Bekah wraps up her in-depth two part story on Catherine the Great. Shelley tells the story of a very brazen heist of the Empress Sisi Star.

Drinking: Empress Gin & Tonic

It's a gin and tonic, use Empress Gin and add your tonic of choice.

After getting numerous targeted ads for Empress Gin, we dive head first into some fascinating ladies. Shelley talks about the mysterious disappearance of actress Marie Empress while Bekah gives us part 1 of her examination into the incredible life of Catherine the Great.

Drinking: Empress Gin Sour

2 oz. Empress Gin

¾ oz. lemon juice

¾ oz. simple syrup

¾ oz. egg white

Place all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice and shake to combine. Double strain into a coupe glass. Suggested garnish: purple pea flower.

Dragon's are one of the most common mythological creatures. Shelley tells the tales of murders that have been attributed to the popular role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Bekah examines the many myths surrounding dragons and their possible explanations.

Drinking: Dragon's Heart

3 lime wedges

¾ oz. elderflower liqueur

5 dashes Angostura bitters

1.5 oz. rum

3.4 oz. mezcal

½ oz. ginger liqueur

1.5 oz. blood orange juice

Garnish: blood orange slice

In cocktail shaker, add lime wedges, elderflower liqueur, and 3 drops of bitters, muddle well. Fill the shaker with ice, and add the rum, mezcal, ginger liqueur, and blood orange juice. Shake vigorously. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 2 drops of Angostura bitters and a blood orange slice.

While fancy-sipping some French 75 in beautiful Waterford Crystal Flutes, Shelley describes the life and times of infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal. As a bonus she also recounts the time famed cyclist Eddy Merckx was punched during the Tour de France. Bekah talks about one of the lesser-known stories of pre-revolution France, The Flour War of 1775.

Drinking: The French 75

1 oz gin

½ oz fresh lemon juice

½ oz simple syrup

3 oz champagne or sparkling wine

Add all ingredients except champagne into shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist.

The drink is a little bitter and so are our stories. Shelley tells the harrowing tale of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping which changed the lives of dozens of children forever. Bekah explores the history of the greyhound as a dog breed and examines the legacy of racing and betting that the dog is known for.

Drinking: The Greyhound

Vodka

Grapefruit Juice

Combine in an ice filled glass. The ratio is up to you!

On this last weekend of summer we drink the Endless Summer we talk heatwaves. Bekah recounts some historic heat waves that shaped how we deal with excessive heat to this day. Shelley tells the story of Jack Roland Murphy, or 'Murf the Surf.' 

Drinking: ENDLESS SUMMER

1 oz gin

1 oz pineapple juice

¾ oz sweet vermouth

¾ oz campari

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

While sipping on this sea plane inspired cocktail, Bekah talks about Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose. Shelley details the elaborate scheme to forge an autobiography of Hughes by writer Clifford Irving.

Drinking: Spruce Goose

1 ½ oz gin

¾ oz honey

¾ oz lime juice

¼ oz angostura bitters

2 oz tonic water

Combine all ingredients but tonic water into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain and pour over ice into a collins glass. Top with tonic water.

We go dark with the Dark and Stormy cocktail. Bekah gives us a brief history of the island of Bermuda, ghost ships, shipwrecks, and the Bermuda Triangle mystery. Shelley examines the timeline of events that led to Natalie Wood's death and the aftermath including naming Robert Wagner a person of interest.

Drinking: Dark and Stormy

2 oz. dark rum

1/2 tbsp ginger syrup or simple syrup

3 to 4 oz. ginger beer

2 lime wedges

1 or 2 slices fresh ginger (optional)

Fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Add fresh ginger. Add the rum and simple syrup and stir. Top with ginger beer. Squeeze a lime wedge over the drink and drop it in.

It's summer, we're drinking Spaghett. Shelley talks about London's infamous Spaghetti House Siege while Bekah examines the fascinating life of Lucrezia Borgia.

Drinking: Spaghett

1 bottle of Miller High Life (The Champagne of Beers)

1 oz. Campari

1 oz. Lemon Juice

Pour out approximately two ounces of beer from the bottle. Add an ounce of Campari and an ounce of lemon juice. Drink.