Episode 94: Princess Poppy, Branch, & Trolls

On the 20 year anniversary of escaping the Bergen and Trollstice, Princess Poppy throws a huge celebration, but despite warnings from Branch, the Trolls find themselves captured again and only Poppy and Branch can save the day.

This week we make some colorful shots, sing some songs, give some hugs, and take a look at the Dreamworks animated musical adventure.

Join us for cotton candy, burning guitars, glitter, listening to good advice, and a chat about Trolls!

This week's cocktail comes from momspark.net!

• 1 1/2 oz. (1 shot) cake vodka
• 1 oz. whipped cream vodka
• 2 oz. french vanilla creamer 
• Cotton candy
• Blue Curaçao and grenadine, for color
• Corn syrup and hot pink sprinkles, for rim

Add vodka and creamer to shaker with ice. Strain into two shot glasses rimmed with sprinkles. Add drops of Blue Curacao to one, greanadine to the other. Garnish with cotton candy.

What is the difference between experienced and implanted memories? What really is humanity? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? All questions that can have multiple answers in the dystopian story of Deckard, hunting down some rogue replicants.

This week we go to 1982, then to 2007, to take a look at the science-fiction masterpiece by Ridley Scott. 

Join us for a cocktail extravaganza, shining pupils, creepy animated friends, beautiful rainy cityscapes, snakes, Johnnie Walker Black, and a chat about Blade Runner.

This weeks cocktails come from mantripping.com

• 1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
• 1 tsp Matcha Powder
• Star Anise for Garnish
• Purple Flowers for Garnish

 Combine ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Strain into martini or coupe glass. Garnish with anise and flower. 

School is back in session at Rydell High, but the star-crossed lovers Danny and Sany get a surprise reunion as they try to navigate their love against the musical backdrop of the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds.

This week we are going back to a musical classic, doing the hand jive, mixing up an amazing strawberry cocktail and singing and dancing our way through our senior year.

Join us for greased lightening, beauty school dropouts, Twinkies, lettering in cross-country, the impeccable grace of Olivia Newton-John, and a chat about Grease!

This week's cocktail comes from Cointreau!

• 1oz Vodka
• .25oz Aperol
• .25oz Cointreau
• 2oz Sparkling Wine
• 3 Strawberries

Muddle strawberries, and add vodka, Aperol, Cointreau and ice to a shaker. Shake and strain, top with sparkling wine. 

In the year 2029, John Connor , leader of the resistance against the machines, sends a Terminator back in time to protect his younger self from a new threat...the T-1000.

This week we craft a shot of the newest mimetic poly alloy AKA liquid metal, dive into James Cameron's movie making, and talk about the greatest sequel of all time.

Join us for coconut rum, stabby hands, an unrelenting Robert Patrick, mental institution breakouts, dirtbikes, and a chat about Terminator 2: Judgement Day!

This week's cocktail comes from Dan Vargas!

• 1.5oz Coconut Rum
• .5oz White Rum
• .75oz Simple Syrup
• 1Tbsp Coconut Oil
• Silver Metallic Food Coloring

Combine ingredients into shaker. Strain into shooter .

When an Extra Terrestrial gets stranded on Earth, only a friendship with Elliot and a make-shift phone will be able to reunite it with it's family and make it back home.

This week we get into to Reece's Pieces and tackle an all-time classic on its 40th anniversary.

Join us for peanut butter cup martinis, speak & spells, dissecting frogs, Keys, lots of crying, an excellent promise, and a chat about E.T. 

This week's cocktail comes from Open Drinks!

• 1.5oz Reece's Pieces infused Vodka (Soak 1/2 cup candy in 1 cup Vodka)
• 1.5oz Milk
• 1oz Chocolate Liquor

Garnish with crushed Reece's, peanut butter ups, peanut butter, chocolate!

Combine ingredients to shaker with ice, shake and strain into martini glass.

Ladybug is brought in for a simple snatch and grab job, unfortunately, this job isn't as simple or straightforward as it seems, when a train full of assassins show up to have it out traveling across Japan.

This week we dive into the delicious world of sake with an incredibly tasty and complex cocktail and some high speed fun action with Brad Pitt and company!

Join us for thai chili tinctures, first class tickets, sparkling water, Tangerine and Lemon, building doors in walls, and a chat about Bullet Train!

This week's cocktail comes from Rick Bayless!

• 2oz Cucumber Sake
• .5oz Aperol
• .5oz Ginger Syrup
• .5oz Pineapple Juice
• 2-3 dashes Thai Chili Tincture

Sparkling water on top, Cucumber wheel for garnish.

Add ingredients to shaker tin with ice and shake. Strain into ice filled rocks glass. Top with sparkling water and garnish with cucumber.

 Dottie Hinson, the Queen of Diamonds has taken the AAGPBL by storm, much to the chagrin of her kid sister Kit. But when the world series is upon the Rockford Peaches and the Racine Belles pit sister vs. sister in a battle to win it all, and celebrate the women of baseball!

