Advanced Techniques - Cocktail Pods (Reverse Spherification)

[@brettplaxton190]

He eats a whiskey pod, He eats a vodka pod, He eats a lager pod, He eats a cider pod, He eats the pods that remind him of the good times, He eats the pods that remind him of the better times.

[@nickentros]

I get Pod-down, and I get up again! You ain’t ever gonna keep me down...I get Pod-down! And I get up again

[@seanmcgrath3826]

Don't cry for me next-door neighbor...

[@juliankings3463]

Brett Plaxton he eats an AirPod that reminds him he doesn’t speak broke

[@darrianweathington1923]

I gets hungover, but i gets drunk again, aint nothing ever gonna keep me sober...

[@insert6190]

T I D E P O D S

[@wondredmarks7472]

I almost thought that this was a binging with Babish video for a second.

[@gen8551]

Me too. 😂

[@hepthegreat4005]

Oh, I thought it was too.

[@shadyjesusrodriguez.2821]

Is he a copycat?

[@zaxmaxlax]

Exactly

[@cyclone123ize]

A copycat this guy is

[@MadCrazeTheBlade708]

"The internet went crazy for these" I literally never heard of them till your video

[@onytay75]

Sorry internet Well check with you next time.

[@MadCrazeTheBlade708]

@@onytay75 google trends show that around October 8th to the 12th there was 100% interest for "Whiskey Pods" with nearly no interest before that and a Drastic downtick in interest following October 12th. So I stand by my statement.

[@onytay75]

@@MadCrazeTheBlade708 the whole internet stands by your statement;)

[@MadCrazeTheBlade708]

@@onytay75 well, good, I wouldn't want to stand by it on my own. It's a good thing the internet supports it as well

[@DNice5865]

Nicodemus708 agreed

[@TheIconicHat]

Inb4 "Florida man dies from alcohol poisoning while consuming alcohol pods that he mistook for Tidepods."

[@Enter_Aether]

That sounds like something a Florida man would do ngl

[@realhiphopplaylist]

Damiano Smith always a Florida man 😂

[@Lectrikfro]

@@Enter_Aether Everyone knows Florida Man is immune to alcohol poisoning

[@TreyReese]

... FTFY - "Florida man dies from cleanliness while consuming Tidepods that he mistook for alcohol pods."

[@DarkComatose15]

Next in the chronicles of florida man

[@aSliceOfChoccyMilk]

Finally, I can get all the experience of eating tide pods, but with none of the consequences!

[@shotwing8499]

Best comments to read before bed

[@Stridshorn]

Can I have a double?

[@QuincyIQ]

I’ll fill it with everclear and feel all of the consequences lol

[@keithmanfredi]

Either way you'll be known as a pod eater.

[@nuggie3905]

And you can even erase bad memories while doing it! Great deal!

[@mikestrouse]

Science: we found a way to help eliminate the need for plastic water bottles. Now how do we make it marketable. Hipster: fill it with whiskey!

[@MetalSStar196]

That Scotch is shit. Whisky is much better. If you want a good-quality whisky, buy Jameson. That stuff tastes like a well-made Port.

[@nlknok77]

@@MetalSStar196 Jameson is whiskey. Irish and all. Scotch is whisky.

[@catsandalcohol99]

Hipsters don't drink whiskey. They drink soy, and wack IPAs.

[@sid300e]

@@catsandalcohol99 There are whiskey tasters that definitely qualify as hipsters.

[@dysphoria_1.040]

@@catsandalcohol99 Hipsters just chugging soy sauce

[@slowbutnotstupid7781]

Don't lie. This is just the Bloody Mary from A Bugs life.

[@jakesommer3914]

Who ordered the poopoo platta?!

[@satan1189]

Owen Yin why tf you watching a bugs life in class

[@suvd2483]

I loooove this comment

[@satan1189]

Owen Yin apply me to your school

[@smiseck]

Cop:“Sir how many have you had to drink tonight” Me: “ugh only like 2 pods bro” Cop: “god damn it, i miss the simple days when people just said 2 drinks”

[@porkchampbread9464]

“This is the wrong way to consume alcohol” -Ron Swanson

[@rjtxhellacute]

“There’s no wrong way to consume alcohol preferably anally” -Jonn Johnson

[@timetravellingbunny3952]

"I consume alcohol annually." Van Johnson

[@derpvonbismarck6323]

