Romulan Ale from Star Trek | How to Drink

Today I'm making Romulan Ale from Star Trek two ways: with and without booze. Both are federation contraband though so don't let the brass know.
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This is one that has been requested a ton, and it took me a long time because frankly there's a lot of pressure on this one. Romulan Ale has got to be one of the most iconic "Fictional Drinks" of all time. I'm betting people who have never even seen Star Trek have heard of this one, and if you haven't, I'm pretending you have. Romulan Ale makes its first appearance in Star Trek 2 the Wrath of Khan when it is gifted to James T. Kirk by Doctor McCoy on the occasion of his birthday. It seems to be powerful stuff. Over the years it's shown up in just about every Star Trek series since, and it's always portrayed a bit differently, but there's a few consistent things about it. It's blue. It's strong. It's illegal in the Federation. It causes a vile hangover.
There's a huge question lingering as to why Star Fleet officers seems to covet the stuff: Is it because it's just so good? Or is it because it's just so illegal? I make a case here that it's because it's illegal, and actually that it's supposed to be pretty nasty stuff to drink. But where's the fun in that?
Romulan Ale
1 oz. or 30 ml. Simple Syrup
1 o.z or 30 ml. Lime Juice
1 oz. or 30 ml. Blue Curaçao
2 oz. or 60 ml. Plantation 3 Star
Shake and Strain
Romulan Ginger Ale
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Lime JUice
1 oz. or 30 ml. Ginger Syrup (more to taste)
2 oz. or 60 ml. Butterfly Pea Blossom Tea
Shake and Strain
top with seltzer
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[@kjberryhill]

Any links to the glass you used for the alcoholic version

[@grandheadass9476]

420 likes

[@theoptimisticmetalhead7787]

In this order, Kanar, Bloodwine, Saurian Brandy

[@cactusmann5542]

Greg, tequila, mezcal, sotol when?

[@yemo34]

Mountain Dew Voltage looks exactly like romulan ale.

[@dragonhunter4592]

Also, the whole thing with Romulan ale being super strong could be for the fact that real alcohol has been almost entirely replaced by "safer" synthetic substitutes. I wouldn't be surprised if the only man producing _real_ liquor anymore in The Federation is Scotty with his nuclear still.

[@freya3217]

Picard's brother also produces real wine and makes fun of Picard for "not being able to handle it" haha

[@spockskynet]

I always figured that was more of a federation ship thing since they don't want their officers getting drunk since space anomalies don't respect working hours. Despite early TNG protestations to the contrary, they are military vessels. Quark's bar in DS9, for example, had real alcohol and you don't see the federation officers acting like it's something unfamiliar.

[@seanmarcus743]

I feel like the synthehol stuff is mostly Starfleet-specific, whereas the Federation as a whole is fine with real alcohol

[@WardyLion]

It’s still not unheard of on Starfleet ships. Picard and Scotty both drank actual booze in the episode “Relics”, plus Scotty had quite the stash on board the original Enterprise. That said, Kirk would later stop the serving of Romulan ale during diplomatic functions (Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country). I get that Starfleet wants to ensure it’s crews aren’t pished, especially due to the unpredictability and precariousness that comes with space travel, though. Doesn’t Picard also take over his brother’s old vineyard / open his own, too? I’m literally decades behind and only get the odd detail here and there.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Sythale had an advantage in that it could get you drunk and your body could process it without a hangover, and you could instantly be sobered with a hypo. So it’s appeal over the regular stuff is apparent. Get as drunk as you like with zero consequences and end it instantly when it stops being fun? Why would you drink the caveman stuff?

[@WardyLion]

“It is…green.” I love how Scotty manages to both signal he’s not bothered by the colour and also enthusiastically tells Data to pour away with a single look and gesture.

[@Shipwright1918]

It's also a call-back to a TOS episide where Scotty has to drink one of the aliens who took over Kirk's Enterprise under the table to get his control widget away from him, the drinking contest was sort of a running gag for the whole episode. To make a long story short, the alien guy pretty well cleans out Scotty's hooch stash and is still going strong, so as a last resort Scotty pulls out a dusty bottle filled with green liquid. Well into his cups by now, Scotty bemoans that he was saving it for something special. The alien guy asks what it is, Scotty lifts the stopper and takes a good whiff before slurring "it's green" and pouts as he pours them both a measure. A few scenes later, the bottle's empty and the alien guy finally keels over onto the floor. Scotty's feelin' no pain as he snags the control doohickey off the guy's belt and is raring to hand it over to Kirk to save the day....right up until he slumps down to the floor and passes out as the liquor hits him like a freight train. So Data saying "It is green" is a tip of the hat to one of Scotty's best scenes. As a further nod, the fan recreation of the Enterprise D known as Stage 9 has the bottle of green Aldebaran Whiskey right where Scotty left it in the recreation of the original Enterprise's bridge on the armrest of the captain's chair, which you can access by going to one of the holodecks and firing up the program.

