#157

[@anthonyrindlisbach550]

I remember the outside acid coating being very fine- like a powder. I don’t recall there being any full crystals of sour. Maybe consider blitzing the acid in a blender before applying? I am just one opinion though!

[@bigjedimullet]

I also remember the acid coating being quite fine-it felt very fancy to me, like a snazzier, more sour version of the powdered sugar coating on the French fruit pastille candies that also came in flat tins like the Sours. Not a ton of powder in the bottom of the tin, though, and when you’d get little broken chunks of candy at the bottom they would be sour rather than sweet, since the sour part wasn’t all in the coating. I also say blend it down and see what happens!

[@BBayjay]

VERY FINE, Like powdered sugar fine!

[@DarkusZarvix]

I remember the coating being very fine too, more of a powder. The overall coating was like a thin layer of powdered sugar rather than crystals stuck to the wax. Maybe the Malic acid will be a finer powder than the Citric acid?

[@Sometimes_Always]

Yea.. The smaller particle size might result in a stronger "sour" kick that also goes away faster.. More surface area for absorption/chemical reaction. Great idea!

[@acywei]

I remember wetting my finger to get all the sour powder out of the can, and yes it was definitely a super fine powder. The coating shown here looks more like the coating you find on sour gummies.

[@exircrsvs]

there was always a lot of white powder on the candies and just in a pile in the tin, there was also a piece of paper /waxed paper in the tin that the candies would sit in as well

[@MsChrissykinz]

seconded! I remember the excess of powder and the wax paper on the bottom as well.

[@stgigamovement]

The white powder actually made the originals look like peeled tangerines due to it being done in a somewhat radial way. Root beer barrel candy is formed in a radial way too. The raspberry roller comes close due to how real tangerines are not uniform physically and almost have a grid of sorts similar to the crevices I saw on the roller. So if one can get the powder in some of the crevices on the candy it would be more accurate.

[@mc9hc9twn]

the wax paper is important! part of the memory!

[@1810jeff]

Yeah I believe it was to prevent them from sticking but they might have also been what makes them acidic when you first put them in your mouth.

[@bigbe3tsdrumming]

The powder was citric acid

[@RyanFerreri]

I remember that once the sour outside was done and you bit down on the candy, it would shatter and quickly dissolve, not get stuck in your teeth.

[@veronicapiper4507]

yeah this was my favorite part about them

[@Bigrignohio]

Once you get all the kinks worked out of the Tangerine sours will you also try the other flavors? Mango, citrus, raspberry, apple. Tangerine was my go-to but there may be people who want the other flavors as well.

[@Acidjoker]

the mango was my favorite so I heavily second this, hopefully they do them all

[@garden_vibes7796]

Thats what I was wondering!

[@joshwarner5676]

Mango for sure!

[@Banapis]

Mango!

[@cydactyl9096]

+1 for Mango

[@ericlotze7724]

I'm an "Open Source Hardware" nerd, and lover of candy, so your documentation of "how it's made" as well as tinkering with DIY machines (that tumbler/panner etc) is really neat!

[@RamLaska]

Open Source Hardware FTW! What's your favorite project? I really like the Prusa i3 3d printers and Arduino microcontroller boards.

[@LoftyPursuits]

I have some of my designs on the thingiverse under lofty pursuits if you are interested

[@ericlotze7724]

@@LoftyPursuits 100%, that’s amazing!

[@ericlotze7724]

@@RamLaska All those FDM 3D Printers, as they kind of started it all. It’s always hard to pick favorites though! For High tech i guess the Open Source Wire EDM Machine, and lower tech would be Alex’s open source dough sheeter.

[@RamLaska]

@@ericlotze7724 Thanks for the subscribe! I wanted to start doing youtube about five years ago, but a lot of stuff came up (along with the entire world going absolutely insane for the past few years) I may put out more content someday... XD

[@CaptainCheezmo]

I feel like the breaker bars might do a bit better being set up in a spiral like a concrete mixer, pulling the candies to the back. Then they wouldn't have such a large force applied to them to rip them off.

[@adde9506]

Or more of them in a smaller size. I think I've seen a video where it was six proportionately smaller bars (it was a huge panning drum) and they were triangle shaped.

[@roastbeefaweefs]

Going to need to add a "Lofty Pursuits" row to my budget...

[@freedomcat]

Check out Royalty Soaps.

[@TheSwarm666X]

i love how even when you have lots of experience, you still have room to learn.

[@demonknight7965]

Wise man say. The day you stop learning is the day you die.

[@VimVinyl]

I like the old fashioned art for the contest, the 1800’s look is just so good

[@miamaria83]

Yes, the 2 that looked older were my favourites. I went for the green one though.