Four practical tips from trying this recipe: 1. Be sure to use the silicon bottomed moulds so you can pop them out -- trying to transfer an icy slush via spoon = big mess 2. Be sure to dilute your drinks sufficiently so they freeze / at least become a slush 3. Sweetness cuts through, so lean towards very sweet drinks, and consider adding sugar to your sodium-alginate bath (like a simple syrup base) so the membrane has some sweetness 4. For a relatively thin membrane, get that pod IN and OUT of the water ASAP, you don't need to spin it for as long as he does -- you risk getting a thick membrane with too much mouthfeel, almost like an oyster... dubious

[@moonhyungkim3837]

If your cocktail won’t freeze, do what I did and use a dry ice/rubbing alcohol bath. Put your ice tray on a 1cm layer of dry ice and rubbing alcohol. This will lower the temperature more than a standard freezer and help the cocktail freeze into a firmer cube

[@cmmiles000]

What a perfect video for a channel with 'chemistry' in the name. It's a crime you don't have more subscribers by now, Nick.

[@kellybills2987]

There's already scepticism about these going up many many butts.

[@TheLiam14141]

surely this is how mixologists make cocktails in space

[@killculator8124]

Probably and don't call me surely.

[@wickwire9560]

Matter of Fact that's exactly how they do it with alot of Foods!

[@Nyghtking]

In space the cocktail's already a sphere.

[@MrVara411]

3:15 "While you inspect my hairline for bald spots..." LOL good one. Dude you have got THE BEST -- THE BEST! -- cocktail channel on KZbin. I've learned a ton. Thanks so much!

[@masterimbecile]

That Podsworth joke is a likeworth.

[@BeastOfTraal]

I've been considering making an Old Fashioned variation call The Newfangled. I think this would qualify

[@eshvartz]

If you look years back, this guy's been serving us cool videos with mostly the same format. I agree him and Babish (which I love) are more similar these days but feel it's just a better way to serve content. @Cocktail Chemistry, thx for sharing the awesome content all these years & thx for ever improving the way you serve it.

[@jaysoulxselah8260]

"Really isnt that complicated he said" proceeds to demonstrate a science project😂😂😂

[@corettaha7855]

jay Soul *for the average chemist 🧪

[@acidset]

It really isn't though

[@saintelysium]

This guy is the BingingWithBabish of cocktails and i love it already

[@michaelrigal2090]

Yea that's who he reminds me of!

[@jakecochran8808]

Yeah I came to the comments to see if anyone else was going to call him out for being a bootleg babish

[@vvREC0Nvv]

BingeDrinkingWithBabish

[@PossumMedic]

This guy is "Knackered with Nick" Babish's younger sibling!

[@wraein]

Conspiracy theory: *This man is just babish wearing a different apron and using a voice changer. Ignore the fact that he has hair*

[@shitmultiverse1404]

It's a wig

[@tigertoxins584]

maybe its just content creators and youtube in general finally acknowledging that speaking normally and acting normal is easier and better than raving like a lunatic just to appeal to kids

[@PossumMedic]

That quote about his hair line was just to distract you from the wig! :p

[@DonovanPresents]

Could you imagine someone making a tide pod inspired cocktail in one of those pods! 😱😅

[@bobboby9716]

Xzibit

[@bernat_CustardCream]

How do you mention @cocktailchemistry ? Am I socialnetworking well?

[@alexandersvibing7777]

I mean you could pull off the colors with sour apple and blue curacao syrup

[@armLocalhost]

I tried to create Daiquiri and Beyond the sheets pods. Lesson learned: Xantum gum amount is crucial. I added to much and as a result I got not a liquid but jelly. Also, the ice form is important too. I didn't have the one with silicone on the bottom, so I used knife to carve the cocktail from the form (it doesn't pop as ice do). One more thing, when making a pod with juices make sure to filter them, to make the pod be transparent, otherwise it'll be hazy and not appealing.

[@inspectorsteve2287]

I thought this was Binging with Banish when I first started watching. Those whiskey pods are cool

[@Woodshadow]

I think they both started their channels around the same time. Both found follow a similar format.

[@dsylee88]

It's Binging with Babish. Or maybe your auto correct was working overtime. But yes. They joined forces at one point too

[@inspectorsteve2287]

@@dsylee88 no it wasn't my auto corrects fault I just got the wrong button.

[@Super123456789ki]

@@inspectorsteve2287 i'm sorry but binging with babish did not start in 2006

[@inspectorsteve2287]

@@Super123456789ki that's what his KZbin channel says.

