Strangely Delicious Sounding Alcoholic Drinks From Ancient Societies

[@6Tulips]

I have watched every episode. I love this channel. I love the topics and the research. I appreciate the editing, visuals and sound but I am ADDICTED to the narrator! Thank you sir for your amazing execution and perfect “radio voice”. You bring the channel together and do justice to the while channel. Well done team, thank you narrator.

[@johnathandavis3693]

Yes- he reminds me of the old time radio announcer, or actually the newsreel narrators of the 1930's and 40's. Very classy...

[@FloopyNupers]

I agree

[@valeriefedion6824]

Respect

[@ChrisKapital1]

It's Stephen Colbert

[@classicbandgeek]

@@ChrisKapital1 False.

[@Mexirose02]

I am a long time fan of your channel. I love how you put the effort forth to preserve the depth of the history by learning to say the names of things properly. It shows that you are not only fun, but educated and have respect for the history that you ‘teach’.

[@date10003]

Weird

[@nilevalleyafrican9451]

Like 4 real, i love youtube ..

[@thesimplesaguaro]

Indeed!

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

From an archaeologist specializing in ancient organics: excellent presentation - well done!

[@Benni777]

Woah, that’s dope, what is it like being an archeologist? I’ve always wanted to be one since I was a child! ☺️😆

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Jen Klen - Long journey but well worth it: archaeology is an endlessly fascinating field. Thanks for the response; Happy New Year! 🙂

[@Figgy_Jub]

Don't tell anyone, but I am the Pope

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Figgy - Shhh! Sotto voce...

[@civicsreview5697]

I'm going to start an ancient history themed bar that only serves these drinks. When someone tries to order a Bud Light at my bar, they will be escorted to the stocks for public humiliation.

[@civicsreview5697]

I just sent this video to my loan officer. Soft launch date for the bar is 2023

[@sueblankenship9441]

@@civicsreview5697 Keep us posted on your progress.

[@92bagder]

the brewery Dogfish Head had a series of ancient historic beers. The historian they paired with wrote a book containing homebrew and food pairing recipes

[@jdouce6074]

I think that happened in a Super Bowl commercial I think Bud Light

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

They should in any bar because it's Bud Light.

[@claudekingstan4084]

I think this episode deserves a series around the world. This is all only from the Italian and the Egyptian regions. Nothing from the Americas, Africas, Asias, Australia, New Zealand and much much more.

[@jackierugrat8680]

I agree. Step outside these 2 regions as it seems repetitive.

[@tellemomma9780]

I'd like to hear about ancient childcare and roles babies and children played in different cultures!

[@amjd2569]

How nutritious are babies? Was baby cannibalism a thing?

[@thestoryofusall4805]

Some answers that will be on that list are more obvious than others. Free labor feels pretty obvious. Just like today if you're from a rural area or own a family business. Collecting easily collectable items (eggs, nuts, berries, etc) and watering the crops. At a certain age, they would be large enough to handle more difficult farm tasks or take up the family trade. Sometimes both. But what about kids in the city? Were they status symbols like they are today? *"Oh Titanius is in 1st gymnasium right now, but he is reading Linear B at a 5th gymnasium level!"* Or were they like little factory workers cleaning out aqueducts and sewers that big adults couldn't get to? All that lead piping... I wonder how many of those kids went barking mad...oooo... and now this went dark.... Yeah, the past was the worst.

[@clubpeng]

@@thestoryofusall4805 that was very insightful. I always like to know what children were up to and how they raised babies/what was considered normal when dealing with babies. Now it's important to leave babies on their backs, but a while ago it was ok to leave them sleeping on their bellies. Things change every century it seems.

[@WholeHeartily]

In the Bible, it wasn’t a good time for kids. So I’m interested to learn more!

[@DocHolliday1851]

Ancient Roman sweet lead wine is probably one reason why so many emperors went mad. Probably made preexisting upstairs issues worse.

