046 - Labor Day | Benedictine Beer and the shocking truth behind Benedictine liqueur

Mike and Alexandra discuss:

  • What is St. Michael’s Lent?

  • Labor Day and International Workers’ Day

  • St. Joseph the Worker

  • Alexandra’s surprise cocktail

  • The scandalous background of Benedictine liqueur

  • The theology of work

Drink of the Week: Birra Nursia Extra Abbey Ale   

Bonus Cocktail: Monte Cassino Cocktail

¾ oz. rye whisky

¾ oz. Benedictine liqueur

¾ oz. yellow Chartreuse

¾ oz. lemon juice

Twist of lemon for garnish 

Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake 40 times. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add lemon twist for garnish. 

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