The Alcoholic Drinks & Beverages of Tamriel - The Elder Scrolls Lore

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[@ImperialKnowledge]

New Upload. This time without audio issues.

[@MonkehMike]

Thank you for making these videos :) Ik waardeer je video's enorm!

[@midshipman8654]

just want to say, some fermented milk products are pretty good! Like, I could see it tasting like a kefir or yogurt. and although a little different, its not like fermented meats are unheard of either

[@pandorasbox4238]

Ah-biss-ee-an Sea, not a-biss-an

[@TheVioletBunny]

I don’t drink In real life but learning about food / drinks adds more to the world building of Tamriel.

[@tocouno6027]

Same never touched it and I’m 20

[@TheVioletBunny]

@@tocouno6027 I’m 41 only touched a sip at my wedding of the Champaign (for the stupid toast thing ) and spit out back into the cup lol i told my wife I wanted a dry wedding I wished we did that.

[@DelbelOfTheVoid]

Same

[@Blacklightprince]

Same here

[@exile8110]

@@TheVioletBunny hey your comment made me feel better about not drinking. My whole family drinks alcoholism runs deep so I avoid it at all cost. Im glad I'm not the only one who doesn't and I'm only 23.

[@guitarvikings]

Ah, my favorite drinkin buddy.

[@PyrusFlameborn]

About the Bosmer fermented pigmilk: in real life the Mongolians actually have an alcoholic drink made from fermented horsemilk so it has real precedent.

[@tse1519]

As a Mongolian im little bit scared i thought u are gonna say pig milk😅

[@rejvaik00]

I'd be a lot warmer and happier with a belly full of Mead

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

It's pretty interesting that Khajiit enjoy sweet things so much when you consider real cats don't have the gene to be able to taste sweetness. Either whoever started that in the writing just didn't know cats can't taste it, or it's connected to their origin as an elven race when Azura changed them.

[@MoonMaiden37]

My cat loves eating sweet things so I wonder what they taste like to her...

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

@@MoonMaiden37 Which things does she go after?

[@MoonMaiden37]

@@UnswimmingFishYT She always wants to steal ice cream and pudding in particular

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

@@MoonMaiden37 Ice cream makes sense because of the milk in it. Pudding would depend on the type. If it's vanilla, it makes sense that a cat would want that, but most don't go after chocalate as much. Chocolate usually also having milk is the likely reason that any cat does eat it.

[@preyasmanthedemopan2854]

Mead is actually my fav drink IRL, and I've always loved to build up a collection of Honningbrew in my Skyrim playthroughs. Might be a good idea to talk about foods/cultural dishes next throughout Tamriel, you can tell a lot about a people by what cuisines they enjoy to make.

[@harrygeocaris3179]

Fellow mead lover here. And just to chime in on something from the video, I find it odd that the bosmer do not generally make it given that unless you're making a metheglin or a melomel, it doesn't violate the green pact as you can make it without even needing to burn or heat anything (though that generally takes a while).

[@preyasmanthedemopan2854]

@@harrygeocaris3179 I thought about that too, and while yes honey is technically an animal product, it is also made from pollen... so I think that violates it technically.. What's your favorite mead flavor btw? Mine was a really good pineapple mead my cousin got me once on my birthday:)

[@harrygeocaris3179]

@@preyasmanthedemopan2854 i dont think that violates the green pact for 2 reasons, 1 because its the bees taking the pollen not the elves (if this was a violation of the pact then bosmer importing wood and other plant based products would also be a violation), and 2 because what the bees are doing is actually helping the plants in question as the process helps cross pollinate flowers. On a side note my favorite meads tend to be simple traditional meads with an abv of 14 -20%, I am also quite fond of a good metheglin. I really like the almost rough/wildness that meads like that impart. They tend to have a character and texture to them that other sweet drinks just don't have.

[@CossackGene]

Fermented pig's milk actually sounds great to me - fermented mare's milk is a popular drink in some parts of the world. Not sure about the meat juice, though.

[@midshipman8654]

like a kefir or yoghurt.

[@azucarera197]

i always wondered if tamriel had a smoking culture to go with their drinking cultures

[@DavetheNord]

I've always lamented the lack of pipes in the ES universe! :D

[@socuciusergalla3241]

skooma pipes, hackle-lo leaf too i think

[@naivinyl1748]

Bugsmoke

[@ShadowWizard5757]

Skooma just seems hellish to me. If that's the tamriel mainstream, I don't wanna see the harder shit.

