3 Ways to make boozy Hot Cocoa | How to Drink

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Wow

[@imightbebiased9311]

Not only is Nestle using slaves, they're also stealing water from the people in California. Just an all-around terrible company.

[@mejhdhhicbfshihids652]

Wow

[@humanfilth666ify]

WHAT DO YOU PUT IN YOUR DRINK SHAKER GREG? CAN VODKA GO IN A CAMELBAK AND WHAT ARE SOME TIPS? ALSO WHAT ALCOHOL CAN WE PAIR WITH TEA, DAIRY?

[@JonManProductions]

...Is the Marble/Copper looking plate thing a camera-focusing thing or just a new presentation thing?

[@gravitywaves2796]

You can tell he's a couple episodes in by the time he started this one. I love it you can always tell when he's got a slight buzz on.

[@citylemon7832]

One of my fave Greg personas.

[@DaveDuncanMusic]

Pale and glistening?

[@frankhall401]

I liked, "It's not rocket surgery". Or presumably brain science.

[@iHateHandlesGetRidOfThis]

@@frankhall401 I can't remember what it is, but my friends always something along the lines of "don't worry i'm a whale biologist" instead of "its not rocket surgery"

[@bluephreakr]

If you've seen Greg sober, and _boy_ is he ever sober when he is doing his anti-consumerism bits, you'll understand he needs the alcohol to depress those thoughts and think only happy things.

[@garretengland-paine9125]

I love the "my wife is not Meredith" announcements

[@mrdelirious8706]

Excited for Meredith's "My wife is not Greg" segments

[@dpchiko17]

@@drew-horst He's married come on 💀

[@sirensongss]

@@drew-horst she is literally a lesbian

[@Lyander25]

@@SimuLord just watched an ep of Mythical Kitchen featuring the two of them before this and: yes, Greg and Meredith are precisely that but not as... feral.

[@KingOfDoma]

Gotta re-up for the folks who don't know they're both married to other women...

[@patrickhannon4217]

I like how the tasting notes aren't really tasting notes and are more "let's take the piss out of whatever Greg says" 🤣🤣

[@The_Keeper]

About the Mexican Hot Chocolate Cocktail; When using dry spices, its always a good thing to let them simmer out into the mixture. It takes a while for the various flavoring agents in the spices to rehydrate and diffuse into the drink. Not to mention that the various oils need a little time to "harmonize". So simmering it for 30 mins. or above is *Highly* recommended.

[@berthulf]

and you can do it in a batch to keep in the fridge too... which, honestly, I wouldn't survive holiday season without that! make it into a syrup and it goes in EVERYTHING! (and on ice cream)

[@fedupN]

The mini rant around the coffeee portion was delightful 😁

[@youtubestuff683]

Yea it was awesome. Especially how he made fun of the black rifle coffee drinkers 😂

[@alvatoredimarco]

@@youtubestuff683 Take five or six each of black and brown crayola crayons, melt them in a pan with some clear paraffin wax and a little bit of coffee grounds for flavor, and serve the resulting mixture to a Black Rifle drinker. They won't know the difference.

[@cliffordmcwilliams291]

Came here to echo this. Lol

[@wolfenrichtophen6010]

@@youtubestuff683 As a black rifle coffee drinker, I agree that most drinkers do get sour and awful, and, gatekeeping of bean juice, though I do enjoy the coffee though, I on ocassion, buy other brands too because I like to mix it up every now and then, Anything is better then folger's, at this point.

[@raenkord7881]

I won’t buy black rifle coffee because they pose themselves as gun guys but don’t support anything that the guys they say they make coffee for support. I don’t like liars.

[@uber_trance]

I wonder if we will ever get an episode with Greg's wife (Who is not Meredith) and make some of her favorite drinks or if she doesn't drink, have her try to make something on the fly for Greg and Meredith to try and rate

[@Lyander25]

Love a casual "Nestlé uses slaves" PSA. it's sad how ubiquitous they are and how their sweets were honestly a big part of my childhood, and those of many others.

