Egg Nog Hell 2024: Drinking the Nogs so you don't have to | How to Drink

[@howtodrink]

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[@TheSkiingtuba]

Not sure what the restrictions on the HTD code at Areopress are but I wasn't getting any discounts on just the tumbler. The only item I got that was discounted was the go plus.

[@angelwhispers2060]

Also for all these pre-bottled mods you should be shaking them before pouring that may be what made some of them so bad.

[@jmcustomcoachbuilders8539]

Just putting this out there, as much as I love this channel and everything you do, I miss the episodes where you create a good drink out of good ingredients. I learned so much from those episodes. I do enjoy an episode here and there where you suffer through something bad, but not all the time, The channel really shines when you create an amazing drink by simply picking a subject matter and going with it.

[@andrewcharlano3124]

Gladiator of sorts. Hope to see some h2o across silver, brokenn ice. i feel for this. Fenugreek for health, not to the nogh

[@souleater4242564kodd]

That thing does not make coffee in 30 seconds and does not make espresso level shots Great product, but not a 30 second brew by any made up metric

[@Ljplaysplanes]

“If it tastes like Christmas and is made out of eggs that’s egg nog.” *holds up nutmeg omelette*

[@rubywest5166]

*Holds up a mango and passionfruit pavlova* Behold, an eggnog!

[@TheSnakeSocialite]

*brings forth a chicken covered in allspice*

[@barfrost007]

@@rubywest5166 *Diogenes has drunkenly stumbled into the chat*

[@Ahalaya]

Nog in solid state.

[@brandonswinson3033]

God I love this community

[@dreamingwolf8382]

The older Greg gets, the more he sounds exactly like a carnival barker ... it's an odd evolution, but I'm here for it.

[@natemarchand67]

You think you'll hit that metal plate with this water balloon, See? Step right up!

[@goldensloth7]

roll up, roll up, try this disgustin' lick-hoor today!

[@marcogenovesi8570]

this is his little carnival show after all

[@jtdarkman]

HURRY HURRY HURRRREEYYYY

[@alexschriner5444]

Carnival barker with his Jersey roots coming through.

[@lvrid2327]

"I have an American dental insurance plan, which means I don't" is too relatable 😭

[@NotADoctor558]

Maybe it's time for a call to Luigi.

[@TheAechBomb]

@@NotADoctor558 luigi is busy, mario will have to take this one

[@stereodreamer23]

As bad as American dental plans are, they are world better than British dental coverage. Just sayin’…

[@Bmanritchie]

Defend Deny Dispose lol

[@michealpersicko9531]

maybe these companies will get their shit together now they realize their ceos are no longer safe in their ivory towers

[@nathangreenberg3683]

Your commitment to alienating all potential sponsors is commendable.

[@souleater4242564kodd]

He's a content maker with a backbone and standards instead of those desperately "getting a bag" from trash products

[@ProfCuneusStern]

When I was a kid, my father and his buddies would be in charge of making THE EGG NOG. They would mix all the non alcohol stuff in a big tupperware pitcher, then take out two cups and put it aside. Then they would put in the booze a little at a time. They then would have me and another kid take small tastes until we could taste the booze. When we could taste the booze they stopped adding alcohol and then poured the two cups of un adulterated nog back in. THAT was the secret to holiday cheer. YOU.ARE.WELCOME.

[@Ioun267]

The scoville scale of eggnog proofing 😂

[@sweetlorikeet]

I loved how the Granny's was such a shockingly pleasant surprise, totally a winner out of nowhere, and then immediately you got hit in the face with the Cow Wreck

[@derekstein6193]

I have heard of grandma getting run over by a reindeer, but now she is getting in wrecks with cattle? Maybe granny needs to stay indoors.