[@soggyapples1518]

Mr. Christmas out here risking his life for research.

[@ximthedespot4673]

I could go for a drink or two now. Edit: I'm not surprised rice beer tastes like Budwiser, since it is made with rice.

[@davebowman9000]

Mr. Christmas: I'm geting a hangover FOR SCIENCE!!!

[@lordofthebored3660]

i imagine thst this guy just lives in apocrypha reading the book walls, then seeing the dragonborn appear an be like "finally, been waiting for that guy for years"

[@crazyitalianguy000]

As someone who became straight edge at the beginning of the year, if someone pointed a fireball at me and made me choose between each race's most famous alcoholic drink i would choose either Bosmer or Argonians's drinks so that the true last time i drink some alcohol i drink it in a unique way.

[@TheVioletBunny]

I can’t stand the smell of alcohol it makes me instantly nauseous.

[@jarodgolgori3137]

you want to drink ooooooooooo you want to get drunk

[@meganward3494]

I’m trying to use lore-friendly alcohol in my fanfics, so this video will be incredibly helpful!

[@l0sts0ul89]

Do tell

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

These lore videos are an awesome source for fanfic writers! What platform/author name are you using? If you don't mind sharing I'd love to check out your works.

[@meganward3494]

@@EnbyGaemer2005 I’m BurlyPaladin on AO3. I’ve only actually published one fic so far, and it’s mediocre at best far as writing quality. It’s a spicy one-shot with the Dragonborn and Etienne. I do have 2 in the works that are several chapters each, but I don’t know when they’ll be at a point I feel confident publishing them.

[@meganward3494]

@@l0sts0ul89 the main one I referenced in this video involves Rune and the Dragonborn having a drink back at Honeyside, and then a later concept piece where it’s a year or so later and they have an argument after she takes a highly dangerous job in Elswyr. The alcohol type comes into play again because she has a glass of said strong drink before Rune comes in to apologize and beg her not to go. My idea being that she’s commit because the client is also a brotherhood target, and the Night Mother specifically said she had to do it. So Rune goes with her to help where he can. Don’t know if it’ll be fully realized though as it’s a lot to figure out. Lol

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

@@meganward3494 Thanks! I'm DovahkiinRSB2022 on AO3 if you want to check my stuff out. Only got two works though I hope I can do more.

[@cstains5543]

Always wished they included more of the various beverages from the other realms in Skyrim. I liked having options for different playthroughs so that one character might be a rum drinking Redguard and the next character might be a whiskey and brandy drinking Nord.

[@CorvoFG]

Bosmer can import wine. They can also import wood for use. The pact means that they just can’t harm the forest themselves. Cyrodiilic brandy is made around Skingrad. One of the Surille Brothers mentions this in Oblivion. Did you miss Shadowbanish?

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Strangely enough I thought of that but the lore considering the bosmer drinks all said they cant drink other stuff. Maybe just an eso inconsistency

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

@@ImperialKnowledge tbh ESO's edition to bosmer lore just made em all incredibly sterile, the wood orks are cool tho

[@BlueBD]

Find it funny that the Tree hugging people are Carnivorous

[@rejvaik00]

Yeah it's come and go actually if really all of the wood elves practice that or not the lore of that has been retconned and reimagined many times and it looks like it's only a select few that actually participate in the most extreme and demanding examples of the supposed green pact

[@smivan.]

16:05 Metheglin is an old medieval spiced mead, a real world drink from Wales.

[@craigerz2875]

Ah the most important video this one. You'll want the Bannered Mare. See old Hulda, she'll keep you swimming in mead!

[@Lukas7360]

My character chugging down Dubious Camoran Throne every few hours to stay energized for PvP but suffering through every sip of it.

[@Zenghilios]

4:16 nah they ain't jealous they alcoholics

[@ReformedSauron]

Cheers again Zork! 🍻

[@MidnightArcade404]

your buddy mr christmas(?) was hilarious and had me dying. didn't expect to laugh so hard as i did watching this thank you! great info and it was a fun watch

[@MrChristmas.]

Glad to hear it haha

[@MidnightArcade404]

@@MrChristmas. oh hey! may i ask what allergy you have that made you unable to drink sake? my first guess was rice but then you were able to drink the rice beer. no worries if you don't want to share that info. I'm glad you stayed safe and im glad you didn't have to drink mud, snails or fermented meat!

