Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay

MONEY & WEALTH! Chris kicks Episode 92 off with a (clearly very legitimate) pyramid scheme sales pitch to Amanda and Matt, who prove, yet again, that there's a sucker born every minute. But the talk quickly shifts to hard-hitting money truths—childhood lessons we ignored, what “F-you money” really means, Rockefeller's quip about craving “just a little bit more,” and how ego sabotages our savings. Along the way, Amanda reveals her Cadbury Egg obsession knows no budget, Matt dreams of cruising in a Saab 900, and Chris suggests tipping valet drivers with $2 bills like a benevolent Bond villain. DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:CLASSIC DAQUIRI >> 2 oz light rum, 1 oz fresh lime juice, ¾ oz simple syrup. In a cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously until well-chilled, strain into a coupe, and enjoy this bright, citrusy nod to Hemingway, JFK, and warm spring nights.THE WHITE LADY>> 2 oz gin, ¾ oz triple sec (or Cointreau), ¾ oz lemon juice, 1 egg white. Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe. The once-maligned White Lady gets her long-overdue redemption.MINT JULEP >> 2 oz Four Roses bourbon, ½ oz demerara simple syrup, Fresh mint (muddled + garnish). Muddle the mint with the demerara syrup in the bottom of a Julep glass and then discard the mint. Pour in the bourbon, stir, and then pack the glass with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve with a metal straw. Enjoy the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby while making a reckless bet on the longshot to win it all.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.  Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE! These days, AI is all the rage, but it's also fueling more late-night doomscrolling than many care to admit. Whether we like it or not, though, Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction — it's here, it's evolving faster than we are, and in some unsettling ways, it feels like we've begun teaching rocks to think (what could go wrong?). On the bright side, the rocks in 3Q3D's cocktail glasses are still cold, and the conversation – at least for now – still involves real people. While Chris Mikolay appears to welcome our new AI overlords, noted technophobe and hunter-gatherer enthusiast Amanda Adams assumes Episode 91's hosting duties, leading the trio down a dark and winding path that questions how AI is reshaping creativity, education, relationships, and perhaps, what it even means to be human. DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:BABY GUINNESS SHOT >> 1 oz Kahlúa; 1/2 oz Baileys Irish Cream (floated carefully on top). Pour the Kahlúa into a shot glass. Using the back of a spoon, carefully float the Baileys on top to create a layered – and nearly perfect – deep fake of a miniature Guinness.PERFECT MANHATTAN COCKTAIL >> 2 oz rye whiskey; 1/2 oz sweet vermouth; 1/2 oz dry vermouth; 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass and garnish with a Luxardo cherry or a lemon twist. A classic cocktail that pairs perfectly with a Cadbury Egg (or 3).PINK GIN COCKTAIL >> 2 oz Dingle Gin (or any London dry gin); 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters. Add gin and bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir gently and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist if desired.Simple, sophisticated, and tinged with just enough mystery — fitting for a conversation about our AI future.  If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.  Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast  

BIG, DIFFICULT, FASCINATING QUESTIONS (THAT WE'LL HAVE TO FACE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE). It seems only fitting that Matt Jordan – with his genetically perfect beard – should assume command of the USS 3Q3D for a conversation that tackles the toughest bioethical questions of our not-at-all distant future. Joined as usual by Amanda Adams and Chris Mikolay, the group wastes no time discussing whether we ought to genetically enhance our children, the second and third order consequences of dramatically increasing lifespans, and whether it's a good idea to implant a computer chip in our heads to make us a whole lot smarter. The questions are as good as the drinks (and in this episode, the drinks are *chef's kiss*), and resulting conversation is so strong that it's hard to believe it wasn't held by superhumans from the future.      Drinks in this Episode: Last Word coctkail >> 3/4 ounce gin; 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse; 3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur; 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed; Garnish: brandied cherry (optional). Add the gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and enjoy on your spaceship to Mars.  Sakura Sunrise cocktail >> 1 ½ ounce Roku gin; ½ ounce simple syrup; ¾ ounce grapefruit juice; ½ ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed; splash of St. Germain; 3 dashes Lavender bitters. Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a coupe. Enjoy it anywhere, but ideally at a fancy bar on the North Shore of Hawaii so you can humblebrag about it later during a podcast recording.  Lemon Drop cocktail >> 2 ounces vodka; 1/2 ounce triple sec; 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 1 ounce simple syrup. Garnish: sugar rim. Coat the rim of a cocktail glass with sugar and set aside (do this a few minutes ahead so the sugar can dry and adhere well to the glass). Add the vodka, triple sec, lemon juice and simple syrup to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into the prepared glass, take a sip, and immediately declare how much you enjoyed Lemonheads as a kid.  If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast  

