On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a City Connect Sour while Matthew is drinking a Philadelphia Freedom. Recipes below.

City Connect Sour

• 2 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup (optional)
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into a coupe glass.

Philadelphia Freedom

• 2 oz Hibiscus-Orange-infused Vodka
• 1 oz Cocchi Americano
• 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Semi-Rich Simple Syrup
• 2 Dashes Peycaud’s
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled couple glass.

#doitforwilson

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Pathetic in Pink while Ben is drinking a White Elephant. Recipes below.

Pathetic in Pink

• 1 1/2 oz Hibiscus and Orange-Infused Vodka
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 2-3 oz Sparking Wine or Sparkling Water
• Shake first four ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Top with Sparkling Wine or Water. Mix gently to combine.
• To infuse vodka: Take 24 oz of Vodka and place in a large jar with three Hibiscus Tea bags and three large orange peels. Let infuse for 6-24 hours. Remove bags and peels.

White Elephant

• 2 oz Whisk(e)y
• 1 part Old Fashioned mix/syrup received as gift
• 2-4 dashes of bitters
• Orange twist
• 3-7 brandied cherries (as needed)
• Combine whisk(e)y, mix/syrup and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15-30 seconds or desired dilution. Strain over a single large chunk of ice in a rocks glass. Express twist over the glass and rub along the rim, then drop it into the glass. Garnish with brandied cherries on a cocktail pick.

#doitforwilson

Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Mellow Vitello while Matthew is drinking a Chatham. Recipes below.

Mellow Vitello

• 1 oz Whisk(e)y
• 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse
• 1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
• 2-4 oz Club soda
• Combine all ingredients in a highball glass with ice. Stir gently to combine.

Chatham

• Original
• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Ginger Liqueur (Domaine de Canton)
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• Matthew's Version
• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Ginger Liqueur (hot)
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe.

#doitforwilson

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a 0 and 3 while Ben is drinking a Do It for Wilson. Recipes below.

0 and 3

• 3/4 oz Navy Strength Gin
• 3/4 oz Smith & Cross Rum
• 3/4 oz Orange Curacao
• 1/4 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe or add to a tiki/collins glass with crushed ice. Garnish with an Orange Twist for the twisted season only the Giants could give us.

Do It for Wilson

• 2 oz Coffee Rum
• 3-4 oz Milk
• 1 dash cinnamon
• Pour coffee rum and milk in a glass with ice, stir gently to combine. Dust with cinnamon.

#doitforwilson

On the cocktail side of thing Ben is drinking an Opening Day Fizz...le while Matthew is drinking an Opening Day Black Eye. Recipes below.

Opening Day Fizz...le

• 1 oz Dark rum
• 1 oz Light rum
• 3/4 oz Lime juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 egg white
• Club Soda
• Combine rums, lime juice, simple syrup and egg white in a shaker without ice. Shake for 10 seconds. Open shaker and add ice. Shake again until chilled. Strain into a chilled collis glass. Top with club soda.

Opening Day Black Eye

• 1 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Rye
• 1/2 oz Orange Curacao
• 1/3 oz Rich Demerara Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3 Large Blackberries
• Muddle the berries and syrup in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice until well chilled. Double strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a blackberry and/or lemon twist.

From Opening Day 2021:

Opening Day Gut Punch

• 1.5 oz Light Rum
• 1.5 oz Dark Rum
• .5 oz Lime Oleo Saccharum
• .5 oz Lime Juice
• 3 oz Mango Juice
• Combine rums, oleo saccharum, lime juice in mixing glass with ice, shake, double strain into highball with ice. Top with Mango juice.

#doitforwilson

On the cocktail side of things, Ben is drinking a French Gimlet while Matthew is drinking a Timber Cove. Recipes below.

French Gimlet

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 3/4 oz Elderflower Liqueur
3. 3/4 oz Lime Juice
4. Lime wheel for garnish
5. Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake until chilled and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Timber Cove

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
3. 1/2 oz Orgeat
4. 3/4 oz Lime Juice
5. 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
6. Shake all ingredients until well-chilled and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

On the cocktail side of things today Matthew is drinking his version of a Mai Tai while Ben is drinking an Orang & Black Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Matthew's Mai Tai

1. 1 1/2 oz Jamaican Rum
2. 3/4 oz Orange Curacao
3. 3/4 oz Lime Juice
4. 1/2 oz Orgeat
5. 1/4 oz Smith & Cross or Xayamaca
6. Add first 4 above to shaker w/ crushed ice. Shake 3 seconds. Dump contents into double rocks glass. Float OP rum on top. Garnish with mint bouquet

Orange & Black Old Fasioned

1. 2 oz Bourbon (Elijah Craig Small Batch)
2. 1/2 oz Orange liqueur (Cointreau)
3. 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
4. Orange twist for the garnish
5. Combine the bourbon, orange liqueur and bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir to desired dilution. Strain into a rocks glass over a single large chunk of ice. Express the orange twist over the glass, rub around the rim and drop in the glass.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Sloppy Joe's #1 (aka Slappy Ben) while Matthew is drinking In a Pinch, Pivot! Recipes below.

Sloppy Joe's #1

1. 3/4 oz White Rum
2. 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
3. 1/4 oz Orange Liqueur
4. 1 oz Lime Juice
5. 1/4 oz Grenadine
6. Combine ingredients with ice in a shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into a martini or coupe glass.

In a Pinch, Pivot!

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 1/2 oz Ginger Liqueur
3. 1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
4. 1 oz Lemon Juice
5. 2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
6. Shake everything with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

On the cocktail side of things, Matthew is drinking a Banana Bliss while Ben is drinking a City Connect. Recipes below.

Banana Bliss

1. 1 oz Cognac or Brandy
2. 3/4 oz Sweet Sherry (Or Dry Sherry)
3. 1/4 oz Banana Liqueur (Banane du Bresil or Tempus Fugit)
4. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a chilled ice-filled short glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

City Connect

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 1/2 oz Lemon juice
3. 2-6 oz Grape Soda
4. Combine the gin and lemon juice in a highball glass and stir. Fill the glass with ice and top with the grape soda. Stir once or twice to combine.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Naughty Ben while Matthew is drinking a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. Recipes below.

Naughty Ben

1. 2 oz Rum (any of your choice)
2. 1 - 1 1/2 oz Grenadine
3. 1/2 - 1 oz Lime Juice
4. 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
5. 2-6 oz club soda
6. Combine run, grenadine, lime juice and bitters in a highball glass and stir to combine. Fill the glass with ice and top with club soda.

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

1. 2 oz Gin (floral and fun)
2. 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3. 3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
4. 1/2 oz Orgeat
5. 2 Dashes Peychaud’s bitters
6. Shake hard with ice until shaker is frosted. Dump everything (even ice) into an empty collins glass or tiki mug. Garnish with your heart’s desires.

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Negroni while Ben is drinking a No Groni. Recipes below.

Negroni

1. 1 oz London Dry Gin
2. 1 oz Campari
3. 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
4. Large Orange Twist for garnish
5. 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.

No Groni

1. 1 oz London Dry Gin
2. 1 oz Benedictine
3. 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
4. Large Orange Twist for garnish
5. Combine gin, Benedictine 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.

On the cocktail side of things. today Ben is drinking a Passion Fruit Daiquiri #2 while Matthew is drinking a Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk Punch. Recipes below.

Passion Fruit Daiquiri #2

1. 3/4 oz Demerara Rum
2. 3/4 oz White Rum
3. 1/2 oz of Passion Fruit Liqueur
4. 3/4 oz of Lime Juice
5. 1/2 oz of Simple Syrup
6. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an edible flower or whatever.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk Punch

1. 32 oz Whole Milk combined with 4 cups of Cinnamon Toast Crunch + 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2. 20 oz Bourbon
3. 1 oz Tuaca
4. 3 1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
5. 2 oz Rich Demerara Syrup
6. 6 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
7. 1/8 oz Fine Salt
8. 6 Dashes Angostura bitters

Steps

1. Let milk, cinnamon, and cereal soak for about 30-45 minutes. Mix well. Strain into a large bowl/container.
2. Combine all other ingredients in a pitcher or bowl. Stir well.
3. Pour cocktail ingredients slowly into the milk (not the other way around) while stirring.
4. Let sit, untouched, for 45 minutes.
5. First Strain (fast). Pour mixture through a fine mess strainer with a layer of cheesecloth into a clean container. (You’ll have a cloudy liquid + curds in the strainer)
6. Line a funnel with a coffee filter. Pour the strained liquid through slowly. This will take a lot of time. If you want to speed it up, you can set up 3 or four funnels and pour through each simultaneously. If you want crystal clear, you can run it through a clean filter one more time.
7. Chill for at least 4-6 hours.
8. Serve over a big rock with expressed orange peel or a slight dusting of cinnamon.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking an Astral Plane while Matthew is drinking El Primo. Recipes below. Alex is eschewing a cocktail this time around, but his recipe from his last time on the show is also listed below.