[@eddiesroom1868]

Because of the lead?

[@legacy6088]

@@eddiesroom1868 lead isnt good for think good

[@eddiesroom1868]

@@legacy6088 I see

[@bspep3]

Had pulque in Mexico city this past October and it was delicious. Highly recommend

[@catsandalcohol99]

It's even better in the state of Jalisco where it all began

[@GyprockGypsy]

I'm surprised Mead didn't make the list seeming as how it's still drank today, but it is pretty close to Conditum.

[@willg125]

I think Mead is incredibly underrated. While similar to wine, it has many differences and can also include many different flavors and spices

[@lordfarquar9215]

They probably just chose the most unheard of or strangest-made drinks for views and the commenters who already heard of it. Mead is still popular and almost every american has heard about it at some point. And the strange thing is where i love it the south some families have mead recipes thats been around since the beginning of the usa. Or they know what it is from a textbook.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

@@willg125 Depends on how you make it. You can cold brew it viking-style using garbage baking yeast and basic grocery store honey for a semi-sour, but sweet cloudy ale-like brew in as little as a week and waiting for all sorts of spices to be just tossed in there, or the refined way we usually see bottled today that is a much more sour cousin in the ballpark of wine. When I was 18, literally used to use 1 gallon milk jugs with a fresh Mead mix and ferment it in the snow for a week. Each jug was marked Monday...Tuesday...Wednesday...we didn't have anyone to shoulder tap to score us beer back then. So we made our own alternative with basics from the grocery store, and added experimental stuff like cloves, orange peel, pepper corns, cinammon sticks, etc. It was super cloudy even after filtering, and would only last about a week once you popped the cork on the growler, but it was good stuff, and we killed a gallon each night.

[@willg125]

@@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing that's awesome. I have wanted to try it but I think I would find a way to screw it up. There is a meadery not too far from me that makes some really cool flavors but yea, they are certainly very clear and none are all too sweet

[@letoubib21]

@@willg125 In ancient times my family made its livng from selling Germanic honey and mead to Roman merchants. From them they imported wine to Alamannia, among other things wealthier Alamanni liked *. . .*

[@texascrazydoglady190]

I am always so amazed and impressed how you can pronounce words and names, no matter the language.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Google

[@texascrazydoglady190]

@@CANControlGRAFFITI takes more than just hearing on Google a few times to be able to seamlessly put it into a sentence

[@tylerlormand5644]

YOU HAVE NO IDEAA WHAT AI CAN DO@@texascrazydoglady190

[@kenxclout]

My dad was an alcoholic who wanted to be a lawyer. But he could never pass the bar.

[@PrinceAlhorian]

This joke is dryer than my Martini

[@SouthoftheHill]

Rehab is for quitters.

[@guntherholbrook5627]

I laughed harder than I should have. Thank you.

[@AnaisAzuli]

Red card!

[@greensombrero3641]

a dog limps into a bar and says I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

[@ladymedicdivah8834]

SUPER KUDOS!! For taking the time to change the music to associate with the culture you are referring to with each drink. Well done! 👏👍

[@paulwoida8249]

I have had retsina in Greece. It really is an acquired taste because of the pine flavor.

[@johnathandavis3693]

Is it like Gin, that's flavored with juniper berries? I love Gin😋

[@paulwoida8249]

@@johnathandavis3693 no, more like drinking some pine cleaner

[@Bbbshushrhrsux]

that flavor isnt pine but turpentine

[@johnathandavis3693]

@@paulwoida8249 it sounds like it separates the men from the boys LOL

[@tylersoto7465]

The Cherokee use to make moonshine like alcohol from pine syrup, suppose to taste like moonshine with a bit of maple syrup taste but very strong

[@sarahprince2412]

LOVE how the music matches each society.

[@johnhaleii208]

I have made posca myself many times. It is an acquired taste, but not bad. For helping with cramps it is great.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Sounds disgusting.

