Episode 352
Opening Day Punch to the Face
Let the mediocrity begin! Our deflated hosts celebrate the arrival of Opening Day and Season Six of Giant Cocktails. The release a new intro, go over the Opening Day roster and their predictions, and break down the dismal Game 1.
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.
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