- (laughs)
I'm ready to party.
(both laughing)
This is good!
(hip hop music plays)
- Welcome to Hood Science.
Today I'm teaching you guys how to make
New York City Nutcracker, the drink.
Woo!
That's right, son.
What Nutcracker is is a hood drink.
There's many different ways of making Nutcracker.
This is my variation.
You can trust me, I'm a scientist.
Today we're using Bacardi.
The Nutcracker is special in New York City because
it's very fruity and it's strong.
It will sneak up on you,
like Toma, son!
Next up is the apple brandy.
People always ask me, what are the measurements?
No, in the hood we don't use measurements.
We measure it by eye.
You gotta measure it by your eyes, son.
That's how come God gave you two.
Nobody measures shit, we just wanna fuck you up.
Be very careful with this one,
this is the Everclear.
This is very powerful.
It might look like it's a little bit,
but trust me, this will fuck you up.
This will make a person die and then resurrect.
Last time I drank Everclear I saw Jesus.
He said you shoulda drank wine.
Now we're gonna go with a Peachtree.
When you add that in there, people gonna be like,
oh know what, I don't smell alcohol.
And then boom!
They fucked up.
What we need right now is a little bit of triple sec.
This is science, guys.
Trust me, I got a lab coat.
Now we add the fruit juice.
Some people use Hawaiian punch, I use Tampico juice.
What people do is, they put it in little juice bottles
like this, so the cops wouldn't catch you.
(siren wailing)
They'd be like, oh no, he's just drinking Gatorade.
Psych!
This shit ain't Gatorade!
This shit's straight liquor.
I've invited a couple of my friends,
they're gonna try this Nutcracker I just made.
- Why aren't you touching it with your hands?
- You got on gloves like,
do we get some of those?
- This is very reminiscent of childhood,
so I'm kind of excited.
- Ready to drink my Kool-Aid.
- Mmm. - Ooh.
- Ooh!
- That smells like juice.
- I don't smell any liquor.
- I'm gonna let you wait, I'm so nervous.
- I'm excited.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Salud!
(coughs)
- Hello.
- Gadiel, what you put in this?
(upbeat dance music)
- Mmm.
- Wow, that's pretty good.
Mine's like really sweet.
I don't taste the alcohol at all.
- Oh, I taste it.
- [Gadiel] Everclear.
- Everclear?
- [Gadiel] Yes.
And it also has rum.
Get the...
- Okay.
- This will fuck you up.
- Oh my, I just had one sip and I'm feelin' it.
Oh my God.
- Are you really?
- Yeah! (laughs)
- I've actually only taken this much,
and I feel like lightheaded already.
- I feel like I'm getting hot.
- No wonder he was grabbin' it with tonsils.
- Right.
- Shit.
Damn.
- I don't taste the alcohol anymore.
Does that mean I'm feelin' it?
- That means you're done,
you're past the point of no return.
- I could see myself getting crunk
with this. (laughs) - Getting what?
Can you define that word, please?
- Uh, having a party.
- I'm happy.
- I know, why don't you test, test your, text-- (laughs)
- Text my ex? - Text your ex!
- It's like excited, and like--
- Yeah yeah. - Emotional and happy.
- Like you're ready to party?
- Yeah.
- I'm ready to party.
(both laughing)
- You're ready to get crunk.
- Put the music on.
- This is how you somewhere, not knowing who your mom is.
That's--
(singing)
- Why is it called the Nutcracker?
- You crack your nuts while drinking it.
- (laughs) What kind of nuts?
- Well, you know.
- Okay, let's chug.
(people laughing off camera)
- [Man] Yeah, yes, yes, chug, chug!
- Very dangerous.
- It's strong.
- I mean, two,
two zips.
(singing in Spanish)
(both laughing)
- I think it tastes pretty good for an alcoholic drink.
It's really sweet.
Takes me back to Kindergarten.
(laughs)
- We got lit.
In five minutes.
- Como se dice, lit?
- Incendio.
(people laughing off camera)
That's what Dominicans say.
(playful dance music)