STYLE! (Part 2). In the final installment of a special two-part series on Style, serious style is apparently found at…Costco? While Chris begs to differ, Matt makes a case for a closet full of Kirkland Signature and – provided Roman chic someday makes a comeback – at least one quality toga. Clearly, the 3Q3D crew is not afraid to break all the rules as they arrive for this second serving of style with a fresh batch of questions (including a frenetic lightning round finale) and 3 new drinks that are as varied (and, in one instance, as regrettable) as the style trends discussed. You may regret your style decisions of years past, but you won't regret listening to this classic episode of 3Q3D!Drinks in this Episode: Bâtonnet cocktail  >> 1 part cognac, 4 parts white wine, 5 parts tonic; 2 cinnamon sticks. Mix cognac, white wine and tonic in a tumbler with ice and pour into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and, like a Hefty bag of old clothes you'll be donating to Goodwill, forget this drink ever existed.  Classic Martini (Stirred, not shaken) >> 2 1/2 oz vodka; 1/2 oz dry vermouth (spring for the good vermouth, you'll thank us); 1 dash orange bitters. Garnish: lemon twist. Add the vodka, dry vermouth and orange bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until very well-chilled, about 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a lemon twist and go ahead, buy that fancy Costco dress shirt you've been eyeing. YOU DESERVE IT.   Jack Rose Cocktail >> 1 1/2 oz applejack or apple brandy; 3/4 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 1/2 oz grenadine; Garnish: lemon twist. Add the applejack, lemon juice and grenadine into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Fine-strain into a coupe glass, garnish with a lemon twist and no, that pair of Air Jordan's doesn't make you look cool. It makes you look like a middle-aged Dad wearing Air Jordan's.    If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

STYLE! (Part 1). In the first of a special 2-episode double feature, Fashion Week has made its way to 3Q3D headquarters and the drinks aren't the only thing in vogue. Amanda, Matt and Chris have upped their sartorial game, arriving to the studio dressed to the nines and ready to pour cocktails that are as elegant as their names (Tuxedo No. 2, where have you been all our lives?!). The group wonders whether fashion's future is formal or if it's cooler to be comfortable, how much we ought to cultivate our own personal style, and why a woman might worry about the size of her knees. Get ready for your turn on the catwalk, 3Q3D Nation, and welcome to a very stylish conversation.  Drinks in this Episode: Tuxedo No. 2 Cocktail  >> 1/4 oz absinthe, to rinse; 2 1/4 oz Plymouth gin, 1/2 oz blanc (Bianco) vermouth, 1/4 oz maraschino liqueur, 4 dashes orange bitters. Garnish: orange twist and brandied cherry. Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with the absinthe and discard any excess. Add all other ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into the prepared glass, garnish with a brandied cherry and an orange twist. Sipping a tuxedo while wearing a tuxedo is optional, but never a bad idea.    Brandy Alexander Cocktail >> 1 1/2 oz cognac, 1 oz dark creme de cacao, 1 oz cream. Garnish: grated nutmeg. Add cognac, dark creme de cacao and cream into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or a coupe glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and try to suppress the urge to drink 4 in rapid succession.  Chelsea Sidecar >> 2 oz gin, ¾ oz Cointreau, ½ oz fresh lemon juice. Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with a lemon peel. In a cocktail shaker with ice, shake the ingredients vigorously and then strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist and    If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=enFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast  

WINTER SURVIVAL TIPS. With over a foot of fresh fallen snow blanketing 3Q3D headquarters in Northeast Ohio, Amanda, Matt and Chris wonder why they live in a locale with such harsh winter conditions. However, as the drinks go down and the conversation warms up, the group looks at the bright side of shorter days and colder nights, debates which animal has winter figured out (hibernate like a bear, or fly south like a bird?), and reminds listeners to keep that moisturizer nearby. So get out of the cold and join the conversation – all are welcome to hunker down in the 3Q3D igloo.DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:  CLEVELAND WHISKEY COMPANY CHRISTMAS BOURBON >> Pour 2 fingers of this spice flavored bourbon over a large cube and enjoy next to a roaring fire on a cold winter night.  MARY PICKFORD COCKTAIL >> 1 ½ oz white rum, 1 ½ oz unsweetened pineapple juice, 1 tsp Luxardo liqueur, ¼ tsp grenadine. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass, serve with a Luxardo cherry, and with the moxie of Mary Pickford now filling you up, walk out into that winter storm and show it who's boss.  MAI TAI COCKTAIL >>  1 ½ oz white rum; ¾ oz orange curaçao; ¾ oz lime juice, freshly squeezed, ½ oz orgeat, ½ oz dark rum, lime wheel and mint sprig. Add the white rum, curaçao, lime juice and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly (about 3 seconds). Pour into a double rocks glass. Float the dark rum over the top. Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig and be instantly transported out of the cold and into a Polynesian tiki hut (or, perhaps, a hotel bar in Oakland, California, where the mai tai was born).If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC OR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AMERICA? Despite recording from a sun-drenched back patio on a postcard perfect Autumn afternoon, anxiety is running high among the 3Q3D crew. This year, October's beauty is bittersweet, with red and blue political signs competing with Fall's glorious oranges and golden yellows - and raising the nation's collective blood pressure. But is everything truly terrible, as Matt initially suggests? Or is America making a slow and often imperceptible march toward a brighter future, as the ever-optimistic Chris seems to believe? As the team explores both the pessimistic and optimistic sides of America (and the future of humanity), one thing is for sure: today's drinks pair perfectly with Fall, and in true 3Q3D fashion, this conversation gets better with every sip.*  *This message was NOT written by ChatGPT. (Or was it??!)  DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:  APPLEJACK RABBIT >> 2 oz bonded apple brandy; 3/4 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 3/4 oz orange juice, freshly squeezed; 1/2 oz grade B maple syrup. Add the apple brandy, lemon juice, orange juice and maple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. This refreshing drink makes a delightful companion in voting booths everywhere.  MAPLE WHISKEY SOUR >> 2 oz whiskey; 1 egg white* (optional); 1 oz freshly-squeezed lemon juice; 3/4 oz maple syrup; 2–3 shakes Angostura bitters (optional). If using the egg white, add whiskey and egg white to a cocktail shaker and vigorously shake for 15-20 seconds until the egg white is very frothy.  (If not using the egg white, you can skip this step.) Add the lemon juice, maple syrup, bitters (if using) and a handful of ice to the shaker, and shake for a few seconds to combine and chill the drink.  Have your robot butler strain and serve immediately in a glass over ice while you enjoy the latest movie on your Apple Vision Pro glasses, just as Amanda would prefer.  RUSTY NAIL >> 1 1/2 oz scotch; 3/4 oz Drambuie; Add the scotch and Drambuie into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube and toast to our new AI overlords.  If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.  Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