Astral Plane

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
3. 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
4. 3/4 oz Lemon juice
5. 1 tsp Edible glitter bitters
6. Combine gin, elderflower liqueur, creme de violette and glitter bitters in a shaker with ice. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

El Primo

1. 2 oz Blanco Tequila
2. 1/4 oz Absinthe
3. 1 oz Lime Juice
4. 1 oz Spiced Agave Syrup
5. 1 Dash Orange Bitters
6. To make the syrup: Add 4 parts Agave Nectar to 3 parts water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer while stirring to combine. Remove from heat and add two cinnamon sticks, 5 cloves and 1 star anise. Let steep until cool. Remove spices and store in an airtight container.
7. To make the cocktail: Shake all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or cinnamon stick.

Old Cenote (via Alex Pavlovic)

1. 2 oz bourbon
2. 1/4 oz Curacao
3. 1/4 oz banana liqueur
4. 2 dashes Angostura bitters
5. Smoke (for finishing)
6. Combine bourbon, banana liqueur, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Smoke the cocktail with your cocktail smoking method of choice.

It's like they don't like what we have or something. The brothers ponder the lack of trades and the news that it's not for a lack of trying. Then Matthew gives a quiz and accuses Ben of failing it. For the record here is Ben's recollection of how he did on the quiz:

#1: Correct, because even though I said the wrong answer I knew what the right answer was but didn't want to say it. I also get credit for getting question 1-B right. So at this point I had a score of 200%

#2: Wrong, but because I was at 200%, I'm still at %100.

#3: Correct. %150

#4: Correct. I'm not sure what the percentage is now, but I'm still acing this test.

#5: Wrong. No one gets this one right. Stupid question.

#6: Correct. I'm killing it.

#7: Correct. I'm a stud.

#8: Wrong. I don't want the listeners to feel bad, so I answer another incorrectly. Also, I didn't know the answer.

#9: Correct. We cheated on this one because Matthew thought I was doing poorly, because he doesn't listen.

#10: Correct.

#11: Correct.

#12: Wrong. Enrique Pequeno should have been the answer.

#13: Correct.

#14: Wrong.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Final Ward while Ben is drinking a Tribute. Recipes below.

Final Ward

1. 3/4 oz Rye Whiskey
2. 3/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3. 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
4. 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
5. Shake all ingredients until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Tribute

1. 1/2 oz Cognac
2. 1 tsp Creme de Violette
3. 3 1/2 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
4. Spray or rinse a chilled flute glass with the creme de violette. Stir the congac with ice and strain into the flute. Top with the sparkling wine.

On the cocktail side of things, Ben is drinking Candlekeep Team while Matthew is drinking an Espresso Martini. Recipes below.

Candlekeep Tea

1. 1 1/2 cups Gin
2. 1/2 cup Orange Liqueur
3. 1/2 cup sweet vermouth
4. 1/2 ounce bitters
5. 12 ounces water
6. 2 orange wheels
7. 4 cloves
8. 1 cinnamon stick
9. 2 tea bags Earl Gray Tea
10. 1/4 cup sugar
11. Bring the water to a boil and remove from heat. Add the sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick, oranges wheels and tea bags and allow to steep for at least 6 minutes. A longer steep will result in stronger flavors. Combine the gin, orange liqueur, vermouth, and bitters in a large heat proof pitcher. Strain the tea mixture through a fine strainer into the pitcher. Stir gently to combine. (Note that final result will be luke warm, you can heat gently on the stove in a large vessel or enjoy as is. Do not add ice as it will overly dilute the cocktail.)

Espresso Martini

1. 2 oz Vodka
2. 1 oz Mr. Black’s Coffee Liqueur
3. 1 oz Espresso (warm or room temp)
4. 1/4 oz Spiced Demerara Syrup
5. 1 Dash Aztec Chocolate Bitters
6. Shake all ingredients with ice. Shake it hard. For about 20 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with three espresso beans - one for each World Series Championship.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Bourbon Foster while Ben is drinking The Hand of Vecna. Recipes below.

Bourbon Foster

1. 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
2. 3/4 oz Banana Liqueur
3. 1/2 oz Aged Rum
4. 1/4 oz Spiced Demerara Syrup
5. 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
6. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a banana slice or dried banana chip.

The Hand of Vecna

1. 2 oz Scotch
2. 2 sugar cubes (or 2 tsp of granulated sugar)
3. 3 dashes Angostura bitters
4. 1/4 oz Absinthe
5. 1 orange wheel and 1 star anise for garnish
6. Rinse a rocks glass with the absinthe and pour out any remainder. In a mixing glass muddle the sugar with the bitters, add the Scotch, fill with ice and stir to desired dilution. To the prepared rocks glass add a large chunk of ice and strain in the mixture from the mixing glass. To create the garnish fold the orange wheel around the star anise (like a taco) and pin shut with a cocktail pick and drop into the rocks glass.

#doitforginny

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Calamansi Margarita while Matthew is drinking a Holiday Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Calamansi Margarita

• 2 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Calamansi Lime Juice
• Prepare a rocks glass with a salted rim, if desired. Combine the tequila, Cointreau and Calamansi lim juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.

Holiday Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Bourbon or Rye
• 1/4 oz - 1/2 oz Spiced Demerara Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 1 Dash Chocolate Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and an orange peel.

On the cocktails side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Winter Daiquiri while Ben is drinking a Whinter Sour. Recipes below.

Winter Daiquiri

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Rich Demerara Spiced Syrup
• 1/2 oz Allspice Dram
• Shake all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Whinter Sour

• 2 oz Spiced Bourbon (Ben spiced his with 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves and 5 allspice berries in a 750 ml bottle for 24 hours, you should experiment with your preferred spices.)
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz simple syrup
• 1 dash Angostura bitters (optional)
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass with no garnish, though a floating lime slice would not be remiss.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking an Off-Season Sludge while Matthew is drinking Manzana Reposada. Recipes below.

Off-Season Sludge

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3-4 oz Cherry Coca-Cola
• Add bourbon to a highball glass with ice. Top with cherry cola. Have 2 more.

Manzana Reposada

• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 3/4 oz Tuaca
• 1 oz Reduced Spiced Apple Cider
• 1/4 oz Demerara Syrup
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Garnish with a dried apple slice.

Also, we are moving to an every other week schedule this month, so our next episode will be in two weeks. I know, it sucks and you'll miss us, but we will be on with emergency podcasts if any major news occurs. So don't worry, you'll still get our outstanding insights when they're ... needed wanted available. You weren't worried, were you?

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a mocktail called Orchard Spritz while Ben is drinking a Flying Blueberry. Recipes below.

Orchard Spritz

•  2 oz Pear Juice
• 2 oz Apple Cider
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Spiced Simple Syrup
• Sparkling Apple Cider to top off
• Shake all ingredients except the Sparkling Cider with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top off with 2-3 oz Sparkling Apple Cider.

Flying Blueberry

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur (or Cherry Heering for a completely different cocktail)
• 1/4 oz Blueberry Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake until chilled and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

We have orange smoke. The ever faithful brothers discuss the closing of the deal with new manager Tony Vitello and then discuss his first moves as he drinks from the fire hose of information coming at him about the San Francisco Giants. Also, Matthew does a book review.

We reference our dormant cocktail podcast The Perfect Sip a few times in this episode. If you haven't listened to it yet, you can check it out here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Bennessee Iced Tea while Matthew is drinking Golden Orchard. Recipes below.

Bennessee Iced Tea

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lemon juice
• 1/2 oz Rich simple syrup
• 1 “splash” of Coca-Cola
• Combine the bourbon, Cointreau, lemon juice and rich simple syrup into a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a prepared highball glass with ice and top with the Coca-Cola. DO NOT SHAKE THE COLA IN THE SHAKER! YOU’VE BEEN WARNED.

Golden Orchard

• 2 oz Pear Vodka
• 1 1/2 oz Apple Cider
• 1 oz Pear Juice
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Spiced Syrup
• 2 oz Hard Cider to float
• Add all ingredients except the Hard Cider to a Collins glass with ice. Stir to combine. Top off with Hard Cider and stir gently to combine. Garnish with a dehydrated apple slice.

On the cocktails side of things, Matthew is drinking while Ben is drinking Gimletarita Recipes below.

Gotham Grog

• 1 oz Planteray 3 Stars
• 1/2 oz Appleton Estate Signature
• 1/4 oz Planteray Xayamaca
• 1/2 Lime Juice
• 1 oz Spiced Demerara Syrup (cinnamon & cloves)
• 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1 oz Pomegranate Juice
• 1 oz Hibiscus Tea (Strong)
• 2-3 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a large rocks glass. Add ice. Stir for 10-20 seconds to chill. Garnish with a bit of freshly grated nutmeg.

Gimletarita

• 1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin
• 1/2 oz Cointreau (or other orange liqueur)
• 3/4 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice from limes picked by Greg from his tree
• 3/4 oz Simple syrup
• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Proto-Punch while Matthew is drinking a Pink Flamingo. Recipes below.

