Welcome to Good Mythical More. Lavender, good gracious, it’s everywhere. Should it be? Let’s taste our way to answers. But first, let’s donate $1000 to… 350.org to aid in their mission to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community led renewable energy for all. We love this organization, you should check them out and join us in donating at 350.org/donate. Uh-huh. Hey, we’re all gonna die. That’s right. And here’s the thing, Link, I like to say things like “if you die,” because I’m trying to create montage moments for when you die. Okay, thank you. You know. I’m thinking about the montage that Stevie is going to have to curate when one of us dies and- And shows it in court to prove that you killed me? No. It’s like, you seem pretty fixated on this mans death. I’m just sayin’, it’s- Almost to the point that you premeditated it, sir. It’s like, isn’t it sweet that like, they talked about dying so many times before they actually died. This is just- Content, I’m always thinking about content. Even posthumously. All right… oh. That’s straight lavender, right? This is just straight lavender. Those are just lavender seeds? It’s… it is legitimately such a relaxing smell that… But most- Putting it into things… But a lot of people don’t like floral things- I don’t. So we surveyed the Mythical crew and two to one, they said that lavender is a good thing and it is not over-hyped. Now, I’m lavender guy. I’m basically, I fall for it every time. If I go into a coffee shop and they’re like, on sale or special drink, lavender latte, and I’m like, well, I’m gonna be a bad boy today, get that lavender latte. I got the lavender latte at Echo Park Lake. I remember that. And then I got onto a swan and… A paddle boat swan. I was on a swan with a lavender latte. Living my best life. With a man bun. Living my best life. So let’s taste these and see if your best life continues. Let’s start over here. What’s the difference between these? That is a Yogi honey lavender tea. Mm. Okay. Okay. Yogi. This is subtle, fruity. Fruity? There’s like, a… There’s a fruity quality underneath the lavender. Like, it could be like a peach tea or something like that, you know, underneath there, does it say what it is? I think this is comforting, makes me sleepy. The universe is within you, bright and beautiful. I didn’t get anything. Thank you, Yogi the Bear. Oh, smiling is the most basic kind of peace work. Um… Did that look real? I can definitely go for lavender in hot tea. What’s this next one? This is Copper Cow lavender coffee, Okay. I’ll take a pump of lavender in something but lavender coffee? Smells weird. Whoa, it smells like lavender, so it’s gonna be strong. That tastes like it might be poison. Yeah, that is… That’s too strong, they went overboard. You got the bitterness of the coffee and like, the bite- Here’s why. It bites. I think it’s Vietnamese coffee, is what I’m learning right now, which tends to be, you know, a lot stronger. Pungent, very pungent. But can you taste the lavender part? Oh yeah. It’s like it… Oh, oh. It’s an after taste of, um… punge-acity… That sticks with you. I feel like you need to cut it with, like, a lot of heavy cream. That would help. And if it was like 75% heavy cream- How about kombucha, just throw that in there. No. Yeah at that point, I’m thinking, you’re just… it’s not worth it. But it does give you , it gives you like, a minty… aftertaste. I don’t know, it’s not… I’d be open to that. Growing on you? I’d be open to that. Now, I think one of the great things about lavender is the color, whether it’s real or whether it’s just invoked and I love purple. Yeah, ’cause it- Might be my favorite color besides gray. It ain’t purple right here, but I guess the flowers are. Um, but that’s a- Your favorite color is gray? Have we talked about this? I like gray things, man. Gray? Gray? Yeah, yeah. My favorite color is… gray-scale. Your favorite color is what? Gray- scale. I just put my ear up to my mic as if I was gonna be able to hear it through my mic. Your favorite color is- Gray-scale. Can you repeat that? My mic connects with your mic, Stevie. Put your ear up to it. I love, I like- We can hear you listening, Stevie. You know what? It’s interesting, because… What is this, fudge? Liking purple… Yeah, it’s fudge. Runs in the McLaughlin family. We recently, you know, Shepherd turned 13 late last year and we were like, Hey man, we’re gonna… we’re gonna paint your room, ’cause we like, put a little loft in there, and we were like, paint it any color you want and he was like, lavender. That’s cool. That is a cool move. Shepherd’s whole room is lavender now and it’s just like… I respect that. and we put six different shades of lavender on the wall and I was like, maybe I should paint my room lavender too. But then we, I mean- This is Valley Fudge lemon lavender. Oh, wow. That’s good. I need more lavender clothing. Look into that. Well, I just did as much as I’m going to- For my birthday. For your birthday? I want you to get me a lavender- A lavender ensemble. Yeah, lavender shirt and pants. This is pretty good, I thought it was white chocolate and lavender. When you told me it was lemon I didn’t like it as much. I like it. That’s my favorite thing so far. It is good. It takes like that lemon loaf with a little bit of lavender and… It helps. So moist, the bread is so moist that it’s fudge. So far, pretty much everything is… I’m still open. Now what is this? Is this a dog treat? It looks like a dog treat. Yeah. You tried to trick us. Tous Le Jours? I’m thinking this is a… Is the brand? Tous Le Jours. Boy, you gotta be a big dog to get your mouth around that. Between us, we don’t have a dog that could eat this. You tried to make us think it was a macaroon. Macaron? I could tell by the weight that- I know, it’s so dense. Ah, I