In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Virginia Woolf’s 1927 novel To the Lighthouse. Topics include stream-of-consciousness, men having HUGE NEEDS, Lily Briscoe being gay AF, and the beginning of the Sweatshirt Saga. We also do part of a SparkNotes quiz live on mic: Taylor Swift Lyric or Edgar Allan Poe Quote? To play along, click HERE.
This week’s drink: Salty Dog via A Couple Cooks
INGREDIENTS:
Flaky sea salt
3 tablespoons (1 ½ ounces) gin
6 tablespoons (3 ounces) fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon (1 dash) simple syrup or maple syrup
Lime wedge
For the garnish: Grapefruit wedge
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut a notch in the lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of flaky sea salt.
Place the gin, grapefruit juice and syrup in a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes and shake until cold.
Strain the drink into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and top with a squeeze of lime. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
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Here is the cocktail recipe for next week’s episode if you want to drink along with us!
Za’atar Paloma via liquor.com
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ oz Patrón silver tequila
1 oz grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
1 oz za’atar simple syrup*
Garnish: lime wheel
INSTRUCTIONS:
Add the tequila, grapefruit juice, and za’atar simple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled
Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice
Garnish with a lime wheel
*Za’atar simple syrup: Add 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add ¼ cup za’atar while the syrup is hot. Let sit for at least 3 hours. Strain out the solids and discard. The syrup will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 1 month.