[@TheSumurai]

21:06 Greg turns into Santa Clause like some some Christmas mutant superhero that got bit by a radioactive reindeer

[@brentlockman7195]

I need an old priest and a young priest

[@kristinnelson-patel442]

Both of my kids are very allergic to eggs, so I (with no Puerto Rican heritage at all) have been making coquito every Christmas for the last 18 years. Honestly, I prefer it. Start steeping whole spices in the coconut, evaporated, and condensed milk blend a week ahead. It’s wonderful, rich, and tastes precisely of Christmas.

[@j.c.culbreath-julian4230]

A Puerto Rican friend turned me on to coquito about 20 years ago, it’s sooooo good and easy to make!

[@JohnGriffith92]

I lost it when Greg was gagging on the Cow Wreck and "IT'S THAT GOOD" showed up on the left!

[@grndzro777]

Lol literally a seizure...."Look he's flopping around in ecstasy"

[@andrewroberts7145]

"Why would you want that? Who hurt you?" I feel like this could be said at least once in many, many episodes of HTD. :D

[@NameRealperson]

So many episodes of this show remind me of the psych study in which a third of participants chose to give themselves an electric shock rather than sit in silence for 15 minutes

[@shurley96]

Tis the Season Marge! We only get 30 sweet noggy days, then the government takes it away again...

[@goldensloth7]

bless you

[@jnerdsblog]

"I have an American insurance plan, which means I don't." oooof I feel that fam.

[@Default78334]

Buzzballz has two product lines: the "Chillers" that are made with other-than-standard orange wine (so they can be sold at stores that can sell beer and wine, but not distilled spirits), and the normal Buzzballz that are made with actual liquor. Other-than-standard orange wine is a mostly neutral tasting fermented product produced around 20-24% ABV made from oranges and sold primarily for blending and mixing in RTD cocktails.

[@juneguts]

other-than-standard is a bizarre adjective huh

[@GuyNamedSean]

@@junegutsIt is, but it just means it's a type of wine that's fermented stronger or weaker than standard wine.

[@scaper8]

Wait, "orange wine" is made from oranges? I always thought it just had something to do with color. I'm kind of intrigued. Are there any bottled to be drunk orange wines fairly readily available?

[@Default78334]

@@scaper8 There is "orange wine" that is basically made from white wine grapes using red wine technique and is commonly associated with the nation of Georgia. There is also "orange wine" that is made from oranges. Other-than-standard orange wine is a common way to get rid of surplus oranges that can't be sold for eating or for juice production. "Standard" orange wine would be wine made from fermented oranges, produced at "normal" alcohol levels, and generally retaining the character of the oranges used to make it. You can occasionally find it made by local wineries that also make berry wines.

[@franciscopozole]

​@@Default78334I have seen grape orange wine called amber wine. Which I think is a much more appealing and less prone to misunderstanding name.

[@christianboyd4635]

The Costco Egg Nog is by far the best commercially available alcoholic nog on the market. It’s excellent.

[@jellojohn7021]

I agree.

[@nandayane]

I feel like Pensilvania dutch is better.

[@BeatlesUS99]

@@nandayaneI was surprised he didn’t review that one! It reminds me of a local dairy’s eggnog with a splash of liquor

[@AThousandSons1]

I get two every year it's that good

[@buttonenfuego]

Trader Joe's. Allllllll Day

[@CinHotlanta]

If you drink anything from those Buzzballs cans you already know you're drinking the latest developments in chemistry and food additives. Cheers to Clark Griswold!

[@ffwast]

Not the latest developments,the cheapest developments!

[@floydtron]

Buzzballz (kinda) has a hook to hang like it an ornament! Just hook a paperclip on the can's tab and bend it to shape. You're welcome.

[@andrewroberts7145]

Scrolled down for this.

[@kaltaron1284]

Or you could just put a small stick on a string through the opening.

[@kylinsky]

Be wary of any product on the shelf that they know is typically only going to be a one-time purchase. They have no incentive to make sure it's a quality experience if the results are a one-time purchase regardless. I'm convinced that if I buy a holiday novelty drink or snack, and its actually good, that its merely a coincidence. I've had too many nutmeg bombs claiming to be pumpkin spice to even bother with that stuff anymore.