[@MrChristmas.]

​@@MidnightArcade404 sorry for the very late answer as my app did not give me a notification, I hope this reaches you faster. I don't remember exactly what is was but I am allergic to soy and nuts so one of the two was the problem.

[@abrarfaiyaz1569]

Mongolians have a tradition of fermenting horse milk to make their drink, and mead is made from honey, technically not a plant product, so the bosmer have more options than you think.

[@germanrodriguez4091]

And is called kumiss

[@yokai333]

I think the redguards that brew the whisky families, the whisky and bourbon, would be along the druadach mountain range

[@countryroadcat6965]

The Bosmer are taking the carnivore diet to a whole new level.

[@jsalmon9168]

Love Talviel's Kitchen, always put out the most creative recipes!!

[@hypernova3527]

Well, funnily, Budweiser has rice on it's recipe, so Mr. Christmas wasn't wrong at all when comparing it with comparing dunmeri rice beer with it. Also, Metheglyn is a type of welsh spiced mead.

[@timothypage252]

Mead id COMPLETELY in comliance with the Green Pact!

[@jokerdust4298]

Where’s my drinking 🍺 Buddy Sanguine at ? We gotta party like it’s the end of Tamriel .🥳

[@acolyte1951]

awesome Farengar cameo

[@volkov7473]

Thank you for covering this topic I always end up trying to collect all alcohol in a game to have a fancy collection

[@curtispower3619]

Thanks, I was in the midst of writing a paper on the alcoholic beverages of Skyrim for a roleplay I'm taking part in. The roleplay is for a mod for ck3 called EK2. I'm playing the black-briars.

[@Krascara]

Metheglin is a real type of alcohol. It's basically flavoured mead. Can be really really good.

[@SneakybeakyScrub]

wait why dont they ferment honey normally???? honey comes from bees and they take from flowers in a way that mutually beneficial (pollination)

[@DJl3iohazord]

My last play through of Skyrim, I had the side goal of collecting every sprit and skooma/drugs and hoarding them in a cellar. I’m waiting for the beyond Skyrim stuff to be finished so I can play again.

[@MariaM11]

I am so happy the algorithm refered me to this channel

[@sirenia755]

4::33 the elvs can drink and make wooden bow if it is from a inn or ship, i think.

[@midshipman8654]

just want to say, some fermented milk products are pretty good! Like, I could see it tasting like a kefir or yogurt. and although a little different, its not like fermented meats are unheard of either

[@grandmasteryoda6717]

Huge thanks to Mr Christmas for his service to society

[@metalmichew2]

Oh man you didnt let the Scandinavian dude drink the mead!!! Nooooo!!!! Ill review it quickly its amazing!

[@iamacaterpillar3881]

Metheglin is a mead brewed with spices. I imagine they’d also like pyments which is a mead made with grape concentrate like how a wine is but the majority of alcohol content comes from honey. Them attacking birds makes no sense personally as Skyrim should be filled with metheglins. Especially southern Skyrim. 16:07

[@zimattack9994]

The bosmer not using honey is odd as it shouldn't conflict with the green pact as nectar is a part of the plant that doesn't harm the plants so it shouldn't be against the pact

[@rexavgvsta5671]

Glad you are back with a new lore video 🤩😍❤️👍

[@lefevrecorinne7608]

I well imagine Bretons drink cognac

[@darthtitteous1215]

Ale, or beer in general needs to have 4 ingredients to be called beer, Water, Malted grain, hops, and yeast. Therefore bosmer ale can’t be called ale.

[@bubbas9945]

Literally was just talking to maven blackbriar in the game and then you post this

[@darrelbryant8632]

Very interesting. Thank you for your efforts.

[@TunaJoeTV]

Great video. I am having some Roman-style wine right now: Watered down 1:1 red wine with honey.

[@InsanityWolf5]

Methelglin is a type of mead made using berries

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

Wait, honey is byproduct of insect/animal So, technically Bosmer can make mead at least

[@lmaoidk5730]

As an Americam, I can say we also think Budweiser is cheap watery beer

[@maximef5139]

The dreaded Mr. Christmas

[@LandStrider23]

Nothing like hitting the tavern for an ice cold ale under the starry night by fire

[@SirAshford]

I was wondering why the video went down right as I watched earlier haha. Anyway, interesting subject. I’d like to have seen more gameplay effects for any beverage being consumed.