RISK, RANDOMNESS & DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY.Caspar Berry has led many lives, from screenplay writer, actor and director, to professional poker player, poker commentator and renowned keynote speaker. He also once served as the poker coach to Daniel Craig and the actors in Casino Royale, and beyond coaching others to merely look like they know how to gamble, Caspar believes there are parallels between poker strategies and navigating life's uncertainties. So ante up for an unusually spirited episode of the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast, where Chris toasts Caspar from across the Atlantic to explore the complexities of decision-making, risk, and the role randomness and luck play in our lives.*Listeners Note* I apologize for the uneven sound quality during this episode as it was recorded via a Teams call between two continents. Next time I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't sound like we've both fallen into a well.  ¯_(ツ)_/¯  DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:  WHITE RUSSIAN COCKTAIL >> 2 oz vodka; 1 oz Kahlúa; 1 oz heavy cream. Add the vodka and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice, top with the heavy cream, and stir. Best enjoyed while playing Blackjack in the high stakes room at the Bellagio.  VESPER MARTINI >> 3 oz Gordon's Dry gin, 1 oz vodka; 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc aperitif; Garnish: lemon twist. Add the gin, vodka and Lillet blanc into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 20–30 seconds, until ice cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Express the oils from a lemon twist over the drink, rub the twist along the rim of the glass and drop it into the cocktail. Remember that this drink is best shaken, not stirred.GODFATHER COCKTAIL >> 2 oz blended Johnny Walker Red scotch; 1/4 oz amaretto. Fill a mixing glass 2/3 full of ice. Add the scotch and amaretto and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice for an offer you can't refuse.   If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast  

TRAVEL & VACATION TIPS! Before you pack your bags and load up the station wagon, make sure to download 3Q3D's long list of summer travel tips. From why it's okay to spend every morning away from your vacation companions, to proper picture taking techniques (sorry not sorry, but it's a big thumbs down on the coordinated family beach photo), this episode is as spicy as Amanda's Chile Salt Michelada.  DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE:  GIN & TONIC COCKTAIL >> 2 oz Bombay Sapphire Sunset Special Edition gin; 4 oz Fever Tree cocktail, lime wedge.  Fill a highball glass with ice, then add the gin. Top with the tonic water and gently stir. Garnish with lime wedge and after a long hot day at the beach, bring this with you in the shower to help cool off.  CHILE SALT MICHELADA >> Mix 1 tablespoon kosher salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper on a small plate. Moisten the rim of a pint glass and press into chile salt to lightly coat. Combine ¾ oz fresh lime juice, 2 dashes hot sauce (preferably Cholula) and 1 dash Worcestershire sauce in a glass. Partly fill glass with ice and top with 8 oz chilled Mexican beer. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with a lime wedge and be transported to an exotic beach in Zihuatanejo.    SUGAR FREE LONG DRINK >> Purchase a six pack of Long Drink in the white can. Fill a glass with ice, pour in your Long Drink, garnish with a lime wedge, and discover the Legend of 1952.   If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

HOW TO BE A (LITERAL) BOSS. After several months of working sunup to sundown for The Man, 3Q3D's long sabbatical is finally over. But fear not, 3Q3D Nation: Amanda, Chris & Matt waste no time getting back in the saddle to show you who's boss – while discussing how to actually be a boss. Whether you're a seasoned executive, an aspiring leader, or just someone curious about what it takes to be an actual boss, Episode 83 is all about leadership lessons both practical and philosophical. Oh, and when it comes to the actual cocktails, let's just say that if this episode were a performance review of 3Q3D's mixology, the 3Q3D crew would be getting promoted. DRINKS IN THIS EPISODE: TEXAS SIPPER COCKTAIL >> 1 ½ oz vodka, ½ oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur, 1 ½ oz fresh grapefruit juice. Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and pour into a rocks glass with ice. Top with soda water and a mint sprig, and toast to your recent promotion. GRASSHOPPER COCKTAIL >> 1 oz green creme de menthe; 1 oz white creme de cacao; 2 oz heavy cream. Add the green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao and heavy cream into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Grate nutmeg over the top of the drink, if desired. The kid's got moxie, I tell ya.  GIBSON MARTINI >> 2 ½ oz Dingle gin; ½ oz dry vermouth; pickled cocktail onions. Mix gin and dry vermouth with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake like you mean it. Pour into a martini glass and add 3 cocktail onions on a toothpick. Cheers, old sport, you're headed for the C-suite.   If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.  Follow our social sites here:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast 

