002 - Our Lady of the Snows, Roman Punch, and Shaken or Stirred?

Why celebrate snow in August and how was the date of the Feast of the Transfiguration selected? How do you “muddle” something properly? How do you “build” a drink?

Today Mike and Alexandra explore these and other topics, including the very controversial question of “shaken or stirred?” They discuss how James Bond’s preferred Vodka Martini is wrong on so many levels, but how it may have made sense when it was first written about.

Our Lady of the Snows: August 5th, dedication of Mary Major in Rome

The Transfiguration: August 6th, why? Listen to find out!

Drink: Roman Punch

1oz Lemon Juice

1oz Grenadine

1oz Light rum

1oz Brandy

1/2oz Port

“Build” in a highball glass filled with crushed ice

Add Lemon Juice

Then Grenadine

Then Light rum

Then Brandy

Then Port

Admire, take a picture, then stir and drink.

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