Enjoy these books and the cocktails inspired by them

Peter and Ashley discuss "The Reef," which ignited Ashley's love for the genre.

Enjoy with Caribbean Punch: 

• 2 oz rum
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1 oz lime juice
• Ginger beer to taste 
• maybe bitters

Peter and Ashley discuss an 800ish-page sweeping epic full of tragedy. Is it still romantic? 

Enjoy this episode with an Austrian Hussar: 

• 3 oz apricot brandy 
• Tonic water on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss a popular romance novel trope: the reformed rake. 

Enjoy this episode with a Sparkling Grapefruit Negroni: 

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz. Campari,
• Fever Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit to taste on ice. 

 Peter and Ashley discuss the merits of first person narration and consider whether romance can ever be canonized.

Enjoy this with a St. Germain Gin and Tonic: 

1 & 1/2 oz St. Germain

3/4 oz Bombay gin 

tonic water on ice.  

Peter and Ashley get meta talking about a romance novel about people in the book biz.

Enjoy this episode with a gin martini: 

2.5 oz gin 

.5 oz vermouth

dash of bitters

a lemon garnish 

well chilled 

Peter and Ashley talk about the one of the beloved novels that created the genre. 

Enjoy this episode with a Lizzie Champagne: 

2 shots Champagne

1 shot pineapple juice

1 shot amaretto

1 shot chambord 

Peter and Ashley talk about whether Outlander was written for bored housewives, or if there is more to the novel than one might think. 

Enjoy with a Rusty Compass: 

1.5 oz Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch

.75 oz Drambuie

.5 oz cherry liqueur

orange garnish

Peter and Ashley discuss the merits and drawbacks of subverting traditional romance norms. 

Enjoy with a margarita: 

tequila

margarita mix

ice blended

Peter and Ashley wonder if too much family drama detracts from romance. 

Enjoy with an Elderflower Mojito: 

2 oz light rum

1 oz elderflower liqueur

muddled mint

1/2 oz lime

club soda on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss whether there is such a thing as a "bad romance novel." 

Enjoy with at Cointreau Spritzer: 

1.5 oz Cointreau

grapefruit soda

ice

Peter and Ashley discuss psychic connections and wonder if romance has something to do with the soul. 

Enjoy this episode with a Gin Eyre: 

2 oz gin

muddled mint

1 oz lemon juice

1.5 tbsp of sugar

a couple shakes of orange bitters 

Peter and Ashley discuss medieval romance. 

Enjoy this episode with a Mamie Taylor: 

2 oz Scotch

1 tablespoon of lime juice

4 to 6 oz of ginger beer

lime wedge garnish. 

Peter and Ashley discuss feminism and the bedroom. 

Enjoy with a Woman Warrior cocktail: 

3 oz vodka

1 oz blue curacao

1 oz lime juice

chilled 

Peter and Ashley discuss their ideas on whether romance has changed for younger generations. 

Enjoy with a Cinnamon Whiskey Mule:

1.5oz Cinnamon Jack Daniels

half a juiced lime

ginger beer on the rocks

(bitters to taste)

Peter and Ashley argue about whether sex is overemphasized in modern marketing. 

Enjoy this episode with a Blood Orange Mule: 

2 oz vodka

fresh squeezed lime

blood orange ginger soda

ice 

Peter and Ashley discuss the difference between infatuation and true love. 

Enjoy with a "From Russia With Love": 

1 shot of vodka

1/2 shot of elderflower liqueur

lime

ginger beer

Peter and Ashley discuss disordered loves. 

Enjoy with a Red Russian: 

2 oz cherry liqueur

2 oz vodka

ice

Peter and Ashley discuss secret primal desires of women. 

Enjoy with a Disaronno Sour: 

2 oz Disaronno

1 oz lemon juice

2 dashes of bitters

egg white (optional)

Peter and Ashley talk about whether a romance novel must include "falling in love."  

Enjoy with a Royal Wedding:

1 oz. Cazadores Blanco Tequila

1 oz. Kaffir lime infused St-Germain French elderflower liqueur

3/4 oz. Noilly Dry

1/4 oz. of fresh lime juice

5 dashes chartreuse

Peter and Ashley wonder if betrayal is just part of the journey to True Love. 

Enjoy with a "Cheater's Margarita:" 

3 parts tequila

1 part Cointreau

lemonade

lemon juice on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss whether delayed gratification is an essential part of romance. 

Enjoy with a Colombian Gin & Tonic: 

1 oz gin

1 oz Cointreau

1 oz lemon juice

tonic water on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss whether experiencing certain similar tragedies can be part of a formula for true love.

Enjoy with a Wild Irish Rose: 

2 oz whiskey

1/2 oz lemon juice

1/4 oz grenadine syrup

1/4 oz sugar syrup

soda water (optional)

Peter and Ashley discuss whether modern romantics should cherry-pick ancient wisdom from their religious tradition. 

Enjoy with a Dead Sea Mule:  

2 oz mescal

3/4 oz lime juice

1 oz grenadine

5 oz Fever Tree ginger beer

mint sprig

Peter and Ashley enjoy discussing how the limits of the romance novel genre can be stretched.

Enjoy with a Manhattan: 

2 oz whiskey

1 oz sweet vermouth

3 shakes of bitters

stir in ice until chilled

Peter and Ashley discuss getting out of hetero-normative and Western notions of romance. 

Enjoy with a Rusty Nail: 

1:1 Whiskey and Drambuie on ice

Peter and Ashley talk about romance, love, ghosts, and death. 

Enjoy with a cranberry hot toddy: simmered cranberry juice

whiskey

lime

cinnamon

honey

Peter and Ashley talk about whether they want to branch out from romance novels to just talking about romance with a cocktail every week. Enjoy with your cocktail of choice from the last 50 episodes.