[@mactan_sc]

Those earbuds look perfect for the next sponsor: Audible

[@dubbelloper445]

Can you explain why, for storage, you need to keep it in a jar of the cocktail itself? Would something like water result in dilution? Would unmixed liquor mix inward to create a more alcoholic pod? Could one possibly "double wrap" a pod to prevent leakage?

[@joni22262]

So the membrane is like a filter with extremely microscopic holes. If both liquids are the sane it creates a homeostasis. If you put water in then the liquid would want to be the same so at best a very watery pod or a limp pod.

[@BoozyMermaidCocktailAcademy]

This is great. I bought the ingredients to do this for a cocktail competition and changed my mind. I think it's time to see how my first pods turn out. Now just need to decide on cocktail choice. Love the video.

[@sluggy1739]

That wasn’t a tide pod it was dishwasher soap get the cascade platinum they work really good

[@plantain.1739]

Ya know, if you make one of these with like, everclear, could you make a decent dishwasher sanitize?

[@rocknrevolt938]

So that's how they make gushers. Now I know. No cap this sounds like a lovely idea. I want to try at some point, just soda. Also I remember a mention of water pods that costed like 2 pence to make... This was possibly what they where referring to.

[@wille020201]

Making an *old fashioned* proceeds to use a _hipster_ maple syrup

[@jamespatrick6939]

I mean making pods is already sacrilege to the purists, whats some maple syrup gonna do after that?

[@doublejacketjimmy391]

Ok, Boomer.

[@Majonez616]

Researching a recipe for an old fashioned, I found so many variations that I'm not sure if there is a original.

[@TyKOmain]

Majonez Designer Whiskey, bitters, and sugar

[@solomonbacon8893]

This is too much like babish to ignore lmao

[@orrodriguez87]

Solomon Bacon why is this the only comment on here stating this?

[@Super123456789ki]

@@orrodriguez87 because it's not a new revelation, him and babish have existed alongside eachother for years, they even collaborated

[@orrodriguez87]

albatros 5000 now I know. Lol

[@Sleight-lq8qd]

The locksmith lawyer, the cocktail chemist, and binging with babish are the same person

[@DootNeon]

@Burning Chair Cigar Reviews cocktail chemistry was created first and despite being very similar they are different and they even worked together (look at the twin peek episodes)

[@superdark336]

The Glenlivet product doesnt seem to have undergone the same process, in the short factory shot in the video it shows it being bagged into the capsule rather than coated with the gelling thing. Still, a cool thing that is good!

[@HaydenHarrison412]

Awesome. I’ve done this before based on your Jungle Bird video. I really thought these needed to be “spheres” 😳. I am ecstatic to know that these can be done in ice cube trays.

[@oliverpls]

Do you get left with a film/skin that needs to be chewed?

[@CocktailChemistry]

only a little

[@tsarstepan]

How much dietary fiber is in the film/skin? ;-)

[@parallelalpha]

Stephen Atwood maybe you shouldn’t try it

[@John-X]

Mmmmmmm whiskey skin. Yummmmmy

[@Testosterooster]

I think it'll be like a small vodka gummy bear

[@nesbitt615]

I made something similar to this10 years ago when this garbage was super popular, I filled mine with a spiced raspberry liquer and then served them on a Chinese soup spoon atop a vanilla cream it was a "mulled raspberry wine and cream" a holiday take on berries and cream and served as a passed app. They were weirded out by them back then, and had plenty to say about it. Everyone that tried them on the staff loved them. Hope it's better received on your efforts

[@MermaidMakes]

*hears Take Five in background* *sees cocktail pods* “....I’ll take five.”

[@BadBoi324]

1st reaction: (before watching).Oooh! I'd like to try making these After watching: I'm good. Too much work.

[@Deefry]

I definitely like the idea of a rye or bourbon cocktail pod better than anything made with Glenlivet.

[@desmondalloffo7915]

You fucking tasteless yank

[@bossman9098]

When you want wine and grapes at the same time

[@leonwitteman7142]

This is so awesome that I immediately ordered the supplies! Two questions, how many pods (approx 25 mL) can you make with 1 L 0.5% alginate solution? Second question: I could not find the gluconate version, the lactate has 13% Ca vs 9% for gluconate, that means that I should use 9/13 * 2 = 1.38%, right? Higher Ca concentration means I should use less Ca lactate for the same volume of cocktail.

[@CHEFPKR]

I did something similar by making Lemonade reverse spheres and dropping them into a Watermelon cocktail. Many laughs were had. Many drinks were drank.

[@blueblue2955]

Did they dissolve?

