Dad Drinking

Week three of social distancing is upon us. As we figure out how to navigate not being able to navigate, please enjoy our latest installment of Dad Drinking. Josh Kim from Spot Burgers joins us in the virtual studio to discuss his decision not only to stay open during isolation, but to offer free meals to those in need, no questions asked. You can learn more about what he’s doing by following his Instagram page at @spotburgers, and you can also contact him directly if you’d like to donate to the cause via Venmo.

Stay safe and stay separate! Cheers!!

The dads finally make it back to the lab after a busy 10 months to talk loss, technology, and legacy.

Recorded on location at Prohibition Tap Room in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Special thanks to Ben Wenk for arranging and also providing a delicious array of ciders to sample. More info on Ploughman here and more info on Three Springs Fruit Farm here.

It’s always fun to welcome guests into the studio. This week, two Philly bar owners (Casey Parker and Joe Gunn) make us a Mezcallion Stallion, a bygone cocktail from their menu at Jose Pistola’s (and Pistola’s del Sur and Sancho Pistola’s) that will be making a triumphant return for National Mezcal Day (yes, that’s a thing, because there’s a goddamn day for everything now).

In addition to running three bars, Joe Gunn and Casey Parker are also dads. How do they manage to do both? Listen and find out. Cheers!

The Mezcallion Stallion
(courtesy of Casey Parker and Joe Gunn)

1-1/2 oz Mezcal
1 oz Aperol
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Chocolate Bitters
2 Amarena Fabbri Cherries in Syrup

Combine mezcal, Aperol, vermouth, and bitters in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously, strain into a rocks glass filled with ice, garnish with cherries. This one is dead easy, folks.

Welcome to Season 2, listeners! Thanks for sticking with us. Inspired by our triumphant return, we discuss the Corpse Reviver No. 2, one of many variations on a cocktail purported to be a hangover cure. Not sure about you guys, but for us, the name of this cocktail conjures up images of the undead wandering around in raggedy ass clothes, peckish for brains. Interestingly enough, there’s little to the No. 2’s flavor profile that suggests your bartender moonlights as Dr. Frankenstein. Regardless, it sparked a discussion on hangover cures throughout history and how dads handle the topic of horror movies with their children.

The dads take a field trip to the Art in the Age Tasting Room to try Eau de Musc, a bourbon made with beaver castoreum (an anal gland whose secretions are reminiscent of vanilla and raspberry), and Quaker City Shrubs, a much better alternative to those dumbass spiked seltzers.

Also, SUPER COOL PARTY ALERT! To celebrate the #SummerOfShrubs, Quaker City Mercantile will be hosting a Bokyard BBQ on July 17th from 6 to 9pm at Bok Bar, and it's free to our listeners with an RSVP through Eventbrite.