman in Jersey (and a fan of gin and tonic) dealing with all the craziness right now I'd like to thank you for being the voice of drunken reason.
‘Internet drinky man’
Man I wish I had a cool alias like this
Internet drinking man is now his name.
What? He has a real name? NOPE he is internet drinking man now the quarantine hero to the people.
Internet drinky man is more thoughtful, informed and coherent than official information outlets and political leaders. This is the world we live in.
I loved this! When a drink can become an educational history lesson and a critique of modern media, it gives us hope we still live amongst good men. Three cheers for Internet Drinkie Man!
As a "science guy" this was well done, and a suprising quasi-deep dive into the shit that's been driving me crazy in recent days. Bravo, Greg.
A new study shows that the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine touted by former President Donald Trump increased the survival rate of severely ill coronavirus patients.
The observational study, published by medRxiv, found that antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, along with zinc, could increase the coronavirus survival rate by as much as nearly 200% if distributed at higher doses to ventilated patients with a severe version of the illness.
Wow! Just wow... You just summarized the actual evidence better than any news channel! This is a real PSA. I liked your channel, now you just took it to another level. It's easy for panic to spread in this kind of situations and your explanation is just perfect to calm people down, and keep the interested at the same time. (Family Physician, Portugal)
Here's a fun fact: Tonic water glows light blue under UV light.
I found that out when I had a bottle of it sitting near my old gaming computer that had UV effect lighting!
Damn, uv lighting? Was rgb not elite enough fam? Lol.
I found that out in a strip club.
@@1988thefreeman Did you... see any other colors there?
@@alexipestov7002 A lot of pink ^^
@@probablynotdad6553 back in the day UV components were all the rage
I didnt expect "Media Literacy with Greg".
Thanks for putting this together!
Omg the critical analysis and thinking in this episode is amazing. And your delivery of the information was super clear.
As an avid fan of a gin and tonic, as well as being a medical professional who's currently helping treat patients in the midst of this, let me just say how much I genuinely appreciate the hard work that you actually put in to helping people understand verification of sources. I thoroughly appreciate the fact that you put the citations at the bottom. Love your Channel because I enjoy a good drink, and because I find you incredibly amusing because having watched every episode, you're the kind of person that I would love to have a drink with and be friends because my friends and I are gaming nerds who like to drink as well. Thanks again for not only another good episode, but for some goddamn common sense LOL
"Medical professional" lmao. Nurse, dentist, or chiropractor?
@@cecilbigman4250 registered dietitian with a background in pharmacy. So yeah.
We're living in strange times when an internet drinky man is giving us better and more objective and factual information than the mainstream media.
I mean if you're definition of "The mainstream media" is the POTUS and Fox News than yeah: Most of the media I've seen surrounding the Chloroquine thing has been "It's dangerous, it doesn't work, why does the president keep insisting it works?"
@@812558 Yeah, they haven't exactly gone and said "the initial study wasn't even really a study, it's total BS" though. And I wish they would.
@@812558 you're really drinking the kool aid aren't you?
Andrew Cunningham yeah, it's insane. doctors across the world are using it and they agree it's the most effective treatment. recently a dem representative was cured by it. but just because trump said a couple of times that it's promising we're supposed to ignore its potential, utterly insane
@@peperonypeperony7955 Except it hasn't been shown to have any benefit, at all.
As a doctor I just wanted to thank you for this video. I enjoy your videos, but appreciate this one in particular for you print out an accurate explanation about hydroxychloroquine
This rekindled my husband’s love for gin! Gin and tonic was his drink of choice in the late 70’s. As a field supervisor for what became FEMA, they were based out of Sacramento CA. Most nights were spent closing down Fanny Ann’s Salon. He swore off gin. Only to visit it again after he watched this episode with me. Wonderful cocktail!
Not only are you entertaining when making cocktails, you also have a scientific approach to hot topics in dire times…I have become a fan, with respect from France, cheers Greg
I’d love a part 2 in this series. Hopefully titled “Tom Collins and the Cure for Male Patterned Baldness”
Grass doesn’t grow on a busy street. God only made a few perfect heads the rest he covered with hair.
Love, love, love me a Tom Collins
Ro Ro 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"That actually over-shot the pour..." Yeah, that's actually a theme of this channel if you've not noticed before.
Hey look! A TH-cam channel that ISN'T pushing nonsense and is actually talking science. THANK YOU!
As a public health professional, health educator, and AOD specialist, this video is everything. Love your videos, glad to know you have recovered from whatever it was that got you, and looking forward to more of your videos. Keep up the good work and spreading the good word and stay well! Oh, and G&Ts are one of the greatest cocktails ever.
Caring about your "customers" is never in bad taste. Great video.
"Let's do them back-to-back, real quick."
