Booze Traveler

Jack travels the world seeking out the most adventurous and cultural drinking traditions.

Cast:Jack Maxwell , Bruno Canale , Thorunn Gudlaugsdottir , Marc Matsumoto

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Turkey Is Stirring

Mon, Nov 24, 2014

Jack visits the bustling city streets of Istanbul to the ancient islands, trying to understand the complicated relationship with alcohol. He discovers beer, rebellion, soccer, Islam, and a fiery brandy, all which thrive in modern Turkey.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Peru Is Magic

Mon, Dec 1, 2014

Jack goes up river, deep into the jungles, and discovers 'spit' beer made by Native peoples of the Amazon. Back in civilization, he is asked to drink one of his most challenging drinks to date.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Spain: Mixed, Not Blended

Mon, Dec 8, 2014

Jack discovers flaming moonshine; a secret society; cool Vermouth; and the world's fastest game.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Austria Is Good for You

Mon, Dec 15, 2014

Jack discovers pine-cone schnapps; a distillery with eau-de-vie; and an alpine party house. He also dips into a beer spa and soothing hop bath.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Iceland's Warm Fire

Mon, Dec 22, 2014

Jack drinks the black death; eats rotting shark and fights with Vikings.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Mongolian Road Trip

Mon, Dec 29, 2014

Jacks seeks out a nomad family, and shares their Camel Vodka and Fermented horse-milk; then returns to tour a factory, where vodka is filtered through diamonds and pearls to create "the worlds most perfect Vodka".

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Nepal: A Higher State

Mon, Jan 5, 2015

Jack gets spiritual with a holy Marijuana milkshake; Sherpa beer; and the Yeti's most famous and favorite drink, leaving him on a high in the Himalayas.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Japan Uncorked

Mon, Jan 12, 2015

Jack tries poison blowfish sake; soaks in a public wine bath; taste one of the world's best single malt whiskeys; and wrestles with his Sumo drinking buddies.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Loopy Lithuania

Mon, Jan 19, 2015

Jack drinks with the Devil; experiences a pagan ritual; indulges in beer with giants; and hunts for a mythical bird, all adding up to a surprising trip through this tiny post-Soviet nation.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Netherlands: Liquid Courage

Mon, Jan 26, 2015

Jack drinks "fish pickle"; discovers a fortress full of rare beer and barrels of Dutch Courage; and watches the purse-throwing Olympics.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Armenian Trail

Mon, Feb 2, 2015

Jack discovers Human Sacrifice caves, Mulberry moonshine, wine grapes from Noah's Ark and brandy that changed the world.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Dead in New Orleans

Mon, Feb 9, 2015

Jack is in the Big Easy, riding in a parade for Day of the Dead, with tobacco liquor, voodoo room service and Mardi Gras's secret ingredient.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Belize: Paradise Found

Mon, Feb 16, 2015

Jack tries Mayan chocolate wine; seaweed-rum smoothies, and discovers old confederate stills.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ South Africa: Hidden Gems

Mon, Feb 23, 2015

Jack goes on an African safari. Forget the wild animals - he confronts things maybe more dangerous - Zulu tribal beer; a raw wine directly from Palm trees; and a Homemade honey hooch!.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Tennessee: Red, White and Booze

Mon, Mar 2, 2015

Jack takes on a few of America's favorite pastimes: Baseball, Bourbon, and Barbecue.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Greece: The Morning After

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

Jack meets Ouzo; gets into a marathon plate-smashing bachelor party; runs with sheep; and discovers an ancient hangover cure. Jack leans on Greek traditions to help find its way through an uncertain time.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Sicily: A Family Thing

Tue, Oct 6, 2015

Jack returns to the land of his mother's ancestors, to find a secret drink from a long-lost Queen; races Italian sports cars; and carefully navigates possible mafia-fighting bar owners. Luckily, the Offer never comes.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Finland: Sisu, Sauna, & The Midnight Sun

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

Jack enjoys Finnish Vodka with reindeer; rides thru the snow in a firetruck sauna; enjoys a boot toss competition, and experiences Schelvispekel !.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Hungary: Soviets & Gypsies

Tue, Oct 20, 2015

Jack gets a brandy-soaked wake-up call; goes cat dancing; and gets a life-or-death secret recipe..