[@johnhaleii208]

@@CANControlGRAFFITI it is not all that different from many of today's home recipes for cough/cold or slim down drinks that I often see on social media. Apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar mixed with water or juice for flavor. You can add honey to sweeten it if you like.

[@MelinaPaez]

If any of you go to Stockholm, check out Aifur in Gamla Stan. It’s a Viking themed bar and they have a huge variety of mead. It would be WILD if there was a bar that served ancient recipe themed alcohol.

[@fluffy-fluffy5996]

I’ll try if ever I will be having the chance to go there again. Tack!

[@mats7492]

Tak sa mycket

[@tylersoto7465]

I always wanted to try mead lol

[@briangrice1999]

I love all the episodes on this channel but this one is sooo interesting !! Thanks for the interesting content

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

I love popcorn!

[@kayanneriley7261]

Loved this one! I live in Prescott, AZ where we have an amazing Meadery! Would love to learn more about the history of Mead! Had never tried it before having lived here nearly 20 years and was amazed!

[@willg125]

Similar situation over here by Allentown, PA. There's a fantastic meadery that makes some really interesting flavors.

[@SalM1]

NEVER thought I’d see Pulque get mentioned in one of these videos. Damn. You actually chose mariachi Mexican music too!!! Instead of some random salsa track. 😂

[@KateGuinn]

I'm going to be looking for that Midas Touch ale!

[@darkshali]

Hi Weird History, thanks for another great video. I'd like one on supernatural creatures the ancients believed in! Happy new year!

[@zach7193]

Man, that's something. A weird cocktail and history. Happy New Year, Weird History.

[@PortiaFimbriata]

I think Falernian Wine is called Federweißer in Germany. It is quite sweet, but loved by many.

[@eleezahahn7806]

there is a can margarita called cayman jack they make them with agave some of my favorite alcohol beverages to drink really smooth

[@sueblankenship9441]

That funeral stew sounds pretty good.

[@joanreeseNYCartist]

😀Weird History is my favorite channel! Thank you

[@ryanr7423]

I work for a Winery in walla walla Washington and we’re in our slow season right now so we’ve been watching a lot of your videos. Would love to see one about the history of wine!

[@OzzyOzbird]

Drinking a beer while watching this so I don't feel left out.

[@beccaleecardwell]

I love pulque. But it can’t be mass produced or sent to other countries so it hasn’t taken off.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

I think that Phrygian lamb stew sounded better than most of the drinks listed here.

[@eprohoda]

How are you?.you shared useful video, Weird,

[@tremorsfan]

You should do a whole video devoted to Absinthe. I tried it once for my birthday and the next day I told my co-workers that afterwards it felt like there was an enormous weight pressing on my head. Apparently that's what being drunk feels like.

[@geraldfriend256]

Wormwood is pretty toxic; real absinthe always has it.

[@tremorsfan]

@@geraldfriend256 The amount of wormwood is so small that you would die of alcohol poisoning first.

[@mantaskernagis514]

very interesting, good vid, i like it, kip it up,love

[@JonahIronstone]

Max Miller (of Tasting History with Max Miller) has made posca, kykeon, and conditum paradoxum. If you want the recipes for those and a bunch of other ancient beverages (and foods), pop over and check him out. He also has recipes for Montezuma's Chocolate, Tudor buttered beer, mead, and Smoking Bishop.

[@michaelrae9599]

All alcoholic beverages are fermented. Distillation is the process of condensing the alcohol.

[@emrekarsidag188]

As a homebrewer I can occure

[@valeriefedion6824]

I'd like to see a history of restaurants, when did those get started

[@jimmywhelan4060]

You should do ancient desserts from and the most famous ones for different cultures

[@djscottdog1]

That wine sounds like ice wine which is cool and side note 21% is the highest you can get with fermentation even with modern types

[@letoubib21]

21% won't burn *. . .*

[@TheExplorder]

It is highly propable that they indeed skimmed off any ice, creating a more concentrated drink. That's also why it would take that long to "age," before it was done. You need at least a content of 50% alcohol, to be able to set it on fire. This high alcohol content greatly extended shelf life.