- Greg, 2020
"Let's do them back-to-back, real quick."
- 2020's disasters
What is it about serving great drinks and holding interesting conversations that bartenders do so well? Seriously, loving the little 'break from the drinks' talks youve been doing recently to history or culture surrounding them, really sets the channel apart. Stay safe all
I'd like to put it on record to say that I love your episodes that include the history of drinks/ingredients/cocktail movements, and I would love to see more of them. Please don't stop.
I move to change the title of this channel to "Internet Drinky Man"
Paramedic here.
you basically nailed it man. well done in explaining things.
also, current ideas is that covid doesn't inflame the lungs, but causes a cytokine storm that basically just gunks them up with garbage that covers the surface of the alveoli and prevents gas exchange that way.
but really man, you nailed it and presented it fantastically. this should be fucking pinned to the top of youtube.
I had C.Diff, I know that cytokine life, though in different organs.
I am usually a hater of social media (TH-cam being the exception) but you have shown us that it can be a force for good, not just evil. I’ve already loved your show for its entertainment value, and for teaching me about cocktails, but you have really earned a place as a voice of reason.
Well done and thank you.
Stopped by for a gin and tonic and found one of the smartest things I've seen on TH-cam. Well done.
Was very skeptical upon seeing the title, but thank you so much for using actual science and sources. I appreciate and enjoy your channel.
Before watching this video I was under the impression you were interesting when making cocktails. Turns out you’re interesting with whatever you do. Fascinating video!
You SHOULD do more of this, it’s fascinating and I know this isn’t the only drink used for “medicinal purposes”
What a great video! I’m also a provider treating covid 19 patients, and love your videos. I have to say, this one hits home hard with the amount of research you clearly put into the episode, putting forth some solid, accurate, and well explained medical information, while still keeping entertaining info regarding the gin and tonic (which I love). For everyone, please be careful with where you get your medical information. Far too many times, my patients have come to me with confusion regarding medical advice and things they read and heard on google, or in the news! Thanks so much for the great vid! Amazing!!!!
Wait, Greg, what with Ye Olde Corona, how are you & the crew holding up what with most places I know doing a lockdown?
is your studio like.. at your actual house?
im in the UK myself and have been hold up at home for what feels like Far too much at this point.
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks scrambling to develop self shooting techniques. This was shot most by me solo, with a little help from my wife
@@howtodrink You did a fantastic job under difficult circumstances. Keep up the great work!
@@howtodrink It looks great, for what it's worth.
Thanks for putting the accurate word out about this, it's hard to get some decent information if you aren't well-read on this matter.
I'm gonna go make a G&T now. With lemon, because I'm out of limes.
In addition to the official word from a few hours ago, I believe Greg has mentioned that his studio is in his garage in another video (although things may have changed since then), so... yes, it is in fact at his actual house.
I love that on HTD Greg is slamming drinks and giving life saving words of wisdom. Really a one stop shop!
Hey Greg and all, just wanted to say that my favorite videos you guys do are the ones where you explore and discuss the different kinds of spirits (your video on gins, Irish whiskeys, etc). As well, I very much appreciate you guys for taking a deep dive into this media criticism. You have a large platform, and it’s frankly heartwarming to see you using it to inform people regarding misconceptions that may harm them. You care about your audience and it shows. I struggle to find more meaningful words than “Thank you so much,” but I assure you I would be saying it over and over.
As someone who works in public health research, I want to add my props to your very clear explanation of the issues regarding the recent claims regarding chloroquine. Thank you!
Greg, I absolutely loved this! I appreciate your ability to do your research and to politely call people on their bullshit. You are a refreshing change of pace from a lot of YT and traditional media. Thank you for continuing to make videos and I hope you and wifey are safe. Much love from north shore LI :)
Came for the drinking, stayed for the science.
Seriously though, fantastic video. Looking around today, all you see is misinformation standing on a leg of, like you said, anecdotal evidence. Thank you for taking the time to cite your sources and explain the differences of what you are talking about.
If you want an interesting watch, ChubbyEmu did a great video talking about the same couple you spoke of at the end.
Stay safe guys.
"Thats about a quarter of a lime I just hand squeezed in there". More like hand squeezed in its general direction.
Hey Greg. Wow. I already love you and your channel, but my respect grew for you even more today! I really loved the tie of the historical uses for quinine to today's current pandemic and how thoroughly you researched everything. Keep being awesome!! :)
"Lime is a crime!" That's what the tour guide told me in the taste room at the Beefeater Gin distillery in London. He said it clashes with the lemony botanicals used in the production of Beefeater. OK, I bought it--though my wife said later that lemons were probably cheaper!
They could also be biased against limes due to the whole "limey" slur from other countries back in the day.
