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Cocktails & Capitalism episodes

  • Indigenous Empowerment in the Drink and Hospitality Industry with Chockie Tom

    We’re joined by Chockie Tom, who works to increase Indigenous visibility and empowerment in the drink and hospitality industry. Chockie’s advocacy efforts are deeply tied to her Pomo and Walker River Paiute heritage. As a bartender, consultant, and occasional brand ambassador, she has striven to increase Native involvement in the industry while helping people navigate this space for harm reduction. She helps bars and brands avoid cultural appropriation, promoting cultural appreciation and exchange while offering ways that businesses can give back to communities affected by colonization. Chockie even organized and moderated the very first Indigenous-led panel for Tales of the Cocktail, which you can watch on YouTube.


    Chockie is one of the co-founders of Doomersive – a decolonial cocktail program that challenges and subverts tiki culture. They’ve hosted tropical/immersive cocktail pop-ups in New York and London that substitute doom metal and satanic iconography in place of the racist appropriation and hypersexualization of Pacifica women that normally characterize the Tiki aesthetic. She even includes a “fundraging” aspect to this work, redirecting some of the money raised at these tropical ragers to support communities that have been negatively impacted by colonization. 



    Follow Chockie Tom on Instagram @chocktails and on Twitter @chocktailsnyc


    You can support her work though PayPal and Venmo





    Support the show

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Memes & Agitprop with @radleftdad (& the Agitprop Cocktail)

    This week, we discuss the power of agitprop with prolific memelord @radleftdad. In keeping with his persona, he joins us in a pink ski mask and a sprinkle doughnut bucket hat. As a father of two toddlers, he manages to produce radical content during nap time. He describes how inequality, the pandemic, and fatherhood all contributed to his decision to start creating dank leftist & anticapitalist memes. 

    Soon, @radleftdad will be releasing his own podcast titled Dagitprop. The show will feature free form interviews with leftist content creators. Don’t miss it! 

    Follow @radleftdad on Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, and please consider supporting his work! You can tip him through a link on his LinkTree page.



    COCKTAIL PAIRING:


    Agitprop Cocktail


    60      ml clear brandy (Blanche Armagnac like PM Spirits’ Cobrafire or Delord, or substitute Pisco)

    5     ml    Simple Syrup, or 1 to 3 white granulated sugar cubes

    4      dashes Angostura Bitters

    1      slice Orange

    1     Maraschino or Amarena Cherry 

        30-60     ml    Sprite, Squirt, or Soda Water


    Place the sugar cube(s) in an Old Fashioned glass and add the bitters. Add the orange slice, Maraschino or Amarena cherry, and muddle together until it becomes a slushy, grainy mix, making sure to muddle the peel as well to release the aromatics. Add ice and top with the Blanche Armagnac and soda of your choice. Garnish with a fresh cherry and an orange peel. 


    Tip: A “sweet” Old Fashioned uses a lemon-lime soda like Sprite, while a “sour” Old Fashioned uses a grapefruit soda like Squirt, and a “press” uses half seltzer and half lemon-lime soda. In Wisconsin, preferences often lean toward sweet, and typically the further north you go, the more sugar cubes you add to a drink.


    Glassware:      Old Fashioned Glass

    Garnish:         Maraschino or Amarena Cherry and Orange Peel

    ABV:         26%

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    1 hr 26 min
  • How Victorian Capitalism Ruined Funerals with Nash Flynn (& the Death and Friends Cocktail)

    We’re joined by comedian and historian Nash Flynn, who had us laughing hysterically throughout this dark story about funeral rituals.  She tells us how Victorian capitalism ruined funerals by magnifying social inequality even after death. We discuss poorhouses and the poor laws of 17th Century London before examining death rituals from the Victorian era in England and America.


