The Kindred Spirit

Today we go a-wassailing!! Join us as we explore the history of the world's first toast and how we went from mulled wine to something called Lamb's Wool? "Our wassail cup is made/Of the rosemary tree,/ And so is your beer/ Of the best barley." 

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Today we examine the history of how eggnog become popular in the Americas! How did a drink that is basically just milk, eggs, sugar and alcohol become the drink we most associate with the holidays. Did you know that there was also a riot about it!? Join us on today's episode as we explore Eggnog! 

Last call: Do you like eggnog? Do you prefer store bought over homemade? Tell us your thoughts on instagram or twitter!

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Happy Thanksgiving! Today it's a solo episode, just Ashley telling a story while having a drink and waiting for some thanksgiving pies to finish cooking. We explore the history of the Aviation cocktail a pre-prohibition cocktail that became the drink of the cocktail resurgence. The big question is what makes a cocktail a cocktail: is it the original recipe, the color? What society says? Deep questions, man!

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Today we are doing something a little different and having a nice chat with Mike Milyavsky and Anna Gorovoy who founded Shaker & Spoon! Shaker & Spoon is a monthly subscription box that sends you all the ingredients to make three different cocktails! You can find them on instagram & twitter at shakerandspoon. We talk about how Shaker & Spoon was founded, their move to a new location and we get a sneak peak at December's box! 

If you make any Shaker & Spoon cocktails or see a cool cocktail you  like be sure to tag us using the hashtag #kindredsips! 

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Today is a deep dive into Reinheitsgebot which is the Germany beer purity laws! Party Time! Let's explore how a law from the medieval ages is still being enforced in 2018. We are joined once again by Robyn Warren aka Geek Girl Strong! Follow her on Patreon and other social medias @GeekGirlStrong! Get tickets to her event on 11/4 https://geekgirlstrong.ticketleap.com/fghcactiveactivist/

Show us your drinks using the #kindredsips! If you enjoyed the podcast please rate and review us on your podcast app of choice, or just tell a friend about us. You can find us on instagram and facebook. Feel free to drop us a note at [email protected]. Check out our sources, and other episode material at thekindredspiritpodcast.com.

Robyn will be at Geek Girl Con this weekend! She's on two panels: Building Your Own Themyscira: Connecting With Other Geeky Bosses Saturday at 1:00 PM @ Shuri - Lower Level and Geek Fitness Sunday at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Chell - Lower Level Room 3. GeekGirlCon Fashion Show  Garnet - Level 3 Room 3/4 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Garnet - Level 3 Room 3/4

Hallo, meine Damen und Herren, willkommen bei The Kindred Spirit! Today Ashley is telling our special guest host Robyn Warren aka Geek Girl Strong all about Oktoberfest! What started as a wedding centuries ago is now one of the longest running folk festivals! Grab your lederhosen and your beer stein, Proust! 

Be sure to use the #kindredsips to show off your Oktoberfest drinks!

If you enjoyed the podcast please rate and review us on your podcast app of choice, or just tell a friend about us. You can find us on instagram and facebook. Feel free to drop us a note at [email protected]. Check out our sources, and other episode material at thekindredspiritpodcast.com.

Robyn Warren is a Health Educator/Coach & Founder of this "army of geek girls" community. You can find her on instagram, twitter and patreon. 

Last week we talked about cider, but now it's time to kick it up a notch! No we aren't talking about My Little Pony! We take cider and level it up. Applejack is the charizard of cider, basically!

Show us your fall drinks! Use the #kindredsips and show off what you are drinking this fall. Or if you live in the other hemisphere show us your spring drinks! 

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Claudia tells us the history of hard cider. How a drink that was so associated with colonial America became synonmous with England/UK. Ashley has visions of her elementary school apple day. And they try to figure out how to ship bees on a ship. 

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Welcome back to The Kindred Spirit. We are continuing our tiki theme and discussing the Mai Tai! 

If you stop by a tiki bar or drink any mai tais send us your pictures with #kindredsips!

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Welcome back to The Kindred Spirit. Ashley is teaching us about tiki, or polynesian pop culture in bars. And she describes it best: "so the tale of tiki involves 2 dudes and a f**kton of booze." Come join us for this fun, and totally not problematic at all, ride.

If you stop by a tiki bar send us your pictures with #kindredsips! Claudia wants to see the cutest totem related objects you can find.

If you enjoyed the podcast please rate and review us on your podcast app of choice, or just tell a friend about us. You can find us on instagram and facebook. Feel free to drop us a note at [email protected].

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