Eh, it's up to personal taste for most. I drink quite a few gin and tonics; sometimes I like a bit of lime, sometimes not. I understand that in the UK lemon is used frequently, but I can't say that I recall trying it that way myself.
It really depends on what gin I'm using, what tonic water I'm using, and what my mood is at the time.
TL;DR version: Try both and see what you like.
Dude I don't know where you're buying your limes and lemons from, but here in the UK they're both £0.30 at Tesco...
they wouldn't use limes in the production of any product because it's seasonal.
@@ItamarvhVahnish The United Kingdom is a first world country with all the shipping benefits that that comes with. They're no more beholden to the seasonality of produce than the United States is. Yes, limes are harder to find and/or mors expensive off-season, but they are by no means out of reach for most for even such a frivolity as a drink's garnish.
Gee and tees and science talk. Two of my favourite things! Loved the video!!!
This is my favorite TH-cam channel at the moment. Thank you for this Greg.
You did alotta talkin and all I'm taking away from this is, my gin and tonic addiction and hate for the media have kept me safe and healthy for years. Love your channel keep rocking
That time when I got better medical advice from a guy I like to watch drink alcohol than I have heard from the government and news media.
Excellent video. One note: it seems that the couple drinking koi pond cleaner story has been exposed as untrue. Don't take my word for it, info easily found.
This is the best video you've ever made. As a skeptic and science nerd, I really appreciate the knowledge bombs you dropped and the introduction of some key critical thinking techniques. Magnificent.
Thank you for taking time to address this - you are right, crazy times. Since you have a platform I appreciate that you're using it to try and dispel misinformation. Also, we LOVE gin & tonics so super stoked to try this Tomr's Tonic Syrup. Stay well!
Loved this channel already for the drinking-loving it even more for the science and intelligent discussion!
Hi Greg. Great video. I am a physician (ophthalmologist) and I must commend you on your thoughtful presentation about chloroquine and hydroxychloroqine. It's perfectly understandable why people would want these medications to help with Covid 19 but the science isn't there. My experience with these meds is monitoring people who taking them chronically for retinal toxicity. I would implore people not to take any medications unless prescribed to them by their physicians (as you state in your video). Sadly, there is a lot of misleading information out there - even coming from the White House briefing room. Please discuss your medical concerns with your physician.
BTW the last syllable in chloroqine and hydroxychloroquine rhymes with win not wine (unlike quinine.)
I know I'm commenting on a very old comment, but I'm glad someone brought up retinal toxicity. My mother was on a medication for her sarcoidosis and she eventually had to be taken off that medication permanently because of issues with her eyes. She'd see weird halos around lights, especially at night, and all that. She's on different meds and autoimmune disease is mostly inactive/suppressed at this point, I believe.
Your video's have helped me through this outbreak, please keep it up if you still can, love your work!!!
Out here crushing the knowledge game. Love this channel.
So, I should mix gin and lime with my fish tank cleaner prior to consuming?
Got it!
luis hernandez DO IT!
you could do it AFTER consuming .. but cleaning your tank won't be as much fun.
You guys don‘t already do this?
Moral of the story: Make a Gin & Tonic instead
I appreciate ur candidness and honesty. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. It was an absolutely perfect video. Your honesty and Frank approach are as refreshing as the drinks. Well done.
This was great. And I, for one, would love to see more media criticism.
Internet Drinky Man for the win! I’m interested in getting Tomr’s Tonic Syrup now, and came out more informed. I like this format.
It's so refreshing to see someone who knows a bit of medical stuff on the internet
"Wait for the science!" as if I needed another reason to love your channel. Great job on this one Greg.
Thank you for providing a resource to explain away my intake of G&T's lately.
I'm not a huge alcohol fan, but this is a fun channel to watch/listen to! And if I can learn to make a few drinks for family and friends, hey, that's even better~ But! I'm soooooooooo damn happy you brought this up too! Thank you for helping to stop the spread of misinformation! Hope you, your family, and co-workers all stay safe!
Fantastic video. Thank you for providing clear information in easy to understand terms. Thank you for actually providing the background to the "French study." This is incredibly helpful. It's fantastic that tens of thousands of people will see this video.
Thank you for taking the time, we need more words like this.
Good job, now you're forever "Internet Drinky Man" in my mind.
Things you don’t want to hear your doctor say: “I’ll feel better about this when I have a drink in my hand.“
That's your classical style doctor right there!
Champagne in the parlour with Lady Catherine after a house call!
This isn't what i came here for but i loved it. I knew there was a reason i keep watching you. you're great
4 months later... I find your channel and am loving everything I've seen so far. THEN I see this gem of a video and love it SO. MUCH. MORE. Cheers!
Petition to change this channel's name to "Internet Drinky Man"
Damn last time I came this early my gf laughed at me
His PSA is the best in the world right now, it’s everything we needed