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Tanzania: Increase Happy

Tue, Oct 27, 2015

Jack indulges on Banana beer on Kilimanjaro; drinks a blood drink while competing with the Maasai warrior tribe; and tries a drink that grows on trees.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Scotland: Monsters, Men, and The Mac

Tue, Nov 3, 2015

Jack travels to Scotland, where he encounters golfs birth place (...and of course, St. Andrews' 19th hole); battles with part-time Vikings; and enjoys the world's most expensive scotch.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Philippines: Inuman Nature

Tue, Nov 10, 2015

Jack drinks the rice wine of a reclusive native tribe in the Philippines; travels top-side of a packed bus; discovers a popular coconut moonshine, and bubble gum liquor.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Texas is Full of It

Tue, Nov 17, 2015

Jack hits Texas in a big way and discovers drive-thru margarita bars; plays honky-tonk bingo; indulges in bloody beers and the pass of death.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Hawaiian Crush

Tue, Nov 24, 2015

Jack explores the beautiful Hawaiian Islands while sampling daiquiris in a 'jurassic park'; discovers courage on the sunny slope; and is swept away with an incredible pineapple home-brew.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ New Zealand

Tue, Dec 1, 2015

Jack visits Middle Earth for a pint, has a Maori Gin drink and eats a live grub. He drinks a spunky stag semen stout, meets a moonshine scientist, tries a sedative drink named Kava and drinks beer with a Rugby legend.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Argentina

Tue, Dec 8, 2015

Jack snowshoes for piping hot panocha in the Andes; learns to cuddle horses on the Pampas; drinks Milled Wine in Patagonia, and learns it takes more than two drinks to tango in Buenos Aires.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Savannah, GA

Tue, Dec 15, 2015

Jack cools off in Savannah, GA, with some scurvy-preventing pirate grog; re-locates a gator; enjoys some Daufuskie Island moonshine and a crab boil.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Guatemala

Tue, Dec 22, 2015

Jack shares a friendly family drink called Caldo de Frutas; undergoes a cleansing ritual; and gets a taste of cusha, a drink known for its healing powers in Guatemala.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Hong Kong

Tue, Dec 29, 2015

Jack competes in a dragon boat race; learns 'drunken' kung fu; and tops it off with a nice "Cobra-net" Sauvignon in Hong Kong.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Brazil

Tue, Jan 5, 2016

Jack discovers varieties of Cachaca; plays "Footie" with friends in Ipanema; hang glides in Rio; Samba nights and a different side of Favela living.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ India

Tue, Jan 12, 2016

Jack visits India to experience the magical Maharaja; "kills it" in cricket; and a boozy Bollywood.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Spirits of Ol' Mexico

Mon, Dec 12, 2016

Jack learns the meaning of Mexican immortality when he runs a waiter race in Guadalajara, works the agave fields for tequila, almost gets burned alive in an ancient Aztec ceremony and has a first date with the Saint of Death.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Magic of Ireland

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

Jack meets the people and hears their stories to find out how little Ireland left such a huge mark on the world. Irish coffee; a boozy ice cream; road bowling, the Blarney stone, and maybe just a few pints at the pub await him.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Florida's Free Spirits

Mon, Jan 2, 2017

Jack lets his freak flag fly in the Sunshine State, Florida. He joins a wacky rebellion, drinks whiskey out of a dead alligator, dabbles in Haitian Voodoo, sails a floating Tiki Bar and finds his favorite Miami vice.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ A G'day Down Under

Mon, Jan 9, 2017

Jack has "no worries" with mates in Australia, experiencing a mussel-diving; sheep-shearing; brothel-crashing; vegemite-swallowing good time in this former penal colony.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ South Korea: Mind Your Manners

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

Jack learns tradition Korean alcohol etiquette; drinks and dances with zombies; eats a live octopus; and sees North Korea from the DMZ.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Twain's Mighty Mississippi

Mon, Jan 23, 2017

Jack follows Mark Twain's path up the mighty Mississippi river, canoeing to eat pig snoot and then hitting Mardi Gras, Minnesota's Beer Dabbler Festival and drinking a Twain-created cocktail in Missouri.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Arak-ing Trip Through Israel

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

Jack encounters some rowdy rabbis; attends a Shavout festival tasting pomegranate and almond wines; takes a dip in the Dead Sea; drinks Arak; and indulges in a beer with the Speed Sisters.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Drink in the Zen

Mon, Feb 6, 2017

Jack washes down field rat with tarantula booze; drinks Special Muscle Wine with his friend Chun; visits Angkor Wat; and finds himself in a floating village making the local fish paste dish.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Colombia: Wayuu Wahoo and the Golden One

Mon, Feb 13, 2017

Jack visits a village where women rule; discovers El Dorado, the Lost City of Gold; covers the grounds of a coffee forest; drinks an ant-butt mojito and detoxes in the mud of the devil's volcano.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Legendary Croatia

2016

Jack discovers the most epic booze-soaked tales of Croatian legend. He drinks with monsters, sieges a castle, drinks truffles in the land of giants, curses like a sailor in a traditional game and finds the cave of Odysseus.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Cuba: Kings of Cocktail

Mon, Feb 27, 2017

Jack gets cleansed in the country's oldest religion; drinks a special rum; sees Hemingway's beloved Havana; and enjoys the national drink: an iced mojito.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Playing the Booze in Portugal

Mon, Mar 6, 2017

Jack dives for a rare seafood delicacy; visits Dr. Frankenstein's liquor laboratory; unearths the Wine of Death; and tastes the crown jewel of Portuguese booze.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Force of Madagascar