Proto-Punch

• 1 1/2 oz Congac
• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Lemon juice
• 2 oz of Oleo Saccharum syrup (or less, try less)
• 4 oz of club soda
• Combine the congac, bourbon, lemon juice and oleo saccharum syrup in a highball with no ice. Stir well to combine. Add ice and top with the club soda. You can also scale this up to larger quantities by keeping the ratios the same, but in that case you should combine and pre-chill the first four ingredients. When you’re ready to serve have guests or your future self add the club soda themselves.

Pink Flamingo

• 1 1/2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Dark Rum
• 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Plum Syrup (or Grenadine)
• 1/4 oz Demerara Syrup (if plum syrup is too tart)
• Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Apple of My Eye while Ben is drinking ... It's Just Lemonade ... Surprise! . Recipes below.

Apple of My Eye

• 1 1/2 oz Apple Brandy
• 1 oz Bourbon or Rye
• 3/4 oz Apple Spiced Demerara Syrup
• 1/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Unsweetened Cranberry Juice
• Shake all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon.

It's Just Lemonade ... Surprise!

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 1/2 oz - 2 oz Lemon juice syrup (50/50 lemon juice and water)
• 1 dash Lemon bitters (optional)
• 4-6 oz Club soda
• Add gin and lemon juice syrup, and lemon bitters to a highball glass and stir to combine. Fill the glass with ice and top with club soda. Garnish with floating brandied cherries and lemon wedge if desired.

They took a minute or two to make simple cocktails, Matthew is drinking and Old Fashioned while Ben is drinking a Gin & Ginger Beer. Recipes below.

Matthew's Simplified Old Fashioned

• 2 oz bourbon
• ¾ oz demerara gum syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Orange peel (for garnish)
• Luxardo cherry (for garnish)
• Combine bourbon, demerara gum syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Express the oil from an orange peel over the drink. Garnish with the orange peel and a Luxardo cherry.

Gin & Ginger Beer

• 2 oz London dry gin
• 3-4 oz Ginger beer
• 7 Brandied cherries for garnish
• Add gin a four cherries to an empty high ball glass. Fill glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and remaining cherries.

#ripgin #youcrankyoldbattleaxe

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Negroni because he lost the bet while Matthew is drinking The Fitzgerald to taunt Ben. Recipes below.

Negroni

• 1 1/2 oz London dry gin
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet vermouth
• 1 1/2 oz Campari
• Orange twist for garnish
• Combine the gin, vermouth and Campari in a mixing glass with ice and stir to desired dilution. Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass and carefully add a single large chunk of ice. Express the orange twist over the glass and drop into the glass. Then trick your brother into a bet where he has to drink it.

The Fitzgerald

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters (Matthew's stamp)
• Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass.

#doitforginny

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking ----- while Ben is drinking ------. Recipes below.

Gracias, Adios

• 1 1/2 oz Gracia A Dios Receta Oaxaqueña Gin
• 3/4 oz Oaxacan Hot Honey Syrup (1:1 ratio)
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake until chilled, and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

Dumb Punch

• 1 part lime juice
• 2 parts cinnamon & clove syrup
• 3 parts Demerara rum
• 4 parts Cloudy apple cider
• Combine all of the ingredients in a vessel and stir to combine. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.

#doitforginny

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Three Rum Double while Matthew is drinking Lilywhacker. Recipes below.

Three Rum Double

• 2 oz Overproof rum (FTD)
• 2 oz Demerara rum
• 0.5 oz 151 rum
• 1 oz mango juice
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1 oz honey syrup
• 1/2 oz grenadine
• Combine juices, honey syrup, grenadine and overproof and Demerara rums in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a ice filled hurricane glass. Float the 151 rum on top. Sip with a friend.

Lilywhacker

• 2 oz Apple brandy - I am using Ambix Apple Brandy out of Sebastopol
• 3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 2 dashes chocolate bitters
• Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish is optional but an orange twist would be nice.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Hibiscus Gin Sour while Ben is drinking Fall on Your Face Nut* Punch. Recipes below.

Hibiscus Gin Sour

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Hibiscus-Rose Syrup
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Fall on Your Face Nut Punch

• 1 part lemon juice
• 2 parts honey syrup
• 3 parts rye whiskey
• 1 part apple juice / cider
• 3 parts chilled black tea
• Combine ingredients in large vessel, chill, and serve over ice.
• * No nuts were harmed in the making of this punch.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Bitter Blue Blood while Matthew is drinking Cardamom & Banana. Recipes below.

Bitter Blue Blood

• 1 oz Empress Indigo gin
• 1 oz Benedictine DOM
• 2-3 oz Tonic
• Lime wheel for garnish
• Combine gin and benedictine in a rocks glass with no ice and stir to combine. Fill with ice and top with tonic water. Drop in a lime wheel for garnish.

Cardamom & Banana

• 3/4 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Cognac or Brandy
• 1/4 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Cardamom Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 4 drops Cardamom Bitters
• Mix all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Twist a lemon peel over drink, rub it around rim of the glass, and drop in as a garnish.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Apple Sauced while Ben is drinking a Fall Fashioned. Recipes below.

Apple Sauced

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Maple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 oz Hard Cider
• 1 pinch Cinnamon
• Shake the bourbon, lemon juice, and maple syrup with ice. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass and top with cider. Sprinkle with cinnamon and garnish with a cinnamon stick or apple fan/slice (or both!)

Fall Fashioned

• 2 1/2 oz Whisky
• 1/4 - 1/2 Cinnamon Clove Simple Syrup
• 2 dashes Paychaud’s (or Angostura) bitters
• Orage twist
• A lot of brandied cherries
• To make the cocktail, combine the whisky, syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to you desired dilution. Strain into a rocks glass and add a single large chunk of ice. Express the twist over the glass, and drop in to the glass. Add your cherries on a cocktail pick, or just drop them in the glass too.
• To make the syrup, combine 1-2 cinnamon sticks and 3-7 cloves with 1 part water and 1 part in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and let it steep until cool.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Margaret is Not a Pornstar while Matthew is drinking Mr. Beard's Citrus Cooler. Recipes below.

Margaret is Not a Pornstar

• 1 1/2 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz Licor 43
• 1/4 oz Passion fruit liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lime juice
• 2 jalapeno coins
• Muddle the jalapeno coins in a shaker mixing tin or glass. Add the remaining ingredients and ice and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.

Mr. Beard's Citrus Cooler

• 1 1/2 oz Gin (or Vodka)
• 3/4 Limoncello
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup (or Oleo Saccharum)
• 4 oz Sparkling Water
• Build in the glass in the order of appearance into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with lemon slices and freshly-slapped mint leaves.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Aviation while Ben is drinking a Singapore Sling. Recipes below.

Aviation

• 2 ounces London Dry gin
• ¾ ounce lemon juice
• ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• ¼ ounce Crème de Violette
• Garnish: Brandied cherry
• Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice until well-chilled. Double strain into a cocktail glass and add garnish.

Singapore Sling

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/4 oz Benedictine
• 1/4 oz Cherry Heering liqueur
• 1/4 oz Grand Marnier (Ben used curacao)
• 1 oz Pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz Lime juice
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Club soda, to top
• An orange slice and 3 cherries for garnish
• Combine all ingredients except the club soda in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a highball glass, fill the glass with ice, and top with club soda. Make a sail with your orange slice and one cherry and drop the remaining cherries in the glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Fitzgerald while Matthew is drinking an Italian Margarita. Recipes below.

Fitzgerald

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 2-3 dashes Agostura bitters
• Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass.

Italian Margarita

• 1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 2/3 oz Amaretto
• 1/3 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1 barspoon Agave Syrup (optional)
• Garnish: Lime Wheel
• Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Passionate Fan while Ben is drinking a "The Guy" in Left Field. Recipes below.

Passionate Fan

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Passionfruit Syrup (Small Hand Foods)
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/4 oz Lilet Blanc
• Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

"The Guy" in Left Field

• 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer
• 1/4 Lime wedge
• Combine whiskey, cherry liqueur, and ginger in a high ball with ice. Squeeze in are quarter live wedge and dropped husk into glass!

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Boulevard while Matthew is drinking a Brooklyn. Recipes below.

Boulevard

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Averna
• 2 tsp Cherry Heering liqueur
• 1/2 tsp Absinthe
• Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired level of dilution. Strain into stemmed cocktail glass and garnish with a brandied cherry.

Brooklyn

• 2oz Rye (or Bourbon)
• 1 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Amaro Nonino
• Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Serve without a garnish or a brandied cherry or orange twist if you must.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Snoopy while Ben is drinking a Rattlesnake. Recipes below.

Cocktail

• 3/4 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/2 oz Galiano
• 1/2 oz Aperol Campari
• 1/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.