[@dudsrescue1472]

I recently watched the Directors Cut of Wrath of Khan. It turns out in a cut scene you learn the cadet was Scotty’s nephew. Still doesn’t explain why he brought him to the bridge, but does explain why he was so effected by a (not so) random cadet’s death.

[@superfan7052]

They showed that on the tv version

[@elizabethwallace1920]

@@superfan7052 The novelization too. That book wrecked me. In the best way.

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

Didn't the notes include that they were very close and Scotty got him the commission on the enterprise? Also remember reading that there's a technobabble/UI explanation for arriving on the bridge and accidentally setting the bridge as the destination (along the lines like it being one or two decks away).

[@reyrex4938]

7:55 Greg gets so drunk he reveals his plans to drain the earth of its water

[@dragosteel]

Glad you classed it up, my version would have been: Everclear Blue food coloring ... Done

[@KingThrillgore]

Romulan Riot Punch

[@Angle1Of2Darkness]

I did this before except it was blue coolaid powder for a star trek drinking game

[@Janine.Najarian]

RIOT JUICE!

[@VolkerHett]

@@Angle1Of2Darkness That must be where the phrase "Drinking the coolaid" comes from :)

[@grantcarter3972]

Kick in the teeth in a glass

[@FreviriousQuigby]

Justice is best served cold, because if it were warm, it would be justwater.

[@Tvillian]

I didn't want to laugh at this. I really didn't......

[@stephenperry4197]

I find it troubling just how long I had to think about that.

[@scottmantooth8785]

much better with a twisty straw

[@zachhughes9220]

I’m ashamed my how much I enjoyed that. Bravo.

[@foggyfrogg]

😂

[@woodrobin]

Not to be a nitpicker, but the dilithium crystals aren't radioactive. In fact, they can't become radioactive. They're a fictional material that exists in an odd quantum state such that, when subjected to a high-intensity electromagnetic field, it creates eddy currents that prevent charged particles from interacting with it, and to an extent, with each other. When it's charged up, it doesn't act like matter or antimatter, instead becoming a kind of doesn't-matter that neither one reacts with, and it is also shielded from the radiation and charged particles the reaction creates (mostly -- it does degrade slowly when it's used this way, thus the need to keep mining the stuff). Thus, it acts as a kind of damping rod for matter/antimatter annihilation reactions by controlling how much matter and antimatter reacts together (crank up the current, slow down the reaction, or lower it and crank up the reaction). What kills Spock is the radiation from the intermix chamber, where matter and antimatter have been reacting, which creates (in Star Trek and the real world) large amounts of gamma radiation. He has to reach in and manually adjust the dilithium crystal matrix because the damage to the ship knocked it out of alignment, and thus attempting to supply the energy needed to create a warp field and travel faster than light (escaping the area of effect of the device Khan has activated) would result in an uncontrolled reaction and a rapidly expanding, temporarily glowing cloud of plasma where the Enterprise and her crew were before somebody activated a misaligned warp core. Think Chernobyl, except with all the bad stuff being much worse, and compressed into about 2 seconds. Ordinarily they'd purge the chamber completely before going in and messing about with it, resulting in the ship not being able to go faster than light for a couple of hours, plus the time to check alignment, start up the intermix, and do the Star Trek equivalent of slowly letting out the clutch and pressing on the accelerator (in one of the episodes of the TV show, it's mentioned that going through the proper steps for safely restarting an improperly shut down engine takes about six hours). In this case, they have at best a couple of minutes to get the **** out of the area, thus the need for someone to take one for the team.

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

Tldr

[@rufusconnolly8489]

That was brilliant. Thank you

[@amfram]

@@Shad0wBoxxer TLDR: Dilithium crystals aren’t radioactive, the radiation was from matter and antimatter interacting in the chamber and they didn’t have the time to clear it out so Spock got exposed to it.

[@DavidMarsden]

I love you.

[@realmadrid314]

Physics for Poets

[@heatheryilmaz9767]

Things I'd love to see: 1: a cocktail based on Earl Grey tea in honor of Picard 2: Greg mixing drinks in a Next Gen captains uniform

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Long island iced tea using earl grey Jean Luc Iced Tea?

