James May has created his most ambitious drink yet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Back in March I had a brilliant idea for a new gin. I rushed to Hugh's freezing shed to give him the Good News.
Even Better News - you can now buy it. Drink Responsibly. Drink My Gin.
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Please James, bring your gin to Brazil
What isn't vegan about Asian Parsnip gin?
Honeysuckle and black pepper!
Don't worry about it James, it's interesting ta see
Cannot be shipped to my address 😢
They edited out the conversation with Hammond, but what we really want more than anything are the boys having conversations with one another.
yep
Miss Lucy Brown- If you see this comment please leave in any future interactions with the Gents. As viewers and fans we love any interaction they can have. It could literally be discussing spanners and dust lint, and it's beyond enteraining. It's terribly comforting and reassuring to get hints that James, Richard, and Jeremy are indeed mates outside of filming, and that the last 23 years hasn't been a facade.
And even if it’s true we want to know that as well
Cheers From California 😎
Proof he didn’t delete the other’s numbers after the GT finale.
Yes!
I'm not even interested in Gin, never drank it, but when James talk about something it suddenly becomes interesting
About 25 years ago I drank too much gin and since then I can't even stand the smell. James makes everything sound so interesting that I'm now subscribed to this channel and look forward to his next video.
It's delish
I havent drank alcohol for 16 years now. I never drank gin. I have watched all james gin videos on youtube.
Weird? Not at all.
James was the first to arrive and as you can see he’s done this properly
Unlike James, mine is white.
For those asking, most gins are vegan, yes. But if you are a committed vegan, you have to be sure. You can be sure with JamesGin.
This is very random, but while in meditation I had a vision of you making a run of commemorative dovetail boxes, each serving to house and protect a bottle of JamesGin, in collaboration with Paul Sellers.
In the interests of balance, bacon gin next?
You may as well say it's gluten free too. Also zero sugar and lactose free. How about a free range gin?
@@mortarn mushrooms would be vegan to the highest order though. How could we be sure that the juniper had been pollinated by the four winds, and not through the exploitation of proletariat bees?
How about now Captain slow navy strenhgt?
Should name it VE-GIN
Should definitely name it VE-GIN
Came here to say that
Absolutely!
I would add an -ah at the end, the sound you do after you drink, refreshing!
Vee-gan sausage roll
The Grand Tour may be over, but I am so happy James still has a TH-cam channel where he posts vidoes. Richard Hammond calling was a nice treat as well.
Yeah I’m glad they didn’t delete each others numbers after wrapping the last GT special
@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 Twist this was all filmed before the last special.
LOL. Hammond calling was the best:
"I'm filming."
"So am I."
What a flex 😂
The thing with mushrooms, as the late, great Terry Pratchett set out, is that all of them are edible. Some of them only once.
I know this is a joke but I reckon some of the stinkhorns would be very difficult to eat even only once...
Richard hammond calling him was so adorable
And pulling a Hammond on him as well......
I thought James deleted his number? 😂
"I'm filming" "Oh, So am I" "No, the cameras are actually running" Perfect conversation between the two of them.
I can sit and watch James talking about anything and slowly getting tipsy for hours.
Clearly numbers were not deleted after the last grand tour. We’ve been had!!!
What do you mean by this? Sorry I'm hopeless. 😂
@@Corkoth55 At the end of the final Grand Tour, James jokes about deleting Richard's and Jeremy's numbers from his phone. Later, you can see him doing so as they drive away.
Or he has them memorized 😂
that was exactly my first thought
Name Ideas...
1) There's not Mushroom - For Vegans
2) A Morel Dilemma
3) Chest-a-bit-Nutty
4) A Spores Car for Flavour
5) This Guin isn't Stroganoff (strong enough)
6) All Morels, no Shiitaake
Many other flavours of pun are available. Speaking of which, as Hammond called, I hear Buttons of the fungal variety are a favourite!
"Morel Dilemma" is excellent work, sir. It's a solid pun, it doesn't pander to the vegan nature of the gin but it does allude to it, and it aligns with the other gin names in James' range. Well done!
Captain Sloe Gin when???? C’mon James, we need it.
Haven't had a thimble full of alcohol since 1976, but just James dealing with the science and mechanics of things makes them of interest.
I can listen to james talk about anything for hours. I have just made a London Drizzle gin and tonic. My favourite. So glad i can get it in Australia!!
Man, now that phone call makes me want to see Richard Hammond have a TH-cam channel, so I can go over to his and see what he was asking about paint for :D
I would be able to create a network of these fogies on TH-cam...
Where we have updates from cool people who don't know how to use TH-cam.