Cocktail

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Simple syrup
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp Absinthe for rinse
• Add the absinthe to a chilled coupe or martini glass. Add the remaining ingredients except the absinthe to a shaker with no ice. Shake for 15-20 seconds to emulsify the egg white. Open the shaker and add ice and shake again until well chilled. Swirl the absinthe around your prepared glass and dump any excess. Double strain the shaker contents into the glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking an Algonquin Sour while Matthew is drinking a Giant Passion Rum Punch. Recipes below.

Algonquin Sour

• 2 oz Rye whiskey
• 1 oz Dry vermouth
• 1 oz Pineapple juice
• Pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry for garnish
• Combine the whiskey, vermouth and pineapple juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge and cherry on a cocktail pick.

Giant Passion Rum Punch

• 1 oz Appleton Estate Signature (funky base)
• 1 oz Planteray 3 Stars (bright and dry backbone)
• 0.75 oz Passion fruit syrup
• 0.5 oz Falernum
• 0.5 oz Dry Curaçao
• 0.75 oz Lime juice
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1/4 oz High Proof Rum for float (optional)
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a Collin’s glass (or Tiki Mug!) with crushed ice. Float high proof rum off the back of a bar spoon, if using. Garnish with mint and a spent lime half.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Salty & Shameful while Ben is drinking a Garden of Despair. Recipes below.

Salty & Shameful

• 1 oz Bourbon (Bottled in Bond)
• 3/4 oz Absinthe
• 3/4 oz Averna
• One dropper of saline solution (4:1 water to salt)
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
• Lemon Twist for garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled and diluted. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Express lemon oils over drink and discard the peel like your hopes for the Giants.

Garden of Despair

• 1/2 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 3/4 oz Icelandic pink gin
• 3/4 oz Agricole rum
• 3/4 oz Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz Elderflower simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with edible but bitter flowers.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Red Hawaii while Matthew is drinking a Southside. Recipes below.

Red Hawaii

• 1 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 1 oz White rum
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz Lime juice
• 1/2 oz Simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with strawberries.

Southside

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 5 mint leaves
• Muddle mint and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add the gin, lemon juice, and ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Pecan Whiskey Sour while Ben is drinking a Strawberry Vaquiri. Recipes below.

Pecan Whiskey Sour

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Pecan Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Maple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Strawberry Vaquiri

• 1 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 1 oz Rum
• 1 oz Lime juice
• 1 oz Simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with fresh or candied strawberries.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking Camilo's Farewell while Matthew is drinking a Banana Split. Recipes below.

Camilo's Farewell

• 1 oz Agricole rum
• 1 oz Demerara rum
• 1/2 oz Ginger liqueur
• 2 dashes cherry bitters
• Combine rums, ginger liqueur, and cherry bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir to desired dilution. Strain into a rocks with a large chunk ice. Cry quietly while drinking.

Pineapple Banana Split

• 1.5 oz Flor de Cana 12-year Rum
• 1/4 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 Dash Chocolate Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a banana slice or chocolate shavings.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Bitter Buster while Ben is drinking Sh*t From My Bar. Recipes below.

Bitter Buster

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Averna
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1 Dash Black Walnut Bitters
• Orange Peel for Garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds, until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Express orange peel over the drink. Discard peel like a once-loved reliever.

Sh*t From My Bar

• 1 -3 novelty travel bottles of liquor you received as a gift or bought as a gag
• 1-3 flavored sodas (like coke or Jolt or something
• Your dignity for garnish
• Open one or more of the travel bottles of liquor. Open one or move the sodas. Combine in glass with ice. Remove your dignity. Drink. Don’t lie if you like it. (You won't like it, but you'll drink it anyway.)

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking Strawberry Fields Forever while Matthew is drinking a Brown Derby. Recipes below.

Strawberry Fields Forever

• 2 oz Strawberry Infused Vodka
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 3-4 oz Club Soda
• 1 Strawberry for Garnish
• To make the strawberry infused vodka, take a large heap of strawberry tops (leaves and all) or whole strawberries and add to 12 oz of vodka and allow to infuse overnight. Then add vodka and simple syrup to a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with strawberry.

Brown Derby

• 2 oz high-rye bourbon (like Old Forester, Four Roses Single Barrel, or Woodford Reserve)
• 1 oz fresh pink grapefruit juice
• ¾ oz rich honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)
• 1 dash orange bitters (optional, but highly recommended)
• Grapefruit twist or expressed oils for garnish
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 12–15 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Express a grapefruit twist over the top and drop it in.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Last Word (Del Santo Version) while Ben is drinking a Meow, Meow, Meow (Knock, Knock, Knock). Guess which one was named by Posey the cat. Recipes below.

Last Word (Del Santo Version)

• 1 oz High Proof Gin (90-100 proof) or 3/4 oz Navy Strength Gin
• 3/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Luxardo Del Santo Herbal Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• Add all four ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a Luxardo cherry.

Meow, Meow, Meow (Knock, Knock, Knock)

• 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
• Orange twist
• 3 brandied cherries
• Put all of your ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, and stir until chilled to your desired level of dilution. Express and orange twist over the glass and drop the twist into the glass. Add a cocktail pick with 3 brandied cherries of your choice on the pick.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking an Olallieberry Bourbon Smash while Matthew is drinking a Toasted Coconut Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Olallieberry Bourbon Smash

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 Lemons wedges
• 8-10 mint leaves
• 1/4 cup Olallieberies
• Add the simple syrup, mint, lemon wedges and olallieberries to a mixing tin and muddle thoroughly. (If you are room challenged, muddle in stages starting with syrup and lemon, remove lemons add berries and muddle, and muddle mint last or not at all, it’s going to get pulverized in the shaking anyway.) Fill your shaking tin with ice and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a rocks glass over cubed ice (crushed ice is traditional) and garnish with the mint spring and olallieberries on a cocktail pick. (Choose big one, the olallieberry has a weird anatomy making them hard to skewer straight through the middle.)

(Toasted) Coconut Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Coconut Gum Syrup
• 1 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1 Dashes Black Walnut Bitters
• Orange Peel for garnish

1. To make Syrup: 1/2 cup Demerara Sugar, 1/2 cup Coconut Sugar (Or 1 cup Demerara), 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp gum Arabic powder, 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (toasted). Toast coconut over medium heat in a skillet. Add sugars and water to a small saucepan under medium heat and stir to combine. Once hot, add gum arabic powder and whisk until incorporated. Reduce syrup to low and add coconut and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and cool for at least an hour. Put in glass jar and refrigerate overnight.
2. To make the old fashioned: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled rocks glass with a block of ice. Express orange peel over drink and drop in.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Spencer while Matthew is drinking something with Watermelon in it as always. Recipes below.

Spencer

• 2 oz dry gin
• 1 oz apricot brandy (or ⅔ oz brandy and ⅓ oz orange juice)
• 1 dashes bitters
• 1 dash of orange juice
• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange slice or apricot
• Notes: Ben got this recipe from a deck of playing cards (nothing but the best for Giant Cocktails!) The original recipe from the deck of playing cards called for a dash of bitters and orange juice, but research suggests using two dashes of bitters and 2/3 oz brandy and 1/3 oz orange juice works better.

Watermelon Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Watermelon Syrup
• 2 dashes Orange Bitters
• 1 dash Cherry Bitters (optional)
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds and strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with a watermelon chunk.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Smokey Watermelon Margarita while Ben is drinking a Watermelon Daiquirita. Recipes below.

Smokey Watermelon Margarita

• 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco
• 0.5 oz Mezcal
• 0.75 oz Fresh lime juice
• 0.25 oz Elderflower liqueur
• 0.5 oz Watermelon syrup
• Absinthe rinse
• Rinse your coupe or rocks glass with absinthe (just a few drops—swirl and dump, or use an atomizer). Shake the rest of the ingredients with ice and strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with a thin watermelon slice or a basil leaf floated on top.

Watermelon Daiquirita

• 1 oz Tequila Blanco
• 1 oz White Rum
• 2 large chunks of watermelon
• 1/2 oz of Rich Simple Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• Add your watermelon chunks to a shaking tin and muddle thoroughly and the remain ingredients and ice and shake until just chilled. Double strain into stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a watermelon spear.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Cherry Ginger Highball while Matthew is drinking a Watermelon Club. Recipes below.

Cherry Ginger Highball

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Cherry Liqueur
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer
• Combine gin and cherry liqueur in a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Fill the glass with ice and top with the ginger beer.

Watermelon Club

• 2 oz Gin with botanicals
• 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Watermelon Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
• 1 egg white
• Watermelon chunk for garnish
• Add all ingredients except the garnish to a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake for 15 seconds. Add ice and shake for another 10-12 seconds until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a watermelon cube on a pick.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Mario Kartish while Ben is drinking a Long Slow Descent Into Mediocrity and Alex is drinking an Old Cenote. Recipes below.

Old Cenote

• 2 oz bourbon
• 1/4 oz curacao
• 1/4 oz banana liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Smoke (for finishing)
• Combine bourbon, banana liqueur, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Smoke the cocktail with your cocktail smoking method of choice.

