Romance with a Cocktail Podcast
1) Season 1 Finale
Peter and Ashley talk about what is worth keeping from traditional romance. They also list their favorite novels from season 1. Enjoy with a French Gimlet: 1 oz St. Germaine, 2 oz gin, lime juice.
2) Delta of Venus by Anais Nin
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.
3) Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Peter and Ashley talk about romance, love, ghosts, and death. Enjoy with a cranberry hot toddy: simmered cranberry juice, whiskey, lime, cinnamon, and honey.
4) 10 Things that Never Happened by Alexis Hall
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.
5) Message from Nam by Danielle Steel
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.
6) A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Peter and Ashley discuss no-stakes white lies and romance. Enjoy with a Bloody Mary: 2 oz vodka with Bloody Mary mix and assorted smoked meats and pickled veggies.
7) Reel: A Hollywood Renaissance Novel by Kennedy Ryan
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
8) Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane
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.
9) Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer
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 Fe...Show More
10) The No Show by Beth O'Leary
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, ...Show More