    Nash Flynn is one of the two hosts of the Death and Friends podcast – a comedy show that deals with death and its relation to history, culture, and art. She also cohosts a new podcast called Tomorrow, Today with Andy of the Poor Proles Almanac. They interview researchers and academics about the shape of the future. In addition to these two podcasts, Nash runs several comedy shows, including KO and Cabin Fever. The latter is a nonprofit which raises money for Black Lives Matter. Nash obtained her masters in history after studying death-way trends through gravestone iconography and changes in burial rituals. 

    Follow @itsnashflynn on Twitter & Instagram, listen, rate, and subscribe to her podcasts on Apple, Spotify, etc., and support her through Patreon or Venmo (@itsnashflynn)!



    Death & Friends Punch


    Serves twenty friends, or ten Marxists . Solo recipe below!

    Prepare an oleo-saccharum (shrub) . Peel 12 lemons with a sharp vegetable peeler, trying to get as little of the white pith as possible. Muddle with 350 ml light raw sugar and left sit for an hour.  Muddle once more . Add 575 ml lemon juice & stir to dissolve sugar. Strain into an empty 750ml bottle. Add water to fill any remaining space, seal and refrigerate. 

    To serve, fill a large Punch bowl with crushed or finely cracked ice, pour in the bottled shrub and add one 750ml bottle each of Averna Amaro, VSOP Cognac, and Jamaican rum. Add 60ml of fine quality Absinthe like Vieux Pontarlier and then top off with three bottles of chilled brut Champagne. Stir, garnish, & enjoy!



    To make ONE serving:

    20    ml     Cognac    (try Courvoisier VSOP – the cognac that Charles Dickens preferred)

    20    ml    Jamaican Rum     (try Worthy Park 109, any Hampden Estate, or Appleton Estate 12 year rums)

    20    ml    Averna Amaro

    20    ml    Oleo saccharum shrub (as made below)

    1    dash    Absinthe

    60    ml    Brut Champagne or other sparkling wine


    Build this drink over crushed or finely cracked ice. Top with the brut Champagne and garnish with a maraschino cherry, pineapple slice, and mint bouquet.  

    Glassware:      Clear heat proof mug 

    Garnish:         Maraschino cherry & mint leaves

    ABV:             15%


    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 18 min
  • Chevron’s Corporate Prosecution of Steven Donziger with Paul Paz y Miño (& the Class Action Cocktail)

    This week, we dive into Chevron’s corporate prosecution of lawyer Steven Donziger with Paul Paz y Miño – the associate director of Amazon Watch. 


    Defending farmers and Indigenous folks who have been poisoned by ChevronTexaco’s pollution, Donziger helped to win a $9.5 billion judgment against the company for the devastation it caused in Ecuador. Instead of paying up, Chevron retaliated by demonizing Donziger. They conducted the very first corporate criminal prosecution in America, involving judges, law firms, and a private prosecutor, all of whom have direct ties to Chevron. They even stripped Donziger of his law license and kept him arbitrarily detained for nearly 1000 days — something that the UN and Amnesty International have condemned.


    Chevron’s treatment of Donziger shows us how  corporations can use their wealth to harass and punish those who dare speak out against their crimes. The oil giant’s legal retaliation and intimidation tactics provide a blueprint to other companies seeking to skirt accountability and punish their opponents. At the same time, this story shows us “the anatomy of the corporate response” as Paul observes. It helps us understand and prepare ourselves for the tactics that fossil fuel companies and other mega corporations will use against Earth and human rights defenders in the decades ahead. 


    Don’t miss our last episode on “ChevronTexaco’s Crimes in Ecuador”


    Donate to the Donziger defense fund here!

    May 21st is ANTI-CHEVRON DAY – an international day of action! More here: The True  Cost of Chevron

    For more information and ways to help, check out Amazon Watch

    More on the history here: ChevronToxico



    Class Action Cocktail

    45     ml     Aguardiente or light rum 

    105    ml    Horchata Lojana tea, brewed and filtered

    15    ml    Panela or other raw sugar 

    15    ml    Lemon juice


    Build this drink in a clear heat proof mug if drinking hot, or your favorite clear glass if drinking cold. Ice isn’t necessary if your batch everything ahead of time and refrigerate. Add all ingredients to your glass and stir to incorporate. Garnish with an edible flower and enjoy!