Mario Kartish

• 1 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1 oz Cognac (Armagnac in original recipe)
• 1/2 oz Giffard Banana du Bresil Liqueur
• .25 oz Rich Demerara Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Absinthe for rinse
• Lemon Peel for garnish
• Prepare a rocks glass by rinsing the inside of glass with absinthe (or use a atomizer to spray inside of glass). Place a large ice cube in the glass and set aside. Add remaining ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into glass and express oils from lemon peel over the cocktail and place peel in the glass.

Long Slow Descent Into Mediocrity

• 1 oz London Dry Gin
• 1 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1 oz Campari
• Orange twist for garnish
• Prepare a rocks glass by wetting the rim with a cut lemon wedge. Dip the rim into a plate covered with a layer of granulated sugar. Put the glass to side to set while you prepare the rest of the cocktail. Combine the gin, vermouth and Campari in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired dilution. Carefully add a single large chunk of ice to the prepared glass and strain the cocktail into the glass. Express the orange twist over the glass and savor the sweet beginning but know the bitterness is coming.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Suffering Bastard while Matthew is drinking a Blueberry Daiquiri. Recipes below.

Suffering Bastard (named Ben)

• 1 oz Spiced Bourbon
• 1 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1/4 oz Lime Juice (or squeeze of half a lime)
• 2-4 oz Grapefruit Soda (usually Ginger Beer but suffering comes in all forms)
• 2-4 dashes Angostura bitters
• Add bourbon, gin and lime juice to a highball glass and stir to combine. Fill glass with ice top with ginger beer and then add the bitters. (You can also stir those in with the other ingredients if you prefer.)

Blueberry Daiquiri

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz blueberry syrup
• 3/4 oz lime juice
• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a blueberry or lime wheel.

Blueberry Syrup

• 1 container of fresh blueberries
• 1 cup of sugar

1. Place blueberries in a container with a lid
2. Add 1 cup of sugar
3. Gently crush the blueberries to release their juices
4. Seal the container and let sit for 3-4 days

• Notes: Breaking the blueberries speeds up the process. After 3-4 days, you'll have a delicious homemade blueberry syrup!

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Improved Tequila Cocktail while Ben is drinking a Spiced Bourbon Ginger Highball. Recipes below.

Improved Tequila Cocktail

• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 1 bar spoon Maraschino Liqueur
• 1 bar spoon Agave Syrup
• 2 dashes Chocolate Aztec Bitters
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
• Lemon Twist for garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until diluted and chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice, preferably a large block of ice. Express oil from lemon peel over drink and drop into glass.

Spiced Bourbon Ginger Highball

• 1 1/2 - 2 oz Spice Bourbon (Bourbon steeped with spices of your choice for 8-24 hour)
• 3-5 oz Ginger Beer
• Add spiced bourbon to a highball glass and fill with ice. Top with chilled Ginger Beer.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Next Word while Matthew is drinking a Married in June. Recipes below.

Next Word

• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1 oz Apricot Liqueur
• 1 oz Key Lime juice
• Combine all in ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with brandied cherries or dried apricot.

Married in June

• 1 3/4 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Ginger Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 barspoon simple syrup (optional)
• 1 Dash Peychaud’s bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake untill well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel or maraschino cherry (preferably Luxardo).

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Garden Mule while Ben is drinking a Peary Ginger Highball/Cocktail aka The Peary Gingerful Gingerish Highball or Whatever I Called it at the Beginning of the Show. Something Recipes below.

Garden Mule

• 2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Sage Simple Syrup
• 2 Fresh Strawberries
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• Ginger Beer
• Muddle strawberries and syrup in a cocktail shaker until strawberries are mush. Add vodka and lime juice and ice and shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a collins glass with ice. Top off with Ginger Beer. Garnish with a strawberry.

(A) Peary Gingerful (...)

• 1 oz St. Georges Spiced Pear Liqueur
• 1 oz White Rum
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer
• 4-6 dashes King Floyd's Scorched Pear & Ginger Bitters
• Add spiced pear liqueur and white rum to a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Fill glass to the top with ice and add ginger beer. Top with the bitters. Do not stir.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking A Giant Surprise while Matthew is drinking a What a Thyme. Recipes below.

A Giant Surprise

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/4 oz Curacao
• 1/4 oz Raspberry Syrup
• 1/2 oz Mango Juice
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with mango cubes, fresh raspberries or a lemon twist.

What a Thyme

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Thyme Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 2 Dashes orange bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or thyme strand.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Kiwi Mexicano aka Mexican Kiwi aka Kiwi in Mexico while Ben is drinking a Colorado Bulldog. Recipes below.

Kiwi Mexicano aka Mexican Kiwi aka Kiwi in Mexico

• 2 oz Tequila Blanco
• 3-4 ripe kiwi slices (peeled)
• 6-8 fresh mint leaves
• 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
• 0.5 oz agave syrup (adjust to taste)
• Mint sprig and kiwi wheel for garnish
• Muddle kiwi and agave syrup until kiwi is chunky bits. Add mint and muddle mint lightly. Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake to chill. Dump all ingredients and ice into a rocks glass (no straining). Add ice to top off, if needed. Garnish with kiwi slice and/or mint sprig.

Colorado Bulldog

• 1 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
• 1 oz Cream or Milk
• 1-2 oz Cola (as in Coca-Cola), to taste!
• Add vodka, coffee liqueur and cream/milk to a rocks glass with ice. Stir well to combine. Top with cola. Enjoy? No, enjoy!

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Pink Lagoon while Matthew is drinking a Gin & Tonic. Recipes below.

Pink Lagoon

• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Curacao
• 3-4 oz Sparking Strawberry Lemonade
• Add Voda and curacao to a highball glass with ice and top with sparkling Strawberry Lemonade.

Gin & Tonic

• 2 oz Gin
• 2-3 oz Tonic
• Add Gin to a rocks glass with ice. Top with tonic water. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Gin Strawberry Smash while Ben is drinking a Purple Purge Recipes below.

Gin Strawberry Smash

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 2-3 Strawberries
• Strawberry for garnish
• Muddle strawberries and simple syrup in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.

Purple Purge

• 1 1/2 oz Indigo Gin
• 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1/4 oz Islay Scoth (Ben used Laphroaig)
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a coupe or Nick & Nora glass. Drop three $2 cherries into the bottom because you bought them a while ago and don’t really like and this as good of a time as any to put them in a drink.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Malfeasant while Matthew is drinking a Strawberry Gimlet Recipes below.

Malfeasant

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 egg white
• Add all ingredients to a shaker with no ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds. Open shaker, add ice and shake until chilled. Add to a rocks glass prepared with a large chunk of ice. Garnish with an orange twist and 3 brandied cherries.

Strawberry Gimlet

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Strawberry Syrup
• 2 dashes Lavender Bitters (optional)
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a fresh strawberry slice.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Gentleperson’s Sour while Ben is drinking a Dr.'s Office Lollipop. Recipes below.

Gentleperson's Sour

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 Dash Peychaud’s Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Dr.'s Office Lollipop

• 1 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Dark Rum
• 1/2 oz Grenadine
• 3-4 oz Dr. Pepper
• Mix it with ice and drink it or whatever.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Whiskey Sour while Matthew is drinking a Cherry Almond Gin Sour. Recipes below.

Whiskey Sour

• 2 oz Bourbon or Rye
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Lemon Juice
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

Cherry Almond Gin Sour

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes Cherry Bitters
• 1 Egg White
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake well. Add ice and shake for 10-12 seconds and double strain into a cocktail glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Blackberry Bramble while Ben is drinking a Ginger Margarita Recipes below.

Blackberry Bramble

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 5 Fresh Blackberries
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 Dash Black Walnut Bitters (optional)
• Muddle the berries and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker until berries are completely smashed, releasing the juices. Add the remaining ingredients with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with black berry and/or mint sprig.

Ginger Margarita

• 2 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz Ginger liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime juice
• 2 dashes Ginger-Pear Bitters
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and candied ginger.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking an Orgasm (Ben wants you to know, he didn't name it, not sure why he's a stick in the mud) while Matthew is drinking an Elder Flores Recipes below.

Orgasm

• 1 oz Amaretto
• 1 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
• Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass with ice and stir gently to combine.

Elder Flores

• 2 oz Gin
• 5-6 mint leaves
• 3/4 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Mint leaf for garnish
• Add mint leaves, Elderflower liqueur and Simple Syrup into a cocktail shaker and gently muddle. Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a mint leaf.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Orange Melon while Ben is drinking a Glass Full of Cherries. Recipes below.

Orange Melon

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1/4 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 4-5 1-inch chunks cantaloupe
• Place cantaloupe into a shaker and muddle until completely pulverized. Add remaining ingredients and ice to the shaker. Shake for 10-12 seconds, until well-chilled. Double strain into a double rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a cantaloupe chunk.