[@Acid_Ink]

Old School Uncensored Why not just call it “The Picard”?

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@Acid_Ink because the actual name of the drink is a long island iced tea

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@Acid_Ink isn't there already a drink called The Picard?

[@colechandwel9550]

Planter's Punch is a classic drink based on Earl Grey tea, wonder if Greg covered it?

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

I've always figured that Shatner is very much a stage actor who, when put in front of a camera, is still trying to act for the balcony.

[@heygus20]

I agree! And fun fact. He once understudied for Christopher Plummer for a stage performance.

[@darknight1220]

To be fair this was also the early days of scifi and very early on special effects which is why there is a ton of over acting to simulate the shaking of the bridge and stuff since they basically just shook the camera itself

[@Big_Un]

Agreed! Shatner was very much at the forefront of the change from "stage to screen" and he STILL managed to make a career for himself. I don't love EVERYTHING he did, but as a fellow actor in LA, I CERTAINLY applaud his accomplishments, and his ability to carve the mountain of a career that he did, out of this town!!

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

FOR CLARITY: The kid in Scotty's arms is supposed to be his nephew according to deleted scenes.

[@johnnyspurling1092]

i was just about to comment that. lol

[@moms2398]

And according to the authorized novelization of the film. His name was Peter Preston, Scotty's sister's son - on his first assignment, fresh out of the Academy.

[@MyDelta38]

Yup, basically was like a son to him. He was devastated by his death.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

They hinted at it, and then it was later confirmed

[@darrenerickson1288]

What this says.... don’t mess with Trek so long as there are Trekkies around.

[@KantFromEC]

If you're looking for a most cost effective recipe, try this one: - Vodka (cheap) - Blue flavour gummy bears melted down

[@yudithcaron8053]

When I saw Romulan Ale, I was 100% sure he would be using Blue Curaçao. I was right! Would the lime green whisky also contain Blue Curaçao? Could Blue Curaçao be responsible for the famously high alcohol content of Romulan Ale?

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

gintonic with a pitch of blue curacao works great ..... and glows under black light

[@nikolthomas2544]

Vodka + any blue kool-aid mix

[@jocelyngray6306]

I was thinking white lightning, a real funky Jamaican rum, blue Curacao, and lime.

[@CraftComputing]

Greg, if you do Aldebaran whiskey, I gotta guest host that episode. I'll bring some James T Kirk 12yr with me.

[@LordRunolfrUlfsson]

(0:34) If you could pull of the Samarian Sunset, you would be an evil genius.

[@OHFScratch]

I remember this scene since I was a kid and if Greg can pull this off he'd be a magician.

[@Landis963]

Just need an edible indicator that tends toward orange (or that tends toward red, mixed with something known to turn yellow and cloudy), and the ability to layer it with ingredients such that a modicum of agitation will intermingle those layers. I seem to recall a cabbage juice that would provide a red tone in the presence of acid, but it might also be a pinkish hue, which may or may not fit. Pernod or pastis would work for the yellow and cloudy, although again, the hue might prove an issue.

[@craigcutler6919]

@@Landis963 you think you are smart but are pretty dumb, there is a way to pull off one color but your layering idea is something a child would come up with due to lack of knowledge

[@Landis963]

@@craigcutler6919 First of all, rude. Second of all, do you have a better method of going from a clear drink to a brightly-colored one once the drink is agitated in the glass? Knowing that whatever method you choose cannot activate in the tin?

[@Landis963]

@Max Power Two containers, one with the indicator (cabbage-infused rum, for the curious), the other with relatively acidic fruit juices. I suppose that's as close as we're going to get without future technology.

[@ThomasOpent]

About the scene where Scotty left engineering.... In the original script and a deleted scene, it's made clear that the kid Scotty was carrying, was his nephew. That's why he's so broken.

[@willcarter7079]

Once again the editor cuts the context, thereby creating a plot hole, or at least a character hole

[@WDLKD]

"Wherever Romulans come from, Rome, I guess?" Romulus.

[@jinxingxuelang]

I died when he said it :D

[@darrenerickson1288]

+5 point Geek Card stamp

[@QuigleTheGnome]

Darren Erickson *You have collected a rare Mythomagic Card: HADES

[@mikegallant811]

Well,they Did, anyway....