    Adjust the proportions if you’d like your drink less or more sweet or boozy. 

    Glassware:      Clear heat proof mug 

    Garnish:         Edible flower

    ABV:             12%


    Thank you to Jesse Torres for another amazing drink!

    CC Photo credits:

    Paul Paz y Miño protesting, Chevron is Guilty by Rainforest Action Network

    Chevron CEI John Watson image by jonathan mcintosh 

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 21 min
  • ChevronTexaco’s Crimes in Ecuador: The Amazon Chernobyl

    Have you heard of the Amazon Chernobyl? To save money, ChevronTexaco deliberately caused the largest oil disaster in history. They dumped over 16 billion gallons of toxic oil waste into open pits in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. They poisoned rivers, streams, peasant farmers, and Indigenous communities living in the rainforest. Their cost cutting measures were fatal to hundreds if not thousands of people. 


    Despite the fact that this is the most massive oil spill in history, completely dwarfing the BP spill of 2010, very few people are even aware of this catastrophe. Big oil has funneled so much money into our corporate media that this story is barely being shared.


    Chevron’s victims refuse to remain silent. Their coalition of 30,000 Indigenous community members and peasant farmers have been battling the oil giant for decades. Lawyer Steven Donziger joins the fight. They win a landmark victory in the “environmental trail of the century,” but Chevron refuses to accept defeat. As you’ll learn in this episode, Chevron uses every tool at their disposal to skirt accountability and retaliate for their loss.


    Next week we’ll share the second part of this story: Chevron’s corporate prosecution of lawyer Steven Donziger.


    May 21st is ANTI-CHEVRON DAY – an international day of action!
    More here: The True  Cost of Chevron

    For more information and ways to help, check out Amazon Watch

    Donate to the Donziger defense fund here!

    More on the history here: ChevronToxico



    The Class Action Cocktail

    45     ml     Aguardiente or light rum 

    105    ml    Horchata Lojana tea, brewed and filtered

    15    ml    Panela or other raw sugar 

    15    ml    Lemon juice


    Build this drink in a clear heat proof mug if drinking hot, or your favorite clear glass if drinking cold. Ice isn’t necessary if your batch everything ahead of time and refrigerate. Add all ingredients to your glass and stir to incorporate. Garnish with an edible flower and enjoy!

    Adjust the proportions if you’d like your drink less or more sweet or boozy. 

    Glassware:      Clear heat proof mug 

    Garnish:         Edible flower

    ABV:             12%


    Thank you to Jesse Torres for another amazing drink!



    CC photo credit: Chevron’s Toxic Legacy in Ecuador’s Amazon by Rainforest Action Network

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Love Kills Capitalism with Eli (& the Modern Cinderella Cocktail)

    This week, Eli of Modern Cinderellas ITALIA explains how love kills capitalism. We continue our previous discussion of the nuclear family and its relationship to capitalism, but this time we dive into the ways that friendship and other forms of community help us combat the kind of isolation that capitalism feeds and thrives upon. 

    Eli is a relationship anarchist and intersectional feminist who has decided to remain child-free and single. She is the creator of Modern Cinderellas ITALIA – a project that includes a podcast as well as Instagram and TikTok pages.


