Ep 58: Lang May Yer Lum Reek with Jesse Thorn

The Episode:

The Situations:

Jesse Thorn has to buy a boat to record a podcast from, Chris is going to a baseball game, and Ben misses his puppy.

The Drinks:

Blue Bird
2 oz Gin
1 oz blue curaçao
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.25 oz orgeat

Shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled and double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Greenpoint
2oz. Rye whiskey
1oz Punt e mes
Barspoon yellow chartreuse
1 dash angostura bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled and double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Fresh Lime Soda
1 small bottle club soda (really cold)
Juice of 1 lime
Ginger syrup to taste

To make the ginger syrup, combine the sugar & water over medium heat till the sugar dissolves, add the grated ginger & cook till the mixture reduces & is syrupy in consistency. Strain the grated ginger & store the syrup in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Squeeze lime into tall glass. Add the club soda, sweeten with ginger syrup, Stir & serve!

Ginger syrup
1 cup freshly grated ginger
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Mix all ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until the syrup has reduced a bit and the sugar is totally dissolved. Allow it to cool and fine strain all the ginger out.

Limonada de Coco (via)
1 cup cream of coconut
2.5 cups crushed ice
Juice of 3 limes
2 tablespoons of sugar or to your taste

Place all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately and enjoy.