Glass Full of Cherries

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur
• 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• Shake in a shaker with ice until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon/cherry sail.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Big Mama Osa's Magical Elixr while Matthew is drinking a Negroni to pay for his Cardinals/Goldschmitt jersey crime. Recipes below.

Mamma Osa’s Magical Elixr

• 3 oz Orange Juice
• 3 oz Sparkling White Wine
• 1 shot vodka (or whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, moonshine, etc.)
• Add spirit to a champagne flute. Top with chilled orange juice. Top with chilled sparkling white wine. Imagine a world where you don’t have to cook dinner or pick up dirty socks. Wouldn’t that be nice.

Cocktail

• 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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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Alabazam while Ben is drinking a Spiced Bourbon Ginger Highball Recipes below.

Alabazam

• 1 1/2 oz Cognac
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Semi-Rich Simple Syrup
• 1 barspoonful of Angostura Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Spiced Bourbon Ginger Highball

• 1 1/2 - 2 oz Spice Bourbon (Bourbon steeped with spices of your choice for 8-24 hour)
• 3-5 oz Ginger Beer
• Add spiced bourbon to a highball glass and fill with ice. Top with chilled Ginger Beer.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Bantha Milk Margarita while Matthew is drinking a Binary Sunset. Recipes below.

Bantha Milk Margarita

• 2 oz Tequila
• 1/4 oz blue Curacao
• 1/2 oz Cream of Coconut
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz pineapple juice
• Combine all of the ingredients in shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with pineapple fronds.

Binary Sunset

• 1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 3/4 oz Aperol
• 1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/4 tsp Grenadine
• Prepare chilled cocktail glass by adding Grenadine to bottom of glass. Add remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a cocktail shaker with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and orange wheel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Hotel Room Old Fashioned while Ben is drinking a San Diego Margarita Recipes below.

Hotel Room Old Fashioned

• 1 Airplane bottle of bourbon
• 2-3 packs of sugar from the hotel room coffee
• Splash of strong hotel coffee
• Brew hotel coffee with a small amount of water to make coffee extra strong. Combine with sugar to make syrup. Add to a glass with ice and add bourbon. Stir for 30 seconds and drink quickly. (Ben's addition: maybe pinch your nose while you drink?)

San Diego Margarita

• 2 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1/2 oz Curacao
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• Shake it. Strain it. Rocks glass, fresh ice. No Salt. Because San Diego has nothing to be salty about.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking The Texas Abyss while Matthew is drinking a Chocolate Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

The Texas Abyss

• 4 oz Dark Rum
• 1 oz Lemonhart 151 Rum
• 3/4 oz Mr. Black’s
• 4 dashes chocolate bitters
• Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Stir well to desired dilution. (A lot, you want a lot.) Strain into a rocks glass with a single large chunk of ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

Chocolate Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Bourbon or Rye
• 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao
• 1/4 oz Demerara Gum Syrup
• 2 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Orange Peel for Garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice (preferably a large block). Express orange peel oils over drink and drop peel into the glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Wounded Tiki while Ben is drinking a Nasty Brew. Recipes below.

Wounded Tiki

• 1 oz Aged Rum
• 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 1/4 oz Allspice Dram
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Orgeat
• Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Strain into a tiki or Collin’s glass with crushed ice. Garnish with mint and a lime wheel.

Nasty Brew

• 1 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Benedictine
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer or Club Soda
• Combine the tequila and benedictine in a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Add ice and top with the ginger beer or soda. (Don't use the ginger beer, it's too sweet.)

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Fruit Punch to the Nuts while Matthew is drinking a Bitter End (aka Limelight). Recipes below.

Fruit Punch to the Nuts

• 1 part Cognac
• 1/2 part Banana Liqueur
• 1/2 part Amaretto
• 2 parts Pineapple Juice
• 1/2 part Lime Juice
• Ginger ale for splashing
• Combine cognac, banana liqueur, Amaretto, pineapple juice and lime juice in a container and stir aggressively. Chill until cold. Serve over ice and provide ginger ale for an optional splash on top.

Bitter End (aka Limelight)

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
• 3 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 1 oz Campari
• Pinch of Ground Cinnamon for Garnish
• Add all ingredients but the Campari and cinnamon to a cocktail shaker with ice. Meanwhile, prepare a rocks glass by pouring in the Campari and then adding ice. Next, shake the cocktail shaker for 10-12 seconds. Strain into the prepared glass by pouring it over a bar spoon to float it on top. Add pinch of Cinnamon. Enjoy.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Bailey Sour while Ben is drinking a Rusty Banana. Recipes below.

Bailey Sour

• 1 1/2 oz Fireball Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup
• 1 Dash Orange Bitters
• Optional: Egg White
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. If using the egg white, shake all of the ingredients without ice for 10 seconds. Add ice and then shake for another 10 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Rusty Banana

• 1 oz Stiggin’s Fancy Pineapple
• 1 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur
• Combine all three ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish it with a banana peel or something more appropriate. Pineapple probably.
• Oh, it's called a Rusty Banana because it's a riff on the Rusty Nail. Ben forgot to say that in the show.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Bronx HooLeeGan while Matthew is drinking a Who? Jung Hoo! Recipes below.

Bronx HooLeeGan

• 1 1/2 oz Koala Drum
• 1/2 oz Stiggan’s Fancy Pineapple Rum
• 3/4 oz Apple-Ginger Vodka
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Briefly shake to incorporate. Strain into a highball filled with crushed ice.

Who? Jung Hoo!

• 1 oz Soju
• 1/2 oz Vodka (or Gin)
• 1/2 oz Peach Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Honey Syrup
• 2 Dashes of Peach Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a lemon peel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Purple Pushover while Matthew is drinking a Rye-ght Hander. Recipes below.

Purple Pushover

• 1 1/2 oz Indigo Gin
• 1/2 oz Orange Curacao
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer
• 1 squeeze of lime
• Add the gin and Curaçao to a highball glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and squeeze the lime wedge over the glass and drop the wedge into the glass.

Rye-ght Hander

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz B&B Liqueur
• 1 barspoon Agave Syrup
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 1 Dash Cardamom Bitters
• Orange Peel for garnish
• Add all ingredients but the garnish to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Express orange oils over the drink and place peel in the glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Rye Smile while Matthew is drinking a Matt Chai-pman. Recipes below.

Rye Smile

• 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Apricot Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Cherry Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with 3 brandied cherries.

Matt Chai-pman

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Chai Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking an Old Tom's Read Headed Lover aka Ginny while Matthew is drinking a Ginny. Recipes below.

Old Tom's Red Headed Lover aka Ginny

• 1 1/2 oz Old Tom Murphy Gin
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer (pre-chilled)
• Add gin and lemon juice to a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Add ice and then carefully add the ginger beer. Do not stir.

Ginny

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Ginger Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/2 oz Orgeat
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 dashes Orange Bitters
• 2 dashes Peach Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a San Francisco 25 while Matthew is drinking a Black & Orange . Recipes below.

San Francisco 25

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Grenadine
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2-3 oz Sparkling White Wine
• Combine the gin, grenadine, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a champagne flute and top with the sparkling white wine.

Black & Orange

• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/4 oz coffee liqueur
• 1/2 oz Amaro Nonino
• 1 dash black walnut bitters
• 1 dash chocolate bitters
• Orange twist for garnish
• Combine the bourbon, Grand Marnier, coffee liqueur, Amaro Nonino and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Express the orange twist over the glass and place in the glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Daiquiri while Ben is drinking a Spring Charade. Recipes below.

Daiquiri

• 2 oz Light Rum
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Spring Charade

• 1 oz Joven Mezcal
• 1/2 oz Cognac/Brandy
• 1 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a Nick & Nora glass and garnish with a candied orange peel.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Greta Garbo while Ben is drinking Spring Cocktail #4. Recipes below.

Cocktail

• 2 fl oz Light white rum
• 1/4 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
• 1/2 fl oz Rich syrup
• 1 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1/6 fl oz Absinthe
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 12-15 seconds. Double-strain into a coupe glass.

Cocktail

• 1 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
• 1 oz Simple syrup
• 1 oz Lime juice
• Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge. Or cherries, whatever floats your boat.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a My Other Brother Ben while Ben is drinking Spring Cocktail #3. Recipes below.

My Other Brother Ben

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• ¾ oz Earl Grey Syrup
• ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
• ¼ oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur (adds a subtle cherry-almond note)
• 2 dashes Lavender Bitters
• Shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon or lime twist, expressing the oils over the drink.

Spring Cocktail #3

• 1 3/4 oz Mezcal
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 1 bar spoon Green Chartreuse
• Combine all of the in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired dilution. Strain into a martini glass. Choke it down. I mean, enjoy.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Cinnamon Girl while Ben is drinking a Spring Cocktail #2 Recipes below.