To celebrate 3Q3D's third anniversary, the original crew regroups and recreates the show's very first episode down to the exact same questions. While Amanda, Chris and Matt are certainly more comfortable on air, they begin to question nearly everything (including *gasp* backing into every parking space) and end up lamenting democracy writ large. While the questions from Episode 1 return, the drinks are decidely better this go round: the team brings back a few favorite cocktails from 3Q3D's quixotic 3-year journey, including the Old Cuban, a perfect Old Fashioned, and, fittingly, the Birthday Cake Martini. Cheers to 3 years, and thanks to all who have listened!   Drinks in this Episode:The Old Cuban Cocktail  >> 6 whole mint leaves, 1 oz simple syrup, 3/4 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed, 1 1/2 oz aged rum, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 2 ounces Champagne, chilled. Garnish: mint sprig. Muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup and lime juice in a shaker. Add the rum and bitters and ice, and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a coupe glass.Top with Champagne and garnish with a mint sprig. Salud, amigo!  Old Fashioned Cocktail >> 2 oz bourbon, 1/4 oz simple syrup, a few dashes of angostura bitters. Pour ingredients into a bourbon glass over one large ice cube, garnish with a Luxardo cherry and an orange peel. Like an old friend – or a podcast for inquisitive people – this cocktail won't let you down.  Birthday Cake Martini >> 2 oz Smirnoff whipped cream vodka, 1 ½ oz Amaretto liqueur, 1 oz Godiva white chocolate liqueur, 2 oz heavy whipping cream; mix ingredients with ice in a shaker, strain, and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with birthday cake sprinkles. Happy birthday to 3Q3D!If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=enFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

THE MOVIES! Amanda Adams sits in the director's chair for this big, buttery episode about the movies we love – and the movies we love to hate. And, as she guides the OG 3Q3D crew through a conversation about the films that framed our youth, what makes a movie objectively great, and why we love some movies that are objectively terrible, Amanda can't help but get sentimental about a certain Legendary movie from her formative years. If you're a Gen X'er and a film fan, this energetic episode is for you. Drinks in this Episode:Classic Daquiri cocktail >> 2 oz light rum; 1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed; 3/4 oz demerara sugar syrup. Add the rum, lime juice and demerara sugar syrup to a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wedge and imagine a “Legends of the Fall” era Brad Pitt is approaching on horseback. Delicious! Ache Orange Creamsicle Sourt by Heart State Brewing >> Crack open this beer, pour it into a cold glass, and prepare to be perplexed by how little this actually tastes like an orange creamsicle. Do yourself a favor and go make the actual Orange Creamsicle Cocktail from Episode 80 and thank us later. Espresso Martini >> 2 oz vodka; 1/2 oz Kahlúa; 1 oz espresso, freshly brewed; 1/4 ounce simple syrup. Add vodka, Kahlúa, espresso and simple syrup to a shaker filled with ice and shake until well-chilled. Pour into a chilled martini glass, garnish with 3 coffee beans and enjoy staying up well past your bedtime as the espresso courses through your body. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

PARENTING! With 13 children between them, Amanda, Matt and Chris debate unconventional parenting do's and don'ts, discuss whether parents today spend too little or too much time with their kids, and ponder how much our parental actions ultimately determine our children's fate. In classic 3Q3D fashion, this conversation zig-zags between the insightful and the absurd while steadily building to a third cocktail crescendo (and supercharged, at the halfway mark, by THE GREATEST DRINK IN 3Q3D HISTORY). If you're the kind of person who might shame a child into having excellent taste, then this episode is for you. Drinks in this Episode:Waterloo Cocktail >> 1 ½ oz blended whiskey, ¾ oz Mandarine Napoleon liqueur (or substitute Gran Marnier), ¼ freshly squeezed lemon juice, ¼ oz simple syrup; combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a rocks glass with ice, top with 3-5 oz chilled club soda and garnish with an orange slice. Toast to your excellent taste, as well as your ability to weaponize shame as a go-to parenting tool. Orange Dreamsicle Cocktail >> 2 oz whipped cream vodka, 1 oz vanilla vodka, 3 oz orange juice (no pulp, as God intended), heavy whipping cream; combine both vodkas and OJ in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass, top with a few splashes of heavy whipping cream, garnish with an orange wedge and then drop in an AN ACTUAL CREAMSICLE. Take one sip and be instantly transported back to the halcyon summer days of your youth when all was right with the world. Vieux Carré Cocktail >> 3/4 oz rye whiskey; 3/4 oz cognac; 3/4 oz sweet vermouth; 2 teaspoons Benedictine liqueur; 2 dashes Peychauds bitters; 1 dash Angostura bitters; Garnish: maraschino cherry or lemon twist. Add the rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine and bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice or a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry, a lemon twist (or both), and lift a glass in honor of Fat Tuesday or simply as the perfect counterbalance to an Orange Dreamsicle cocktail. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

