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The Painkiller
Season 1 Episode 161
The Painkiller carries unusual baggage for a tropical drink created in paradise. Those issues stem from contested origin stories — something we encou…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Brown Derby
Season 1 Episode 160
We're making a temporary pivot to being a grapefruit podcast today, all in the pursuit of perfecting the bourbon-based Brown Derby cocktail. Joining …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Angostura Sour
Season 1 Episode 159
Despite having such a simple formula — it's a sour made using aromatic bitters as the base spirit — the Angostura Sour is a much more modern creation…
1 year, 11 months ago
Techniques: Building Faster Rounds
Season 1 Episode 158
Our "Techniques" episodes often focus on processes and drinks that require expensive equipment and esoteric ingredients. But today we’re returning to…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Between the Sheets
Season 1 Episode 157
A quasi-Sidecar riff with a triple threat of base spirits, today's subject is the Between the Sheets, a 1930's creation that all too often flies unde…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Blood and Sand
Season 1 Episode 156
It's one of the most well-known, canonical Scotch cocktails, but is it actually good? Here to discuss and teach everything you need to know about the…
2 years ago
The Chilcano
Season 1 Episode 155
You’ve mastered the Pisco Sour and Punch, impressed your friends with El Capitan, now it’s time to kick back with the Chilcano, a zesty, refreshing m…
2 years ago
The Negroni (re-run)
Season 1 Episode 154
On this dive into the archives of Cocktail College, we're joined by Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Portland, Ore.’s Pacific Standard to discuss one of the w…
2 years ago
Mastering Reposado Cocktails
Season 1 Episode 153
Against a backdrop of explosive growth for tequila in the U.S., there remains a relative lack of classic and contemporary classic tequila cocktails —…
2 years ago
The Jasmine
Season 1 Episode 152
A riff on the Pegu Club that somehow tastes exactly like grapefruit juice? That can only be Paul Harrington's Jasmine cocktail. Paul joins us on the …
2 years ago