[@darrenerickson1288]

@@mikegallant811 And thanks to the skill of Abrams and Reboot timelines, might yet again. :D

[@blackdog6969]

5:13 was the Picard maneuver. Btw, the whole reason he carried the body to the bridge was because that's his nephew. I'm sure many have said it already but yeah. I mean the crew is family and that was his immediate family so of course he felt he needed to let them know in the most dramatic way. The Ale looks and sounds awesome by the way

[@marinthecreator]

Do bloodwine next! I imagine it more as a punch drink rather then a cocktail but I’d love to see your take on it.

[@sgtdh6892]

Marin I left a recipe for Bloodwine on his last video

[@Kooma4Yew1600]

@@sgtdh6892 I'm going to search that out

[@atarian345]

I imagine Bloodwine would be a derivative of a Blood & Sand

[@urekmazino6519]

Prune Juice, Cold! A Warriors Drink.

[@WalterWhite-hv7mk]

makes me think of sangria mixed with dry red wine

[@SabianTheNugget]

I love these extra nerdy episodes. Could you do some sort of D&D themed drinks?

[@greenmarcosu]

Oh YES PLEASE!

[@chasehousley1991]

NEED THIS

[@loggers5246]

Mead

[@kelzbelz313]

Gelatinous cube Jell-O shot!!!!!!!

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

Oh that would be brilliant

[@robertshelnutt5081]

"Why Dilithium if it's radioactive anyway?" More energy from the DiLithium - kind of important when you are 10 light years from a gas station . . .

[@angelus_solus]

Umm, the crystals themselves aren't radioactive. They're a focusing matrix for the matter/antimatter reaction, that become highly irradiated after months of being bombarded by a constant stream of deuterium/anti-deuterium. If they were so radioactive, no one at the dilithium mines on Rura Penthe would survive more than a week.

[@Draknfyre]

@@angelus_solus Ding ding ding. And as to why they didn't just "use a uranium reactor", well that's like comparing a hand-cranked generator to the Hoover Dam. A nuclear reactor today wouldn't do jack crap for the power needs of a space ship in Trek.

[@SampoPaalanen]

@@Draknfyre more importantly the Impulse engines are fusion powered and humans didn't reach Warp 5 until they started using the matter/anti-matter reactors instead of fusion based warp drives (for the record NCC-1701 could reach warp 8 and NCC-1701-D could reach warp 9+)

[@JCook-dx5pf]

Greg, you need to read "Redshirts" by John Scalzi. The entire book is basically your entire rant from 9:54 to 11:10. A truly fantastic and hilarious read!

[@Brad-ic4bp]

Good book - I don't remember most of it, but I know I liked it.

[@garrettg5238]

Star Trek 2: The wrath of that Flaming Moe glass.

[@nunavyourbiznas8660]

This man accomplishes the near impossible - describing cocktails with out coming across as snobbish. He has the contagious buddy-next-door vibe about him. I like it.

[@rhettorical]

I once steeped cheap vodka in blue Jolly Ranchers for a few days, made a deep blue (a bit too dark for Romulan ale but it could be adjusted) and drinking it felt like taking a torpedo to the face, so it was evidently accurate in that regard.

[@elizabethwallace1920]

An ex of mine mixed Everclear with Bluedini Kool-aid. Kind of a pity that flavor doesn't exist anymore. I remember it being pretty true to the canon flavor.

[@mando_dablord2646]

"A lot if F bombs ahead" Me: *Sees only one advertisement*

[@jacobfarley434]

If I remember correctly, there's a deleted scene that shows the Wee Ensign that Scotty carried across the ship was his nephew.

[@scaper8]

Indeed it was his nephew. It's one of the deleted scenes in all of film that I wish had been left in. Without his introduction, Scotty's level of anguish just makes no sense.

[@DrGaellon]

That is correct. He is mentioned as such in the novelization. (And the role was played by Ike Eisenmann, who starred in "Escape to Witch Mountain" in the 70s.)

[@c28baby]

@@DrGaellon So that's where I saw that actor before!! Thank you!!

[@c28baby]

"He stayed at his post... when the trainees ran!"

[@WhiskyCanuck]

That scene & a couple other moments were kept in alternate cuts of the movie like the first TV broadcast edit (lengthening the movie to fill a timeslot) & home video, etc.

[@Lord_Godd]

Dilithium crystals are used to control the matter/antimatter reaction and are themselves not radioactive.

[@abrasiveprogressives4126]

NERRD!!! luvit, man

[@ABQSentinel]

Yeah, that and his comment about, "why would you have something that is so radioactive it would kill you?" Uh, because you need massive amounts of energy to power the warp drive, and even so-called "clean" fusion reactors would produce huge amounts of lethal radiation.