[@greenmarcosu]

Oooooo, what about making a few small drink pods in blue, orange, and white and putting them together into a real Tide color themed multi-part drink pod?

[@KeithOlson]

*VERY* cool idea! Honestly, I would prefer them to be about 15-20ml each so I could savour the flavour longer.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Sneak these into no-alcohol venues disguised as fruit jelly.

[@Phaladone]

Yeah but why you bringing jelly into a venue

[@CAMSLAYER13]

@@Phaladone to eat?

[@TheHappyKamper]

That icecube tray with rubber bottoms for pushing the cubes out is brilliant.

[@darrianweathington1923]

Now we can finally have that marshmallow mouth challenge... but with vodka

[@brennenwhitcomb6014]

I love WP! I live in Vermont and work for a hotel bar WP is always on stock man love your vids you teach me something new every vid man I have learned a lot from you keep up the good work!!

[@guytorie]

The fancy friend of the Jell-O shot

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 I never thought I would hear rinse & repeat for cocktails pods 😋😂

[@michaelexman5474]

ever tried to create something with the alcohol powder that came out a few years ago.

[@XSpamDragonX]

That stuff was a scam.

[@nadtz]

Call me old fashioned, a glass works just fine for me but I do admire the use of science here.

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

This is just a less poisonous tide pod

[@ZachYohama]

This whole channel is just a huge excuse to drink on KZbin, I like you

[@lpslazytown6115]

I can see it now, our future is gonna have these but they’ll be our full nutrition in these blobs and drinks 😮

[@LovingAtlanta]

👍Awesome. Thanks for the demo. That’s a lot of work. If a person makes these at home, that person will have to really love/like the people they make them for. 💞

[@beenthuggen]

I was gonna make a babish joke, but I didn’t wanna copy anybody else.

[@ChaotikDawg]

For anyone who wants to know the background song, it is “Take Five” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet

[@twatmere9726]

goes to the ocean collects some water while its rising make pods out of them tada...tide pod

[@asaelvillegas4775]

Thanks a lot. This recipe is great and also to UN POCO DE TODO For putting it out on your video. 👌

[@19kilo92]

These look like apple and orange gels from Tales of Symphonia

[@홈텐딩백과]

I made a coffee cocktail a few years ago. It's more fun to watch again.

[@awildputinappeared925]

tide: *angry tidepod noises*

[@debbierussell7775]

Loved your video. "Take Five" is very apropos, too.

[@estrellavegetal5929]

Vengo 5 meses después y todavía no hay suptitulos en español

[@samanthanor332]

So this was supose to be our new water bottles, but now makes me excited to make them for chacers, or Boilermakers. Yes pls. Jellow shots are fun, but thease blend a better texture in a led cup looking like pearls, or neon color. 💞💞

[@8_cat._.hat_8]

Me: god I love binging with babish Also me: wait

[@andiebeach266]

SAME

[@brianb5135]

He’s tryna be the binging with babish of cocktails

[@92BelluS]

How does the outer Shell taste like? (If it has any taste at all.) It's a bit weird for me to start chewing my drinks tbh LOL

[@CocktailChemistry]

This calcium salt (calcium lactate gluconate) is pretty flavorless. Another salt called calcium chloride has a much more noticeably bitter taste, so I'd go with this one

[@Reddotzebra]

Ah, so you basically set the water bath up with gelling agent and then you add a surplus of calcium ions to the cocktails so that when frozen you can add them to the bath, and as the booze thaws it releases enough ions for the gelling agent to do its thing. That is pretty clever.

[@monsters691]

Why is this in my recommended I'm not even 2 yet

[@LeVarThomas]

Thanks for sharing this cool technique with us! It's not your fault, but who wants to ruin a good whiskey cocktail with all these chemicals. I'll take mine on the rocks.

[@dashhazard8526]

Podsworth says: "What?!"

[@dsalpha18]

This is all we need. Bad day, pop a few, happy days~ As long as you are not driving.

[@ToniGAM3S]

7:26 is this a fricking 2009 Meme reference

[@jonnyupchurch7283]

Nice touch with take 5 in the background music

[@TidusLancer]

Clone High "what", nice

[@jonathanstratton321]

Has extra BASS. Epic.

[@TheIconicHat]

CC: "Before we move on to the next pod..." Me: "Apple Airpods?!" CC:"RAYCON.." *Pikachu surprised face*

[@anotherguy1260]

I tried this with some deep blue sea and the way it washes over you reminds me of tidal waves so I called my creation Tide Pods!

