Crime and Time on the Rocks

While drinking the Bronx we talk New York. Shelley describes the tragic Happyland nightclub fire while Bekah discusses the origins of Batman and the man behind him.

Drinking: The Bronx

2 oz gin

¼ oz dry vermouth

¼ oz sweet vermouth

1 oz orange juice

2 dashes orange bitters

Orange slice

Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange slice.

While sipping on the smoky cocktail, Bekah examines Winston Churchill's heritage including his parents Jennie Jerome and Lord Randolph. Shelly opens the files of Churchill's spy legacy.

Drinking: Churchill

1.5 oz. scotch whisky

.5 oz. sweet vermouth

.5 oz. orange liqueur

.5 oz. fresh lime juice

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

While sampling this rockin' drink, Shelley examines the "payola" scandal of the 50's and 60's while Bekah describes the original Woodstock Festival.

Drinking: Rock 'n' Rolla

1 ½ oz. high proof bourbon

1 oz. apple juice

¾ oz. lemon juice

½ oz. maple syrup

¼ oz. allspice dram

2 dashes angostura bitters

Ground nutmeg

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a lowball glass with ice. Garnish with ground nutmeg.

While sipping on the fruity, bourbon-forward Capricorn, Shelley examines the high profile Zodiac Killer case.  Bekah explores Benjamin Franklin's love of astrology and how it contributed to the date of our nation's independence.

Drinking: Capricorn

1 oz. bourbon

½ oz. apricot brandy

½ oz. lemon juice

2 oz. orange juice

Place all ingredients into shaker filled with ice. Shake to mix and pour into an old fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange slice.

In a clear case of tailoring a drink to a topic we wanted to talk about, Bekah examines the fascinating life of William Randolph Hearst. Shelley details the kidnapping of Patricia "Patty" Hearst and the subsequent events that took place.

Drinking: Hearst Martini

2 oz. dry gin

1 oz. vermouth

1 dash orange bitters

1 dash aromatic bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. Garnish with orange zest twist.

This Creole version of Crime and Time has us talking about the infamous Madame LaLaurie and the fascinating Marie Laveau. Thank you to listener James for the drink suggestion.

Drinking: Creole Scream

1 ⅓ oz. light rum

⅔ oz. dry vermouth

1 dash Angostura bitters

⅓ oz. grenadine

Mix the rum, grenadine, vermouth, and Angostura. Shake with ice. Strain into martini glass. Add an olive.

After trying this strange cocktail, we talk guillotines. Bekah gives a summary of France's Reign of Terror, while Shelley examines the infamous Vampire of Dusseldorf.

Drinking: The Guillotine

1 oz. Mezcal

¾ oz. Scotch Whisky

¼ oz. Banana Liqueur

¼ oz. Honey Syrup

Lemon Peel

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir well and strain into a snifter with ice. Garnish with a lemon peel.

After a major recording snafu, we talk journalists. Bekah explores the rise of "yellow journalism" while Shelley explains the horrible case of Macedonian journalist Vlado Taneski.

Drinking: The Journalist

¾ oz. gin

¼ oz. dry vermouth

¼ oz. sweet vermouth

¼ oz. orange curacao

¼ oz. lemon

1 dash angostura bitters

Shake all ingredients together with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Space. The final frontier. That's what we're talking about.  Shelley talks about the much covered story of astronaut Lisa Nowak and her obsession gone wrong. Bekah gives a rundown of the Mercury 7 astronauts.

Drinking: The Astronaut

1 oz. Light rum

1 oz. vodka

1 oz. lemon juice

Dash of passion fruit juice

Lemon wedge

Add rum, vodka, lemon juice, and passion fruit juice into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and then strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon wheel.

While drinking the famous hurricane cocktail, Bekah talks about five hurricanes that changed history. Shelley retells the account of Rubin "hurricane" Carter and his supposed wrongful convitiction.

Drinking: HURRICANE

2 oz. light rum

2 oz. dark rum

1 oz. lime juice

1 oz. orange juice

½ oz. passion fruit puree

½ oz. simple syrup

1 tsp. Grenadine

Add the light and dark rums, lime and orange juices, passion fruit puree, simple syrup, and grenadine into a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a large hurricane glass over ice. Garnish with an orange half-wheel and cherry.