[@Maverick0420]

Its like impossible not to have Nestle though. They make SOOOO many more things that you wouldn't think of. Plus Coffee Crisps are too good to live without.

[@usern4metak3ns]

Yeah but profit margins...

[@DanielMartinez-lz3ot]

So do the Apple and Android phones that are made in China, the Chinese, btw, also take OUR recycling and dump it in the sea, parts of your Prius are made by slaves, Libya has real slave markets, child labor is used for mining all over the world, but we don't mine minerals here in the U.S. that would be polluting the air even though our equipment has a much lower co2 output. I could do this all day, but it would make the free world's eyes glaze over and not give a fuck even more then we don't now.

[@deprecatedmaddie]

@@Maverick0420 mf really said, ill excuse the slavery, those snacks are just too good to pass

[@zg4705]

@@Maverick0420 It really isn't though. Haven't had a Nestlé product nor affiliate product in years.

[@TMWiddershins]

Yours is one of two intros I never skip (the other being the intro to the Esoterica KZbin channel). Please don't deprive us of that luxury, Greg

[@FriscoCatshark]

Sometimes it's tough following creators because you end up finding out they have ideologies that are completely against your own. Not minor things, but finding out that someone is a bigot, or that they don't mind exploitation. Greg's little announcements of "Nestle uses slaves" or "Don't make me defend the fucking masculinity of my coffee" makes me love him so much more, every time

[@Sibula]

Yeah, I might not agree with his every opinion, but even the ones I don't agree with I find reasonable.

[@FezMan94]

"do I need to give you overly complex drinking notes... No... Will I do it anyway... YES!" The timing and delivery was perfect

[@WillTheUndeadSmore]

The "you don't know how to make coffee" rant in the middle was just so funny to me. Don't ever change.

[@StereoTyp0]

My favourite hot drink is still HTD's Dune Coffee. The gentian/wormwood/cinnamon syrup is a unique flavour that might go well with cocoa! Maybe with some tonka bean shaved on top?

[@hqcu180]

I love this Dune's coffee!

[@RecklessFables]

Wait, when was this?

[@hqcu180]

@@RecklessFables 2020 March 10th

[@RecklessFables]

@@hqcu180 Thanks!

[@dotJamo]

I chuckled when you were improvising the Cafe Mocha and reached for the Angostura bitters. Definitely a Greg move.

[@northstarjakobs]

As soon as he said "what if I added something to the heavy cream" I just knew he was gonna at least consider Ango

[@sarahnichols8485]

I make Sahlab which is like hot vanilla sometimes with rosewater and pistachios/cinnamon. I add rum usually. It’s thicker than a normal drink more like a drinkable pudding. So amazing on cold/snowy days like today.

[@kadnhart6661]

That sounds amazing! Do you think you could share your recipe? The ones I just looked up don't have rosewater

[@sarahnichols8485]

@@kadnhart6661, I use a drink mix which contains an extremely small amount of sahlab (essentially orchid bulb flour) and cornstarch in it. I add rosewater myself, carefully. The strength varies and everyone has different tolerances to it. I have made a from scratch cornstarch recipe but it doesn’t have the same flavor as the mix. I have also attempted to obtain sahlab on its own but was unsuccessful. I usually use an atomizing “squirty” for the rosewater and one mist over the cup before I serve is my favorite.

[@samspielmann7704]

@Sarah Nichols what brand is the drink mix?

[@sarahnichols8485]

@@samspielmann7704 I have tried several including the Nestle but the best for the price so far has been “Kahve Dünyası Salep, Sahlep, Sahlab, 400g” this one contains 2% orchid powder. Keep in mind that is it illegal to export the real “sahlab” so if you see an orchid flour or powder being marketed it is likely fake.

[@xSaraxMxNeffx]

i want this so badly

[@bwa196]

Greg that entire coffee segment "Its lights guys! Wild how that works!" would be perfect for your TikTok 😂

[@BobbyGadgePart2]

The anxiety I got from watching Greg take the pan off the stove top and immediately place the scale on said hot stove top was an exciting edition to this wild ride.

