Episode 9: Folk and Flab

The Episode:

The Situations:

Ben is discovering that his summer clothes no longer fit him and Chris went to a folk music concert. Also a special section on how to find some of the weirder booze that we talk about on the show.

The Drinks:

Moon of the Rise (via)
2 oz moonshine or white whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
6 drops citrus bitters
1 lemon peel
1 grapefruit peel

Twist the lemon peel inside a chilled cocktail glass and rub the oil inside the glass to cover. Do the same with the grapefruit peel. Discard the grapefruit peel. In a mixing glass, add the ingredients. Add ice. Stir briskly until the glass becomes ice cold. Strain into the ice-cold cocktail glass.

Spring Cleaning (via) 
1 1/2 oz Gin
1 1/2 oz Pisco
4 Cherries
3 ds Bitters
3 cube Sugar

Shake gin, pisco, bitters on ice, strain in vessel of choice. Drop sugar cubes in and merely crush. Add cherries and give it all a couple brisk stirs.

@drinkaboutit My little cousin is getting bar mitzvahed and I will be seeing a lot of relatives I haven't seen in yearsssssssss.

— Stephanie Sparer (@stefispice) May 2, 2014

Blood Orange Cocktail (via) 
2 1/2 oz fresh squeezed blood orange juice
2 1/2 oz white grape juice
2 oz vodka (exclude if making a mocktail)
sparkling water (or lemon lime soda)

Fill glass with ice and pour in blood orange juice, grape juice and vodka (omit vodka if making mocktail). Give it a little stir and top with sparkling water. Use lemon lime soda if you prefer a sweeter drink. Enjoy!