Episode 15: Home Renovations, Exercise Routines and Friend’s Babies with Graham Walsh

The Episode:

The Situations: Graham Walsh is renovating his house, Ben is trying to get in shape and Chris met James Black’s new baby.

The Drinks:

Newfangled (via)
2 oz Bonded bourbon
1/4 oz Simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Half an Orange wheel
2 oz Ale
3 Brandied cherries

Muddle the orange, cherries, syrup and bitters. Add the bourbon and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with the ale.

Sloe Comfortable Screw
3/4 oz Vodka
3/4 oz Sloe gin
3/4 oz Southern Comfort
3 oz fresh orange juice

Build in an ice-filled highball glass.

Varadero Frappé (via)
2 oz absinthe
.5 tsp vanilla bean paste
.5 oz lemongrass syrup
.5 oz lemon juice
2 slices fresh ginger

Muddle the ginger well into the liquids. Crush ice with a sprig each of mint, oregano, and tarragon. Shake all ingredients and double strain over the crushed, herbed ice. Garnish with sprigs of herbs.

Rusty Nail
1 1/2 oz Scotch
3/4 oz Drambuie

Add ingredients plus ice to a rocks glass and stir well. Garnish with a lemon twist.