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

As someone trapped in the Southern Hemisphere (where it's mid-summer) and specifically South Africa, I might explore how to make a "lite-nog" (i.e. something not overbearingly thick and creamy) featuring Amarula. In case you've never encountered it, Amarula is basically Bailey's with a little (and I mean, just the slightest) bit of a fruity edge. It's a cream liqueur made from fermented marula fruit, a native tree that famously "masts" (i.e. seasonally produces fruit in massive quantities) and animals supposedly eat the over-ripe fruit and get drunk off the fermentation. The Saffers go on about it like it's God's milk itself; personally I think it's okay. Well worth a try if you've never but not a go-to. If Greg or anyone can come up with an idea that incorporates it, I'm all ears.

[@SithasUl]

@13:22 french toast crunch, the oft forgotten cousin to cinnamon toast crunch!

[@derekstein6193]

And it was even better than Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Top-tier cereal.

[@jnerdsblog]

I-95 mentioned, hello east coast fam.

[@Siferatu]

Wawa mentioned

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

The fact you said nothing before confidently tasting the cow wrek makes that reaction so much better 😁😁

[@renny7562]

I feel so bad for laughing, but I can't stop rewatching the cow wreck section... am I the only one?🤣

[@angelwhispers2060]

0.o Okay I'm definitely going to have to go find some Granny's gingerbread cream now. Because a gingerbread version of tiramisu sounds freaking amazing 😍

[@chroniclerwolfram2411]

15:40 I am genuinely so fascinated that out of all the nogs to be "watery" it would be the peanut butter one. If anything I'd have expected that bottle to contain food grade cement.

[@derekstein6193]

My thoughts as well. I expected pourable spackle.

[@captaincoconut4119]

i love watching the mobile preview of the video with no audio. something about seeing greg shout and wave his fist in frustration, all in silence, yet says what it needs to say. poetic.

[@ryanbarker5217]

i think with all the sponsor mentions and patreon reminders, this episode paid for his xmas.

[@Exleston]

"HO-HO-HOLY HELL!" Was just so funny to me. I know it wasn't intentional but it was just so appropriate. 😂

[@killerdago5212]

Casually describing napalm… thank you Meredith, you’re a gem.

[@JonnyCrackers]

I like exactly one sip of eggnog and then I'm good for the rest of the year.

[@dvldog_]

The tasting note on the Bacardi "casually describing naplm" is wild! 😂

[@jaded_gerManic]

With a reaction like that, Cow Wreck is gonna have record sales this year! 😂

[@kareningram6093]

19:03 "One thing about my granny is that she loved BOOZE." 😂

[@superjay1345]

Have you ever done a punch bowl at the end of episodes like this where you take what is left in all of the glasses mix them together and see what kind of monster is born.

[@jonstrauss3535]

“Tastes like a car fire” 😂😂

[@TimBaker]

I love eggnog, but haven't found an alcoholic store-bought version that I enjoy. Thanks for doing this work, so I can seek out the better options.

[@BlakeTheGamblingHero]

21:00 that has got to be the most Visceral, Physical reaction i ever seen from greg with a bad drink. like he did a typical man's MALORT reaction to drinking that.

[@kheimrick]

I think we can agree it’s better that most of them were not good Christmas “nogs” 😂 It’s been a while since we’ve had “Greg gets grossed out episode”

[@chef24jim]

"and I have an American dental plan...which means I don't" I love it

[@VGPuffy]

Next video pitch, making cocktails with 4 Loko

[@wolfkatt69]

When he was giving the tasting notes for Cow Wreck, who else said "no, that tastes of nothing" when he said it tastes like arsenic 😆

[@Nothin-Doin]

Yo did my boy really just make an Upright Citizens Brigade reference! I bow to you sir. Only the rare few

[@simplyskrypt3914]

damn, the cow wreck actually managed to make you swear on camera. im impressed. great bottle for a prank at a birthday party XD

[@Tikuros]

"Casually describing napalm" might be my new favourite tasting note 😂😂

[@majrovits4084]

Pennsylvania Dutch egg nogg is my favorite of one of those.

