podcast – Simple Cocktails: recipes & reviews for home bartenders

Secrets of signature cocktails. Cooking with waffle irons. Secret connections that lead us to Winter Jack, which we taste. A story about neighbors. We make a Honey Paddy. “I just want whiskey and to go to sleep.” Lisa doesn’t like it – she understands it.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Greg’s the turkey man – butter under the flesh is key. The failed Cracker Barrel plan. Can you eat and drink cocktails too? Netflix cocktail hour. A bit of whiskey talk…was rye the original American whiskey? “Put away that measuring glass.” The chemical in turkey that makes you full?

In this episode, we drink Sazerac Rye and make Scotch, Soda and Cranberry.

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Do we push our guests to a specific cocktail? Custom glassware and copper cups leads Greg to conclude: “I am not a metalsmith.” We taste Wild Turkey American Honey Sting (Greg’s story from the Burn! Blog). Potentially racist cups. Left handers are….? Lisa picks her favorite thing: bourbon, honey, or ghost pepper. Asian…fusion….southern…. We make Moscow Mules and Lisa misses Pepsi Crystal. Greg gets ID’ed buying Ginger Beer.

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We talk about multiple spouses – a prelude to tasting Five Wives Vodka. Would Lisa want 5 husbands? Embracing the Mormon-ness: it’s the perfect trick. The 5 wives joke is an easy one. Greg asks Lisa: “what flavor is heaven?” and “what flavor is sin?” We make a Margarita!  Lisa’s ghetto decisions. “The longer you’re married, the more ok with it you are.”

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We mention the Dinner Party Download Podcast. “What do you think about the stupid republicans?” You gotta collect your stories. We ultimately get a tad preachy about dinner party etiquette, We taste Bols Yogurt liqueur and mix it a little bit. We make Greg’s favorite rum cocktail: the XYZ. “You keep trying to push that on me Greg.”

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Halloween cocktails! Last year we made the Devil’s Snare. Sticky sugar rims. Drinks that represent….people? We taste Pimm’s by itself, and make a Pimm’s Cup. We talk about all the Pimm’s varieties which Lisa comparies to the Saw movies. “We should rim this with crushed candied ginger.” This year’s Halloween cocktail is the Black Martini. Spooky!

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Unlimited-budget home bar? Invasive kitchen hardware. Phraya Rum: Lisa says “warm but doesn’t burn.” It’s Greg’s favorite cigar rum. We fake like we’re smoking. We talk about warm cocktails, Lisa doesn’t have time for luxury, then we make a Mountaineer Punch. How to set up a self-serve hot cocktail for your winter party. The pressure is from Greg talking.

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Naming things like the French. Scotland’s independence…we know nothing. A Simple Cocktails brand name? A new show idea for Oprah and Gail. We taste Mahon Gin, which is seasoned with lifestyle.  We make Lisas’s favorite drink-of-the-moment, an Amaretto Sour. “If we were cavemen, we’d have to lick this.”

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How to make cocktails for people who don’t know what they want. “Are you a vegan? Are you an Episcopalian?” Greg name drops canon…again. The cotton-candy-to-wood-scale is established (remember this day)! A horchata liqueur shootout featuring RumChata and Chila ‘Orchata. Limp candy canes. Greg attempts an emergency bottle sabering for the first time because he forgot the corkscrew (here’s a photo of the result). We make an Aperol Spritz.

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Greg’s favorite blog post ever. “I will teach you how to make cocktails if you promise to make them.” Drinking to get drunk is like….McDonalds. We taste black and white Sambuca and somehow undo all our preaching early in the episode. “My lips are going numb.” Greg mocks Lisa unfairly. How much does 1/4 of an ounce look like? We make a Captain’s Blood and don’t like it.

Greg mentions his Devil’s Snare cocktail in this episode.

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