Cinnamon Giril

• 2 Orange Wedges
• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 1/4 oz Dark Rum
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 dash Orange Bitters
• Muddle the flesh of the orange (avoid the peel) in the bottom of a shaker. Add the remaining ingredients and add ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice - preferably crushed or pebble ice. Garnish with orange wedge and a cinnamon stick.

Spring Cocktail #2

• 1 oz Mezcal
• 3/4 oz Cognac
• 1 oz Elderflower
• 1/2 oz Curacao
• Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Spiced Banana Daiquiri while Ben is drinking a Spring Cocktail #1. Recipes below.

Spiced Banana Daiquiri

• 2 oz Aged Rum
• 2/3 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/3 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Spring Cocktail #1

• 3/4 oz Mezcal
• 3/4 oz Congac or Brandy
• 3/4 oz Elderflower liqueur
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into stemmed cocktail glass.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Bloody Season while Ben is drinking a Tom's Red Headed Girlfriend aka Ginny. Recipes below.

Bloody Season

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2/3 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Blood Orange Juice
• 2/3 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a blood orange peel or wheel.

Tom's Red Headed Girlfriend aka Ginny

• 1 1/2 oz Old Tom (Murphy) Gin
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3-4 oz Ginger Beer (pre-chilled)
• Add gin and lemon juice to a highball glass with no ice. Stir well to combine. Add ice and then carefully add the ginger beer. Do not stir.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Fly Eagles Fly while Ben is drinking a Chartreuse-arita. Recipes below.

Fly Eagles Fly

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
• Garnish with a lime wheel
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add garnish and enjoy.

Chartreuse-arita

• 1 1/2 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 - 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Enjoy.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Cosmopolitan while Ben is drinking a White Russian. Recipes below.

Cosmopolitan

• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a lime wheel if you have it.

White Russian

• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
• 1 oz Heavy Cream
• Add vodka and coffee liqueur to a rocks glass. Stir to combine. Add a single large chunk of ice. Pour cream carefully over the ice. Stir to combine if desired.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a 20th Century while Ben is drinking a Ye Ole Lander Recipes below.

20th Century

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
• 1/2 oz White Crème de Cacao
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Garnish with a lemon twist
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for about 15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Cocktail

• 1 1/2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Amaretto
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or brandied cherry.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Orange Spiced Old Fashioned while Ben is drinking Junior (that's a cocktail, not a person). Recipes below.

Orange Spiced Old Fashioned

Junior

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Rudolph's Nose while Ben is drinking a Last Word Recipes below.

Rudolph's Nose

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 1 oz Unsweetened Cranberry Juice
• 1/2 oz Allspice Dram
• 1/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/4 oz Amaro Nonino
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Rich Cinnamon Syrup
• 2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Enjoy.

Last Word

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz maraschino liqueur (Ben recommends Cherry Heering)
• 1 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1 oz lime juice
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with 5 cherries.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Boukman Daiquiri while Ben is drinking mull spiced port. Recipes below.

Boukman Daiquiri

• 1 1/2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Cognac
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• Cinnamon Stick for garnish
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Spiced Port Wine

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup mulling spices
• 1 quart water
• 1 750ml bottle of ruby port
• Combine sugar, water and mulling spices in a pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer for an hour. Lower temperature to low and add ruby port. Filter out spices and serve individually in mugs. (Spike with a shot of vodka to make this an actual cocktail.)

White Picket Fence

• 3 oz Spiced Whiskey Milk Punch
• 2-4 oz Sparkling Cider
• 0-2 oz Club Soda
• Pour the milk punch into a highball glass over ice. Top with sparkling cider. For a less sweet cocktail, replace a portion of the cider with club soda.

Spiced Whiskey Milk Punch

• 8 oz Spiced Whiskey
• 3 oz Toasted Powered Milk
• 1 oz Maple Syrup
• pinch of salt

1. Combine the spiced whiskey, maple syrup, and salt. Stir to combine.
2. Toast powdered milk in a pan on the stove, in the oven, or in a toaster oven. Monitor closely as it can burn quickly. Some light browning on the edges and surface is expected, but do not scorch.
3. Boil enough water to rehydrate the milk, then use the hot water to make the milk according to the package instructions.
4. While the milk is still hot, measure 3 oz into a large container, then pourthe whiskey mixture into the milk. You should see curdling happen immediately. Stir gently to help it along.
5. Let the mixture sit for a minute or two, then filter through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Once some curds have collected in the filter, move the filter to a new container and re-strain the first portion of the final product.

Spiced Whiskey

• 750 ml of Whiskey of you choice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 star anise pod
• 4 cloves
• 1/4 cracked nutmeg
• Combine whiskey and spices in a sealed bottle or jar. Let sit for 24 hours to 3 days, tasting every 24 hours. Remove spices when desired.

Autumn’s Kiss

• 2 oz Brandy or Cognac
• 3/4 oz Allspice Dram
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
• 1 Dash Cardamom Bitters
• 1 Dash Orange Bitters
• Absinthe for rinse
• Start by preparing a coupe glass: coat the inside with absinthe and discard any excess. Add the remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into the prepared coupe glass and garnish with a star anise.

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Upcoming episodes: November 25th, December 23rd, and emergency podcasts as needed. Back full time January 6th.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Allspice Old Fashioned while Ben is drinking The Horseman's Head Recipes below.

Allspice Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Allspice Dram
• 1/4/ oz Demerara Syrup
• 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 3 Dashes Orange Bitters
• Garnish with an orange peel and cocktail cherry.
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Express orange peel oils over drink and add garnishes.

The Horseman's Head

• 1 oz Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
• 1 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Heavy Cream / Whipping Cream
• Combine Mr. Black’s, Vodka and pumpkin spice syrup in a mixing glass. Stir to combine. Pour over a very large single ice cube in a rocks glass. Stir gently to slightly chill. In a separate mixing glass slightly whip cream with a milk frother. (You can also shake in a mason jar.) Once cream has thickened to a thick but pourable consistency, gently pour into the glass. Aim for the top middle of the ice cube.

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Heart & Hearth

• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Allspice Dram
• 1/4 oz Cynar
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Brown Sugar Syrup
• 1 egg white
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker without ice. Dry shake for 10-15 seconds. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a star anise.

Vertigo

• 2 oz Averna
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 4 oz Ginger Beer
• Add lemon juice and Averna to a highball or Collins glass with ice. Stir gently to combine. Top with the ginger beer.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking the Amen Corner while Ben is bringing back thew new and improved Orange & Black. Recipes below.

Amen Corner

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Aperol
• 3/4 oz Amaro Nonino
• 4-5 Mint Leaves
• Gently muddle the mint in a cocktail shaker. Add the remaining ingredients, plus ice, then shake until chilled. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with mint leaves or cocktail cherries.

Orange & Black

• 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey
• 1/2 oz Mr. Black coffee liqueur
• 1/4 oz orange liqueur (I used Cointreau)
• 2 Dashes orange bitters
• Garnish with orange twist
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until the desired dilution is reached, then strain into a rocks glass with one large ice cube. Express an orange twist over the glass, rub around the rim, and drop into the drink.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking an Herbal Hot Toddy while Ben is drinking a Venus Gin #2 Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Herbal Hot Toddy

• 4-5 oz Hot Camomile Tea
• 1 1/2 oz Cognac or Brandy
• 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 1 heaping teaspoon Honey
• Steep camomile tea in a mug for a few minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir until combined.

Venus Gin #2 Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Venus Gin #2
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 dashes Orange bitters
• Lemon Twist
• Combine gin, simple syrup and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15-20 seconds. Strain into a Old Fashioned glass with a large chunk of ice. Express oils from lemon twist over the cocktail and discard. Garnish with 3 brandy soaked cherries.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking whiskey neat and Ben is drinking a glass of wine. Recipes not below.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Ginger Whiskey Sour while Ben is drinking Ben's Whiskey Sour. Recipes below.

Ginger Whiskey Sour

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Ginger Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a rocks glass with ice.

Ben's Whiskey Sour

• 2 oz High Proof Rye Whiskey
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 small Egg White (1/2 oz)
• Red Wine for float
• Combine all ingredients except wine in a shaker with no ice. Shake for 5 seconds. Open shaker and fill with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top off with ride wine float. Add two brandied cherries as garnish

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a the Whiskey Sour he featured on The Perfect Sip while Matthew is drinking a Bee's Knees. Recipes below.

Whiskey Sour

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

Bee's Knees

• 2 oz Gin
• 3/4 oz Honey Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Lemon twist for garnish
• Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well for 12-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add garnish and enjoy.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Garden Party while Ben is having a Winter Vacation. Recipes below.

Garden Party

• 2 oz Vodka
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Chamomile-Lavender Syrup
• 1 Dash Cherry Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lavender sprig or lemon twist.

Winter Vacation

• 2 oz White Rum
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Ginger Syrup
• 1 spritz of Rosemary Tincture
• 1 Lime Wheel for Garnish
• 1 Cinnamon Stick or Apple Wood chips for smoking
• Optional: Smoke the glass with a scorched cinnamon stick or smoking kit before shaking cocktail.
• Combine rum, lime juice, and ginger syrup in a shaker with ice and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with the lime wheel and top with a spritz of the rosemary tincture.