[@darrelbryant8632]

Very interesting. Thank you for your efforts.

[@darrelbryant8632]

Very interesting. Thank you for your efforts.

[@marcelvad]

Dunmer Rice Beer FTW

[@olindavis5437]

Well I’m gonna need to try some of this

[@florinaslan5482]

Please make a video about the alessian rebellion

[@justsaying9456]

Can you please do a video about the best craftsman in Tamriel?

[@ChristisLord1917]

The geezers in eastmarch?

[@Scourge1990]

I love wine ❤and I wonder how awesome tamikas wine tastes😂

[@weegeeclaus695]

The most important Lore!

[@jdutchy5774]

This was a a bad video to put on when I'm hungover😂 but still great like all of your videos.

[@1337w0n]

I pronounce Saltrice as "Salt Rice".

[@spartanq7781]

Remember when alcohol and skooma was damaging to player? Skyrim did. In that game skooma is a good thing. Elder Scrolls 6 really needs attributes,classes and a lot of skills back.

[@passingrando6457]

It does, but you know Bethesda is never going to do that.

[@spartanq7781]

@@passingrando6457 Maybe Starfield will attempt more depth and nuanced mechanics like they claim.

[@stormcloakknowledge8610]

🍺

[@gar4206]

Tell us about how Akatosh admitted that M'aiq is from Akavir

[@dylanmurray59]

metheglin is a type of mead made in real life actually, it's just a term for a spiced mead

[@biliam3865]

budweiser actually has rice in it so thats why matze tastes like budweiser.

[@crowverra5343]

Weak stomached human, i am an orc and i love bosmeri cuisine.

[@dairydregone7146]

I have tried Mead before and it's.... Alright. A bit too strong for me but the honey flavor is good.

[@hypernova3527]

Mead is quite versatile for something as simple as fermented watered honey. I'm starting to make some of it myself and it can be sweet, dry and everything in between, with flavors varying on what type of honey do you use and what other stuff you put into it, like fruits or spices.

[@Sam36582]

Why cant bosmer drink mead? Honey is an animal byproduct, not plant

[@Jsnsnow]

what about ancient dagoth brandy?

[@yokai333]

In terms of the bosmer, I would very much like to know how in Yffre did they turn jus into alcohol

[@dagothur5595]

I like sajuma .

[@Lord_Vauq]

Don’t drink and horse ride kids

[@rejvaik00]

This message brought to you by officer Jenkins of Skyrim

[@naivinyl1748]

@@rejvaik00 and Hofgrir from Riften

[@justicegutierrez6847]

American Here: Budweiser SUCKS Talk as much smack about it as you want

[@cat_astronaut_]

👏​👏​👏​👏​👏​👏​👏​👏​

[@reesetorwad8346]

Interesting! Thx IK 👍 Since we know cats irl can't survive on plants alone but must have meat, it would've made more sense for the Khajiits to have a Green Pact. As it is, Bosmer should be the absolute masters of Mead, since insects are animals. But all my years with TES games, I always assumed they were high while making them. I didn't really mind, since I was too, and it's the simplest way to explain all the mistakes. It even lends a certain charm, unless/until it gets annoying. Like the Blind spell in Morrowind RAISING enemy chance-to-hit, the opposite of what was intended. Unofficial Patch fixes it, but damn.

[@DarthSanguine]

Honey is made from pollen, so it violates the Green Pact.

[@reesetorwad8346]

@@DarthSanguine nope.

[@darthtitteous1215]

Lol “rice beer tastes like bud” bud actually is a rice beer. I have no respect for anything produced by Anheuser Busch. Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada are the only good commercial breweries in America. AB just makes big batches and waters them down.

[@KydamiSinclairPhD]

No respect for Pabst????

[@alphacentauri3069]

Alcohol is disgusting

[@molagsballs]

Niruin in Skyrim is a Bosmer and says his family owned vinyards in Valenwood. Perhaps he used foreign workers or perhaps the Thalmor discourage the green pact

[@KittenWhoSmellsLikeAmmonia]

My can't bosmer make beer out of honey or mushrooms that're parasitic to plants?.

[@lmno567]

Shroomshine has a nice ring to it. Fungi are technically not plants, so this should have been a gray area with enough leeway to work with. Can't say much about the results, though.

[@CourtneyB444]

Shouldn't the Bosmer be able to use honey since its an animal product?