@JamesMayDrinks do you mind passing this on to Richard?
it's not the same type of channel but I think drivetribe is the closest you'll get to that right now
He's moderately active on the Drivetribe channel (he does, as far as I've understood, own it by himself now, after all), so you can catch him there. I don't watch it much, since it's too much of a purely for petrolheads type of channel now (which makes sense), and I'm not really interested in cars, I'm just interested in whatever Jeremy, James and Richard are doing, on their own, or together. Jeremy is the only one among the trio who, as far I know, doesn't have a TH-cam channel, much to my dismay (although James is my favourite, so I am happy he still posts videos)...
@Rokudaimedono if you havent already then i would recommend watching clarksons farm. Its a brilliant show and nothing to do with cars.
@@Theskiescreator Yeah, I've watched every season of it. Great show! Hoping for more in the future! 🙂
You are awesome sir. A true inspiration to me. I wish I could buy you gin but my backward assed state of Alabama won't allow shipment toy door. Again you are awesome and an inspiration. Keep up all that you do.i have watch you and the other two since I was a young chap. Thanks a for all you do and have done.
Yes! Exciting! Got my American Mustard and Asian Parsnip. Also the cameo from Hammond made my night. It warms me to see them doing basic "friend" things
If you don't call it "Peace Fungus" I'd be disappointed
Love it!
Yes, I'm still watching, and it is quite interesting to see how the thought process and tasting goes until you have the final product that we get
James was the first Vegan Gin Producer and as you can see he has done this properly
Hammond and May. My favorite frenemies. They are like brothers! Plus this flavor tasting is great watching!
Fascinating to see this process! And I just received my James Gin OO-scale tank car from Rails of Sheffield. It’s going on a display shelf so I can keep an eye on it. 😄
Love this, very interesting, but then again I like watching James take stuff apart and rebuild it.
6:10 yes I’m still here! I love the process…even wine and other spirits. So this is beautiful James. Thank you.
I’m 55 and this past weekend I had my first G&T with Bombay Gin. I really loved it! I was hoping a few weeks ago to get one of yours but I cannot get it here with any ease or exorbitant shipping cost.
This whole video is just bloody brilliant. Very curious about the taste, thanks so much, James!
Loved this video. One of my favorite, recent videos
I don't drink, but this is fascinating stuff. Let's be honest though, we are all just here for James May.
“This gin tastes like a purple-striped sweater”
At 6:10, I am still watching and I do indeed find this process fascinating. This style of video is much appreciated.
Absolutely love this! Educational and very interesting....thanks!
I bought my mystery bottle yesterday and I never would have thought it would likely contain mushrooms. Can’t wait to try it. And dibs on the hand drawn recipe notes🍄
These simple videos are quite calming.
I gave up the drink, at least for a long while. I still like to tune in and listen to Captain Gin explain the intricacies! I bought the Asian Parsnip for my Dad for xmas. I think he liked it!!
This is great, keep these coming!
G'Day James, I've been bingeing on a lot of your and Lucys content over Christmas. I'm bloody sorry, but a couple of minutes ago I hit the dreaded Subscribe Button. If I wasn't already here, I'd suggest you have me deported to the antipodes. Good on ya mate, keep up the good work. I love your variety. Cheers.
Lovely to see you James!
this is actually both fascinating and cathartic. I've seen the perfume version of this kind of skillset, but like the alcohol version much better :)
On the off chance anyone hasn’t seen it, I implore you to grab your favourite tipple, some good cheese, and sit and watch Oz & James’s Big Wine Adventure. Fantastic program, I was always sad they didn’t do another one.
Great watching James getting slowly walloped. 😂😂
This is hugely fascinating. I love thinking about flavor and fragrance compositions as that's what this is, essentially. I mean, I do currently have probably 30 fragrances and samples on my desk...
Watched this while I was drawing, it was very relaxing :] I really like James's voice
I'll keep watching you forever, James May. You have given me happiness. More joy than I can express in words.
"I hope you're all still watching" Sir I think at this point we would watch you watch paint dry in complete silence and we'd still be hooked in.
I ordered up a bottle earlier today, not knowing what the new variety was (all hush-hush). Since all the other varieties have been quite good, I felt I could trust James on this one.
James, You could call it Spores of Fire Gin, Dragon Spore Gin, Sporechouli Gin, or even Shroom Gin... Extremely awesome and cool idea to make a Vegan Gin, I wouldn't have thought of using mushrooms either. I have never tried Gin in my Life, Hennessy Cognac is My Weakness. I do collect Liquors Wines and Spirits, so I do have some different kinds of Gins.... Love You, Your Content and Channel ..🍸🍸🥃 🥃😁👍🏻👏🏻💜💜💜
Watching this video while partaking in another kind of casual mood enhancer. Somewhere around the 6:15 mark really was a whole kind of moment.
What isn't vegan about Asian Parsnip gin?
It has no mushroom.
@@archonix you've given an irrelevant answer
Almost all distilled alcohol is vegan. Some add things that make it not vegan. Some fermented alcoholic drinks use animal products in the fermentation proces, so those aren't vegan.