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

Inductive cooktops use magnetic fields to heat the metal of the pan indirectly; the cooktops themselves don't heat up, they only absorb as much heat as is radiated back by the bottom of the pan, so the insulating glass surface doesn't get that hot.

[@EvanC881]

To be fair, I know that about induction cooktops and I still panicked for a moment before my brain caught up 🤣

[@bearcat1868]

As one of the non-drinkers inexplicably drawn to/enjoying Greg's content, I appreciate how this episode also has the regular cocoa/hot chocolate/mocha recipes built in (though possibly aiming a bit sweeter to balance out missing liqueurs, like the chocolate he put back for the hot chocolate, but that part's to taste, so). I've never really known the stovetop method for cocoa/hot chocolate, before. Thanks for the bonus!

[@nathanmerrifield2309]

My partner introduced me to their wonderful hot cocoa creation which was Hot Cocoa (duh), orange liqueur (Ideally Cointreau), and mocha powder and/or coffee. He calls it the "Quick Brown Fox" and its fucking deeeelicious. Going sliiightly off topic of hot drinks now but I went ahead and made a different version at a Halloween party last year- no Hot Cocoa, so we used a THICCC chocolate liqueur, coffee liqueur... and they were all out of Cointreau. Only orange liqueur was triple-sec. I wasn't sure how to go about making it hot, and my mind began to wander and, though I was hesitant at first, I noticed they had Fanta. I then recalled something from your show about how carbonization elongates flavor profiles. So I made a usually hot drink into a cold one (added some ice to the shaker- one shattered one whole), poured it, and added the Fanta and holy crap that was a yummy drink. PROBABLY to sweet for your liking, but I loooooved it. Decided to call it the Cool Brown Fox. :P

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@@DaveDuncanMusic romantic partner, not business partner

[@nathanmerrifield2309]

@@ALUMOX This!

[@jessejackson4690]

Tastes like melted jaffas I make the hot version for the missus all the time

[@DefconMaster]

Don't be sad about getting older, Greg! If anything the salt and pepper makes you look a lot more distinguished! Plus as good as the older episodes are for reference material I really dig the whole devil-may-care mad scientist approach you've adopted over the past few years a lot more.

[@keetongu9511]

I don't know what you've been doing lately Greg, but you look absolutely revitalized!

[@howtodrink]

Losing weight!

[@philip5513]

Always love your cold weather videos. In the past your channel's been a great comfort this time of year. I have a tradition of making your wassail each year now so this is a welcome addition to the warm drink roster!

[@cloudGremlin]

Someone who knows the difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate!!! You explained it way better than I did when I tried to tell my friends XD

[@MythicFool]

For shaking the cream, something I learned from Educated Barfly would be to use the coil off the strainer in the shaker to aerate the cream and make it foamy so it doesn't turn into almost-butter.

[@CyrusBluebird]

If you want more, Kevin Kos did a video with an Italian hot chocolate, added boose and garnishes. Yes, he did chilli & mezcal, because fun. Though Greg would want to try the rum + tonka bean one.

[@allfrogsaregay]

to cut down on your cocoa stirring time you can sift it through your cocktail strainer to remove the lumps! dry mixing it with however much granulated sugar you're going to use helps too :)

[@scienceguy8]

Or put only a quarter cup of liquid in the pot, mix in the cocoa, and finish with the remaining liquid. Easier to stir cocoa powder into a small amount of hot liquid.

[@Fiech00]

For everything coffee and/or chocolate related, I can really recommend Aztec Chocolate Bitters. I love to put it in both the coffee and the cream of my Irish coffee.

[@MrBenfranz]

That peppermint patty was way more delightful than any presentation Sterling Archer could concoct.

[@TheArcSet]

I've got to watch the last season, but I don't want it gone. Rest in peace Mallory.

[@chrismaverick9828]

As soon as he mentioned the Peppermint Patty from Archer I could only think about the Horatio Cornblower. :D

[@janetmackinnon3411]

"It's not rocket surgery...." That I'm going to use! Thank you for the recipes.

