Booze Traveler

I had watched every episode of this show. It combined two of my favorite parts of life: travel and drink. My brother was in a recent episode. He told me that Jack has a guy on his crew whose job it is to make fake drinks to look like whatever he's supposed to be drinking in that segment. What a poser. This is worse than when I found out that Santa Claus was fake and that Richard Nixon wasn't.

The show seems to fall short. The viewer is never shown the darker side of going on a bender in a foreign country. Sure we're introduced to all kinds of exotic drinks and interesting places, but something is missing. You never see Jack Maxwell stiff as a board drunk.

Maybe what the show needs is a nice trip to a Mexican border town. He should visit the soft underbelly of the seedy side of some cuidad where he gets so sloppy that he can't tell whether or not the fat hookers he's buying rounds for are men or women. Maybe follow that up with a fight with the locals, a tune up by a pair of local Policia, and a weekend in a Mexican jail. Now that would have the makings for an entertaining travel TV show.

Booze Traveler is hosted by the immensely positive and likable Jack Maxwell as travels around the world to try out new drinks and have fun. Despite the name, the show not only explores alcoholic drinks but also the culture of the region or country. I've only watched three episodes as of now. The production quality is superb and even the strictest of teetotalers will like the show. Suffice to say it is a must watch.

PS: Favorite moments- where Jack drinks a concoction made from sweet potatoes which are fermented by chewing and spitting them out.

• where he drinks the Turkish national drink Raki.

• where Jack drinks the Queimada after the Celtic fire ritual.

Booze Traveler is a great show if you like booze and travel. Jack does a great job and has a great energy. He has an enthusiasm that is infectious. To the reviewer that said he is fake, Jack was diagnosed with cancer of the blood. He was going through chemo during the filming of his last season. I'm pretty sure he wasn't allowed to drink, hence the drinks made without alcohol.

Jack Maxwell does an outstanding job of bringing something we enjoy into the world of politically correct and taboo. He travels the world in a quest to see what bonds people together.. alcohol. Culture , tradition and family. This is a fun interesting show that makes me want a cocktail every night... Enjoy...