DRINKING & ALCOHOL. Alcohol is the only drug where, if you don't use it, people assume you have a problem. Kind of weird, right? It seems that alcohol – and our culture of drinking – are topics worth exploring. Hence, in this special “crossover” episode, 3Q3D regular Amanda Adams, and occasional 3Q3D visitor and fan favorite Colt McCutcheon, sit down with Chris Mikolay at the halfway mark of his Dry January goal to pour a few (booze free) drinks to discuss several questions that are interesting no matter how much you've imbibed: why are humans compelled to drink to excess? Will future generations view alcohol consumption as we view smoking today? And, the most controversial of all: is it ever okay to allow underage kids (and their friends) to drink in your home? Drinks in this Episode:Athletic Brewing Co. Run Wild Non-Alcoholic IPA >> Crack a can of this booze-less beer and chug until your hearts content. Don't worry, nothing happens (except at some point you'll have to pee). Restore Cold Pressed Immunity Juice >> Visit your local cold pressed juice shop for a bottle of zesty apple, lemon, ginger and cayenne brew. Pour over ice and sprinkle a little cayenne pepper on top for added flair. Toast to your good health and the first good drinking decision you've made in years!Fake Gin & Tonic>> 2 parts Clean Co. non-alcoholic gin, 4 parts Fever Tree Elderflower tonic; pour gin and tonic into a glass over ice, garnish with a lime, and pretend to like it. The Sober Man's Aviation cocktail>> 2 parts Clean Co. non-alcoholic gin, 1 small spoonful of Luxardo cherry syrup, 1 part lavender simple syrup, 1 1/2 parts freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry and lemon peel. Tell yourself it's just like the real thing and muster the strength to hold back the tears.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

THE YEAR IN REVIEW / THE YEAR AHEAD.For the 3rd time, Amanda Adams, Matt Jordan and Chris Mikolay record a New Year's episode that reviews the year's biggest headlines – from events both consequential and alarming, to stories immaterial but impossible to ignore. After lively discussion (and Amanda's cocktail redemption), the group turns the page on 2023 and makes bold predictions for the year ahead. Fans of the classic 3Q3D format will enjoy this episode as it slaloms swiftly between the silly and the serious and, in true 3Q3D fashion, gets more interesting with every sip. Drinks in this Episode:La Louisiane Cocktail >> 2 oz rye whiskey, 3/4 oz sweet vermouth, 1/2 oz Benedictine, 3 dashes absinthe, 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters. Add the rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, absinthe and Peychaud's bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a Luxardo cherry and remember to “THRIVE” in 2024.Cranberry Cobbler Cocktail >> 1 to 2 oz. bourbon or whiskey, 3 to 4 oz. cranberry juice, 1 to 2 oz. orange seltzer water, 1 to 2 oz. cinnamon simple syrup. Muddle a few cranberries at the bottom of your glass.Fill a glass with crushed ice. Stir or shake together the syrup, cranberry and bourbon/whiskey for 30 seconds or so. Pour over ice. Top the drink with the orange seltzer and toast to your Super Bowl Champion Cleveland Browns and their impossibly handsome head coach, Kevin Stefanski.Old Pal Cocktail >> 1.5 oz rye whiskey, 1 oz Campari, 3/4 oz dry vermouth, ¼ oz sweet vermouth. Add the rye whiskey, Campari and dry vermouth into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass, garnish with a lemon twist, and scoff at those choosing to participate in “Dry January”.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

AUSTRALIA vs. ENGLAND vs. AMERICA! In this special transcontinental episode, Chris invites an awesome Aussie, Belynda Thomas, and Englishman extraordinaire, Elliot Grey, into the studio to spill the tea on what it's like living in America from an ex-pat perspective. As the group sips and snacks on Elliot's "posh pigs in a blanket", things escalate faster than American portion sizes – from friendly banter to an epic showdown that seeks to determine which great nation reigns supreme when it comes to music (The Beatles, case closed), animals (50 million kangaroos can't be wrong) and culinary delights (your country is automatically disqualified if you enjoy either Vegemite or Marmite, sorry). Whether you prefer your soccer to be called football or your football to use Australian rules, you'll enjoy listening to Belynda and Elliot discuss their perspective on Australian, British and American culture as much as you'll love their classic Aussie and British senses of humour. Drinks in this Episode:Elliot's Proper G&T >> 1 part Sipsmith® London Dry Gin, high-quality tonic water, wedge of fresh lime. Fill a highball glass with ice, pour in gin and top off with tonic. Garnish with a wedge of fresh lime and cheer on the Everton Blues.Belynda's Aussie Autumn Fizz >> 2 parts apple cider, 1 part caramel vodka, Prosecco, diced apples. Pour cider and caramel vodka in a champagne glass filled and top with Prosecco. Add freshly cut apples to the drink and enjoy while watching Skippy the Kangaroo. Apple Pie Martini >> FOR THE RIM: 1 tablespoon fine graham cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, Pinch of ground cinnamon.FOR THE MARTINI: ½ cup apple cider, 3 tablespoons simple syrup, ¼ cup vodka, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon schnapps, ¼ teaspoon apple pie spice, Pinch of salt optional. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon. Wet the edges of the martini glass with water or an apple slice. Dip the edges in the prepared graham cracker mixture. In a cocktail shaker with ice, place all the ingredients and shake it. Pour into the prepare glass while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend.Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