[@VimVinyl]

@@miamaria83 My favorites were the green 1800’s looking one and the smiling orange one which has a school art vibe if you know what i mean

[@miamaria83]

Ahh ok :)

[@TeenDream888]

I liked the girl with the tangerine skirt. it just seemed vintage, cute and nostalgic, as well as just original and popping. my second favorite was from Autumn F, with the Sour Tangerine. either way, you know what they say-it's what's on the inside that counts!

[@Linden531]

As people mentioned, def missing the fine citric acid powder to give that kick. Didnt have crunchy crystals, blitz them down and then you got it :) Once these are done Im buying a metric ton!

[@financialzero5684]

As a sourhead I’d love to try the second one, but sticking to the originals is more important

[@oliverpuffer6333]

I'm so glad the "how it's made' episode helped! I definitely have to buy a tin of these when they are finished.

[@cloudymind8902]

My grandma used to keep these candies in her car before they discontinued them and in the summer it would just fill her car with this most delicious smell it makes me really happy that you're making it I hope that I can buy some

[@stgigamovement]

I used to have these candies with my late grandmother in 2008 on my mother's side, because my parents never bought candy at all. I loved Altoids Tangerine Sours, and I also loved the chocolate-coated Altoids mints, which were the traditional Altoids but encased in a layer of sweeter milk chocolate with no sourness, almost like a tiny miniature hard York but with Altoid strength. Those were wonderful too.

[@JennsCorner777]

@@stgigamovement Try Godiva Pearls they might be similar they come in different types of chocolate.

[@theresamarierda]

How exciting. My mouth watered watching her eat those. I’m so jealous. 😂

[@JennsCorner777]

Same I would love to try both versions what a cool experience.

[@Endeavr_]

What would have been great is using them all for the cans so people get very special cans. Almost one of a kind.

[@cosmic-creep1384]

There were only 60 different designs so there would be overlap at some point and it would suck getting multiple of the same ones despite there being so many designs.

[@joshuya3609]

I would still much rather have that over getting the same design every time.

[@patrickcarpenter6258]

I was hoping the same thing.

[@greatleader4841]

Spoken like someone who doesn't realize that you can't just upload an image and press print on a metal can. There's a lot that goes into printing and to change the design 60 times is going to cost a lot of money.

[@jmbkpo]

Not practical, the treasure is the inside

[@squabok]

Wanted to let you know that I shared this with members of my orchestra. Many people are super excited for these to come out. A few got their first orders from you today and are really enjoying the lime soda sours. They've even been talking about doing a custom order for one of our events in the future.

[@Roberob1189]

It’s crazy how in 2004 I loved these so much. My grandma always bought me these. Miss them days.

[@sword199723]

I'm going to order the heck out of these.

[@DarkusZarvix]

So excited for these! I told my parents how you're recreating this and they are excited to buy some too. Only downside is that it will be a temporary thing in your store (I think). I wish they were a more permanent addition because I would set up recurring shipments if I could. I miss Altoids Sours SO much. Maybe you could swap out the different flavors. I liked the Raspberry and Apple ones as well.

[@jessog1259]

Oh yes I would kill to have the raspberry ones again!

[@CINNA_Stixx]

I love the finalist designs a bunch. I could imagine just about all of them on the tins. But the cute chibi one is just perfect. Would love to display it next to my old Altoids tins.

[@dustinm4455]

Glad to see the breakthrough in the sour coating. I remember the candy had an almost frosted white coating lightly tinting the color of the core. I think Warheads were similar actually, though back then they were much stronger than Altoids.. It would be great if you could find a smaller roller, as the size of the candy back then allowed me to eat many more than I would've normally, just to experience the strong sour coating more often. I feel like they were only a bit bigger than a chocolate chip. So maybe between 10 and 12mm. They also sat on a thin piece of wax paper.

[@jetjazz05]

I really hope Altoids bestows blessings on this project, it's all in good spirits and it's a thrill to watch the process.

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

My mouth is watering like 🤪 crazy thanks for sharing 👍. I really miss those .

[@thomasstewart9752]

The acid needs to be ground to the consistency of confectioner's sugar.

[@niftymoth723]

I have a very vivid memory of these candies. There wasn't that much powder on them at all. That being said, it was just because the powder was so fine. The initial sour only lasted a few moments before it was mellowed out by the sweetness of the candy. The candy itself was slightly chewy, and still had the sour tang that you'd expect when eating a real tangerine. I also remember each one being about dime-sized. Hope this helps!