Mon, Mar 13, 2017

Jack taps into the mysterious energies of Madagascar and drinks its most potent spirits. He meets mystical monkeys, concocts a snake blood cocktail, shakes his booty with a local tribe and makes a boozy offering to a king.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Siberia: Ice-olated Spirit

Mon, Mar 20, 2017

Jack sips booze from a hole in a frozen lake; takes a shot from a Cossack's sword; sips deer blood vodka and drinks the Czar's Polugar bread wine, the national drink of mother Russia.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Germany: Precision Und Schnapps

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

Jack drinks with the Germans who engineer the world's finest brew and booze. He tries his hand at playing an Alphorn, watches a traditional Bavarian whipcracking contest and is introduced to a giant robot dragon.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Last Call of the Wild West

Mon, Apr 3, 2017

Jack meets the people keeping the West wild. From shootouts at high noon; drinks with Nevada's wildest secret society; to Sin City showgirls; and a booze cruise on Lake Tahoe,

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Tahitian Dream

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

Jack learns how locals turned French Polynesia into the ultimate paradise. He finds the world's rarest pearls, takes a whiff of Vanilla Valley, performs a forbidden dance by moonlight and discovers a private island.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Viking in a Bottle

Mon, Jan 1, 2018

Jack searches the jaw-dropping fjords for old Viking magic in a bottle. He clinks glasses with Vikings, discovers ancient ingredients and learns the booziest myths left behind by the fearsome people of the Frozen North.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ The Roarin' Rockies

Mon, Jan 8, 2018

Jack sees how the rugged Rocky Mountains became a world-class playground; learns the ways of the mountain men; experiences the wildest winter festival; his favorite drinking game and has the time of his life at the top of the world.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Costa Rica's Pure Life

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Jack wants to learn the true meaning of "Pura Vida," the Costa Rican secret to happiness. To find his happy place, he'll dodge a stampede of bulls, come face-to-face with a deadly snake and drink an ancient beer made from mold.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Common Crown

Mon, Jan 22, 2018

Jack meets the everyday men and women who've held up the crown. He travels back in time to the English Civil War; sings a shanty song; goes toe-to-toe with a toe wrestler; and drinks with Robin Hood in the oldest pub in the world.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Taiwan: Asia's Hidden Gem

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

Jack drinks with the Taiwanese "Ghostbusters"; experiences a dazzling natural light show, deep below the earth; and finds his Zen at a private spa.. with a drunken monk.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Caribbean Rhythm

Mon, Feb 5, 2018

Jack discovers the true wonders of the Caribbean islands, from drinking liquid dynamite at a hidden jungle bar and throwing back wild bush rum concoctions to scraping away poison to purify beer.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ New England: Home Is Where the Booze Is

Mon, Feb 26, 2018

Jack heads back to his native soil for a boozy homecoming in New England. He gets to live one of his greatest childhood dreams at Fenway Park, drinks a bizarre beaver-spiked liquor and learns what it takes to be a lobsterman.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ France: L'Art de Booze

Mon, Mar 5, 2018

Jack experiences the art of living in France; explores the beautiful and brutal world of water jousting; drinks boozy foam in the French Alps with a couple hundred goats and toasts the finest champagne on Bastille Day.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Italy: It's Personal

Mon, Mar 12, 2018

Jack finds out rivalries run deep in Italy -- and make it a whole lot sweeter. He consults a bronze pig for good luck, picks walnuts with a local witch, lifts a curse with brandy and finds a spot in the world's smallest bar.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Czech Castles and Cocktails

Mon, Mar 19, 2018

Jack finds the Czech Republics's most magical elixirs and beer. He stumbles upon one of the oldest clocks in the world, drinks booze in Hansel and Gretel's gingerbread shop; and delves as deep as a dwarf in the Punkva caves.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Boozy Beginnings of the Chesapeake Bay

Mon, Mar 26, 2018

Jack makes crude colonial cocktails; races blue crabs; hunts and traps eels and muskrats; then discovers the origins of America's first whiskey.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Southwest Spirits

Mon, Apr 2, 2018

Jack flies in the world's largest hot air balloon parties; drinks with battle-scarred Rodeo clowns; gets wow'd at a wild art instillation; and taste the hottest peppers to find the true spirit -- or spirits -- of the Southwest

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ The End Begins in Chile

Mon, Apr 9, 2018

From a cocktail cooled with glacier ice to an ancient drink with Chile's first people, Jack discovers how the locals live, play and drink in a land at the end of the world.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Michigan's Endless Summer

Mon, Apr 16, 2018

Jack heads to the Great Lakes to relive his favorite childhood summer adventures. He motors through the Silver Lake sand dunes, meets world champion lumberjacks, makes fudge on Mackinac Island and finds a boozy summer camp.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Wet & Wild Pacific Northwest

Mon, Apr 23, 2018

Jack heads to the Pacific Northwest in the footsteps of great explorers; he drinks beers in a hot tub boat; takes a seaplane to micro-distilleries on the San Juan Islands; and tries a drink made with bacteria and yeast.