Cocktail Hour Confessional Podcast

28/07/2023

Do you have any recent good news or something no matter how big or small you want to highlight. Let us know in the comments and we’ll celebrate that win with you on the next podcast episode!

21/07/2023

Karina and Katie delve into bad phone manners and public freak outs.

This episode is totally unreal so we mixed up a mocktail for your dry summer nights.

Cheers!

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Drink of the Day: Pickle Margarita Mocktail

1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce maple syrup or simple syrup
1/2 oz pickle juice
3 ounce tonic water
For the garnish: Lime wheel or baby dill pickle

Serves: 1

Cut a notch in a 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
In the serving glass, stir together the lime juice, lemon juice, maple syrup, and pickle juice. Add the tonic water and ice. Garnish with a lime wheel or a pickle and serve.

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07/07/2023

Karina and Katie discuss unconventional ways to ask for a date and why time matters.

Summer is in full swing so the ladies mix up a refreshing classic with a twist.

Cheers!

Drink of the Day: Strawberry Caipirinha

Ice cubes
2 oz Cachaça
1 ounce simple syrup
1 Quartered lime
1 strawberry
Garnish with strawberry slice

Serves: 1

Glassware: rocks glass

In your shaker muddle lime quarters, add strawberry and lightly muddle together. Add simple syrup, cachaça and ice then give it a good shake. Strain or pour entire contents of shaker into glass and top off with ice.
Garnish with strawberry slice and enjoy!

Cheers! 🥂

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22/06/2023

Karina and Katie are back from the longest podcast hiatus. They discuss where they've been and what's new.

Pull up a chair and catch up with us!

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The Ladies mix up a magical summer drink from "The unofficial Harry Potter Inspired Book of Cocktails" by Rhiannon Lee & Georgia Hingston

✨Drink of the Day: Pesky Pixie Punch

Ice cubes
6 ounces vodka
3 ounces fresh lime juice
3 ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces coconut rum
1.25 liters pink lemonade (we used strawberry lemonade)
1 pinch edible glitter
Garnish: lemon wheels

Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Glassware: Large pitcher or cauldron
In a large pitcher or cauldron filled with ice. combine all the ingredients, and give it a good mix before serving.
Garnish with lemon wheels and serve in
your glassware of choice

Cheers! 🥂

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31/10/2021

Happy Halloween from us !🎃🎃

We hope you have been able to celebrate and mix up some tasty cocktails this spooky season!

Don’t forget to listen to our 3 part Halloween Special “Spooky Stories to tell over Drinks” available on all your favorite podcast listening apps!

Cheers witches!👻🍸🍸

29/10/2021

On Episode 11 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie bring you a very special episode of CHC Presents “Spooky Stories to Tell Over Drinks” Part 3! The last installment of our Halloween series.

It's October and we want you all to drink in the Halloween Spirit with us!

The ghouls mix up a sweet witchy concoction for the drink of the day.

Cheers!


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✨Drink of the Day: Witches Brew Shot
Ingredients
⭐️ .5 oz Midori melon liqueur
⭐️ .5 oz Triple Sec
⭐️ 1 oz vodka
⭐️ 1 oz lemon juice

Add the Midori, Triple Sec, vodka and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Shake until cold. Strain the drink into a lowball glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Enjoy as a shot!

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22/10/2021

On Episode 10 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie bring you a very special episode of CHC Presents “Spooky Stories to Tell Over Drinks” Part 2!

It's October and we want you all to drink in the Halloween Spirit with us!

The ghouls mix up a devilish drink of the day.

Cheers!


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✨Drink of the Day: The Devil’s Margarita
Ingredients
⭐️ 1 1/2 oz Tequila blanco
⭐️ 3/4 oz lime juice
⭐️ 3/4 oz simple syrup
⭐️ red wine such as Cabernet

In a shaker filled with ice, pour in tequila, lime juice, and simple syrup.
Shake until chilled. Pour into a stemmed glass.
Float a layer of wine over margarita by Setting a spoon at an angle barely placed inside of the margarita. The back of the spoon should be facing the ceiling.
Pinch the top of the wine bottle with your finger and slowly pour red wine onto the back of the spoon. Pour until you have about 1/4 inch of red wine in the glass. Cast a magical spell and enjoy 🍸

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13/10/2021

On Episode 9 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie bring you a very special episode of CHC Presents “Spooky Stories to Tell Over Drinks”.

It's October and we want you all to drink in the Halloween Spirit with us!

The ghouls mix up a festive autumnal drink of the day created by Karina

Cheers!


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✨Drink of the Day: Harvest Moon
Ingredients
⭐️ 1 1/2 oz Bärenjäger Honey liqueur
⭐️ 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
⭐️ 3 oz apple cider
⭐️ 2 Dashes angostura bitters
⭐️ 6 oz Oktoberfest beer

We used Co. Oktoberfest Bavarian Märzen but feel free to substitute your favorite Oktoberfest brew.