    "Capitalism hates community, it hates when we care about each other because when we care about each other we help each other for free."
     -- Eli


    Further reading (Eli’s recommendations):


    Agustin Fuentes, Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You

    Sarah Jaffe, Work Won’t Love You Back



    Modern Cinderella Cocktail


    The Modern Cinderella cocktail is a spicy riff on the classic, French 75. It’s deliciously pink and gets a warm and rich spice from Ancho Reyes which is an ancho chili liqueur from Puebla, Mexico. We are using our incredible strawberry syrup again to add a lovely color that pairs perfectly with the ancho chilis. We’re also using a delightful gin from the Amalfi Coast in Italy in honor of Eli. Mafly Gin Rosa uses Sicilian pink grapefruits and is a beautiful pink color. The Modern Cinderella Cocktail is topped off with another great Italian ingredient—Prosecco. This Italian sparkling wine is dry and very effervescent and the perfect way to bring all of these flavors together into a refreshing and elegant drink.



    Modern Cinderella

    22     ml     Malfy Rosa Italian Gin

    22    ml    Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur

    15    ml    Lemon Juice

    15    ml    Strawberry Syrup

     30    ml    Prosecco


    Add all ingredients except Prosecco to a shaker tin. Add plenty of ice and shake. Fine strain into a chilled champagne flute and add the Prosecco. Cut a long strand of lemon peel with a channel knife and express the oils over the drink. Twist the lemon peel into a tight curl and garnish. 

    Glassware:      Champagne Flute

    Garnish:         Lemon peel twist

    ABV:             15%



    Strawberry Syrup

    Yields 475ml:

    450g     Strawberries, small dice

    450g     Sugar, granulated white

    Toss strawberries in sugar until strawberries are well coated. Let sit covered for at least three hours (ideally 5-6 hours) at room temperature while stirring occasionally to help dissolve sugar taking care to not mash strawberries. Once sugar is fully dissolved, fine strain the strawberries out, bottle, and label. Strawberry Syrup must be refrigerated and is good for up to two weeks with its optimal flavor good for one week.

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 3 min
  • Capitalism Kills Love with Eli (& the Modern Cinderella Cocktail)

    In this episode, we explore why romantic love and the nuclear family are essential to the workings of capitalism. We are joined by Eli of Modern Cinderella ITALIA. Eli is a relationship anarchist and intersectional feminist who explains her decision to remain child-free and single. Eli shares part of her personal story to ground our discussion of love under capitalism. She shows us how the capitalist power structures rely upon our isolation and unpaid care labor, explaining how capitalism kills love. Tune in next week to hear how love kills capitalism!


    Eli is the creator of Modern Cinderellas ITALIA – a project that includes a podcast as well as Instagram and TikTok pages.


    “Family is the institutionalization of unpaid care labor” — Silvia Federici


    Eli’s recommendations:


    Engles, “The Origins of the Family, Private Property, and the State” (Essay)

    Aleksandra Kollontai, “Make Way for Winged Eros” (Essay)

    Silvia Federici, Revolution at Point Zero (Book)

    A.K. 47: Selections from the Works of Aleksandra Kollontai (Podcast) 

    Red Menace podcast episode: Aleksandra Kollontai: Marxist Feminism and Love After Capitalism



    Modern Cinderella Cocktail

    22 ml Malfy Rosa Italian Gin

    22mlAncho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur

    15mlLemon Juice

    15mlStrawberry Syrup

    30mlProsecco

    Add all ingredients except Prosecco to a shaker tin. Add plenty of ice and shake. Fine strain into a chilled champagne flute and add the Prosecco. Cut a long strand of lemon peel with a channel knife and express the oils over the drink. Twist the lemon peel into a tight curl and garnish. 

    Glassware:  Champagne Flute

    Garnish: Lemon peel twist

    ABV: 15%



    Strawberry Syrup

    Yields 475ml:

    450g Strawberries, small dice

    450g Sugar, granulated white

    Toss strawberries in sugar until well coated. Let sit covered for at least 3 hours (ideally 5-6 h) at room temperature while stirring occasionally to help dissolve sugar, Once sugar is dissolved, fine strain the strawberries out, bottle, and label syrup. Must be refrigerated. Good for up to 2 weeks with its optimal flavor good for 1 week.