[@orandilu989]

Holy crap, all those labels are PHENOMENAL. You have an amazingly creative following.

[@copyjockeynk]

All the labels are so great! Such a difficult choice!

[@KazWinchester]

Love the vintage design! Specially since you use a lot of historical tools.

[@coreytrevor1920]

You are literally doing gods work. What a man, i never thought id be able to see these again. My moms green apple altoid can filled with sewing needle still tricks me to this day

[@Cander5142]

Voted for the Autumn F design. I think simple yet elegant is the best approach and it also conveys the original tin in a way. Although the one with the Greg caricature was amazing too.

[@autumnfrodo]

Thanks!!

[@catsinhouse]

Kudos to all the selected pieces of artwork for possible label. Excellent choices. Hard to decide which one was my favorite.

[@corymynhier5532]

Have you talked to the jelly belly people yet? I didn’t hear you mention them in this video.

[@LoftyPursuits]

Nope, not yet. Soon.

[@Kinglystateof]

I remember the tart acidic coating lingering on my tongue to compliment the sweet citrus flavor

[@magnusthereddidnithingwrong]

I got a tin of the final product while driving across the panhandle last weekend. Can't say I ever tried the original Altoids sours, but the ones you guys made are phenomenal. Massive sour punch to the face when you first pop them, and then an excellent tangerine flavor. Love it!

[@FM-nm4ng]

Thank god I found this video! I loved Tangerine Sours! I used to buy a can once a week from a little shop near the office I worked at. One day, I noticed they were out of stock for awhile so I went online and bought an 8-pk from Amazon. Two days later I discovered from the shop owner that those Altoids were recently discontinued. I immediately went back to Amazon to order more but unfortunately, they were sold out everywhere. I had just eight tins that I slowly doled out to myself...one sour at a time. Eventually, I opened the eighth (and final) can. I slowly rationed off those last sours at a miniscule rate. There was that inevitable dread as I got down to the last sour in that last can. I couldn't bring myself to eat it so I left it in the can. I kept that tin can for years until I accidentally lost it when I moved. If your attempt at making Tangerine Sours are successful at capturing that taste...I'll be buying a shitload of those candies from you. Keep me in the loop please!!!

[@Michael-ex9uo]

I’m glad this channel has continued and also thrived

[@jessog1259]

I just accidentally found you via Reddit... My birthday is coming right up and I’ve been really struggling with my mental health and with some really major things in my life and listening to your videos, shopping for your candies, and looking forward to receiving the candies I bought for myself (and will share!!) are the first time I’ve felt okay-ish in weeks, if not longer. I LOVE sour candies and I LOVED the Altoids and I hope I will remember to order some of these if I’m able to catch them when they are in stock. Would just be tickled to get these. Hope you guys get all buckled in for the storm. My sister lives near-ish to you guys. Maybe one day I’ll get to visit you! I’ll be listening to lots of your videos. I love to learn and your voice helps alleviate some of my anxiety!

[@LoftyPursuits]

I'm glad I can help, you might want to try my podcast too

[@estusflask982]

THESE WERE SO GOOD...AND MADE MY MOUTH RAW

[@joshbryan4573]

I agree with the people mentioning the "powder". I remember the powder would fall off in the can, my favorite part

[@Meowoner]

I've been on vacation for 2 weeks. I'm glad I didn't miss when it came out. I'm so excited for this one!!

[@hot_wheelz]

Looks amazing, absolutely one of my all time favourites!

[@RJIVHALO]

I remember having these a couple times when I was a kid and really liking it. Really excited to get the chance to try it again.

[@Buggy.MealwormsTV]

Greg you are looking great! And this was a really fun show. I will stop in to the store my next time through town. I want to try these. They are making my mouth water.

[@deadGrlz206]

I cannot wait to buy some of these. I constantly keep your candy in stock in my work bag. I absolutely love the berry mix and the black current. Your candy rocks and so does your youtube channel which is the only reason I found you cause I live in seattle. Keep on making awesome candy!

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

I love hearing about this process. I hope you all stay safe during the hurricane.

[@BhamVolFan]

The final 12 are all SO good! Man that’s a hard choice.

[@verdatum]

I hope you take what you learn and eventually make many flavors. I will buy all of them. Your acid drops are my favorite product and these sound like they will only be better! I love sour candy so much!

[@jenniferritchey8988]

I’ve been watching this channel forever and have seen nearly every video and when you do things like this is makes me so excited!

[@krazedpyro95]

It's getting closer, but I thoroughly remember there being a cloudy covering on the candy. Malic acid crystals are generally granular, but it wasn't like that on the originals, it was more like a super thin white powder. I'm not sure if they pulverized the acid using pulverizers or vita-mixers, but while it's going through the tumbler, you could powder coat them while spinning. Usually automotive places have powder coating tools if you want to talk to someone there.

