How far can you bend on drink ingredients before you completely break a recipe? Back in the summer of 2019 we took a crowd favorite cocktail, the Fiery Mandarin, and incrementally swapped out quality ingredients for a bunch of random stuff we happened to have on hand. The results were fine... until they weren't. In this episode we ruin a perfectly good drink, talk about Michael Keaton, continue talking about Michael Keaton, consume four cocktails, make an excellent Multiplicity reference, and discuss the keys to crafting a quality Fiery Mandarin - PLUS - a valuable lesson about true love!

<description>How far can you bend on drink ingredients before you completely break a recipe? Back in the summer of 2019 we took a crowd favorite cocktail, the Fiery Mandarin, and incrementally swapped out quality ingredients for a bunch of random stuff we happened to have on hand. The results were fine... until they weren't. In this episode we ruin a perfectly good drink, talk about Michael Keaton, continue talking about Michael Keaton, consume four cocktails, make an excellent Multiplicity reference, and discuss the keys to crafting a quality Fiery Mandarin - PLUS - a valuable lesson about true love!</description>

In this episode we ruin a perfectly good drink, talk about Michael Keaton, continue talking about Michael Keaton, consume four cocktails, make an excellent Multiplicity reference, and discuss the keys to crafting a quality Fiery Mandarin - PLUS - a valuable lesson about true love!

How far can you bend on drink ingredients before you completely break a recipe? Back in the summer of 2019 we took a crowd favorite cocktail, the Fiery Mandarin, and incrementally swapped out quality ingredients for a bunch of random stuff we happened to have on hand. The results were fine... until they weren't. In this episode we ruin a perfectly good drink, talk about Michael Keaton, continue talking about Michael Keaton, consume four cocktails, make an excellent Multiplicity reference, and discuss the keys to crafting a quality Fiery Mandarin - PLUS - a valuable lesson about true love!

The Multiplicity of Drink Ingredients

All three Always Parched hosts are back to recapture that fickle podcast magic. Did you know we were a sponsor at a golf tournament? Probably not - because Micah didn't know either - so let's chat about it! In this episode we talk about standard golf course drinks, ways to improve them, drink koozies, Always Parched canned cocktails, holiday batched cocktails, and more season three previews - PLUS - puns for days.

<description>All three Always Parched hosts are back to recapture that fickle podcast magic. Did you know we were a sponsor at a golf tournament? Probably not because Micah didn't either - so let's chat about it! In this episode we talk about standard golf course drinks, ways to improve them, drink koozies, Always Parched canned cocktails, holiday batched cocktails, and more season three previews - PLUS - puns for days.</description>

In this episode we talk about standard golf course drinks, ways to improve them, drink koozies, Always Parched canned cocktails, holiday batched cocktails, and more season three previews - PLUS - puns for days.

All three Always Parched hosts are back to recapture that fickle podcast magic. Did you know we were a sponsor at a golf tournament? Probably not because Micah didn't either - so let's chat about it! In this episode we talk about standard golf course drinks, ways to improve them, drink koozies, Always Parched canned cocktails, holiday batched cocktails, and more season three previews - PLUS - puns for days.

Golf and Puns and Golf Puns

How about we fire up the podcast machine and talk about drinks and such? Better late than never. In this episode we talk about cocktail photography, a Campari substitute that will forever change your Jungle Bird recipe, tepache, timely references, original drink ideas, umeboshi, triple filtered citrus, and we shake off some conversational rust - PLUS - we’re back!

<description>How about we fire up the podcast machine and talk about drinks and such? Better late than never. In this episode we talk about cocktail photography, a Campari substitute that will forever change your Jungle Bird recipe, tepache, timely references, original drink ideas, umeboshi, triple filtered citrus, and we shake off some conversational rust - PLUS - we’re back!</description>

In this episode we talk about cocktail photography, a Campari substitute that will forever change your Jungle Bird recipe, tepache, timely references, original drink ideas, umeboshi, triple filtered citrus, and we shake off some conversational rust.

How about we fire up the podcast machine and talk about drinks and such? Better late than never. In this episode we talk about cocktail photography, a Campari substitute that will forever change your Jungle Bird recipe, tepache, timely references, original drink ideas, umeboshi, triple filtered citrus, and we shake off some conversational rust - PLUS - we’re back!

Let's Just Call It Season Three

Today we put together a three-course meal and cocktail pairing! Normally a menu would be meticulously planned and organized so the entire meal/drink pairing matched and flowed perfectly… your Always Parched hosts did none of that. In this episode we present three terrible food combinations, three terrific cocktail recommendations, two booze bottle gifts, and one baseball metaphor - PLUS - effervescence!

<description>Today we put together a three-course meal and cocktail pairing! Normally a menu would be meticulously planned and organized so the entire meal/drink pairing matched and flowed perfectly... your Always Parched hosts did none of that. In this episode we present three terrible food combinations, three terrific cocktail recommendations, two booze bottle gifts, and one baseball metaphor - PLUS - effervescence!</description>

In this episode we present three terrible food combinations, three terrific cocktail recommendations, two booze bottle gifts, and one baseball metaphor.

Today we put together a three-course meal and cocktail pairing! Normally a menu would be meticulously planned and organized so the entire meal/drink pairing matched and flowed perfectly... your Always Parched hosts did none of that. In this episode we present three terrible food combinations, three terrific cocktail recommendations, two booze bottle gifts, and one baseball metaphor - PLUS - effervescence!

Our Hypothetical Dinner Party

Who knew tea could both elevate a cocktail and ruin your stack of Oreo Cookies? Want to find out how - listen to this mostly pun-free episode of Always Parched! Our tea-centric conversation examines spirit infusions, simple syrups, cocktail ingredients, drink pairings, and super sciency stuff - PLUS - there’s a professor in the house!

<description>Who knew tea could both elevate a cocktail and ruin your stack of Oreo Cookies? Want to find out how - listen to this mostly pun-free episode of Always Parched! Our tea-centric conversation examines spirit infusions, simple syrups, cocktail ingredients, drink pairings, and super sciency stuff - PLUS - there’s a professor in the house!</description>

Who knew tea could both elevate a cocktail and ruin your stack of Oreo Cookies? Want to find out how - listen to this mostly pun-free episode of Always Parched!

Who knew tea could both elevate a cocktail and ruin your stack of Oreo Cookies? Want to find out how - listen to this mostly pun-free episode of Always Parched! Our tea-centric conversation examines spirit infusions, simple syrups, cocktail ingredients, drink pairings, and super sciency stuff - PLUS - there’s a professor in the house!

Tea In Cocktails

Join hosts Michael Allmandinger (Dinger), Mike Mainwold (Wo), and Micah Zahler as they seek to educate, inspire, and occasionally entertain their way through all things imbibed.

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