This week we try to beat the heat with a pink gin, peach, lemonade and dive into the 1992 baseball classic.

Join us for high ones, Madonna, no crying, the All American League, sports montages, and a chat about A League of their Own!

This week's cocktail comes from Craft Gin Club! 

• 1oz Pink Gin
• 3oz Pink Lemonade
• .5oz St. Germaine
• Sliced Peach

 Add ingredients to a glass with ice. Stir to combine and enjoy! 

 O.J. Haywood runs his families Hollywood horse ranch, but something bad keeps happening from up in the sky.

This week we are trying to capture UFO's on film, while we try to piece together why this thing keeps attacking the family ranch, all while anything including the horses are flying to the heavens.

Join us for a riff on a martini, blood soaked houses, traumatic experiences, capitalizing on terror, creepy alien masks, wavy inflatable arm guys, and a chat about Nope!

This week's cocktail comes from Absolut!

• 1.5oz Vodka/Gin
• .5oz Dry Vermouth
• .5oz Gran Marnier or Triple Sec

 Combine in shaker with ice, shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.  

 When the world is in danger, the Fifth Element will protect the Earth. Unfortunately, the 4 elemental stones have gone missing and are being tracked down by the evil Zorg. Luckily we have Korben Dallas on our side, and we are headed to find the stones, and save the day.

This week we are going into the future to try to sort out the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Element and save the day. On our way we mix up a fancy rum and ginger cocktail as we head off on a cruise to Fhloston Paradise with Leeloo.

Join us for space cruises, crazy hair pieces, aliens, taxi cabs, thermal bandages, and a chat about the Fifth Element!

This week's cocktail comes from Common Man Cocktails!

• 1.5oz Black Strap Rum
• .5oz Ginger Liquor
• 1oz Pineapple Juice

 Add ingredients to shaker with ice, shake and strain into cocktail glass. 

 Thor is trying to get his groove back, but theres a hole in his heart in the shape of his true love, Jane Foster. Meanwhile the Gods are under attack and it's going to take Thor and Mighty Thor reconnecting to save the day.

This week we call upon Mjölnir to help us on our journey to battle Gorr, with the help of Valkyrie, Korg, and some Taika Waititi humor.

Join us for mead, Stormbreaker, shrieking goats, Valhalla, Zeus, GnR, and a chat about Thor: Love and Thunder!

This week's cocktail comes from Secrets of the Booze!

God of Thunder

• 4 oz Mead
• 1.5 oz Spiced Whiskey
• Splash of Grenadine

Mjölnir

• 1/2 shot Gin
• 1/2 shot Blue Curacao
• Silver/Black edible metallic powder

Combine God of Thunder ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and dump into a stein!

Mix shot with metallic powder to get a steely blue/gray concoction. Use a toothpick for your handle! 

Steve Rodgers won't abide bullies and is everything you'd want in a soldier, unfortunately his physical body can't compete with his heart...that is until some super serum turns Steve into Captain America.

This week we are taking part in science experiments to see if we can make a layered cocktail worthy of Cap's USO shows and talking about the First Avenger.

Join us for Red Skull, Peggy Carter being a boss, vibranium, fondue, and a chat about Captain America!

This week's cocktail comes from WhiskyNSunshine!

• 2 oz. Sweetened cranberry juice cocktail 
• 1oz. Blue Curacao liqueur 
• 1 1/2 oz Raspberry vodka 
• 2 oz. Sprite 
• 2 oz. Coconut cocktail mixer 
• Red, white, and blue cake sprinkles 
• Simple syrup 

• Rim glass with Simple Syrup and Sprinkles, then fill with ice.
• Layer in Cranberry Juice
• Layer in Blue Curacao
• Add Vodka, Sprite, Coconut into a shaker, shake, and layer on top 

Baz Luhrmann is back with another over the top, bright and shiny, music laden film, and this one is tackling the King....Elvis Presley!

This week we are turning our margaritas pink, just like the Cadillac and digging into the new film starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in the telling of the story of Elvis.

Join us for rock & roll, bad business deals, riding the coattails of greatness, Las Vegas, and a chat about Elvis! 

• 1.5oz reposado tequila
• .5oz orange liquor
• 1/4oz orange juice
• 1/2oz lime juice
• 2oz margarita/sour mix
• .5oz of the cranberry

 Combine and shake/strain, serve over ice, blend....however you enjoy a margarita  

 After failed attempts at having living dinosaurs at theme parks, the dinosaurs have escaped, evolved and are now a part of our world, but the company behind the preservation of these animals has a nefarious plan to control the world's food supply.

This week we are dusting off our love of dinosaurs and mixing up a cocktail to honor one of the most beloved and ferocious of them all, the velociraptor, and wrapping up a beloved film franchise.

Join us for giant locusts, hyperloop trains, a visit to Malta, baby dinosaurs, Midori, and a chat about Jurassic World Dominion!