[@cthellis]

I was kinda hoping for a Dogfish Head collab here, and explore all their recreations. Get them popular enough to bring back! I miss Chateau Jiahu so much. 😭

[@chrishaines1677]

Me too.

[@vonslagle]

Falernian wine sounds more like 30% instead of 30 Proof

[@BakedRBeans]

30 proof equals 15% alcohol, which is not that strong for wine- Most wine is 12 to 14% so you're probably right.

[@TheExplorder]

Natural yeast dies when the alcohol content reaches above 18%, what maked it impossible for that time to create any stronger liqour, without distillation.

[@mattgeer4778]

I want to know more about the pschodelic drinks of ancient societies.

[@questfortruth665]

Bottom line: there've been drunks around for a long, LONG time!

[@debasishacharyya2073]

Intersting content as you always provide us with an abundance of knowledge keep going and please, if happens please make a video on Vedic India. 🙏

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This deserves a lot of cheers

[@matanbaranes3088]

About the thing being mentioned in western classics. The name kikion also appears in the bible (or originally the Torah), it is in all probability a local word in Israel. It is the name of a poisonous plant (called castor in english).

[@JasonL77]

I’ve always wanted to try Egyptian Beer.

[@chrisblake1918]

All of them just to sample and decide.

[@ete5706]

30 proof definitely wouldn’t catch on fire.

[@missourimoons]

Also make a video on the London Smog of 1952

[@giselematthews7949]

I think The Crown did a good job of that.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

Being a duel Citizen British American holding EU citizenship living back in the states now, the British at the pubs are some of the most intoxicated Citizens that I myself had ever seen. Happy New Year to you and the family! Hope you did not get PlSSED falling all over the place lmao 🤣.

[@johno30197]

Word in the history books say the baiters tribes of Chocabamba Bolivia were really good at making wines in the 12 century......They were masters at the craft they say!🤔

[@tannerhanstine1361]

Not an ancient drink, but my favorite drink is a shot of Fireball with some Rumchata over ice. You’ll immediately taste why they call it the ‘Cinnamon Toast Crunch’

[@CLSGL]

Try Rumchata and butterscotch schnapps (but just in a shot glass, it’s very heavy on the stomach). I got it in a bar on a road trip once. The older woman who owned the tiny bar called it a cinnamon roll.

[@tannerhanstine1361]

@@CLSGL ooo thank you, I’m always looking for dessert flavoured drinks. I’ll give that a try ASAP

[@CLSGL]

@@tannerhanstine1361 Let me know what you think! It’s a fun one at parties too

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Love these. When can we expect the start of the new TIMELINE series?

[@chromicapop4595]

Soma and the first drink sound cool

[@gillisjack]

I would try any beer once! Nice to know that some of those are still around. Thanks & Happy New Year!

[@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190]

I'd be happy to drink them all!

[@amysanchealarz3794]

History of candy

[@downhomesunset]

I would really want to try the “back when it was created” absinthe

[@r.casagrande8689]

I'd try all of them.

[@joshuafletcher598]

Ditto

[@ivansalcedo1625]

Pulque is still available today but its very difficilt to find in the United States

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@miss3meow]

I love this channel's narrator

[@Benni777]

I would love a whole video dedicated to just Pliny the Elder, if you can. I know it may be a lot of research, but I feel like a lot of ppl would watch it in the long run, including me! ☺️🙏🏼

[@andrewweaver2517]

The Voice...it speaks, we listen.

[@mrs.g.9816]

I was sipping a pinot grigio wine while watching this! BTW - I'm fond of Tokaji (Tokay), which one of the wines in this video reminded me of. It's expensive, so I served it only on two special occasions in my life.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Alcohol 🍸 has come a long way.