[@c.emrich5164]

I've been making a drink for a couple years now that's very similar to the second cocktail. Only difference is that I've been doing it with store bought mexican hot chocolate, and equal parts coffee liquor and mezcal. Can't wait to try with the homemade mexican hot chocolate.

[@kyerin]

Tony's is a very tasty brand of 'slave free' chocolate, as they put it. My go to boozy hot chocolate is to add Baileys, and one of my local coffee trucks started doing a Baileys coffee this past December, it was great 😆

[@usern4metak3ns]

But then the coffee lacks vitamin slave

[@robbiemer8178]

Quite fun, thanks! I like the occasional boozy hot chocolate and my go to for that is much simpler: to your hot coco/hot chocolate of choice add a bit of Grand Marnier. I really like the combination of orange and chocolate so this works well for me.

[@alun7006]

I use Cointreau - bloody marvellous. 👍

[@Ghawblin]

Would've loved to see your take on using Chambord in hot chocolate!

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I don't know about Greg, but I love either Chambord or Cointreau in my cocoa. Very different flavors, but both will warm my heart.

[@movingforwardLDTH]

Made that just last night - !

[@danmoore7600]

I think I need to get a bottle of Chambord finally

[@movingforwardLDTH]

@@danmoore7600 , I also use it in my family’s chocolate cake & frosting recipes. Cake batter: Add 1 tsp along w/the vanilla extract Frosting: Add 1 - 1.5 tsps along w/vanilla extract When assembling: slowly drizzle onto each cooled cake layer top before frosting. (I never measured it, so do what feels right.) Because I’m anal-retentive and to avoid even the chance of a problem, I always let guests know before serving that I added alcohol. Enjoy! (Now I’m craving this cake!)

[@danmoore7600]

@@movingforwardLDTH oh man that is dangerous

[@UnagiTempura]

For anyone making hot cocoa at home, I do it a ton and have found butter to be an amazing life hack for it lol. Just melt a little butter in the pan first on low, whisk in the cocoa powder, and then add the milk and sugar. It will make it taste a bit richer, but most importantly it’ll make it so that you get no lumps with minimal effort, it’s like how you make a roux first for adding flour to a sauce. A cocoa roux if you will

[@JazzsLyric]

I often make boozy cocoa at home. Typically with Kahlua or Bailey's Irish Cream, and occasionally with Jameson. Tho lately I've been using RumChata or Peppermint RumChata. Looking forward to making your Mexican cocoa mix, rather than buying Abuelita brand Mexican hot chocolate.

[@koboldexpiditions]

Served in Arcada CA at the Jacoby Storehouse Bar. The 'I don't Know' 1 part rumple mintz, 1 part Kaluah, 1 part Bailey's Irish Cream, 5 parts Hot Chocolate. Top with whipped cream, shreds of chocolate, and if desired grated nutmeg.

[@KabuyamaVA]

I'm really looking forwards to this. Booze AND hot chocolate? Already hooked.

[@reveriemephisto1995]

Both Greg and Rachel Maksy use old timey music in their intros, and it's so refreshing!

[@capkanada]

Might I recommend John Green's Awesome Coffee Club? I hear it's pretty alright.

[@driverjayne]

DFTBA

[@TheKaralisVwillheym]

I was at Quebec House in The UK (as I live nearby) around christmas a couple of years ago, and they had a recipe of hot chocolate contemporarious with General Wolfe who lived there, so 1700s, which was you grate 100% dark chocolate into port in a saucepan and heat it through. Tried it once. It is fantastic, but damn, deadly.

[@Draukagrissah]

It cracks me up every time Greg has to explain Meredith is not his wife. As a lesbian who has worked with men before in show production it seems to be just a categorical assumption of other people lol. I guess a lot of people work with their spouses. And hey, I remember them saying Meredith's wife (whose name escapes me, my apologies to her) does the editing sometimes if Greg isn't doing it so I guess people DO work with their spouses a lot lol!