THE POLITICS EPISODE. With an introduction as long as the Gettysburg Address, Chris explains (by using his beloved Cleveland Browns as an incredibly strained metaphor for political tribalism) why he has actively avoided political conversation on the podcast thus far - and why it's now finally time to analyze our nation's current political divide. Chris is joined by longtime 3Q3D cohost and political junkie Amanda Adams, as well as an actual living, breathing politican: Ohio State Representative for the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, Casey Weinstein. Over drinks both sophisticated and unrefined, the group discusses the root causes of our political polarization and whether it's possible to have better political conversations - including how we might see people less through the lens of red or blue and instead, as human beings worthy of respect no matter their political persuasion. Drinks in this episode:Ole Smoky Mountain Apple Pie Moonshine >> Call Uncle Jessie and have them Duke boys pack up the General Lee with a few bottles of Hazzard County's finest 'shine for delivery before Election Day. Pour it over ice and taste that sweet, sweet freedom.Sidecar Cocktail >> 1 1/2 oz cognac; 3/4 oz orange liqueur (such as Cointreau); 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice. Coat the rim of a coupe glass with sugar, and set aside. Add the cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.Strain into the prepared glass, garnish with an orange twist and toast to democracy. Baluarte Reposado Tequila Reserva Especial >> Fly to Mexico and be seduced into purchasing this delicious 100% agave tequila by a smooth talking employee of the airport Duty Free Shop. Pour into a cocktail glass over a large ice cube, garnish with a lime wedge while citing the Pledge of Allegiance.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a (5 star?!) rating. Great reviews make our day, and we'd love it if you shared a favorite episode with an inquisitive friend. See the drinks and follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

THE SHARK TANK EPISODE. At some point in our lives, we all have a million-dollar idea. The biggest difference between a successful idea and one that fails, though, is often simply this: whether or not one takes action. In today's episode of 3Q3D, you'll meet three women who not only have big ideas, they're turning them into reality. Over three great drinks – including a cocktail inspired by one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in history – Chris mimics Mr. Wonderful and challenges Kris Leigh, the founder of FÜZI Pets, and Sarah Filipovitz and Ellen Velez, the co-founders of FlipFort, to prove that their respective startups can become the next big thing. Kris, Sarah, and Ellen candidly share what inspired them to take the entrepreneurial leap of faith, lessons learned and struggles they never anticipated, and – as busy working mothers – the upside of being a 'mom-preneur.' If you've ever dreamt of doing something bold, or if you're just fascinated by people who have the courage to put ideas into action, you'll admire Kris, Sarah, and Ellen's entrepreneurial moxie.Enjoy 20% Off and Free Shipping on all FÜZI and FlipFort products with discount code: 3DRINKS.About FlipFortFlipFort is a product that creates a cozy resting space for your child, both in the car and the stroller. The brainchild of two seasoned moms who know the challenges of family travel all too well, FlipFort is changing the way that children rest on the go. Shop www.FlipFort.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theflipfort/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theflipfortTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theflipfortAbout FÜZI PetsThe FÜZI bed is a new type of elevated pet bed that lifts your furry family off the floor with a sleek, metal, chew-resistant base and provides comfort and support with an uber-plush, washable bolster bed that attaches on top. Say goodbye to frumpy floor beds, and hello to height, style and comfort with The FÜZI Bed, the ultimate Pet Bed for your number one fur child. FÜZI now offers personalization - get your pet's name embroidered on their new dog bed in time for the holidays. We sell on Walmart, Amazon and ETSY – but sign up for Early Black Friday discounts on our site, www.fuzipets.com and be the first to get the best prices of the year.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuzipets/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fuzipetsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fuzipetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/FuziPetsPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fuzipets/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fuzipetsDrinks in this Episode:FlipFort's Favorite Cosmopolitan >> 1 ½ oz Double Cross Vodka, 1 oz Cointreau (or any orange liqueur), ½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 ½ oz cranberry juice, lime twist or wedge for garnish. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add vodka, Cointreau, freshly squeezed lime juice, and cranberry juice to the shaker; shake vigorously for about 15 seconds to chill and mix the ingredients thoroughly. Strain the mixture into a chilled martini or cocktail glass. Garnish your Cosmo with a lime twist or wedge and enjoy while your child is sleeping peacefully in a FlipFort.FUZI's Fancy Champagne >> Pour a chilled glass of Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Brut "Blue Label" into Mikasa stemware and toast to your entrepreneurial moxie. The Sara Blakely Cocktail >> 2 oz tequila, 2 oz grapefruit juice, jalapeño pepper. Cut up jalapeño pepper and muddle it in the grapefruit juice. Strain grapefruit juice into a glass with ice and add tequila. Top with a splash of soda water, stir and add lime wedge to garnish. Cheers to your next big idea!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