[@NewMessage]

Man.. coulda used this episode a couple days ago.

[@DukesMusic84]

Keep up the good work man this is facinating. Even back in the day they got down with some strong ass booze, i guess that never changes.

[@rogersnick17]

I'm all in for this episode

[@kesharkhadkapunwar2029]

Thanks! 🇳🇵Love from Nepal !!!

[@totallyfrozen]

Watching Weird History gives me a buzz. 🥴👍🏻

[@basil1056]

Kykeon definitely sounds like the most fun, if it was derived from ergot it could have been a lot like dropping acid...dunno about the cheese though..

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for this! 🍹

[@LegendMkr7]

I have had polque in Mexico before. You have to go to a specialist bar in a big city to find it but it isn't bad. But it looks alot like horchata, so don't get the idea that it will be sweet.

[@JazZippo]

I lived with my grandpa as a kid and he handed me a drink saying it’s Agua de Orchata. So I tasted it and IT WAS FREAKING PULQUE smh

[@akramgimmini8165]

Alcohol Unites Humans (Sometimes)

[@SimonVanliew26]

Are you 15?

[@akramgimmini8165]

@@SimonVanliew26 No, you?

[@angelangel7314]

So such a beautiful channel….thanks

[@guntherholbrook5627]

Caesar:"who wants some JaEgEr BoMbS!?!"

[@xMetalhead2000]

I greatly enjoyed this video over a few drinks I now have a shopping list lol

[@thegreencat9947]

Absinthe....I love that stuff!

[@Did.You.Forget]

*”NO POMEGRANATES!!!!!”*

[@Chrism1042o]

Time for a beer

[@kathyevans3251]

They all sound interesting..

[@julianaylor4351]

Ancient and later people drank alcoholic beverages because milk, fruit juices and water were tainted. The modern world drinks it, because their use of it, gave us a permanent taste for it, added to that the sugar trade lead to fizzy drinks, which we also have an unnecessary taste for.

[@jimmywhelan4060]

You should do ancient languages and what they sounded like and where they all came from (ancient English etc:)

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

You and your family must of became severally intoxicated drinking since New year's Eve and decided to make this strange video of alcohol of the past *Great Idea and happy New Year* !

[@bcaye]

Must *have* Become...severely New Years Eve ...about alcoholic beverages... Stay hydrated, eat healthy and rest. Resist posting until your hangover is resolved.

[@TheBlindPhotographer]

"It's the quenchiest, nothing quenchier ."

[@CortezTrece]

Pulque is so damn good, makes my mouth water just thinking about it

[@amterasutenma2547]

Can you guys do a video on Drinks and Foods popular during the Civil War era and after?

[@The7Reaper]

Human history and alcohol basically go hand in hand, I also find it funny that alcohol is older than pretty much every religion yet most of them consider it a no, no lmao

[@69JONESYrugby]

Sweet bar layout at 4:31.

[@PigRipperLAW]

🌻 Cannabis and mushrooms 🍄 next please!

[@bryanfox2735]

That last meal looked like ancient chilli. Ide get down on that. 👍

[@toughbutsweet1]

I would enjoy a video about the Eleusinian Mysteries.

[@jennyrose9454]

I always wanted to try Creme Yvette( candied violet liquor) simply because its a pretty purple color. Had a terrible reaction to a mudslide. Could it be because Kaluha is made from coffee and im sensitice to caffeine?

[@Saskatchetooner]

No

[@MisanthropicOcellus]

Ergot intoxication is largely the explanation for Hyrinimous bosch' works

[@erictrejo9065]

My grandfather makes pulque.

[@dwolf4164]

Nice.

[@thecanadianmystic]

the plant in Soma was also thought to be cannabis.

[@mbashasyed]

I knew some of these from Tasting/Drinking history.

[@SimonVanliew26]

Pretty sure all these comments are all from teenage nerds that have never drank