[@wilemelliott]

yep, the Dilithium is there to control and direct the reaction and byproducts. The radiation that killed Spock is the by products of the Matter/Antimatter reaction [if you read the actual physics, theres a LOT of Gamma Radiation which is "flaming death" so to speak]

[@Thehotdogman]

Appreciate the non alcoholic version. I don't drink and I've always wanted to try your recipes, this one will do nicely!

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

I'm in the same boat. Never drank in my life and don't intend to, but I'm fascinated with the things he comes up with. And of course the tasting notes crack me up.

[@raphaelyervantian9330]

There is a bit of extra info on Romulan Ale in some of the books - states that Romulan ale is brewed from grains such as kheh, and states that the primary reason it is difficult to imbibe is that it is harsh to the throat. Terise Haleakala-LoBrutto, one of the protagonists, comments that the Romulans drink it in part to prove that they can. The book also has a form of wine that is easier on the throat but more alcoholic.

[@SabianTheNugget]

I actually love the non alcoholic drink. I'd love to see a mocktail episode.

[@greenmarcosu]

"How to NOT Drink"

[@greenmarcosu]

Oooooo, maybe a series of mocktails for Sober October :)

[@GothicPotato2]

Was pleasantly surprised to see a mocktail as well! Would love to see more of these tied to the normal drinks, since not everyone consumes alcohol and it is nice to offer more options for parties and events.

[@dragonmaster613]

@@greenmarcosu that is a _terrible_ way to enjoy October. But I would still like a mocktail series.

[@christophergraham30]

Keep the Star Trek drinks coming (btw: Scotty brought the body up the turbolift because he was in shock and it was his nephew)

[@nobodyimportant2470]

For the alcoholic version I think the Ginger syrup would work better than the simple. Give it some spice to open your sinus. When you consider the rep it has for messing you up white Absinthe might be a fitting addition.

[@quadpit]

Back i nthe 90s we made this but it was equal parts Everclear, 151 Rum and Blue Curaçao. We would put it in the freezer and then mix with Sprite and it was actually pretty good. As a straight shot not so much but after a few with the Sprite we would do shots as a penalty during quarters games. Memories of passing out in a pile of people at a party and waking up with severe hangovers

[@stoic_hero]

*Makes Romulan Ginger Ale* "Wait, that is not illegal"

[@LordRunolfrUlfsson]

(8:35) "Romulan Cloaking Device" would actually be a good name for a drink.

[@its1110]

It only makes you think you're cloaked.

[@Lord_Godd]

Really just mushroom tea.

[@nomaad660]

its just a shot of moonshine. Edit: *glass

[@kickinrocks6055]

Romulan Uncloaking device.

[@Otokichi786]

Made of only clear Booze? Imagine thinking that only-clear-spirits drink is water and taking a big swig?

[@CaptainRasmot]

I honestly think you went in a slightly . . . Different direction with this version. And I only say that because of the quote by Vri'nak. And there are only two things that tend to open up your sinuses that quickly. Moonshine, and anything that uses Anise. More particular something like Ouzo. Which would make the Shatner reaction that more palpable. So it'd be better to use Ouzo, and slightly sweet blue liquor, and a tiny bit of sugar. The ice'll make it cloudy enough and the sugar will cut SOME of that Anise flavor but not all. Doesn't need to be as complex as a Singularity core really. Either way, fairly well done. Jolan'Tru!

[@caffeinedelusions]

It's also nice that we actually get to find out that in the Romulan language, it's called Kali-fal... which linguistically is reminiscent of the Vulcan 'koon-ut-kal-if-fee', wherein 'kal-if-fee' is translated as 'challenge', and is intended to be a fight to the death under the influence of pon farr. One might imply, therefore, that Kali-fal tastes like a punch in the face repeated at need until you're either laid or dead.

[@horseenthusiast1250]

Oh man...imagine how messy a koon-ut-kal-if-fee with participants having had kali-fal would get, scary to think about lol

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Shatner is a good actor. You speak sooth. Also, love "wait, you can see these?". The notes are always great.

[@semiapies]

Agreed. At his worst in TOS, Shatner was a fine stage-trained actor playing to the cheap seats, which is still pretty good. And the "KHAN!" moment, of course, is *Kirk* hamming it up to fool Khan, so yeah, it's supposed to be over-done.

[@KaputOtter]

@@semiapies Exactly right!

[@spudgunn8695]

You guys have obviously never watched TJ Hooker!

