Both of the cocktails this week highlight Interrobang brand vermouth. The Interrobang (‽) is a punctuation symbol that combines an exclamation point and question mark, appropriate for a discussion of dialogue tags. This episode, we chose drinks that let the vermouth shine, while the other elements enhance and emphasize it. This mirrors the way yourContinue reading “Drink Recipes Ep 013”
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Drink Recipe Ep 011
Spiced Dai-query For our episode on queries, we made this punny concoction, with a hint of jalapeño for the burn of rejection. 3.5oz light rum 1.5oz lime juice 2oz agave syrup 2-4 slices of jalapeno to taste (can remove seeds if you want milder, leave the seeds in if you want it hotter) 1 cupContinue reading “Drink Recipe Ep 011”
Drink Recipe Ep 002
Writer’s Tears Old-Fashioned For our episode on the classic writing advice “Show Don’t Tell”, we chose a classic cocktail and gave it a writerly twist. 2.5oz bourbon or whiskey (we used Writer’s Tears Irish Whiskey) 1.5 tsp brown sugar simple syrup Dash angostura bitters Orange peel Luxardo cherry (for garnish) Mix syrup and bitters wellContinue reading “Drink Recipe Ep 002”
Drink Recipe Ep 001
Too Many Adverbs 1.5 oz Gin ½ oz Elderflower ½ oz Lime ¾ oz Lemon ¾ oz simple syrup Splash of Seltzer Shake all except seltzer in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a highball glass over ice and top with seltzer. The above drink tastes fine, but you could get a similar, strongerContinue reading “Drink Recipe Ep 001”
Onward and Upward!
A quick behind-the-scenes update: We’re continuing to make technical improvements to our podcast, including some new audio equipment that should improve our recording quality. We’re also learning a bit more about how to best optimize the software we use for recording and for editing. Things have certainly gotten a lot more complicated than the daysContinue reading “Onward and Upward!”
When Life Gives You Lemons…
Hi! Just popping in with a quick update. We’ve had to postpone a couple of recent episodes for a few curveballs life threw our way. Everyone’s ok, just some poorly-timed hiccups. This week we’re back on schedule though, and will be discussing the postponed topic of First Person Present Tense on September 3rd! The podcastContinue reading “When Life Gives You Lemons…”
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