FEELING BURNED OUT – AND FINDING BALANCE.If you've wondered why it's been a minute since a new episode of 3Q3D dropped, well, Chris has been totally burned out, man. But fear not, because Matt and Amanda come to the rescue with a few great questions about the nature of burnout and how one can restore balance to a busy life. While the questions are excellent and the conversation vintage 3Q3D, the cocktails are a bit on the questionable side: after Matt pours a delightfully creamy concoction, Amanda makes something like an Old Fashioned, only awful, and Chris, well, he uses a blender to concoct a frozen Tokyo Tea that only a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle could love. If you've been feeling similarly stuck in a rut, let this episode be the self-care you deserve. Drinks in this Episode:Matt Jordan's Creamy Delight >> 2 parts Bailey's Irish Cream, 1 part vanilla vodka. Pour vodka and Bailey's over ice and console a friend going through a tough time.Frozen Tokyo Tea >> ½ oz gin, ½ oz melon liqueur, ½ oz rum, ½ oz tequila, ½ oz triple sec, ½ oz vodka, 1 oz sweet and sour mix. Place ingredients in a blender with ice and turn it on high. Pour the resulting glowing green slushie into a cup, bow respectfully to your drinking pals, and watch out for brain freeze. Konnichiwa!Maple Rum Old Fashioned (?) >> Sounds cool, but, well, decide for yourself: pour 2 oz dark rum, ½ oz maple syrup and 2 dashes angostura bitters into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist. Don't say we didn't warn you.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE. RIGHT? Matt Jordan takes over for the second time as host of the good ship 3Q3D, and in so doing, leads a fun and fascinating conversation with Chris Mikolay and Sam LiPuma – an author, professor and 3Q3D newcomer – that explores several of the most interesting questions ever posed on the podcast. Over 3 drinks as unique as each question, Matt, Chris and Sam debate whether it's ever okay to take a life, ponder the pros and cons of immortality, and finally, bets are placed on what happens when the lights go out. The three may not all agree on the answers to each question, but one thing is for sure: drink enough Angels Envy bourbon…and you will receive total consciousness (which is nice). Drinks in this Episode:White Russian >> 2 oz vodka, 1 oz Kahlúa, 1 splash heavy cream. Add the vodka and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice, top with the heavy cream by pouring it over a spoon so it looks like a Starbucks beverage made for a sorority girl.Pineapple Banana Orange Crush >> 2 oz pineapple/banana/orange juice, 2 oz orange vodka, 1 oz Triple Sec, lemon-lime soda like Sprite or 7UP. Pour juice, vodka and Triple Sec into a glass filled with crushed ice. Top off with Sprite/7 up and garnish with an orange wedge. Stir and, provided humanity has finally cured death, enjoy for the next several millennia.Angels Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey >> Pour at least two fingers into a proper Glencairn glass and don't even think about using ice. Raise a glass to the angels above who wish they could have just a taste. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

MYSTERY TOPIC! In the final installment of a 3-part series of shorter episodes designed to pare nicely with one quick drink, Chris experiments with variations on the classic Aperol Spritz – and pays dearly for it. However, just as Amanda Adams and Matt Jordan were in the dark on the topic of this episode, you, dear listener, will have to wait and see what topic might prompt a discussion about soggy cereal enthusiasts, peeing in swimming pools, and the greatest decade of the 20th century. If you want to get to know a friend or family member better, take note of these questions and thank us later. Drinks in this Episode:St. Germain Spritz >> 3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts St. Germain, 1 part club soda. Add the Prosecco, St. Germain and club soda to a wine glass filled with ice and stir, garnishing with a lemon peel. Drink and immediately regret you didn't choose an Aperol Spritz instead.Amaro Nonino Spritz >> 3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts Amaro Nonino, 1 part club soda. Add the Prosecco, Amaro Nonino and club soda to a wine glass filled with ice and stir, garnishing with a lemon peel. Become further enraged at “Big Spritz” for convincing you to try drinking any other form of Spritz than the original Aperol version.Lillet Blanc Spritz >> 3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts Lillet Blanc, 1 part club soda. Add the Prosecco, Lillet Blanc and club soda to a wine glass filled with ice and stir, garnishing with a lemon peel. Serve it to a friend who you hate, because this drink is terrible.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

WOULD YOU RATHER? While this second round of a special 3-part series of mini episodes may indeed be shorter than the typical 3Q3D fare, it isn't short on controversial conversation.While Amanda Adams serves up a super sweet Tequila Sour, Chris asks a series of increasingly ridiculous “Would You Rather” questions that leave Matt Jordan feeling quite flustered. Apologies in advance to anyone similarly offended, but for those who enjoy contemplating the absurd, this episode is for you. *That's what Mikolay says Drink in this Episode:Tequila Sour >>1 ½ oz tequila, ¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, ½ simple syrup. Shake the ingredients vigorously in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled sour glass, garnish with a Maraschino cherry and HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL-STAR…If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

UNDERRATED / OVERRATED / PROPERLY RATED. In a special 3-part series of shorter episodes designed to pair nicely with a relaxing summertime hammock ride or walk in the park, Amanda Adams, Matt Jordan and Chris Mikolay debate everyday items and activities that are either “Underrated, Overrated or Properly Rated.”This episode is a lot like fireworks displays, s'mores and brunch: you'll either love it or hate it. If it's the former, we'd appreciate if you let the world know 3Q3D is highly underrated by giving us a 5-star review; if it's the latter, well, we suggest you mix up a gimlet and rest easy knowing another “Afternoon Delight” (with an entirely different topic) is just one week away.Drink in this Episode:Gimlet >>1 ½ oz Hendrick's gin, 1 oz St. Germain liqueur, 1 oz lime juice (freshly squeezed, because we are civilized), 2” piece of peeled cucumber quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into ¼” thick pieces, plus a thinly sliced cucumber round for garnish. Mix ingredients less garnish in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a martini glass or coupe and garnish with cucumber round. Find your favorite hammock and relax in the shade.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5053128/advertisement