[@R_C420]

You'll get your channel demonetized, man. That stuff is illegal.

[@johnbryan1862]

Fortunately, it's only illegal 4 centuries in the future.

[@ricardotimmie3675]

Lets also not forget Greg is not a bartender and has never worked in bars, so he can make whatever the F*ck he wants :-)

[@bigstupidgrin]

you're not wrong

[@steampunker7]

That's why you only use it for "medicinal" purposes. In this case it's making videos that make people relaxed and happy. Thus it's medicinal. ;)

[@kimsue5019]

The young ensign was actually a family member to Scotty. Think that was in the first scenes on the ship if I remember correctly...

[@richardmeyerii5622]

Yeah, it's Scotty's nephew. But only the director's cut mentions that. So in the original theatrical cut it seems odd for Scotty to show up with the kid.

[@rtlnieuws]

Great as allways. Congratz on the 500k!

[@armiferafatum2459]

wat doen jullie hier nou weer

[@NihilusShadow]

The green drink Data serves to Scotty is Aldebaran whiskey. That could be a good episode.

[@ABQSentinel]

He says that, he just mispronounced it as Al-da-BAR-an.

[@Otokichi786]

Quick and dirty version: Absinthe plus "plonk Whiskey." Guaranteed to turn you green and leave you with a Romulan Ale-size hangover.

[@sqike001ton]

So as for the best captain my pick would be Captain Sisko from Deep Space Nine

[@howtodrink]

Solid choice

[@IHWKR]

Not bad but to me Picard is star trek

[@1mariomaniac]

Technically a commander but still I can see why :)

[@shapeshiftybee5542]

Sisko is the man

[@micahg.230]

@@1mariomaniac You might be mistaken in that remark

[@Rifraph]

The fact that you do so many great takes on sci-fi and fantasy themed drinks is awesome! Stay amazing! Stay geek! Love your show!

[@Pyrategalley]

I knew I loved this channel but I think this made me love it even more. Your rant on Scotty is just so much fun. (in the director's cut the ensign that Scotty brings up to the bridge is his nephew which is why he's so distraught but....yeah.... I'm with you)

[@Ryoken2002]

"What are you coming to my office with this corpse for?" I need this T- Shirt

[@amishparadise428]

Scotty, did you see a sign on my bridge that said 'Dead Ensign Storage'?

[@Breakfast_and_Bullets]

"Cap'n you know bloody well I didn't see a sign..."

[@JackSilver1410]

@@Breakfast_and_Bullets You know why you didn't see that sign? It's because storing dead ensigns isn't my fucking business!

[@Pangloss6413]

this is some serious gourmet shit

[@mackielunkey2205]

@@JackSilver1410Every Quentin Tarantino movie but every mention of the "N" word is replaced with "ensign".

[@Dingo-1]

@@mackielunkey2205 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shayslayer1161]

I watched the original series with my grandad when I was a kid, one of my best memories was dressing up as Watson for the Sherlock Holmes episode with him.

[@scottcrawford3745]

I believe you are referring to "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with the Holodeck episodes. . The Original Series is from the mid-late 60's with Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, etc. No Sherlock Holmes episodes from that Series.

[@noodles.dumplings.kimchi2878]

I loved that you did a non-alcoholic version. Most appreciated.

[@Anaguma79]

If you're going to make a Gul Madred reference, you have to make some kanar, too.

[@urekmazino6519]

YES Kanar!!! that common dark brown mollasses looking one, or even the clearer more red/amber version that I think they only show once or twice when Dukat drinks it after being rescued by Sisko from the Maquis.

[@DaveBendit]

Drinking kanar with Damar!

[@urekmazino6519]

@@DaveBendit "Damar"

[@TomRyanMKE]

Kana would be extremely difficult to pull off. It's distilled from the squeezings of pressed Cardassian eagles.

[@OrricktheAlien]

Jack Leonard Kanar for Dumar! YES! It must be light green and slightly viscous and very alcohol full! I never saw it another color as mentioned earlier?

[@KMFerguson]

"for the ensigns in your away team" *side eyes Wesley Crusher*

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

The BOY deserves a drink also. Always thought it was some inside joke since Wesley was originally suppsoed to be cast as a girl:P

[@ChristopherMB87]

There’s your warp bubble, Wesley

[@seriousbismuth2173]

Number two needs some blue..

[@paleosteveo3501]

Shut up Wesley

[@TomRyanMKE]

Never forget, Wesley killed a guy.