@@TheRivieraKid not even it seems. Hugh's distillery's website says the only animal product they use is leather, so not in the gin making process.
@@miniropYes so either his normal gin is non vegan and has been sold to vegans, or it is vegan and this new gin is pointless.
Have just received mine about 5 mins ago and had a try - even though its only 10:30am ... outstanding flavour ... very very nice. First sip went "that's nice. nicer. what was that!" moment as the end taste came through. There goes my Friday .....
6:39 😂 A+ grade for the editor here
Compassion Without Compremise is a good name for the new one, Cpt. Awesome🤔
It would be the peak if James May Gin sourced the mushrooms from Clarkson's Farm and then had a launch party at one of their pubs where the three of them just argue about their various drinks while slowly getting completely paralytic on each other's drinks while still arguing passionately, and the resulting mayhem ends up being a standalone special on Amazon Prime simply called, "Tonight, three old men argue over drink."
Immediately number one viewed special worldwide.
It's Lovely that James didn't actually delete Richard and Jeremy!!! ❤
_this is bloody brilliant_
Just ordered this and another bottle of Asian Parsnip last night.
I have high hopes.
The Asian Parsnip is the best tasting gin in the business. Makes a delicious g&t.
Mr May, I been watchin you get blitzed and trying alcohols since you were in France with Oz, still enjoying it!
So far I like the ideas that James has for gin, but I also enjoyed Hugh's face when James suggested the vegan gin. I saw that expression, and immediately thought of "Snatch," "In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary, come again?" lol In all honesty, I'm looking forward to trying this--not because it has James' name attached, but because I've really enjoyed these gins.
“Yes …that’s getting nice and mushroomy….” I would think so after that many shots of gin🤔😀😀 love the naval strength original by the way👍🏼👍🏼
very nice video, very nice to see the process of creating a gin
I come to youtube for people just talking like real people to one another. Thank you for not making main stream formulated bullshit. Cheers!
Enjoyed watching the show 🎉😮😮😮
Hi James, have you have ever thought of doing a celeriac gin? I think it would make for a great gin similair to the parsnip one. Might be a worthwhile trip to the cold lab. ❤
'Captain Slow Gin Fizz' - James May Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda
Interesting to watch and it must be a Lucy Brown production as it Beautifuly Shot and Edited .... Very Nice Idea James ... Lion's Mane Mushroom From Clarcksons Farm ?
peace
We really need to have James Gin available to purchase in Australia, as the customs fee's make it too expensive to buy online.
I hope Jeremy keeps in touch would love to see him on the channel
Might need to try some gin
Im still adamant that sage would work with gin
Hugh playing with mushrooms definitely now qualifies him to be a wizard.
We used to add dried mushrooms of the magical variety to cheap gin.
After a few days we noticed the dragons and psychedelic polar bears left and were replaced by Vogon poetry and other delights.
You have my herbivorous approval. Good man James.
REALLY looking forward to this! AP is the best I've ever tried.
The process is actually quite fascinating and educational. I stopped real quick to say I find it riveting at 5:47 AM CDT USA 11/8/24.
Looking forward to sampling mine when it arrives!
You had me at morel mushrooms. Just bought! but I'm in the states so I assume delivery will be a little bit.
I just ordered the mystery bottle. Looking forward to it!
I have zero clue about this stuff, but to me Hugh sure seems talented and good at what he does. 🙂
Whats not vegan in a normal Gin ? (Industrial Ethanol mixed with parts of Plants and redistilled, often diluted with Water and Bottled)
Somehow i dont get the „non vegan“ Point of it😅
Could somebody explain it to me please?😅
His gin is already vegan, this is just an excuse to flog another product.
Every time James says 'astringent' or something like that, I remember his trips with Oz Clark. That's absolutely where he learned to do that, isn't it?
Yer man there has an old AJS. I want to see it! I have a 96 year old Matchless!
Hope to try some eventually in Canada
You know you're a good friend when you answer the phone as to someone as "WOT!"
"That's the thing with mushrooms, they're a peace fungus, aren't they..."
What a quote!
Having a good time🥰
On tonight's episode: James speaks to a man; James slowly gets hammered; James says mushroom...
Yayy Cape Town - Can't wait -
This is so much fun AND insightful
Great video James!
Could genuinely watch this for hours
Got my bottle. Lovely.
Just ordered a bottle, can’t wait!
I think James what you might have been trying to say with regards to the piece of paper is "remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down"
tshirt with james' face and "more mushroom" underneath - merch required
It's hilarious you got James to do the call to action but the ending cards screen doesn't show anything LOL
Bring back shipping to Michigan. The motor city needs more of your gin!
very sad that i don’t drink at all.
i would buy it just because.
you, sir, are a treasure!
James looks like a prisoner with that orange shirt in the thumbnail😂
Isn’t gin vegan to start with?
Yes it is. Almost all gins are vegan.
"It's a Mushroom Medley" it deserves a title too be read