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 25 min
  • Minisode: Anarcho-capitalism with Jordon of 805UNCENSORED (& the Tragedy of the Commons Cocktail)

    What is anarcho-capitalism??? In this minisode, I speak with Jordon of 805UNCENSORED about this bizarre ideology and how it fundamentally differs from anarchism. We dive much more deeply into these political systems on the upcoming episode of Jordon's podcast titled "What the Fuck is Anarcho-capitalism?" Don't miss it!

    805UNCENSORED is a podcast offering an anti-capitalist perspective on politics, history, current events, music, philosophy, and more. Their episodes feature activists, musicians, authors, and other rad leftist guests. You can find the show on Spotify, Apple, Google, PodChaser, Anchor, etc

    Follow 805UNCENSORED!
           Twitter (@805uncensored)
           YouTube
           Instagram (@805uncensoredpod)



    COCKTAIL PAIRING: THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS

    The name of the drink is an economic science term that describes a situation in which individual users, who have open access to a resource unhampered by shared social structures or formal rules that govern access and use, act independently according to their own self-interest and, contrary to the common good of all users, cause depletion of the resource through their uncoordinated action. This concept describes a fundamental problem inherent to anarchocapitalism: the tendency of the individual to neglect the wellbeing of society when pursuing self-interest and personal gain

    Tragedy of the Commons
    Ingredients are listed in the order in which they are poured into the glass 

    8     ml     Galliano 

    15    ml    Goldschläger

    15    ml    Goslings or Cruzan Black Rum 

    8    ml    High proof dark rum like Worthy Park 109 Jamaican Rum (needs to be over 50% ABV)

    Build this drink in a slender shot glass. Pour the ingredients carefully into a glass in the order listed to keep the colored layers separate. You'll need a steady hand and a strong stomach. To layer, take a bar spoon and hold it in the glass, touching the side, with the back of the bowl facing up. Slowly pour each subsequent ingredient over the bowl of the spoon, so it settles lightly over the top of the ingredient below.

    The high proof dark rum that is floated on top is meant to be lit on fire. This step is NOT necessary but definitely adds a lot of fun and show. Please use your discretion and use extreme CAUTION when lighting alcohol on fire. DO NOT attempt if you are unsure or if conditions are not safe. Please enjoy responsibly. 

    Glassware:      Slender Shot Glass

    Garnish:         None

    ABV:             40%


    Huge thanks to Jesse Torres for creating this delicious, visually striking cocktail!

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    34 min
  • Cannabis & Capitalism: The Winners and Losers of Legalization with Christa (& the Green Rush Cocktail)

    This week, Christa and I discuss the winners and losers of cannabis legalization. While people of color suffered most from the criminalization of marijuana in the US, the plant’s legalization for medical and recreational use has deprived these same people of the opportunity to participate in this newly-legalized industry. Instead, rich capitalists and corporations have managed to dominate the market, crushing small mom and pop grows during the rapid push to decriminalize the drug. 


    Do you remember Christa from our Infrastructure Bill episode? Christa is pursuing her master's in urban geography with the goal of working for sustainability and equity in city planning.



    THE GREEN RUSH COCKTAIL:

    This is an herbaceous, savory drink that combines the vegetal, citrusy, and earthy flavors of cannabis and pairs them with ingredients that compliment those notes. Gin Mare is a Spanish gin that combines rosemary, thyme, basil, and olives and is the perfect pairing for the flavors of cannabis flower. La Quintinye is a Pineau des Charentes-based vermouth that also lends to the same verdant flavors along with Chartreuse Verte. Lastly this drink is balanced with fresh lime juice and a small amount of simple sugar syrup. 

    Adding the cannabis tincture is optional but it adds the flavor and THC needed to truly make this a cannabis cocktail.  