[@nandayane]

It’s the best one

[@imarro9274]

Around here, it or Evan Williams is probably what you'll end up with. Both solid, thoroughly inoffensive choices, though I find that EW has a slightly more booze-forward flavor, if you're into that. 😊

[@relaxivegotthis]

Greg’s Ol’ Santy prospector voice 10/10 😂😂😂

[@cyber_nuggets8302]

Can confirm that both Southern Comfort and Fireball have their own nog mixers and both are still in stores My best guess is that maybe they thought a pre-mixed version would be more convenient?

[@Ljplaysplanes]

SHOUTOUT TO THE GREEN ROOM GOBLINS!!!

[@TigerAceSullivan]

physically retched at the idea of an eggnog buzzball

[@shadowpom257]

An episode about wassail would be interesting.

[@thurstonhowell9782]

He did do a wassail video years ago

[@arrowguy_173]

Yes!

[@brianhussey5050]

This channel is just about gross stuff now, rather than information.

[@GamingGardevoir]

@@brianhussey5050he’s actually admitted in comments that it’s because the gross-out videos are the ones that get the big views. He likes the informative videos but they’ve become a treat at this point because other drink channels do informative stuff

[@0529mpb]

You can shake up a small batch anytime you want. 1 egg per person. Separate. Dry shake the whites. Add the yolks, simple syrup, equal parts half and half and booze, a little nutmeg and a little ice. Shake it up.

[@malusignatius]

Greg's reaction to 'Cow Wreck' certainly shows that the drink is living up to the name...

[@timcotrell9753]

I get the Southern Comfort nog, throw some brandy in it, and enjoy! I want that app. Your gonna make me become a Patron, aren't you? 🤨

[@timturn]

There is a local distillery near me, Twin Valley Distillery, they make an egg nog that is excellent. Got a bottle last year and drank it with friends and picked up a bottle this year and look forward to drinking it with friends over Christmas.

[@blockrocka225]

Without saying where I suspect you bought these, I will say that I work for the same chain and Largo Bay is always a great value. Hidden gem. Don't know who exactly makes the stuff but it's solid rum.

[@anonymous5072]

2:20 just take an ornament hanger and hook it on the pop tab for the buzz ball then hang it like a normal ornament

[@mpietra889]

One of the most under rated drinks, when done right.

[@CinHotlanta]

Homemade, traditional eggnog is shockingly delicious I still like the pasteurized storebought stuff, too - but they are so different in final result that they are basically two different drinks. +

[@goshisanniichi]

I assume that at this point the liquor store(s) Greg frequents stock stuff just be they know he might buy it for an episode with little expectation to sell it to others. lol

[@leosanerd]

As a kid my parents always had Holly Nog and I wanted it so bad, and now as an adult they don't sell it anywhere anymore! We used to always pick it up at world market

[@definitelyfuse]

I've been making eggnog for a few years now and this year I picked up putting maple syrup in for the sweet. It's been quite nice and I do recommend people give it a try if they are a fan of maple.

[@plektosgaming]

Peanut Butter Egg Nog: At least we found a new worst alcohol episode contender :) Good luck making anything drinkable out of it. Yes, we are avoiding the poison later on.. there is a point where things aren't fixable no matter how hard you try.

[@jaydub2971]

When Greg says "alcoholimitude," it's a good bet this wasn't the first episode he shot that day. 😅

[@ArchaiKM]

I found the Southern Comfort eggnog to actually be pretty good with the 100 proof in it, stonefruit really comes out.