[@Johntasticful]

I laughed out loud on the Kardashian comment at end! Really enjoy your channel. Keep-’em coming. Thanks

[@MrChadsimoneaux]

I'm assuming this showed up in my feed because I'm a Star Trek fan. But I have to say I'm fascinated by the slow mo pours!

[@JohnStormForge]

"The Wrath of Greg" was probably the hangover you had last time.

[@jack_mercier1]

by the hatred in which Greg describes baijiu, I’d like to see his reaction to Malort

[@ryanprice766]

I made this as my first cocktail, as I recently turned 21. It isn't too shabby, and 100% sneaks up on you!

[@gerritdalman3295]

Great episode and a great beverage to stand in for the real thing so that my friends and I could toast during the dinner scene at a screening of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Thanks for making the night special!

[@kylelark1146]

I just want to plant the seed that we're gonna need a Spice Beer when Denis Villeneuve's Dune comes out next year

[@dedmanzombie]

Great idea! I love the original with sting

[@brianbrise7338]

I bet his version will be great!

[@mikegallant811]

That stuff can go to the noggin pretty fast.

[@hanelyp1]

If I'm remembering correctly after all these years, the Spice in Dune smelled and tasted of cinnamon.

[@jamesfanshawe6807]

They have spice beer in Dune? I remember spice coffee, but not beer.

[@realleon2328]

I'd like to see an episode on Miruvor, the cordial of the Elves from Lord of the Rings

[@rufusconnolly8489]

This

[@Flickstro]

"Violently assailing your apparatus" I'll have to remember that one lol

[@JjrShabadoo]

The Wrath of Khan analysis is by far the best thing I’ve ever seen in this channel. 😂

[@matthewconnolly3896]

How To Drink and Star Trek! Now this is a wonderful combination of my two favorite things

[@sgtdh6892]

Thanks!!! Those are the all the drinks from Star Trek I have been asking for since I first found your channel! Thanks How to Drink team!!!

[@mouse2689]

I love how hard you nerd out in your videos lmao

[@Sleipnirseight]

How in the holy tribble did I miss this episode?! Can't wait to make this!

[@jacksavere6988]

I just realized Greg's voice is very similar to Chris Pine's Kirk from the new trilogy 👌🏻

[@47Jaspers]

"Careful, this drink will sneak up on you." (proceeds to ramble about Star Trek for ten minutes)

[@devonyjaden9497]

Lol cackles on fire and curls your toes. When you said there's an easy way for you to simulate that, I thought you were going to say you couldn't do it on video. 😅😂 Ah, I love how Greg always pours one out for the homies!

[@SWXbot]

Just got around to buy some Blue Curaçao today and decided to make this drink; and I gotta say, it tastes great! Thanks for this video! Will definitely be making more of these for me, my friends, and family til that bottle is emptied!

[@jordanloux3883]

How's your foot feeling? Edit: Also, root beer

[@ChristopherMB87]

Jordan Loux it’s insidious

[@TomRyanMKE]

It's so bubbly, sweet, and cloying. Just like the Federation.

[@andrewzimba7432]

non-alcoholic version "for the ensigns in your away team" - awesome reference usage! Cheers!! :)

[@UserOne371]

Congrats on 500k subs, you deserve it, your videos are very well made and entertaining

[@bellamorda9582]

The tasting notes are the best!!! Nice job guys

[@GregorCaliber]

Jeez Damar, it's 0900. Take it easy with the Kanar, man! Oh wait, Kai Wynns here? Pass that bottle over here, my dude.

[@StephenEggleston]

Heck you, my child.

[@mikegallant811]

That stuff is awfully syrupy....

[@gayborgcube6432]

It was always so funny to me how damar was such a drunk lmao

[@ReeshaDovahSil]

Star Trek drinks now? Good lord do I love this channel... I'd be interested in your take on raktajino even though it's non-alcoholic.

[@MiWill1988]

"There are four lights" Take my like Sir!

[@MegaStamandster]

Whoever edits these videos for the type lists is a genius

[@yokai333]

Sleeping tree sap from Skyrim. That would be interesting

[@krysc3278]

Or skooma would be awesome

[@Willario25]

I second this.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@krysc3278 lol you beat me to it

[@krysc3278]

@@ComicBookGuy420 oh indeed xD

[@randomhank]

Love this recipe, love the franchise, love my lady. She made me a trekkie. The irony that this video dropped today because it's her birthday :)

[@mandrinaneela]

Theres a reason there are so many trekkies. We find each other and make more of them.