    Green Rush

    45 ml Gin Mare 

    15mlLa Quintinye Blanc Vermouth

    8mlChartreuse Verte

    22mlLemon Juice 

    8mlHoney Syrup 

    High-quality Absinthe

    4-8 dropsCannabis Tincture

    Fresh Thyme


    Add gin and thyme to a shaker and muddle. Add remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake well with ice cubes. Take a coupe and rinse it with absinthe. Take a small amount of absinthe and swirl it around the glass to coat and drink the remaining liquid. Fine strain the cocktail into the coupe and garnish with a sprig of thyme. 

    Glassware:  Coupe

    Garnish: Thyme sprig 

    ABV: 24%



    Cannabis Tincture

    .5 gCannabis flower

    75ml High proof Grain Alcohol like Everclear (96% ABV) or high-proof spirit (over 50% ABV)

    Roughly break apart cannabis flower and add both ingredients to a glass container and let sit for up to five days in a dark place. Agitate the mixture every day. Fine strain into a dropper bottle and label.

    Shelf stable indefinitely. 

    Yield: 2.5 oz


    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 27 min
  • Reclaiming an Indigenous Art Form with Neka (& the Jekt Kani Cocktail)

    This week, we speak with Neka Savage – a member of the Sovereign Nation of Chitimacha. Like her mother, who did much to revitalize the Chitimacha language, Neka has been working to reclaim the last remaining traditional art form of her tribe: the practice of river cane basket weaving. These baskets were once used in nearly every aspect of daily life. Today, this basketry is practiced by only six weavers. Neka explains how capitalism endangered the existence of this artform, and how the weavers of her tribe used their craft in an effort to save their land. Her work aims to bring Chitimacha basketry “out of glass cases and into the homes and hands of our people again.”

    Neka is a supervisor at 232 Help – a nonprofit hotline that helps people in need owing to housing insecurity or natural disasters. They connect folks with state and federal services providing food, clothing, disaster relief, employment support, rent assistance, etc. Having worked during hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida, Neka connects her profession to the growing climate crisis that capitalism has created. She shines light on the ways in which climate change will impact the #landback cause: “Land Back is such an important movement, but what do you do when your land is under water?”


    Follow Neka on IG:
    @fourtreesdesignco @savagesisterbeads

    Neka's Etsy: FourTreesDesignCo

    Melissa Darden’s site

    To find the number for 211 in your area, go to 211.org and put in your zip code



    Jekt Kani Cocktail

    Redwing's Eye

    The Jekt Kani Cocktail is based on one of Neka’s favorite basket patterns: The Jekt Kani, meaning the Redwing Blackbird’s Eye. This cocktail is made to look like the basket weave by using pebble ice topped with the pattern made of blackberries and raspberries. It can also be made SPIRIT FREE for those who choose not to imbibe. The alcohol component is cane-based in the same way that the baskets are made from cane. Three Roll is an outstanding rum distillery in Louisiana that uses locally-farmed, organic sugar cane.


    Jekt Kani Cocktail   (ABV 12%  --  OR  --  Spirit Free)


    -45 ml Sugar cane rum such as Three Roll

           OR Non-alcoholic spirit such as Seedlip Grove 42

    -15mlSimple Syrup

    -15mlLemon Juice 

    -30mlGinger Beer

    -Blackberries & raspberries


    Glassware:  Rocks or Old Fashioned Glass

    Directions for both versions: 

    Take a rocks glass & add three blackberries to the bottom of the glass. Separately, add the rum or spirit-free Seedlip, syrup, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with ice cubes & shake well. Fine strain a very small amount into the glass with the blackberries & muddle very well. Add the crushed or pebble ice into the glass tightly. Strain the remaining cocktail slowly into the glass. The blackberry juice will slowly start to rise to the top in a beautiful way. Use whole raspberries and blackberries to create the Jekt Kani pattern on the top of the drink.  

    Support the show

    Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.

    https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism

    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
    Some episodes on YouTube. Subscribe & enjoy! Cheers!

    1 hr 6 min

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