Episode 176 Anne Rice's The Mummy or Ramses The Damned.

 

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Join the Two Mike's as they excavate the dusty tale told in Anne Rice's The Mummy or Ramses The Damned.  After you read it, you might want to down some elixir, wrap yourself in bandages and take a long nap in a sandy sarcophagus.  

 

It's Cocktail Time!

Not Just A River in Egypt. 

2 shots Kirel Palm Wine ( or other variety)

1 shot T'maro Date Amaro Liqueur ( or other variety)

1 shot  Light or Silver Rum

Shake with ice, hard and double strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a date on a pick.

Chin Chin. 

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 175 Steven King's Dreamcatcher

 

 

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 Join the Two Mikes as they break their own rules reading the worst of Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz and Clive Barker.  They will depose this Horror Royalty and create an Era of Horror Anarchy.  Mwa-ha-ha!

 

It' Cocktail Time! 

SSDD

2 shot of Scotch

1/2 shot Sweet Vermouth

1/2 shot Dry Vermouth

1/4 shot Drambuie

Stir with ice. Double strain in a Nick and Nora glass. No garnish. We don't need no stink'n garnish.

 

 

Episode 174: Guy Endore's The Werewolf of Paris

 

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The Mikes gather once more to talk over a horror book, this time it's one of the earliest classics of werewolf fiction, and are surprised at what parts of werewolf lore it does and does not use. They also had no idea they'd be this shocked by a book this old.

It's cocktail time!

The Hairy Palm

In a shaker with ice, mix:

• 2 oz cognac
• 1 oz Tia Maria
• dash three of orange bitters

strain into glass and garnish with flamed orange peel.

Episode 173: Third Bonus Episode-The Lamb

 

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The Two Mikes enter the culinary world with Lucy Rose and her debut novel The Lamb.  Are you going to Scarborough Fair?. Parsley, sage, rosemary and  ... Man! 

 

It Is Cocktail Time!

Stray Thoughts

In a large wine glass with ice:

1 shot of botanical gin.
1 shot of Crème de Violette.
Half full with sparking wine.
Top with Seltzer.
Push in sprig of fresh rosemary (that you’ve spanked.)