[@florianb81]

Thank you for taking us viewers on this journey. Hope in the future we will have such a series for some other candy experiments

[@balbarith45]

Thank you so much for taking on this project. Out of all the sour candy I've eaten over the years, altoid sours was the best. Tangerine and apple were my favorites. I always asked my dad or mom to buy a tin of them when we went grocery shopping.

[@MatterShim]

I'll never understand why they discontinued these. The company claims it was low sales but I saw them everywhere! So many of my friends always had these.

[@austinbevis4266]

I always had some in my possession. I can’t believe they had low sales. I don’t see why’d they lie about it though

[@jacoballen5538]

@@austinbevis4266 if they had some shady stuff happening I could see I being a excuse

[@austinbevis4266]

@@jacoballen5538 give an example

[@soniccookie655]

​@@austinbevis4266 Sometimes companies go out of business/get shut down because: - They had unclean factories or they didn't clean their equipment properly - They had a scandal regarding unsafe materials ending up in the product (commonly metal bits or chemicals, ranitidine was off the shelves for a long time and may still be due the the presence of a carcinogen known as NDMA, and Tyson had a recall for a bit because of metal scraps in the chicken strips, among many others) - Treating the workers badly (perhaps they went on strike and the company decided to shut the factories down instead of fixing the issue) - They had unsafe working conditions, either involving dangerous machinery (that their employees weren't qualified to use), or some sort of dust or chemical that they breathed in or came in contact with (a very old example but think of the Radium Girls, girls who used radioactive glowing paint to paint watches and clocks with no protection and were even encouraged to use their lips to straighten out the tips of the brushes) Companies that shut down in situations like these could either be told by the safety inspectors/government that they had to shut down, or they could've done it by choice to avoid getting in trouble or the cost of fixing the issue.

[@austinbevis4266]

@@soniccookie655 altoids are still a company, and or product line.

[@babynoodle42]

I miss these so much!!! This is so cool! This video was in my recommended and I’m happy about it.

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

What a KZbin journey this has been. One of your videos was in my recommendations and subscribed. A couple of years later you are recreating my favorite candy!

[@hopdogdigit]

I bought some. They tasted just like the Altoid Sours I loved as a kid. Amazing!!

[@collierlunsford5469]

I used to watch you make candy all the time and something told me to start watching again. I’m so glad I did! So excited to order some! Also! I remember the acid on the outside being more of a fine powder

[@mischaminxx]

Going on this adventure with you has been so much fun! It goes without saying that I'm super excited to order these when they are ready! It was quite difficult to vote for just 1 design as they were all amazing!

[@MercurySnake]

So glad I came across this channel. These were my favorite candy in high school. I always kept a tin in my backpack.

[@Kellog888]

I love how you take something that affected so many ppl in a positive way and you mix it with your own passion and then just give it to us like i should have to pay u to watch this you do such and incredible job i have alot of respect for you

[@laminatedsamurai]

Both the Tangerine and Citrus ones were amazing. I remember tearing through these cans when I was younger. There were some other Altoids sours that I remember, but I wasn't so crazy about them.

[@Cruznick06]

I'm so excited that this is progressing! These were my favorite for years and I really miss them.

[@december241]

My wife loved them while she was still in high school. A lot of sentimental value as evidenced by her always talking to me about them. Definitely going to buy a bag to see how she likes it and knowing her we might buy boxes

[@krystacornelius9147]

I am so excited for these, my husband has been talking about these for literal years. We will definitely be one of the people fighting for a package online lol

[@laymandigitization2598]

They seem to be in stock on the website!!

[@PaulWarren0]

Pay your artists! That said, has been great following along with this detective work!

[@propar_4269]

SUCCESSSSS!!🤣 Haha I've been watching and hoping you'd end up making them Greg!! Love the videos and love the candy!!

[@ShadowOfMachines]

There are multiple labels that look great, hard to pick one. This is a fun video series so far, good luck with the rest of it!

[@NachozMan]

This is literally a display of food science in front of our eyes! So damn awesome! Thank you for sharing :)

[@santiagowho]

Awesome recreation, mouth watering during the entire time.

[@rauwat1998]

All of the art entries are great!!! Kudos to all of the artists!

[@oscar4674]

Daaamn this videos are all about having fun with candies, love'em

[@damdamfino]

Aaaaaaaall the labels are so good I don’t think I could pick a favorite.

[@adamfornaro5390]

I love watching this journey of re-creation!