can’t bite through it. You gotta have a dog jaw to do that. Oh my goodness, wow. Oh. Oh, oh. The middle’s good. Is there something… Does it taste, is there like, meat or peanut butter? I’m confused. It’s lavender icing in the middle, yeah. It tastes like cake that could last for 1000 years. Like… it just tastes like a really hard dog biscuit. Doesn’t taste bad, it’s just, the consistency’s not for a human mouth. The lavender inside is the best part though. It’s not… it’s like a rock. Um… You know what? That’s not for me. Yeah, yeah, that’s the first one that just doesn’t seem like it’s really… Dialing it in for us. Now, this ice cream has no external evidence of being lavender-ized. And that’s a big missed opportunity because wouldn’t this be beautiful if it was the color of lavender? I’d spread it all over my walls. I don’t wanna tell you what… Tell me what this tastes like to you. Wow, that is strong. That’s the strongest lavender. Wow. Whoo. There’s fine line to walk when you’re adding lavender flavor to things. It’s like eating a lavender plant. These people crossed it, drew a new line and then crossed that again. Well, there’s something in here that both of you claim not to really like. Oh, is there saffron? Yeah. The more you eat the better it gets though, once you get over that… punch. And, oh, is that the name of the brand, Saffron and Rose? Well, that is confusing. Sorry. What? The brand is called Saffron and Rose. So in my thing, it’s a saffron and rose lavender ice cream. I was gonna say, I didn’t taste saffron. But I just guessed ’cause I knew that’s what you’re talking about. Well, when you were like, whoa! I was like yeah, that’s the saffron and rose. Well no, Stevie. Yeah? It is so strong. I’ve changed my tune on saffron, as a maker. It’s all about dialing it in. I just… sometimes it’s overdone. Just like lavender, which I love, but this is overdone. This is way too far. You went too far. You know what? Keep eating it. You get used to it. Oh. You start to taste the creaminess. And then you start seeking it out. Yeah. Okay. And this is the last thing I would want. It’s even working. Yeah, maybe it sounds- Okay, lavender’s a Feels like I’m eating a dryer sheet, but… Something about it being so floral makes it feel like there’s no consequences to eating it. You know what I’m saying? It’s like, yeah it’s like huffing a lavender field. It’s just like huffing. So even that, I’m coming around to it. We’ve got a podcast, it’s called Ear Biscuits. Oh man, we talk about so much stuff over there. If you just like to hear people talk about pretty much anything and everything, reveal our deepest darkest secrets and longings. You should listen to our podcast Ear Biscuits, you can also watch us talk. On our YouTube channel Ear Biscuits. So this is just- Check it out if you haven’t. What do you have to lose? These are seeds? Yeah, they’re flowers. Eat Well is the brand. Oh, we’re supposed to eat that? Flowers, well I mean, you put them in things, I thought it was just for reference. but you can just put them in your mouth, yeah. I’m gonna eat one. Oh that’s too many. I’m gonna eat two. I just did one and that’s plenty. Okay, just one. The flavor… So you like, cook with this? Yep. I mean, the thing I’ll say is that all the lavender that has made its way into these products is exactly the same flavor profile. It’s the real thing. Right. You know like when people are trying to figure out how to put bacon flavor into things, that they put that liquid smoke and… they’re just putting lavender into things and making them taste like lavender. If this were a super snack flavor match, it would be the most consistently matched flavor… That’s exactly what I was trying to say. Of anything we’ve ever flavor matched. So let’s just not do that one. I know we were thinking about doing it, But I wonder if… Take it off the docket. If lavender love will do that. It’s got nine b-b-b-billion living probiotics. Just smells like kombucha. All right, this confirms my theory. All kombucha is the same flavor. and it doesn’t matter which one of these GT’s you get, it all tastes exactly the same. It’s all good, I all like it, but… Trying to flavor vinegar is a tough thing to do. Right. It’s not that… No, no, no. Because if you have the ginger you know, one, it tastes gingery and… yeah. They are… Yeah, they are slightly different. Slightly different, though. But I- But when I go to the grocery store I like, I look to the side when I grab it. I’m just like… Yeah. Who are we kidding here? It’s just like, kombucha, just grab it. I’ve never drunk one and thought, I’ll never drink that one again. You either like kombucha or you don’t. It’s not like Gatorade, like oh wow, that one’s different. If I got sick to my stomach and I just wretched and vomited and barfed and yacked and yelped and… Ralphed, just upchucked, and just, just… splurged and splooged. Regurgitated. Regurgitated, and could never have that flavor again, I could never have any kombucha again. Versus when I splurged and splaged and blah-‘d and yacked and yiggity-yiggity-yurp-yurped, when I drank the orange Gatorade as a child and never have been able to drink the orange Gatorade again, I can still drink lemon-lime Gatorade. Exactly. Right. Exactly what I was thinking. So be careful. Yeah, right, mm-hmm, be careful. Well, is lavender actually a good flavor? I taste some lavender. Lavender is a great thing. I taste some lavender. and even when it comes along, goes on, comes on too strong. Just keep eating it and it’ll be okay. Cause it’s comforting! Yeah, right. I’m… I feel comforted right now. Yeah, I’m gonna go take a nap. I feel… I was thinking about taking a nap. I get the couch! [Rhett, voiceover] The Mythical Backpack holds everything you need to be your mythical best. Get a it now at mythical.com.