[@ilznidiotic]

The Ol' Santy sounds like it might make a good ingredient in some better concoction.

[@rusto3618]

Id like to see a holiday drinks episode. Nog, tom and jerry, mulled wine etc.

[@jackmclaughlin648]

YAYYYY I don’t even drink alcohol but I love these videos. Never miss!

[@furrymessiah]

Largo Bay is my go to brand for a super cheap handle of spiced rum. It ain't fancy but if you're making punch and/or pitchers for a crowd it won't break the bank.

[@creinman]

I was JUST watching the last video on this topic, perfect timing from HTD!

[@mudchumper9913]

I picked up a bottle of Winterhaven Farms the other day, since I turned 21 this year I thought I’d celebrate. I’m glad to see it got a good review, hopefully I can come around to enjoying alcohol as much as you seem to because yeesh.

[@garethlamb6923]

Since I took advice from this channel and started making my own, I haven’t been able to enjoy the supermarket stuff, but haven’t actually tried any of the liquor store stuff.

[@frederickheard2022]

Greg: “If you want to see me drink things I hate…” Me: [grabs popcorn]

[@benwhite5452]

All I could find at the store yesterday was Southern Comfort brand egg nog (non alcoholic). Guess I won't be getting a clue from Greg as to whether I'm in for a bad time or not, fingers crossed!

[@howtodrink]

I think I covered that one in last years round up!

[@benwhite5452]

@howtodrink cool, thanks for the heads up!

[@WeDwellinaFiefdom]

I mean it’s Southern Comfort so it’s probably gonna be bad.

[@happy_camper]

I might actually try to make the gingerbreadtini. Sounds kind of amazing!!

[@greyshadow9498]

Though I mostly go for Pennsylvania Dutch, I am actually drinking a bottle of Evan Williams right now. And I am pleasantly surprised. I used to drink Evan Williams bourbon as a kid... Err.. Young adult... Because it was cheap and easy to get a hold of. Over the years I have grown an affinity for it. Yeah they are "bottom shelf" mostly, but I regularly drink the Single Barrel and always have a Red on hand and they are very good. When I saw the nog and noticed it was on sale I grabbed one and was not disappointed. Yes it's 15% but the bourbon really stands out. For about $10 a bottle you can't go wrong.

[@Iamcorrupt91]

That cow wreck may be the most visceral reaction I've ever seen come outta Greg.

[@Zamandius]

RE: BuzzBallz Tree. You CAN hang them on a tree! Just don't tear the tab off! We have a tradition of decorating a small tree with them while watching movies around Christmas.

[@MagicianFairy]

In the words of Timmy Turner Dad. "Noggu noggy nogg!" And i am here for this episode.

[@GamingGardevoir]

MY NOG! 😡

[@KeeganRobbins]

You should make Alton Brown's aged egg nog! It's amazing. Needs to be aged for about 3 months ideally. More aging doesn't seem to significantly improve flavor but 3 months does.

[@natashah3687]

Ahh, the perfect Christmas drink for when I want to crap myself. 😂 I'm lactose intolerant. Lol.

[@PersonOfRandomnesss]

I glanced at the thumbnail and was a afraid it was a bunch of Ranch dressing bottles. I am so relieved (and a little disappointed) to be wrong

[@FugacityCIT]

Evan Williams is also my favorite, but i add more freshly grated nutmeg.

[@ashurmom2969]

Wish I could upvote this twice!!! ❤🎉

[@chrismaverick9828]

I had some of the Screwball (non peanutbutter) Egg Nog. It was very very good. Also the "Casually describing Napalm" note was fantastic.

[@RossLH]

My annual routine is to make a double batch of Alton Brown's aged nog in September and let it age three months. If I want a sip of nog in the meantime, Evan Williams and Kirkland are great.

[@madness1931]

I've tried a couple o f pre-made eggnogs, over the years. From my own country, and ones abroad, and I've yet to find one that I can recommend. I can understand why so many folks say that they do not like eggnog, because it's very likely, they've never had proper nog.

