Drinking With The Saints

Mike and Alexandra make a surprising cocktail and discuss a fairly recent saint, including:

Check out the video of Mike mixing this week's cocktail at backrow.fm/dwts/028

The Magic Cotton Candy Daiquiri Cocktail

1 big fluff of cotton candy

2 oz. light rum

Juice of 1 lime (2 tbsp)

Champagne

1 wheel of lime for garnish

Start with a big fluff of cotton candy in a cocktail glass. Add light rum and lime juice into a shaker filled with ice and shake forty times, then pour into the cocktail glass over the cotton candy. Top off with champagne. Garnish with one wheel of lime.

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Mike and Alexandra discuss a cocktail that was not in the Drinking with the Saints book for St. Agnes, but perhaps would have been. It involves a unique ingredient that not even they have tried before.

They also talk about the life of St. Agnes and then take a look at some fascinating traditions that happen in Rome each year around the feast of St. Agnes.

The Lion and the Lamb Cocktail

1½  oz. bourbon

1½  tsp. allspice dram*

2 dashes bitters

½ oz. lime juice

½ oz. orgeat syrup

1 cherry for garnish

1 lime wedge for garnish

Pour all liquid ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake forty times. Strain into an old-

fashioned glass with ice and garnish with lime juice wedge and cherry.

*Substitute 1 ½ tsp. of dark rum and ½ tsp. of combined ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove

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Drinking with St. Nick

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Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained

Mike and Alexandra discuss St. Antony in the Desert, Antony vs. Anthony. They issue a mea culpa on a recipe from the Drinking with the Saints book and offer a revised version. They also talk about two bonus drinks for St. Antony, including a recipe if you are keeping January dry.

Some tidbits about St. Antony include his influence on monasticism, his association with pigs, and how his story influenced the conversion of St. Augustine.

Drink: Tequila Sunrise (New and Improved Edition!)

2 oz. tequila

2 oz. orange juice

¼ oz. grenadine

Stir the tequila and orange juice in a mixing glass filled with ice and strain into a highball glass. Add ice. Pour in grenadine slowly around the inner perimeter of the glass. The grenadine will settle to the bottom and create a sunrise effect.

The Desert Pear Mocktail

1 oz. Desert Pear Syrup from Monin Syrups

½ oz. Lemon juice

5 oz. Sparkling Water

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Drinking with the Saints 

Drinking with St. Nick

Drinking with Your Patron Saints

Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained

Mike and Alexandra discuss the topsy-turvy traditions of the 12 Days of Christmas and the surprising way that they keep some of these traditions alive today.

Drink: The “Duodecimal Drummers be Drumming” Old Fashioned

2 oz. Johnny Drum Bourbon

1 tsp. Simple syrup

1 dash angostura or orange bitters

2 Luxardo cherries, impaled by sticks to resemble drum sticks

Pour bourbon, simple syrup, and bitters into an old fashioned glass. Stir and fill with ice. Garnish with cherries.

Luxardo Cherries Recipe

Make a heavy syrup with 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water, heat it. Put in pitted cherries, let the whole pot cool. Add one cup of brandy and one clove. Marinate for six weeks.

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Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

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Drinking with the Saints 

Drinking with St. Nick

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Mike and Alexandra celebrate New Years Eve by taking a look at some of the interesting New Years traditions around the world. They even include a bonus drink for you to entertain your New Years guests with, and it involves fire.

Drink: Godly Prosperity

½ oz. cinnamon schnapps with gold flakes

¼ oz. lemon juice

3 oz. chilled brut sparkling wine

1 dash orange bitters

Cranberry garnish

Build ingredients in a champagne coupe or saucer glass. (You can also use a champagne flute, but it won’t show the gold flakes as well.) Throw in a cranberry for some holiday color, but don’t eat it unless you like extreme tartness.

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Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

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Mike and Alexandra celebrate Christmas Eve by examining the origins of some of our most popular Christmas traditions. They discuss mistletoe, Christmas trees, and holly before turning their attention to the surprising origins of some beloved Christmas songs.

Finally, they announce the winner of the naming contest for fans of Drinking with the Saints.

Drink: Adam’s Apple

1 oz. apple brandy or applejack

½ oz. gin

½ oz. dry vermouth

1 dash Green Chartreuse

Put ice in a mixing glass and add ingredients. Stir well and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

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Mike and Alexandra examine the “O Antiphons” and the golden nights.

They also announce the finalists for the naming contest for fans of Drinking with the Saints. 

Go vote in the poll at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Finally, they dig into some Christmastime trivia from Mike’s newest book, “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe” including their family’s connection to the origins of Silent Night, the strange Christmas traditions of Iceland, and the dark side of Christmas with goblins, elves, werewolves, and more.

Drink: Adonai’s Smoking Rosemary Old Fashioned

2 oz. Redemption Rye Whiskey

2-3 tsp. simple syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 sprig dried rosemary

Mix liquid ingredients in a glass. Light rosemary on fire and enclose it in the glass over the drink for 10 seconds. Add ice if desired.

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Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints

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Mike and Alexandra talk about what the Immaculate Conception is, what it is not, and why it was defined in 1854 of all times. Also discussed: Why St. Joachim must have been a great kisser. They enjoy one of their favorite cocktails: the White Lady, and talk about its variations.

Drink: White Lady

1 egg white

2 tsp. Powdered sugar

1 oz. gin

1 oz. vodka

1 oz. Cointreau

1 tbsp. Fresh lemon juice

Lemon bitters

Beat egg whites and powdered sugar until the mixture forms soft peaks.  Pour the egg mixture and all other liquid ingredients except lemon bitters into a large shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with lemon bitters.

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Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

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Mike and Alexandra make some Glühwein and kick off the Advent season with discussion of its origins and the tension of somberness and joy within Advent. They talk about Advent customs such as advent wreaths, Advent calendars, Nativity scenes, and, of course, goblins.

Drink: Glühwein

4 oz. Claret or any dry red wine

1 stick cinnamon

1/2 tsp. sugar

1 orange peel

1 lemon peel

1 whole clove

Build ingredients in a small saucepan, warm to just below boiling, allow to cool a little and serve in an Irish coffee mug.

Contest: Help us come up with a nickname for listeners of the show! Email your suggestions to [email protected] and you could win a signed copy of Drinking with the Saints!

We would love to hear from you! Send us an email with your comments or feedback to [email protected]

Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

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Drinking with the Saints 

Drinking with St. Nick

Drinking with Your Patron Saints

Mike and Alexandra examine all things bourbon with a trivia throwdown. What makes a liquor a bourbon? Why is Kentucky an ideal place to make bourbon? What are the angels’ share and the devil’s cut of bourbon? They end with some trivia on the origins of Thanksgiving in the United States.

Drink: Manhattan

1.5 oz. bourbon

0.5 oz. sweet vermouth

1 dash bitters (optional)

1 cherry for garnish

Add all ingredients except cherry to a shaker filled with ice and stir 40 times. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Contest: Help us come up with a nickname for listeners of the show! Email your suggestions to [email protected] and you could win a signed copy of Drinking with the Saints!

We would love to hear from you! Send us an email with your comments or feedback to [email protected]

Mike’s newest book is out! Check out “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained” now!

Don’t miss the Spain and Portugal pilgrimage river cruise with Mike, Alexandra, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug April 22 - May 3, 2023. Get the details at drinkingwiththesaints.com

Let us know what you think, or share a picture of your drinks with us! Find us on Instagram at @drinkingsaints

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

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Find the Books:

Drinking with the Saints 

Drinking with St. Nick

Drinking with Your Patron Saints