[@andressevilla6982]

I am so proud of this gringo doing the Mexican Cocktail. He prepared the chocolate the traditional way

[@Beacuzz]

Thank you for encouraging me to make my favorite hot chocolate. Personal recipe: Oat milk A shake of cinnamon and nutmeg Splash of vanilla A few scoops of As many chocolate chips is your heart tells you is necessary, Heat on stove, stirring constantly, And to finish it off a touch of chilli powder And a few marshmallows cut up, Mix until marshmallows are partially melted. Serve and enjoy

[@Beacuzz]

Warning marshmallows will double the volume in the pot

[@Codeaholic1]

The cocoa will incorporate more easily if you add a very small amount of milk and make a slurry/thin paste. Then add that to the rest of the milk. This will prevent the cocoa from just floating on top and not incorporating.

[@scaper8]

I, for one, loved the desk light/bar light. If it still works, please bring it back!

[@FunctionallyLiteratePerson]

Thanks for mentioning nestlé! Unfortunately many don't know about their issues which, even more unfortunately, go beyond slaves.

[@louiswemple3940]

The nestle corporation sure did decide to make human rights violations a check list. And there not the only one.

[@GladJack2222]

The formula debacle is one of their most heinous, IMHO, but that happens when infants start dying.

[@Alansaurus]

Nestle trying to keep a good image after, stealing water, having bugs in their infant formula, their infant formula killing children, using slaves, and literally I could keep on going for ages. Makes me respect Greg even more after he mentioned it.

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

Greg had his inner Greg-ometer valve fully maxed out, dialed up past 10 all the way up to Greg-leven for this episode. I don’t necessarily want to encourage unhealthy behavior but man I’d absolutely love having buzzed&feisty™️ Greg host every subsequent HtD episode.

[@tornelysian]

I randomly woke up and made hot cocoa with amaretto this morning for brekkie so I feel a strong connection with this one 🍻😍

[@SaberViper]

It made me happy to hear Greg say "it's not rocket surgery" which I've never heard anyone but myself say, lol.

[@FabulousKilljoy917]

Mocha’s are my JAM, coffee and chocolate are my loves and I must have every drink you’ve made today Greg, all sound so delightful

[@hotlavatube]

Sounds heavenly. I wonder how some of these recipes would taste using a heavy cream or half-half hot chocolate like the Italian or French enjoy. Babish had a nice summary of a half dozen recipes and I've tried a few. The heavy cream versions are so rich and decadent, but might be a bit much as a base to these drinks.

[@mpaulaj]

In colombia hot chocolate is a big thing too. For cold days, to start your day or for dinner. And molinillos and olletas go hand in hand. One of my uncles gave my parents a handmade molinillo as a wedding present.

[@JPBennett]

Shaking cream for the head of an Irish Coffee is definitely a study in not overdoing it. You're looking to just barely thicken and froth the cream, but leave it pour-able. It helps the drink stay in separate layers. You could try a vanilla extract in the cream, for another note.

[@swavesmoke]

Man, I’ve been watching you for years. It’s unbelievable to see how large your channel has gotten

[@3ZPaNH0L]

Hot chocolate (half cacao half Cadbury) with Mead and Baileys is a go to for me when I'm feeling lazy, 2 to 1 milk to Baileys with Mead to taste, and if you're feeling spicy you can a flavoured Mead like a Blueberry or Ginger mead

[@raykimbrough6004]

We have a local meadery that does a honey espresso liqueur that is absolutely amazing in hot chocolate (and on/in pretty much anything else too :p )

[@ellimiller3589]

Just turned 21! Happy to see a coincidental drink that could help me celebrate!

[@ashrowan2143]

Hey happy birthday birthday buddy it's my 23rd today have a good day

[@donaldabint725]

In North Germany hot chocolate / cocoa with rum in it has a few names but "Tote Tante" (Dead Auntie) or "Witwe des Deiches" (Widow of the Dyke) are the two I know of. They also have a drink where the coffee has rum in it and has to have cream on top - this is from when one area was supposed to be "dry" but the folks couldn't be bothered by that - put the rum in, and if you put enough cream on top it hides the smell of the alcohol.