[@nocommunists9878]

I remember having these as a kid and I forgot they existed, thank you for trying to bring them back! I will definitely buy some when they are available!

[@ghoulwhispers]

This is so exciting I was just telling my gf about how much I loved these as a kid, will 100% be a buyer, you are a true man of culture

[@stonedmoon6056]

I remember the sour coating to the altoids sours being neither crystalline, nor powder. it was a shell. a thin shell. almost like a syrup had been poured and dried onto the candy. Similar in look to warheads' coating with like, a quarter of the intensity.

[@awatkeys]

I cannot wait for these to come out. This has been missing out of my life for so long. I remember saving up money or sneaking them into the grocery cart. Watching your invention process is so super cool!!!

[@ohchinchindaisuke1927]

You my friend don't just sell candy, you sell memories!

[@TinyGiraffes]

Woah, How it's made actually became helpful information for someone, wild.

[@asddsa28]

its amazing you learned so much from others and are makeing the best uses of it love your work!

[@KATNYC_718]

Omg ! I was so upset when they stopped making those . So cool you are making them, you are gonna get so many orders

[@retrogirl_2]

I don't think I ever tried tangerine, but the raspberry altoids were one of my favorites. I definitely remember that they had a more sanded coating, similar to Claey's hard candies. Another close thing might be a sour warhead, but much more subtle in terms of the initial sour and the sweetness of the candy.

[@alleymaranto9310]

Hurry!!! My mouth is watering just thinking about how yummy these were. I miss the sours.

[@apatriot1762]

Randomly stumbled upon this video, I loved this flavor!! I could taste it while you were talking about them. Very cool!

[@wgoulding]

Can't wait to buy some sweet nostalgia!!

[@Real_RUBB3R]

The second batch Stephanie seems like the perfect kind of candy for me. I absolutely love sour candy, but usually most sour candy like gummy worms or hard candy don't exactly cut it. Warheads and the candy "Toxic Waste" both are very sour but they don't quite cut it either, since the sour is mostly just the outside of the candy, and they're also all individually wrapped so it's difficult to get at them. If you ever sell a citrus flavored candy with the persistent sourness of that second batch I may have to consider getting some

[@can-i-go-now]

This makes me so happy- so glad I found this

[@whithull5211]

Like people have said, the sour coating was pretty fine, and my guess is that either the acid was dissolved in something sweet, dehydrated, and crushed into a powder, or the candies were dipped in the acid solution first and then dehydrated. Think of those warheads or toxic waste candies where they are super sour, but don't have any crystalline textures on the coating. I would look into how the coating on those is made, and just tone it down a bit.

[@ChrisH78]

I know nothing about these candies (from the UK) but I am just so impressed by some of the label designs!

[@SamuelMaybird]

Oh I hope I can get my hands on some of these! My dad loved these! I'd love to get some for him

[@zz33zz3]

Can’t wait to try them! Just hope they’re super sour like the altoids were

[@InvisibleKerry]

As silly as it sounds, Altoids Sours were such a huge part of my childhood. I was just coming to an age where I was buying things with allowance money when I’d walk to the grocery store with my friends. Would grab a stack of Altoids Sours every. Single. Time. Until my mouth hurt. So this makes me SO excited!

[@masonbarnett4713]

Just finished the questionaire so cool seeing ideas from the podcast make it to the channel. Great work Greg hoping to make a visit soon!

[@LtColShingSides]

Can't wait to try these! Love all the designs!

[@MGSBESTProductions]

So many tough choices! All the drawings were good!

[@DietWokeZero]

Oh I love this candy and this channel so much! I have my friend shipping me some to Qatar now during my deployment and I will definitely have her send a batch of these!! Mango and tangerine were my favorite ❤️ I agree with others to have a very fine powder acidic coating, then the acid creeps into the pores of the candy I believe as well! Greg you are the best and I can taste the passion every time I try each candy.

[@compton9991]

I love this candy! I just discovered this channel today, and lucky for me I happen to live in west palm! Definitely coming up to your shop to buy more than is financially responsible when it's for sale!

[@Hadesishere]

I don't even eat candy but watching these videos satisfy my virtual sweet tooth.

[@ElvisTek]

Also instead of the metal rods if there is a way you could get the surface to be "bumpy" like many small protuberances it'll do the work too as it would shake the candies a little bit more

[@elizabethmojica8995]

The outside citric acid coating was definitely a fine dust/powder! I remember these candies fondly, haha. The candies were orange but tinted with white because of the powder!

[@shix13]

i wondered what happened to these!!!! I never was an altoids mints fan but i loved these things!