Giant Cocktails: A San Francisco Giants Baseball Podcast

Yes, there was some good stuff, like the top 5 farm system. The brothers turn their ire towards the President of Baseball Operations himself, Buster Posey. What does 2026 say about his abilities as a HOBO? The bullpen that wasn't, the Vitello hiring, the 97 losses, they discuss it all.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Gin & Ginger Beer while Matthew is drinking a Monte Carlo. Recipes below.

• 2-3 oz Gin
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer
• Fill a highball with ice, add the gin and top with the ginger beer.

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Mix all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass until well-chilled. Serve up or on the rocks. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Lost because it's episode 404! Ah? Ah? Our dads joke their way through a break down of Tony Vitello's first season as manager. How bad was it? Did it matter? More importantly, will it get better?

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Fall Choke while Ben is drinking Bath Bubbles. Recipes below.

• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Cynar
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice.

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Lavender Syrup (simple syrup with lavender extract)
• 2 - 3 oz Sparkling White Wine
• Combine the gin, creme de violette, lemon juice and lavender syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a champagne flute and top with the sparkling white wine.

It's time to break hearts and ruin dreams. Our heartless hosts (not the parasite kind) react to the end of season press conference: can the Giants contend next year? Does Buster know the bullpen was his fault? Is Terminator 2 Tony Vitello's favorite movie? Then they get down to cutting 20+ players from the Giants 40-man roster. It's a blood bath. And they call it "easy". Disgusting.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Sweet Heat while Matthew is drinking a Berry Sage. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1 splash grendine
• 2 oz Coca-Cola
• 2 oz Ginger Beer
• 1 - 2 Jalapeno coins (optional)
• If using jalapeno, drop it into an empty highball glass and gently muddle. Add whiskey to the highball glass. Fill the glass with ice and pour grenadine over the ice. Simultaneously pour Coca-Cola and ginger beer into the glass.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 3/4 oz Blackberry Sage Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a sage leaf or blackberry.

Blackberry Sage Syrup

• 1 cup blackberries — fresh or frozen
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 4–5 fresh sage leaves
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Small pinch of salt
• Combine the blackberries, sugar, water, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring it to a gentle simmer for 8–10 minutes, crushing the berries as they soften. Remove from the heat, add the sage leaves, cover, and let steep for about 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing gently on the berries. Stir in the lemon juice and let cool.

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So that happened. The brothers react to the season that was before looking back at their pre-season predictions. And get very very drunk. Can you blame them? We certainly don't blame you.

We will be dropping down to one episode a week for the month of October and plan on doing two episodes in November. We will determine the schedule beyond as the off-season picture becomes clearer.

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Brandy Crusta while Ben is drinking ... a Negroni. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Brandy
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec (Cointreau or Orange Curacao)
• 1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes Aromatic Bitters (Pretty much anything goes)
• If desired, rub rim of a cocktail glass with lemon juice and roll in sugar. Set aside. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into prepared glass.

• 1 oz London Dry Gin
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• Large Orange Twist for garnish
• Combine gin, Campari and sweet vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until just chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large single chunk of ice. Express orange twist over glass and put twist in glass. Good luck.

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Becasue of these "kids" are fun to watch. The brothers react to the Twins series: Bo Davidson, bad bullpen, and more moral victories. Then they discuss they're favorites from the current roster which may include Cox! Tugboat! And ... Daddy?

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Suburban Boy while Matthew is drinking a Perfect Pair. Recipes below.

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 3/4 oz Pear-Vanilla Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• Splash of Club Soda or Sparkling Wine (Optional)
• Add all ingredients, except the optional club soda or sparkling wine, to a shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass. Top off with sparkling wine or club soda if desired.

Pear-Vanilla Syrup

• 2 ripe Bosc pears, cored and diced
• 1 1/4 cups Ceres pear juice
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 1 small 2 1/2-inch cinnamon stick
• 1/8 tsp kosher salt
• Put the pears and pear juice in a small saucepan and gently simmer for about 10–12 minutes, until the pears are very soft. Lightly mash them. Add the sugar and salt and stir over low heat just until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat, add the vanilla bean/seeds and cinnamon stick, cover, and steep for 15–20 minutes. Taste around 10 minutes; if the cinnamon is already noticeable, pull the stick early. Fine-strain into a sealable jar, pressing the pears gently.