[@sethchapman1425]

Alright i am looking right now because my local store now has Mr. Black. But mr black eggnog. Seen only 2 recipes. But know you can do it.

[@TheSauceYouGetLostin]

I have learned that the overpowering taste of Fireball and the overpowering taste of Grenedine actually balance out and you can do a 1:1 shot and it will taste fantastic.

[@Yagigoat27]

The episodes with cream liqueurs always make me giggle as there's one company responsible for making a lot of these, or at least components of them. The egg nog base is made there and shipped out in tankers for finishing by the label company (like Evan Williams). The cream base with OTSO for Buzzballz... The Bacardi Coquito is a RTB... Even the Misunderstood Oat Nog from last year is a RTB made by the same company.

[@natemarchand67]

That Dick Bradsell bit genuinely made me laugh out loud by myself

[@KassFireborn]

Aeropress is also pretty great if you're the kind of person who has a bag of frozen coffee in the freezer for when you're periodically in the mood. Having a whole significant coffee set-up for that is silly, but Aeropress has always taken up very little room and worked swiftly and pretty easily. I bought mine from a coffee shop in 2010 and have never regretted it.

[@kenjinks5465]

I have added egg and rum to my peanut butter smoothie. That is how I imagine a peanut butter nog to be, an alcoholic protein power shake. Yogurt, PB, milk, brown sugar, eggs, salt, rum (this is where cheap rum is good, we just want brown sugar and vanilla) Rum after mix so not to seviche the eggs.

[@MrOffTrail]

Chef’Store (a restaurant supply store open to the public) carries pasteurized cage-free egg yolks in quart cartons, perfect for eggnog. They are meant for restaurants making custards, pastry creams, mayonnaise from scratch, hollandaise, etc. Pasteurized at low temperature so you don’t have to worry about the minimal risk of food-borne illness with raw eggs, and I can’t tell the difference between these yolks and those from unpasteurized shell eggs. You can pasteurize them yourself with a sous vide setup, but it is a PIA, and these are only $6.99 a quart, which which would cost $32-$64 in regular shell eggs near me. And I’d end up throwing out the whites, so this is lest wasteful. There’s just no way I’d make that many sours, and I’m not really into them this time of year. They do have pasteurized whole eggs for $5.19/qt, but I don’t think egg whites bring anything to the table in eggnog. I use Alton Brown’s recipe currently, which calls for yolks only. I make custard and stick-blender mayo with any leftover yolks.

[@maih600]

That peanut butter nog isn’t a solution looking for a problem, it’s a problem calling itself a solution.

[@evancottingham7641]

I had a catering client ask for one of the event’s custom cocktails to be “malort nog”.

[@GamingGardevoir]

Dew it

[@kJ922-h3j]

Have you made or tried Snowball? Popular Christmas drink in the U.K. and some other parts of Europe, it’s Advocaat mixed with lemonade (by lemonade they mean a Sprite like soda) but you really want to try different ratios. Some people even like to sip a small glass of Advocaat on its own, has to be really cold though 👍

[@iap500]

Fond memories of my gran drinking those little premade bottles of it over the holidays.

[@ejgoldlust]

Props to your editor; the descriptions on the side are truly a second character in these videos, and they're hilarious

[@buttonenfuego]

Trader Joes Egg Nog liquer + OG Rumchata. (For extra spice add a splash of golden PR rum and grate nutmeg on top) You're welcome

[@pappaslivery]

I make a maple eggnog latte, can't go wrong

[@suzz1776]

Mix whole milk, egg, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, extra cream if u wish, and vanilla extract.. . There, a very simple eggnog. O, and brandy, lots and lots of brandy. Don't forget the brandy.

[@b0land]

Seems like a lot of these companies are going for gasps instead of applause. They're really banking on people forgetting how they taste between seasons.