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In the lightning round the socks come off, haters gonna hate, Ben gets back on the fence and Matthew has his head in the clouds.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking The Bare Foot and Matthew is drinking a Chamomile Daiquiri. Recipes below.

Recipes

The Bare Foot

- 2 oz Indigo Gin

- 1 oz Ginger Syrup

- 3/4 oz Lime Juice

- 3-4 oz of chilled club soda

Add the gin, syrup and lime to a highball glass and stir to combine. Add ice and top with the club soda.

Chamomile Daiquiri

2 oz White Rum

3/4 oz Lime Juice

3/4 oz Chamomile Syrup

Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Cherry Sour while Ben is drinking a Blueberry Spritz. Recipes below.

Cherry Sour

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Garnish with lemon wedge and brandied cherries.

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Add garnishes. Enjoy.

Blueberry Sour

• 3 oz Blueberry Liqueur
• 2 oz Prosecco
• 1 oz Club Soda
• Fresh blueberries for garnish

Fill a wine glass with ice. Add the blueberry liqueur, Prosecco and club soda and stir once gently with a bar spoon. Garnish with fresh blue berries by dropping them in the glass.

In the lightning round Matthew becomes a cove keeper, Ben trashes a kid's ice cream bar, and we're all thrown a curve ball. Oh, and they refuse to let a joke a die.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Fresh Ginger Fizz while Matthew is drinking a Tiki Tok. Recipes, well one of them anyway, below.

Fresh Ginger Fizz

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Tiki Tok

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Falernum
• 1/2 oz Peach Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Corpse Reviver #2 while Ben is drinking a French 75. Recipes below.

Corpse Reviver

• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Dry Orange Curacao (Or Cointreau)
• 1 oz Cocci Americano (or Lillet Blanc)
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes of Absinthe

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Enjoy!

French 75

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3-4 oz Sparkling Wine

Add first three ingredients to a champagne flute. Take a few sips. Then add sparkling wine to top.

Things get ugly in the lighting round when Ben gives acting advice, Matthew doesn't want to start over, and we all get lost in the desert.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Jungle Bungle while Matthew is drinking a Without Faculty. Recipes below.

Jungle Bungle

• 1 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Demerara Rum
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur

Combine mezcal, rum and banana liqueur in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired dilution. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a banana slice, two cherries, three guavas, and a pineapple.

Without Faculty

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Banana Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Ginger Liqueur
• 3 drops Tiki Bitters

Combine all ingredients except the bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 12-15 seconds. Strain into a ice-filled rocks glass and top with bitters and a banana slice.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking The Fall of Fig while Ben is drinking a Lost in the Jungle. Recipes below.

The Fall of Fig

• 2 oz London Dry Gin (Fig Infused)
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 1/2 - 3/4 oz Fig Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes Cardamon Bitters

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a fig slice. Or don’t.

Lost in the Jungle

• 1 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Lime wheel for garnish

Combine mezcal, banana liqueur, lime juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Float lime while as the garnish.

In the Lightning Round the farmers go to jail, Matthew goes golfing, and Ben gives investment advice.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Martini while Matthew is drinking an Embassy Cocktail. Recipes below.

Martini (5:1)

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 3 Olives for garnish

Combine gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with olives on a cocktail pick.

Embassy Cocktail

• 1 oz Cognac (brandy)
• 1 oz White Rum (1-3 year old)
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Sunny Day while Ben is drinking a Hank's Coupe. Recipes below.

Sunny Day

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz chamomile-lavender syrup
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/4 oz Lillet Blanc
• 2 dashes lavender bitters
• Lemon wheel for garnish (the sun)

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim of the glass.

Hank's Coupe

• 1 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Pimm’s No. 1
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with something appropriate.

Then in the lightning round Matthew casts Hex, Austin Slater has his biggest hit of the year for the Giants, and Ben jumps out of a moving vehicle.

On the cocktail side of the things Ben is drinking a 2024 Giants while Matthew is drinking a Tequila Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

2024 Giants

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with three brandied cherries.

Tequila Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Anejo Tequila
• 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
• 1 dash Chocolate Bitters
• 4 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Orange peel for garnish

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled - about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice (preferably a large chunk). Express orange peel oils over drink. Drop peel into the glass. Enjoy!

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Blabbey while Matthew is drinking a Verdant Whisper.

Blabbey

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lillet Rose
• 1 oz Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 2 brandied cherries and one Clementine segment for garnish

Combine the gin, Lillet Rose, and orange juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with the cherries and Clementine segment on a cocktail pick.

Verdant Whisper

• 1 oz Gin (London Dry)
• 1 oz Green Chartreuse (Sub Benedictine)
• 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 dash Celery Bitters

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or a sprig of thyme.

In the lightning round Ben gets magnanimous, an impossible choice is made, and Matthew puts the pedal to the metal.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Phoenix Doval while Matthew is drinking a Giant Slayer.

Phoenix Doval

• 2 oz Mezcal
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Ginger Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon-Lime Juice
• 2-3 Jalapeno coins

Muddle the jalapeno in the ginger syrup in a shaker. Add ice, the mezcal, cherry liqueur and citrus juice to the shaker. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with 3 Luxardo cherries.

Giant Slayer

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/4 oz Amaro Nonino
• 3/4 oz Peach Simple Syrup
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 2 Dashes Peach Bitters

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30-40 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a peach slice.

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Antibes

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 - 3/4 oz Benedictine
• 2 oz Grapefruit Juice

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Justice for Camilo

• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 1 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice

Combine tequila, cherry liqueur and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with ice.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Bitter Gin & Tonic while Matthew is drinking a Tiki Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Bitter Gin & Tonic

• 2 oz Gin
• 4 oz Club Soda
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 Lime wedge

Add gin to a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with club soda. Add dashes of bitters, and squeeze and drop in lime wedge.

Tiki Old Fashioned

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Velvet Falernum
• 1 dash Peach Bitters
• 1 dash Cherry Bitters

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Mix for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with luxardo cherries.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a My Tie while Ben is drinking a Banana Daiquiri. Recipes below.

My Tie

• 2 oz White Rum
• 3/4 oz Orange Brandy (Grand Marnier)
• 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 dashes Peach Bitters

Put them all into a shaker with ice, give it a good shake, uh, strain it into a rocks glass with plenty of ice and a garnish with a lime wheel.

Banana Daiquiri

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Ginger Syrup
• 1 oz Lime Juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a couple glass. Garnish with something.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Ginger Old Fashioned while Matthew is having the a Last Word.

Ginger Old Fashioned

• 3 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Ginger Syrup
• 4 Dashes of Angostura bitters

Add bourbon, ginger syrup and bitters to a mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired dilution. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice.

Last Word

• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Green Chartreuse
• 1 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• Luxardo cherry for garnish

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with cherry.

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On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Chatham while Ben is drinking an Indecision. Recipes below.

Chatham

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Ginger Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a coupe glass.

Indecision

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 3/4 oz of Ginger Syrup
• 1 oz of Lime Juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Cablegram and Matthew is drinking an HBD. Recipes below.

Cablegram

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey (100 proof)
• 3/4 oz Ginger Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• Club Soda

Combine the rye, ginger syrup and lime juice in a highball or collins glass with ice. Stir to combine. Top with club soda.

HBD

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Strawberry Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• 1/4 tsp Absinthe for rinse

Prepare a chilled coupe glass by rinsing with absinthe and discarding any extra. Combine all other ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 10-12 seconds. Double strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or strawberry.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Spicy Night while Ben is drinking a White Lady's Ghost. Recipes below.

Spicy Night

• 1.5 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
• 1/2 oz Black Pepper Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds, until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

White Lady's Ghost

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a Nick & Nora glass.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Ben's Stiggy while Matthew is drinking a Maple Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

Ben's Stiggy

• 2 oz Plantation Stiggins Pineapple Rum
• 1 oz Banane du Bresil
• 4-5 oz Sprite

Add all ingredients to highball with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Maple Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/4 oz Maple Syrup
• 3-4 dashes Black Walnut Bitters
• Garnish with cherry and orange twist

Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir 30 seconds or until well-chilled. Strain into a rock glass with fresh ice. Add garnish.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Big Missile while Ben is drinking a Fryer Tom. Recipes below.

Big Missile

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Peach Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Strawberry Syrup
• 2 dashes Cherry Bitters

Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds, until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Fryer Tom

• 1 1/2 oz Old Tom Gin
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz of Simple Syrup

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

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On the cocktail side of things Ben phones it in with a Coke & Rye while Matthew presents an original the Giant Splash. Recipes below.

Coke & Rye

• Coca-Cola or some other cane sugar cola
• 100 proof Rye Whiskey
• All of your gumption

Fill a highball with ice, add as much rye as your gumption will allow, top with cola.

Splash Hit

• 2 oz Aquavit
• 1 oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Cointreau