In a shaker add liqueur, bourbon, cider, and bitters. Add ice cubes shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds.
Strain into a tall glass. Top off with half a can of Oktoberfest beer. Garnish with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick and Enjoy! 🍺

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02/10/2021

Have you ever had an experience with the supernatural, an encounter with a dark shadow in the dead of night or something you just can’t explain? We want to hear all your personal spooky and creepy stories. Your stories will be featured in our October episodes. Please DM us, comment, or email us at [email protected] Cheers!! 🎃

01/10/2021

On Episode 8 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie discuss their thoughts on how to handle an unsolicited... erm uhm... when a little Richard pops up in your messages.

The ladies mix up a refreshing drink of the day by (not sponsored)


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✨Drink of the Day: Frutta e Fioni
Ingredients
⭐️ 1 oz Campari
⭐️ 1 oz Hibiscus tea - infused gin
⭐️ 1 oz strawberry syrup
⭐️ 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
⭐️ 1 - 2 spritzes tulsi basil hydrosol

* to infuse your gin, pour 4 1/2 oz into a clean glass jar and add a Hibiscus tea bag. Shake vigorously, let’s sit for six minutes, then squeeze a teabag and remove.

In a shaker add Campari, tea infused gin, syrup, and vinegar. Add ice cubes shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds.
Double strain into our rocks glass over an ice cube. Spray with Tulsi basil hydrosol over the top of the drink. Garnish with basil leaf and Enjoy! 🥃

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01/10/2021

We just wanted to pop in and say Happy day from us . Thanks to all our CHC Drinking Buddies *listeners*. We appreciate you so much! We’ve got a new episode for your listening pleasure premiering tomorrow! So grab a tasty drink and join us! Cheers! 🥂

17/09/2021

On Episode 7 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie discuss their thoughts on under and over sharing.

The ladies mix up a quick, easy and delicious drink of the day.


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✨Drink of the Day: Blue Tequila Smash
Ingredients
⭐️ 2 oz tequila reposado
⭐️ 3 oz blueberries (measured in a jigger)
⭐️ 1 lime cut into wedges
⭐️ 6-8 mint leaves
⭐️ 1 oz simple syrup

In a cocktail shaker add blueberries, lime wedges and simple syrup. Muddle together very well. Add mint leaves. Muddle about about 3-4 times. Add Tequila and fill shaker with ice. Shake until very cold. Double strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Add Blueberry garnish and enjoy! 🫐🌿🥂

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16/08/2021

We know it’s Monday and that’s a bummer but let’s look on the bright side, we’re one day closer to the weekend! Let us know what you are looking forward to or share your big or small victories in the comments. We want to hear it all. Let’s start this week off right! Cheers! 🍹🍹

12/08/2021

On Episode 6 of Cocktail Hour Confessional Karina and Katie make it a double with two times the drinks and double the fun with a pair of colorful questions.

The ladies mix up a refreshing drink of the day by (not sponsored)


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✨Drink of the Day: Ipanema Daydream
Ingredients
⭐️ 2 oz cachaça prata (silver)
⭐️ 1 oz watermelon juice
⭐️ 3/4 oz jalapeño-mint-lime cordial
⭐️ 2 dashes orange bitters
⭐️ 1 pinch celery seed salt

In a cocktail shaker with ice add all the liquid ingredients and shake vigorously until ice cold.
Double strain the shaker’s contents into a chilled coupe glass.
Sprinkle celery seed salt on top of the drink or half rim the glass with the celery seed salt.
Enjoy! 🥂

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11/08/2021

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‎Society & Culture · 2021

05/08/2021

Happy National IPA Day! Or should we say Hoppy IPA Day? 🍺
We love our cocktails over here at CHC but we couldn’t pass up a chance to celebrate one of our favorite beer styles, the India Pale Ale.
So today we’re giving you a bonus recipe and a creative yet delicious way to enjoy your favorite IPA.
Choose your favorite IPA and Bourbon for this recipe. We used *AZ local* Hopshock IPA and Kentucky straight Bourbon Whiskey

✨Bonus Drink Recipe: IPA Sour
Ingredients
⭐️ IPA Beer of choice
⭐️ juice from 1/2 lemon
⭐️ 1 oz simple syrup
⭐️ 2 oz Bourbon
⭐️ optional lemon wedge for garnish

In a cocktail shaker with ice add the Bourbon, simple syrup, and lemon juice
Shake until chilled.
In a tall glass, fill half way with the chilled beer and top off with strained Bourbon mixture
Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Cheers! 🍻

05/08/2021

Got any Wins to share?
Leave us a comment with your good news, positive vibes and/or anything you’re looking forward to and we’ll shout you out in our next episode. 🥂

05/08/2021

We’ll be firing up the old microphones tomorrow to record a new episode. It’s looking to be a good one 🔥 Anyone have some last minute fuel they’d like to add to the flames?!?!

Send your confessions, stories, or questions via email [email protected] or shoot us a DM to keep your anonymity (and pride), or just let it all hang out and drop a comment below.

Our refreshing podcast will have laughter, conversation, stories, advice, confessions, and of course, drinks! Each episode will feature a “drink of the week” that we hope listeners will imbibe with us as we share your stories from the weird and cr...