Episode 135: Kathe Koja's Bad Brains

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The Mikes beat their heads against Kathe Koja's second novel until something finally breaks loose.

It's Cocktail Time!

A Blow to the Head

In a cocktail shaker with ice, add

• 1.5 shots rye whiskey
•  .5 shot Benedictine
•  .5 shot dry vermouth

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass

Garnish with orange twist.

Chin chin!

Episode 134: Kathe Koja's The Cipher

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The Two Mikes shove it into an unspeakable hole with Kathe Koja and her first novel The Cipher.  What goes in does not always come out quite right, and that should be a lesson to us all. 

It's Cocktail Time!

The Black Hole Martini

• 2 oz. good vodka
• 1 oz. Creme de Ciel or some other blue curaçao
• 1/2 oz. Chambord or some other black raspberry liqueur

Shake with ice and strain into martini glass.  Garnish with a lemon peel.
Chin Chin.

Episode 133: Michael McDowell's Blackwater

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The Mikes (Moncada, Stoffel, McDowell) sandbag furiously to keep from gushing about the excellence of this book.

It's Cocktail Time!

Blackwater

1/2 tsp. food-grade activated charcoal

1 shot simple syrup

2 shots Tennessee whiskey

zest of 1/2 lemon

3 dashes Angostura bitters

Mix all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice; strain into chilled martini glass.

Closing Music: "Perdido" by Spade Cooley Band

Episode 132 : Michael McDowell's The Elementals

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Take a road trip with the Mikes, Michael McDowell, and The Elementals. Can they relax in the Redneck Rivera? Take a sip and tell us, is that sugar or sand in your sweet tea?

Cocktail Time!

Sand in Your Crack

Rim a martini glass with Turbinado sugar.

In a shaker of ice put in:

2 shots dark rum

2 shots light rum

2 shots pomegranate juice

1 shot fresh lime juice

Shake well and strain in the rimmed glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge or a pecan sandy.