Recipe: Drunk Dish Maple Sour

The Drunk Dish Maple Sour is the featured drink in Episode 16 “Maple Syrup Mafia”. This is a standard whiskey sour with a few tweaks. Extra citrus, cardamon bitters, and a dash of cinnamon make this a great fall cocktail. Ingredients:2 oz. Bourbon (We used Bulleit Bourbon)1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice1/2…

Recipe: La Llorona Cocktail

The La Llorona cocktail is featured in Episode 15 “M-m-m-my Llorona”. This is the first cocktail I have ever made with the liquor Pisco, and honestly I love it. Its basically a milder tequila. This drink is packed with citrus (which we all know I love) and gets its spooky colors from black coconut cream…

Recipe: Halloween Jack Cocktail

The Halloween Jack is our featured cocktail on Episode 14 “A Featherless Phantom”. This cocktail combines Melissa’s love of fall, Halloween, and David Bowie. So delicious! Ingredients:5 oz. Pumpkin Apple Cider*1 oz. Salted Caramel Vodka1 oz. Whipped Cream Vodka1 oz. Pumpkinhead Fred’s Pumpkin Spice SpiritMaple Syrup and Cinnamon Sugar for the rim Directions:Line rim of…

Recipe: The Suffering Bastard

The Suffering Bastard is our featured cocktail for Episode 12: Slightly Ruffled and Really Annoyed (aka Fanta and Nazis). The Suffering Bastard1 oz. Bourbon or Brandy (We used NH made Smoky Quartz Small Batch Bourbon)1 oz. London Dry Gin (We used Sipsmith)1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice2 dashes angostura bittersGinger Ale (We used Fever Tree)Mint to…

Recipe: Ward 8

The Ward 8 cocktail is featured in Episode 11: Leave the gun, take the cannoli (Boston Cuisine Part I). Neither myself or Aimee particularly liked this cocktail, leaving us wishing Boston would just do better. Ward 82 oz. Rye Whiskey 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice1/2 oz. Orange Juice1 tsp. Grenadine Cherries for garnish Add all ingredients…

Recipe: Pusser’s Painkiller

The Pusser’s Painkiller cocktail will be the featured cocktail on our upcoming episode “UnRedline My Heart” (Redlining and Food Deserts). This week you get a twofer! We’ve provided the traditional cocktail recipe along with a variation that we came up with to help us through these hot summer days. Tune in to hear the history…

Recipe: The Bourbon Brunch

The Bourbon Brunch is the cocktail featured in Episode 9 “Make America Waffles Again“. This recipe has been adapted from a recipe found at Classy Girls Wear Pearls. None of us were particularly fond of this drink. It’s best to stay away from this one unless you are a Bourbon lover. Ingredients 4 oz. Bourbon…

Recipe: The Bee’s Knees

The Bee’s Knees cocktail will be the featured cocktail on our upcoming episode “Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times” (aka Congealed Salads and the Depression). Tune in to hear the history behind this sweetly named prohibition era concoction. Ingredients 2 oz. Gin (We used Tamworth Distilling’s Tamworth Garden White Mountain Gin. I chose this because the strong…

Ep. 03 Graham Crackers & Curbing Sex

Episode 3: Graham Crackers and Curbing Sex is live now! Listen on Google, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Pocket Casts.   On this episode, Melissa, Kate, and Aimee explore the life and times of Sylvester Graham, inventor of the graham cracker. Find out how humans got God so mad at us that he kicked us out of…