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It's episode 400! Our Quadricentenarians celebrate their milestone episode by reacting to the series victory over the Cardinals and the sweep by the Dodgers. They then break down the Giants pitching woes and debate whether its fixable in one off-season.

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Sazerac while Ben is drinking . Recipes below.

• 1½ oz Sazerac Rye
• ⅓ oz regular 1:1 simple syrup
• 3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• Herbsaint rinse
• Lemon peel
• Prepare your glass by rinsing inside of a chilled short glass with Herbsaint (or absinthe). Discard any extra in glass. Combine other ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into prepared glass with no ice. Express lemon peel oils over drink and drop in glass. For something extra, embed 2-3 cloves into the peel and place in glass.

• 1 oz Bourbon
• 1/4 oz Orange Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Campari
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 sugar cube
• Combine bourbon, orange liqueur, Campari and bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir briefly to chill slightly. Strain into a champagne flute with the sugar cube at the bottom. Top with the sparkling white wine.

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We look forward to your healthy return, Rafi! The brothers update the 2026 Giants place in bad Giants history before reacting to the sweep by the Padres. Finally they break down many of the crazy things that have happened in this season (most of them good!)

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Four in Hand while Ben is drinking a Sunshine Makes Me Cry. Recipes below.

• 3/4 oz High Proof Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Apple Brandy
• 1/4 oz Jamaican Rum (Smith & Cross)
• 1/4 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1 tsp Cinnamon Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Syrup
• Stir all ingredients with ice until well chilled. Strain into ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Spiced Pear Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Rich simple syrup
• Place all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

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We got one! A real one! Our celebrants rejoice over the first genuine three game sweep of the season: Then they dive deeper into the great play of Bryce Eldridge.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a I Forgoto while Matthew is drinking a Bloody Cardinal. Recipes below.

• Two small scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 shot Espresso
• 3/4 oz Over proof rum
• Add the ice cream to a coffee mug or small bowl. Pour the espresso over the ice cream followed by the rum. Eat with a spoon. Or chug it. Whatever.

• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz Clamato
• 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
• 2 1/2 tsp prepared horseradish
• 2 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2–3 dashes Tabasco or another vinegar-forward hot sauce
• 1/4 tsp celery salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Small pinch smoked paprika
• Optional: 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
• Optional: 1 tsp pickle brine for a little extra savory bite
• Add everything to a shaker or mixing glass with ice. Instead of shaking, roll it back and forth between two glasses or shaker tins about 5 or 6 times to get it cold without beating too much air into the tomato juice. Pour over fresh ice in a tall glass. A celery-salt rim is great, or do half celery salt / half Tajín if you want a little more personality. Garnish with lemon slices or celery stalk. A tajin or celery-salted rim is also appropriate.

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How about that Perdomo kid! The brothers react to the Mets series: Rafael Devers continues his ferocious onslaught, the kids continue to impress, and ... the bullpen still sucks. Then they take a look back in history to the 1988 brawl with the Cardinals as they look ahead to the upcoming series against St. Louis.

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking La Armada Ahumada while Ben is drinking a Raspberry Daiquiri. Recipes below.

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Orgeat
• 2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Raspberry Syrup
• Combine all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake until well chilled and double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

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They're actually fun to watch ... some of the time. The brothers react to the Atlanta make up game and the Pittsburgh series. A sweep! (Three sweeps?) A blowout, an epic comeback, and a moral victory (and that was just one game). Then they discuss the exciting play of Rafael Devers and the young guys around him making the most of their opportunity.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Twisted Weenus while Matthew is drinking an Elder Fashion. Recipes below.

• 1 oz Brandy/Congac
• 1 oz D.O.M. Benedictine
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 2-4 oz Club Soda
• A unicorn horn shaped ice pop
• Combine the brand/congac, Benedictine, lemon juice, lime juice and simple syrup in a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Add the ice pop upside down (or just ice) and top with the club soda.

• 2 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• Garnish: Grapefruit Twist
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled, 20-30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Express oils from grapefruit twist over drink and discard or drop in glass.

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