[@richarddavidson8366]

Had to ask my drug dealer to borrow his scales

[@sharon0284]

Thanks for the recipe! That was really fun to make 😁

[@CScottGoldMasterGamer]

Wow I just clicked on this in the playlist I don't think I'm supposed to be here I guess I'm officially first

[@alexpowell1184]

C Scott cheater

[@CocktailChemistry]

Someone has discovered a youtube bug!

[@TheRedNaxelaYouTube]

Nah, some guy called Cocktail Chemistry commented about an hour before you did, even got his comment pinned

[@lividlumm218]

When u took out a scale I thought to myself....hmmmm does he make the joke.....you didn't disappoint 😁

[@Foxhengeyokai]

You just know someone's going to be putting those pods in their butt.

[@batt3ryac1d]

but it would pop before you pushed it in

[@Smokeinfinitely]

I think that’s just you

[@greasyt9400]

Boofing booze pods? Unless they're straight alcohol I'd rather taste my drinks.

[@bernat_CustardCream]

Don't give that kind of ideas

[@polydipsiac]

batt3ryac1d some people are more talented than that. Or have speculums 😳

[@rudycordero8895]

Would making a cocktail that includes lime or lemon affect the outcome of the sphere? Wondering if the pH would disrupt the chemical bonds from the salts.

[@palaciosroquealexismichel4558]

#UPDT

[@judoclawplays962]

Binging with babish sped up? Dave brubeck though is nice.

[@marcovh5864]

Alguien mas viene por un poco de todo?

[@sunny-hm1ph]

I heard about these pods from the radio and they were saying it’s going to start a new trend (how many pods can you eat/ drink till you blackout)

[@sobgray]

this is basically a jello shot lol

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

But more sciency.

[@alexa.9923]

I've never heard of this and I am deeply intrigued.

[@Pato-tb1wr]

Hey! I come from UPDT

[@kalenberreman8252]

Where might one find that hipster maple syrup? Sounds like a great idea for an Old Fashioned.

[@CocktailChemistry]

This was from whole foods I believe

[@user-rf7br8yb3l]

There’s also some bourbon barrel aged maple syrups on amazon.

[@valeriaberenicedelapenaull570]

Soy la única que viene de UPDT?

[@dhawthorne1634]

I've been playing around with these for a while at work and just bought some for home experimentation as well. My first attempt was last year to make a cranberry "roe" for a cape cod. It worked fairly well, but be sure to do the regular sphereification if you don't have alcohol or high acidity on the inside.

[@taliapakkala4493]

What other types of drinks have you made this with? I like some whiskey drinks but the suggested ones are not up my alley. I'd love to do a margarita or a vodka cranberry but not sure if I need to change the recipe up at all

[@dhawthorne1634]

​@@taliapakkala4493 A Cape Cod IS a vodka and cranberry. For whiskey, I did an interactive drink. I mixed half of a Monte Carlo (the version with Creme de Cassis) and poured a local rye over the pouch. I then served it with a cocktail fork. The guest could try a sip of the whiskey on it's own then pop the pouch to turn it into a cocktail. By far, my favorite use is to make small balls that can get sucked up a straw to add little bursts of variety. My next attempt is going to be different infused waters for custom flavored gin and tonics or vodka sodas. The guest can pick a flavor like rose water or lemon; or they can go with a combination like mint and green tea to make a Moroccan mint.

[@taliapakkala4493]

@@dhawthorne1634 I had an epic fail making this at home. I got to the last bath and pulled it out and the moment it hit the towel it burst on me. How are you getting such success here?

[@dhawthorne1634]

@@taliapakkala4493 You need to leave it in the first solution longer. Also, I never dry mine.

[@Rabbitbaby1020]

I never watched this channel before so is he like alchohol binging with babish

[@GooglingSteve]

This music, setting and narration reminds me of somethinggg...

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

I didn't know that calcium had boobs to lactate from. The more you know.

[@tonygonzalez305]

Them facial expressions you made at the end deserve a round of applause

[@JizzMasterTheZeroth]

Drinking for people who don't like drinking..

[@timetravellingbunny3952]

Anyone who doesn't like drinking and suddenly bursts a capsule containing three-quarters of an ounce or more of cocktail in their mouth is not going to enjoy the experience.

[@kraig800i]

If you triple dipped them i.e. something like solution ---> Water ---> Water ---> wait 5 mins ---> repeat x2 more Would that make the skin more durable to be stored or would it have an adverse effect ? ? ?

[@CocktailChemistry]

Likely wouldn't do anything since you've already isolated the sodium alginate. But give it a shot!