[@MuriKakari]

I make hot cocoa, but add cayenne and allspice and pumpkin pie spice [I tend to over do it if I use the separate spices] before, boozed with either Toasted Coconut Rum or Misunderstood Ginger Whiskey depending on which flavor I'm looking for. It snowed, so I'll try it with Mezcal later today. Maybe I'll get ambitious and make tsokolate.

[@ivonna.tinkle]

I’ve sick for a whole month and my husband put a shot of whiskey in Theraflu, it’s the best thing ever!

[@LaineyBug2020]

My recently discovered favorite recipe is 100% cacao, maca powder, coconut milk and a mit of mushroom and coffee powder, cinnamon with stevia as a sweetener and grass fed ghee to make it bulletproof. The Maca actually makes it a bit nutty. I'm thinking about adding a sprinkle of cloves and nutmeg too but I have to order those.

[@Colorcrayons]

The follow-up text on the left was on point today. I would love to have that job of concisely breaking down greg's points, while giving greg shit at the same time.

[@gnrfan713]

When I go skiing sometimes I'll bring a thermos with hot coco and goldschlager. It's really good.

[@josephturner7569]

On rising at four bells of the middle watch to pump bilge tanks overboard, I felt the urge to brew a mug of kai. So I did. It was very restorative. Kai=Cocoa in the RN. Traditionally served to men on look-out at night. No rum added though. The only time I had Sticky Green was in Tangier.

[@uria3679]

Please do one of the drinks for Monster Roadtrip or Monster Camp

[@akitalockwood]

Omg yesss, great idea

[@coburn2391]

banana, chocolate and coffee is one of my favorite flavor combos, and it gets even better if you add peanut to the mix

[@lissiaspaulding6170]

A garnish I tried out for Peppermint Patties was rimming my mug with crushed peppermint bark, and some more sprinkled on the whipped cream. Bit messy, but it makes them look really festive.

[@ScaryMeadow]

7:33 THE TEA is as the hot chocolate SCALDING and frankly, I'm here for it.

[@baileyazzopardi8867]

Abuelita Hot Chocolate + Dark rum is my go-to winter drink!

[@LonkinPork]

"I shouldn't need to defend the masculinity of my fucking coffee" is the realest shit I've heard in a while.

[@TotallyNotLoki]

I always enjoyed using fireball for my enhanced hot chocolate. Not too expensive, and the cinnamon is really nice and warming.

[@williamspedding-jones1062]

Amaretto or Chambord go incredibly well in a hot chocolate

[@chenry298]

Actually skips the intro! 😂 Greg is so good to watch even though I've been sober for 9 years 😆 The slow mo pours is what gets me and the summary of notes as he explains 😄 Absolutely love some of his ideas come from his wife 😁

[@wanna877]

I'm Colombian, and we do chocolate similarly to Mexicans, but with less spices. It's pretty much chocolate on milk (gotta make it boil and spill it for authenticity), maybe clove and cinnamon. The real thing is to drink it with bread (gotta dip the bread on the chocolate) and put a piece of cheese in there too (it should slightly melt in there and you eat it at the end with this salty last sip of chocolate).......

[@dasninjastix]

Guittard is really delicious chocolate, extremely smooth and rich while never being over sweet or bitter. Made my wife switch from Ghirardelli with all her baking, excellent chocolate for cookies and brownies.

[@sarahkahre6670]

My favorite candy is the Terry’s chocolate orange so I am a fan of adding orange simple syrup, a bit of cinnamon, and vodka to my hot chocolate!

[@connorhennessey1316]

You know its good you clarified that... I was curious if Meritha was your wife or not LOL!

[@rcengineer]

My personal hot chocolate recipe is essentially just 90% chocolate, cream, sugar, and booze, and spices. Interestingly, it does have to be consumed hot, because it solidifies at room temperature.

