The Thinking Drinkers Podcast

Ben & Tom enjoy some socially distant Hygge-ing while sipping on Danish craft beer To Øl Gose To Hollywood, and cock-tales cover some ‘Manhattan’s in Manhattan’ as they clumsily mix this classic whiskey aperitif using Woodford Reserve and Chazalettes Rosso vermouth.

Show Notes

Ben & Tom enjoy some socially distant Hygge-ing while sipping on Danish craft beer To Øl Gose To Hollywood, and cock-tales cover some ‘Manhattan’s in Manhattan’ as they clumsily mix this classic whiskey aperitif using Woodford Reserve and Chazalettes Rosso vermouth.

To learn more about Chazalettes and the Clairin rum Tom mentions, subscribe to the Telegraph online for the spirits column.

“Gose To Hollywood” from the To Øl brewery in Denmark; £3.50 from Marks & Spencers (in store). Or £3.12 from www.eebria.com

Manhattan cocktail ingredients and tools all available at The Whisky Exchange
Woodford Kentucky Straight Bourbon, £32.95 
Chazalettes Rosso della Regina Vermouth, £22.75 
Angostura bitters £11.25 
Maraschino cherries £8.95 
Tools –cocktail glass, or coupe; mixing glass; a bar spoon; strainer; jigger; plenty of ice.

In next week’s show the tastings will include:
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale available at Tesco for £1.80 (or 4 for £6) 
And Ocho Blanco Tequila, £22.45 (50cl bottle), at The Whisky Exchange

What is The Thinking Drinkers Podcast?

No matter what day of the year it is, there is always a compelling reason to enjoy a discerning drink. Responsibly of course.

This hilarious, eclectic and erudite elbow-bending adventure through the calendar reveals what you should be drinking this week - and a fascinating and compelling reason to drink it.

Hosts Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham, aka The Thinking Drinkers, have deftly decanted 40 years of unwavering dedication to awesome alcohol into a podcast that will broaden your booze horizons and make you seem even more interesting than you already are.

Steeped in eccentric events, fascinating facts and with all the cocktail recipes and recommendations a thirsty gastronome requires, this pod arms people with essential, some would say useless, anecdotal ammunition with which to impress your mates over a drink...or two.