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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 idea of romance novels as emotional pornography.


Enjoy this episode with a Kentucky Mule: 2 oz Bourbon

1 lime squeezed

ginger beer

pear liqueur (if available)

ice

Peter and Ashley talk about the merits and drawbacks of tradition when it comes to modern romance. 


Enjoy with a Sassy Lassi:

6 oz mango juice

1/2 cup coconut juice (or cream)

3 shots of rum

1 cup of yogurt

4 ice cubes 

(maybe pistachios) 

blended in blender

Peter and Ashley talk about nature vs. nurture and whether romance is helped or hampered by verbal consent and prophylactics. 


Enjoy this episode with a Loch Lomond:

1.5 oz Drambuie

1/2 oz Contreau

1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice 

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 discuss the likelihood that romance could bloom between a pair where there are extreme power differences. 


Enjoy this episode with a Horse's Neck: 


1.5 oz Bourbon

Ginger beer

3 dashes Angosture bitters

fresh lime

Peter and Ashley talk about sex: its relation to romance and its growing attention in modern romance novels. 


Enjoy this episode with an Aviation: 

1.5 oz gin

.5 oz maraschino liqueur

.5 oz lemon juice

creme de violete 1 oz (if you can find it).

Peter and Ashley discuss the life of the mind in romance, which is dramatized by a ghost story/romance. 


Enjoy this episode with a rum and coke with lime (to be drunk unironically).

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 the merits and limits of traditionalist romance norms. 


Enjoy this episode with a Penicillin Cocktail: 

2 oz bourbon

1 oz lemon juice

ginger slices

honey

on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss whether a "cinnamon roll" should be punching villains and dominant in the bedroom.


Enjoy with a Whiskey Sour Maple: 

2 oz whiskey

3/4 oz lemon juice

1/2 oz maple syrup

Angostura bitters 

on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss romance that discovers superpowers. 


Enjoy with a Seabreeze Cocktail: 

1.5 oz vodka

cranberry juice

grapefruit juice

a squeeze of lime 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 magic as a metaphor. 


Enjoy with a Vampire Cocktail:

1 Part Drambuie

1 Part Bourbon

1 Part Dubonnet

Peter and Ashley talk about the merits of the complementary pathology theory of romance. 


Enjoy with a Drambuie Manhattan: 

40 ml bourbon

10 ml Drambuie

10 ml sweet vermouth

4 dashes of Angostura Bitters

1 orange twist and a Maraschino cherry

Ashley tells Peter that he can't have 2 cocktails prior to recording these podcasts. 


Enjoy this episode with a Mai Tai: 

1.5 oz white rum

.75 oz orange curacao

.75 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

.5 oz orgeat

.5 oz dark rum

lime wheel & mint sprig 

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 talk about Hallmark movies and their influence on romance novels. 


Enjoy with a Cinnamon Rusty Nail: 

1.5oz cinnamon bourbon

3/4 oz Drambuie 

on the rocks

Ashley and Peter discuss what role luck plays in romance. 


Enjoy with a (modified) Kir Royale: 

1/2 oz Chambord

Champaign

lemon twist in a flute

Peter and Ashley discuss when and how one should "show up" in a romantic relationship. 


Enjoy with an Irish Coffee: 

1 cup of coffee

1 tbsp of sugar

1 shot of Irish Whiskey

cream

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 power dynamics (again) and whether or not oral sex was practiced in 1066. 


Enjoy with a Scotch Drambuie: Glenfiddich

Drambuie

Soda Water

Ice 

Peter and Ashley resume their discussions of complementary pathologies as a way to romance. 


Enjoy with a "Peter" mule: 

1 oz Drambuie

1 oz Jack Daniels

1 oz Makers 

Lime

Ginger Beer

in a copper cup on ice

Peter and Ashley discuss whether Lesbian romance might shed some light on hetrosexual coupling.


Enjoy with a Margarita:

2 oz tequila

1 oz Cointreau

1 oz lime juice

blended with ice

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 romance rising from the ashes like a phoenix. 


Enjoy with a red sunrise: 

1 oz raspberry syrup

1 oz lime juice

1.5 oz gin

ginger beer

Peter and Ashley discuss what women's fantasies say about romance. 


Enjoy with a St. Germaine Smash: 

2 oz gin

1 oz St. Germaine

1 oz lemon juice

muddled mint

chilled

Peter and Ashley discuss how important sexual compatibility is when it comes to romance. 


Enjoy with a whiskey highball: 

2 pts whiskey

1 part lemon juice

ginger beer 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 the most explicit novel they've read so far. 


Enjoy with an Ella Fitzgerald: 

2 oz gin

1 oz Campari

1 oz lemon juice

bitters


Peter and Ashley discuss no-stakes white lies and romance. 


Enjoy with a Bloody Mary: 

2 oz vodka 

Bloody Mary mix 

smoked meats 

pickled veggies 

Peter and Ashley discuss the great Danielle Steel's ill-conceived novel. 


Enjoy with a French Mule: 

2.5 oz Brandy

lime

bitters

ginger beer

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. 

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