[@selenawolf2466]

Also! Dad and I (I'm the hot chocolate drinker) have tried experimenting with orange hot chocolate and strawberry hot chocolate. We've tried a few orange spirits/liquers but haven't found the winner yet. This winter I tossed a bit of tequila rose into my hot chocolate (for science 🤣) it was actually really good! But maybe needs some more effort.

[@aidenbatista5986]

Screwball Peanut butter “whiskey” is AWESOME in hot chocolate its like drinking Reese’s, it’s about the only thing i found a use for, great while camping in the cold

[@SgtRocko]

Love it! Fun and interesting - and I'm going to try at least 2 of these! My favourite way is one I learned when visiting family in Argentina - we went out to Bariloche and they served Mexican hot chocolate - but with heavy cream and DiSaronno. Tasty and wonderful - and you could get it with a dash of Cherry Bitters for an even nicer taste...

[@ZukiraPhaera]

Something to try sometime. White chocolate hot cocoa for the cocoa - butterscotch schnapps, kalua and Irish cream

[@jordanpedde]

I love adding triple sec to hot choc- it makes it like a terrys chocolate orange

[@nightthought2497]

I always blend the chocolate and cocoa (melted and mixed before adding milk), and always with the darkest bakers chocolate I can find, and I contest that that is still cocoa that simply blends easier.

[@SunEater0]

Love that old camera on the shelf! I collect them and have a similar one from my great grandfather 🥰

[@berthulf]

So, I do cocoa over chocolate, and my second favourite (after just drinking it) is a couple ounces of bristol creme, with a little nutmeg and cinnamon grated over the top. Also, I'm lactose intolerant, so I use oatmilk and/or almond milk. I've found that a 1:1 mix of Oatly Barista Edition and Alpro Barista Almond make the best base for a good cocoa, using as dark a cocoa as you can find, such as Green & Black's silver label organic cocoa powder. Edit: I use demerera sugar out of preference, though maple syrup works too... you just need a lot of the latter in comparison, which can be expensive in the UK.

[@mappinus5028]

Hot chocolate + Bailey's is always my choice. Simple but good

[@lugialover09]

That glass "open milk/cream carton" container is really cute btw

[@gygerguro]

chocolate and booze is great, i feel like baileys in hot chocolate is classic but i really like a glug of fireball in mine! super simple and yummy

[@lulubelle65]

Samrus (a chai cream liqueur) bourbon and hot chocolate. It’s fantastic.

[@AetherRav3n]

Can I just appreciate the PSA about Nestle and how it's done. keyword "If you can avoid it" because there are things you may not be aware of or necessarily can avoid consuming that is made by a company that mistreats workers or has unethical practices. that is such a better way than "If you consume x product you're the devil"

[@longtsun8286]

Just watching your videos, makes me thirst for a cocktail. That's an obvious sign of your skills as a bartender and a showman. My compliments to you.

[@silkyz68]

I'm going to need the whole coffee trolls segment as a short so I can just post it to my friends so that way they can understand that coffee doesn't have to be what they say it is

[@FroggyNight]

“I don’t need to defend the masculinity of my fucking coffee.” Lol. That killed me.

[@melshinta2966]

I would recommend for the mexican style hot chocolate to boil water with spicy peppers to create peppery water to put in a few tablespoons worth (to your taste) to hot chocolate!! It's SO DELICIOUS. I've found chili powders don't have much impact in comparison XD

[@producersfanclub7747]

I'm surprised this episode didn't include a drink with Mr. Black! You're always using it and I bought it because of this show and its one of my favorite liquors I own.

[@mr.pickles8445]

Eggnog and peppermint schnapps the best holiday drink

[@williamrust374]

(Sandi) For Mexican chocolaté, I like a mix of chilies - ancho, pequin, and moldovo, and other spices like coriander, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. I feel cardamon is more for Indian drinks, like lasse.

[@toastyyy106]

THANK YOU TO GREG’S WIFE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL EPISODE IDEA ❤❤❤

[@artemis8661]

Hot cocoa and high ABV vodka was a highlight of a mixing experience for me.

[@ladofthelake]

The text prompts are some of my fave things, such marvelous trolling.