[@amandaslaven4574]

Love the commentary on Scotty walking through the, yes, ginormous ship in an emergency

[@nonProfitJoeRo]

brilliant decision to release a video on Christmas day. A bunch of friends without local family that couldn't travel were having friendmas yesterday and your video popped up in recommended. We binged your videos far longer than I'd care to admit. Anyway you gained a handful of subscribers off of that decision. Love the channel man, here's wishing you all the successes! Happy holidays and whatnot.

[@selinaskinner81]

I've always wandered what Cardassian Kanar would taste like...

[@xalahuj]

Cardassians drink fish juice as a morning pick-me-up. Imagine what kanar must taste (and smell) like.

[@cainsolo1]

Too bad the writers and prop managers could never settle on a consistency. Is it syrup or is it fluid?

[@optillian4182]

Apparently, the fluid they used for kanar in DS9 was corn syrup. The actors hated the taste.

[@stahlwerk812]

@@cainsolo1 I assumed it was different flavors of kanar the color changes too I also think its probably sour because you can see Damar grimace when drinking it

[@kaelang12]

I think it's been described as sickly sweet

[@ernestorivas8624]

What ever editor is in charge of the side notes I LOVE IT YOU'RE AMAZING

[@jwhippet8313]

Ultramarine

[@wingzero7X]

I like how the blooper sip matches shatters reaction to drinking it

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I feel like I need to be able to pull out a bottle of "this is green," now.

[@ErikWaiss]

I mean, I just make Berry-Blue Kool-Aid and add Everclear. . .

[@eansba88-]

We call that riot punch where I'm from... well, any koolaid/clear alcohol mix really.

[@MyHeadHz]

Is it Always Sunny where you live?

[@eansba88-]

@@MyHeadHz unfortunately no. I come from the land of heroin overdoses and year round road construction. Beautiful Ohio, in all of its corn field majesty.

[@riley8280]

@@eansba88- greetings from Akron fellow Ohioan

[@SirOddWolf]

I'm still desperately waiting for that Bioshock Plasmid Shot Episode. Please make it happen!

[@melvinmerkelhopper5752]

A Bioshock Infinite episode would work better since vigors are already in bottles. Although making drinks that make you think your hands are on fire, growing crystals, or turning into tentacles would be hard to make.

[@demkillerus]

I like you sense of humor man! Keep it up good stuff

[@MrEluiscool]

I do think we give this man's editor enough credit, he is awesome and funny lol

[@LostInSpice]

That "mic hit" was actually a nod to Trekkies. That's the Picard Maneuver. You forgot to give the link down below for the video, though.

[@scaper8]

Point of order sir! We don't actually _know_ that kali-fal is Romulan ale. It is likely that it was meant to be, given the color and that it is explicitly an Romulan drink, but we can't say for sure. Therefore we cannot say definitively that Romulan ale should be pungent. Carry on. Also, *ALDEBRAN WHISKEY,* please! Something about that is endlessly fascinating to me.

[@blueisasomedancer]

This one actually had few enough ingredients that I decided to give it a try, and it's reaaallly good. I like my drinks sweet so I didn't lower the simple syrup, and for me the only real flavor I got from it was the lime but if you wanna give one of his drinks a try this one is simple and delicious!

[@arattactician5697]

I don't know anything about drinks but god damn these are entertaining to watch, props to you and your crew!

[@OhSnapVince]

Next one has to be Tranya from The Corbomite Maneuver, if only to hear you talk about Clint Howard as Balok

[@c28baby]

Holy crap, yessss!!

[@TomRyanMKE]

YES!

[@OrricktheAlien]

OhSnapVince that is an awesome idea! I did not pull that out of my sci-if ass!

[@Smoke3380]

Dude!!! I thought i was slick for saurian brandy, but you are rje undisputed master!!!

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

My first introduction to Star Trek was Next Generation, so Picard is my captain too, but my favorite character is Data!!!

[@TehNish]

I think this is my favorite Greg rant of all time. "NOW YOU SHOW UP WITH THAT"

[@ventusvero4484]

Hands down my favorite video so far.

[@toad762002]

According to the STAR TREK 2 novelization, the person carried by Scooty is his nephew. As for why he left Engineering, couple that fact along with the stress of their current circumstance, it could explain his actions.

[@pastfutureart]

That color is not ultramarine... it's cerulean. Can't wait to make this! I made my own version of the Johnny Silverhand beer float and now I am combing your backlog for other ideas. Thanks for great content!

[@yeehaw2844]

The “wait- you can see these?” Bit was so funny