This week's cocktail comes from the Really Are You Serious Website!

• 1oz Vodka
• .5oz Rum
• .5oz Midori
• .5oz Blue Curacao
• 2oz Club Soda
• 2oz Lemon Iced Tea

Add vodka, rum, midori, and blue curacao to shaker. Shake and strain into ice filled glass. Float club soda on top, then float the iced tea on top.  

Lucas lost all of Joe's money, and Empire Records is in danger of turning into a Music Town, but we mustn't fight....not today, not on Rex Manning day!

This week we are putting on the soundtrack of the 90's and hanging with some up and coming stars in one of Brian's favorite movies, and we're mixing up several cocktails for the occasion!

Join us as we throw a funeral for a friend, glue down some quarters, count blue cars, see Mark rock out with Gwar,  and have a chat about Empire Records!

This week's cocktails (Check this week's Lobby Bar for more!) comes from the Smallman Galley!

• 2oz Beet infused Wild Turkey 101*
• .5oz Meletti 
• .5oz Amaro w/ Chocolate Notes (We used Tiramisu Apertif)
• Bitters

*Add 2 slices beets (not pickled) to 1 cup whiskey. Let sit overnight, strain and use in cocktails

 Add all ingredients to rocks glass with ice. 

Robin of Locksley has been away fighting in the crusades, but when he returns home he discovers that trouble has made its way to his doorstep and put the people of Nottingham at risk.

This week we are dialing in our bows and arrows and taking aim at a beautifully delicate martini and discussing one of our favorite Robin Hood re-tellings.

Join us as we steal from the rich and give to the poor, try out a fancy new vermouth, save Marian from the Sherriff, and have a chat about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

This week's cocktail comes from Locksley Distilling!

• 1.5oz Navy Strength Gin infused with Pink Peppercorns. Hibiscus, and Lemon
• 1.5oz Mancino Sakura Vermouth

 Add marmalade, whiskey, and bitters to a glass. Stir to combine. Add ice and top with sour mix. Stir and enjoy

Maverick has been pushing himself beyond the limits while he struggles to find his place in the Navy, but a new mission and a new assignment from his friend is going to send him back to Top Gun.

This week we climb onto our motorcycle, head into the danger zone, throw a simple twist on an old classic, and take to the skies with the best fighter pilots around.

Join us for a new take on the whiskey sour, Iceman, beach football, love connections, making amends with your past, and a chat about Top Gun: Maverick.

• 2oz Tullamore Dew Whiskey
• 1tsp Orange Marmalade
• 2 dashes Bitters
• 4oz Sour Mix

 Add marmalade, whiskey, and bitters to a glass. Stir to combine. Add ice and top with sour mix. Stir and enjoy

 Joan Wilder is a romance novelist with grand ideas of what the perfect guy should be, but when she's flung into an adventure to rescue her sister, she finds love in the unlikeliest of places.

This week we are taking a minty delicious concoction down to Columbia, and trying to get our hands on the treasure before the bad guys can get their hands on it.

Join us for alligators, gemstones, Little Mules, sailboats, grasshoppers, and a chat about Romancing the Stone!

• 1oz crème de menthe 
• 1oz white crème de cacao 
• 2oz heavy cream 

  Shake with ice and strain into martini glass  

Charlie is a kid with a special power, and some people will stop at nothing to get their hands on that power.

This week we dial back the time to 1984 and talk about another cult classic from Stephen King, plus we try out a cocktail of the same name.

Join us for sloe gin, fireballs, nose bleeds, running from The Shop, $500 bills, and a chat about Firestarter.

• .5 oz tequila  
• .5 oz vodka 
• .5 oz gin 
• .25 oz lime juice 
• .25 oz lemon juice  
• .5 oz simple syrup  
• 1 oz blue curacao 
• top with cranberry to turn the drink purple 
• 1 dash infuse bitters 3 amigos bitters 

 Shake with ice and strain over ice. Top with cranberry for multiverse effect 

Doctor Stephen Strange has been having some troubling dreams, but all dreams might have a basis in reality....at least our reality. What this means for Doctor Strange and Wanda Maximoff is going to have multiversal consequences.

This week we are back at the theater, having a look at the newest from Marvel, and hypothesizing what sorts of universes we could find. Plus we mix up a mystical cocktail to help us on our journey.

Join us for madness, witches, runes, lost loves, vodka, tequila, and gin changing colors, and a chat about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

This week's cocktail comes from The Low Carb Cocktail Guy! 

• .5 oz tequila  
• .5 oz vodka 
• .5 oz gin 
• .25 oz lime juice 
• .25 oz lemon juice  
• .5 oz simple syrup  
• 1 oz blue curacao 
• top with cranberry to turn the drink purple 
• 1 dash infuse bitters 3 amigos bitters 

 Shake with ice and strain over ice. Top with cranberry for multiverse effect