Square Enix *asked* me to make drinks for FINAL FANTASY XIV | How to Drink

FINAL FANTASY XIV on YouTube: @ffxiv

00:00 - FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
00:32 - Welcome to Tuliyollal
05:10 - Nopalitender Bender
08:06 - Viper's Tea
11:55 - Pictomancer's Palette
16:17 - Found Drinks from FFXIV

Tuliyollal Punch:
Build in a shaker
3 oz. or 90 ml. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. or 60 ml. Creme of Coconut
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Lime Juice
2 oz. or 60 ml. Cachaça
Add crushed ice and shake
Open pour into a cored pineapple

Nopalitender Bender:
Build in shaker
1 oz. or 30 ml. Prickly Pear Syrup
.75 oz. or 21 ml. Lime Juice
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Orange Liqueur
2 oz. or 60 ml. Mezcal
Few dashes of spiced bitters
Add ice and shake
Strain into your glass
Garnish with a lime wheel

Viper's Tea:
In a bottle mix Yurba Maté and Pisco to make Yurba Maté infused Pisco
Build drink in shaker
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lemon Juice
2 oz. or 60 ml. Yurba Maté Infused Pisco
1 oz. or 30 ml. Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
Dry shake
Add ice and shake again
Double strain into glass
Garnish with a few dashed of Angostura Bitters

Pictomancer's Palette:
In a bottle mix Butterfly Pea Blossom and Blanco Rum to make infused Rum

In shaker #1
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Simple Syrup
10 mint leaves
2 oz. or 60 ml. Butterfly Pea Blossom Rum
Add ice and shake

In shaker #2
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Lime Juice
3 dashes of Orange Bitters
.25 oz. or 8 ml. of Overproof Rum
Add ice and shake

Fill highball glass with crushed ice
Strain shaker #1 into glass
Stain shaker #2 into glass
Stir
Garnish with mint sprig

Slowly but surely, I'm starting a mailing list so that I'm not fully dependent on YT's algorithmized notifications system. If you'll sign up, I promise not to abuse your generosity, or sell your info to anyone. It's over on the blog right here:

Incredibly Awesome People who make this show possible!

Dennis Groome
Zack Fasel
Sean Makiney
Whiskey Tribe
Richard Rappuhn
William Madrid
Erik Språng
Nicholas Tsotakos
Syy
Adam Doyle
Todd Swain
Bill
Alex Bertrand
That One Guy
Sarah Chapin
Jacob Scida
Marcus Larsson
Patrick Unger
M W
Heather Guillette
Benjamin Birdsall
Chris Psanis
AmandaKay
Eoheomili
Joe
Matthew Klein
Russell Pope
Erik Stark
Sephiroth
Chad Jones
Skye Storm
Kraig M
Xiwo Xerase
Zack Alexander
Mary Kinnaman
Turtle_Man1982
Davin Ward
Michael Gram
Stephen J Crim
Martijn Bakkes
Brody
William Stone
ZIG
Lokipellia
Better Mousetrap Guitars
Shepherd
UwU
Ethan Fry
Scott Davis
Lawrence Leible

[howtodrink]

Start your Free Trial: ffxiv-freetrial.com or freetrial.finalfantasyxiv.com

[eosborne]

I love that Greg never went out of his way to be a video game channel, he just casually mentioned gaming a few times and everyone loved it so much the whole game industry was like, "this motherfucker needs to make us a cocktail."

[connithan]

greg's mixology knowledge is so cool to watch in action. he clocked the fucking mezcal without Square explicitly telling him MEZCAL IS A HUGE REGIONAL DRINK IN-GAME IN TULIYOLLAL
and i dont just mean "its mesoamerican themed they use mezcal" but he spotted the JUG

[mememaster]

This might be the most targeted an advertisement has ever been precisely for me. I'm a fan of the show, have 2000 hours in XIV, literally have dawntrail open rn and sipping on a cocktail.
Good job algorithm gods.

[michaelk]

You fucking got Mezal from the icon of the tavern in that brief shot? I'm standing in front of the tavern in the game and I didn't even clock that. You brilliant bastard.

[TheEyesofSyn]

Greg encounter a FATE while leveling his Mixologist crafting class. "The Bar Fly's Bar Fly" don't worry Greg, you'll need those bicolor gemstones for crafting materials.

[ManaBirb_.]

This is the kind of brand integration I've long thought would be perfect. I hope more game developers reach out to you to design custom cocktails! Way cooler, IMO, than the various fantasy drinks you've "made" in the past with fantasy, magical ingredients.

[mrbastos]

yet another crossover I didn't expect today, this is awesome

[storms]

I am the target audience for this content as a tenured Warrior of Light. Great video, Greg!

[deneric]

Didn't know I wanted this until now, but Greg and Garrett over at Grinding Gear making Final Fantasy cocktails would be a dream collab to watch.

[validpostage]

literally playing dawntrail rn when i saw this uploaded LOL
5:20 you absolutely nailed mezcal being their signature drink!

[tobykassulke]

Never played FFXIV but i have the cookbook and its genuinely one of my daily drivers in the kitchen. It oozes so much personality and i love that all the recipes have in game counterparts, unlike alot of media cookbooks where it feels like they just slapped the license on it and called it a day.

[MidnightEkaki]

Came here from the FFXIV Dawntrail promotional website where they're advertising how to make your own cocktail in Tural and it links here! I think I like this kind of sponsered content because its not just saying 'go play the game' its also going the extra mile for game immersion for existing players who don't need to be convinced to play it, also seeking the expertise of a talented Youtuber and promoting their channel too! Seems like a win-win

[Jameslongstrider]

There's actually a Mezcal based beverage on the promotional site, which is similar to the first drink you made (Pineapple and all), but used Mezcal as the alcohol (they also recommended Coconut water for a non-alc replacement)

[Rhaethyn]

Ayo greg, I think you knocked it out of the park with this one. All the stuff was thematically on-point and also sounded real damn good.

[Gilthwixt]

Let's fucking Crafting a bunch of mezcal in game had me revisiting the bottle I bought on a whim, but I still can't find a drink that makes the band-aid taste palatable. Hoping your recipes are fire.

Edit: the combat sound effects had me tabbing back to the game thinking I actually aggro'd something💀

[Geno]

THEY ASKED? AWESOME! You're moving up in the world!

[SuccuLeaf_VT]

I've been waiting for this!

So fun fact, FFXIV has a robust RP community and "venue" scene including a lot of places with bars. As a serial bar goer in game, I love looking through their menus because these people come up with some truly... interesting drinks. Would love ot see Greg take on a few of these drinks and see if he can't fix them or improve them!

[Quinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Really enjoy this kind of sponsored content Greg, it feels like a regular and high quality themed episode plus i know (hope) you're getting a nice check on the other end.

[ZhaneX]

When I got to the questline where you have to get a 3-year-aged jug of mezcal for a guy, my immediate thought was, "Dang, wouldn't it be neat if Greg did some recipes off this?"
LO AND BEHOLD someone at SE apparently had the same idea lol
It's also interesting how the questline for Cooking/Alchemy involves helping mix drinks for a local juice shop in Tuyilollal, though that's more Booster Juice than bar mixing🤣