PETS & ANIMALS! According to 3Q3D regular Amanda Adams, how you speak to your pet speaks volumes about you. In this episode featuring the OG 3Q3D crew and bound to become an instant classic, you'll find out why Amanda refuses to refer to her pets as “fur babies” and what she's naming her future podcast (spoiler alert: it's called “Stats on Cats”). This conversation is as wide ranging as the animal kingdom, and no matter if you're a dog person, cat person, vegan or meat lover, you'll surely have an opinion about the first two question segments. For the really good stuff, though, pour a few drinks and skip straight to the final segment (at the 50th minute) for a story about Chris flying with the most famous cat in the world and – don't say we didn't warn you – the most absurd (and cringe-inducing) question ever asked in 3Q3D history. Drinks in this Episode:Bière Ritz >> Light beer, Champagne. According to the math wizards of the Bar Hemingway book, where this recipe appeared, you must fill a glass with "5/10 light beer" and "5/10 Champagne". We will concede the concoction is refreshing and delightful. Wild Turkey Old Fashioned >> 2 oz Wild Turkey bourbon, 3 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon water, orange twist. Add the sugar and bitters into a mixing glass, then add the water, and stir until the sugar is nearly dissolved. Fill the mixing glass with ice, add the bourbon, and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube. Express the oil of an orange twist over the glass, then drop into the glass to garnish. If you're making one at home, show some respect for your dog or cat and pour a little in his or her bowl*.Greyhound Cocktail >> 1 ½ oz gin, freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, lime wheel. Pour gin into a glass filled with crushed ice and then top off with grapefruit juice. Garnish with lime wheel, and then raise your glass and wink at that cute panda across the bar.*Don't actually do this.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

LIVING LA VIDA LAS VEGAS. Vegas gal pals Mahsheed Parsons and Ashley Bryant Dowd, with their billboards and bling, could easily pass for reality TV stars. They lead a life wholly unfamiliar to 3Q3D creator Chris Mikolay, but over several drinks designed to cure his Sin City hangover, Chris finds that “Mash and Ash” are so much more than skin deep. Hear how Mahsheed used the power of positive thinking to turn her life around and become THE name in Las Vegas Luxury real estate (and learn what passes for “luxury” in Vegas these days), and find out how Ashley went from rural Missouri farmgirl to marrying a Fabio lookalike who once had a diamond dealer, with rocks the size of doorknobs strapped to her body, fly across the country for Ashley's ring fitting. This episode, like these friends, is fun and fascinating – and it just might be the precursor to the future “Mash and Ash Podcast”. Check out Mahsheed's Real Estate empire: https://mahsheed.com/Follow Mahsheed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahsheedluxuryrealestate/?hl=enFollow Shelter Modern, Ashley Dowd's interior design Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheltermodern/ Drinks in this Episode:DrinkAde Prevention Hydration Drink >> Hold your nose and delude yourself into thinking this will cure your hangover.Bang Energy Drink, “Starblast” Flavor >> Take a big swig and remember: what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.Monster Energy Juice Monster, Energy + Juice, “Khaotic” flavor >> Shotgun this bad boy, count to ten, and watch your heart explode. The “Vegas Hangover Recovery Drink” – Drop two Advil in the bottom of a solo cup, add 2 hours worth of 5 hour energy drink and a healthy pour of “Full Throttle” energy drink and top off with Grape flavored Pedialyte. Shotgun the concoction and pray you don't wake up on the roof of Caesar's Palace. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU? As he mixes up an old timey cocktail that smells like your Grandma's favorite jar of potpourri, Matt Jordan captains 3Q3D for the first time, hosting the original podcasting trio for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging conversation about the evolving nature of friendship and community. Over drinks both hot and cold, the group ponders the declining state of friendship in America, whether your spouse should be your best friend, and debates the most important traits a true friend should have. Drinks in this Episode:Wassail >> 1 gallon apple cider, ½ T whole cloves, 1 T whole allspice, 12 sticks cinnamon, 1 c orange juice; combine all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 more minutes. Strain and serve, adding bourbon to taste, just like Grandma used to make.Vodka Tonic >> 2 oz vodka, tonic water, 1 squeeze lemon (optional), lemon peel to garnish. Add the vodka to a Collins glass, fill the glass with ice, then top with the tonic water and add an optional squeeze of lemon. Garnish with a lemon peel.Bobby Burns cocktail >> 1 oz blended scotch whisky (ideally a 12-year-old), 1 oz sweet vermouth, ½ oz Benedictine and lemon peel for garnish. Add the scotch, vermouth and Benedictine to a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Twist a lemon peel over the glass to release its oils and then drop it into the drink.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

RUBBERDUCKS, JUMBO SHRIMP, AND THE JOY OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.At just 32 years old, Ken Babby left a thriving career at the Washington Post to purchase a struggling minor league baseball team in Akron, Ohio, a city completely unfamiliar to him and located several hundred miles from his hometown. Akron, though, had a beautiful ballpark in the heart of the city, and Ken had a vision for transforming the franchise. His formula – including a creative but controversial name change and spending millions on improving the fan experience – not only worked, Ken used the formula twice, first with the Akron RubberDucks (AA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians) and later with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (AAA affiliate of the Miami Marlins).Sharing a special 10-year-old bottle of bourbon and two classic baseball-themed cocktails, Ken reveals what it's like to operate two professional sports franchises nine hundred miles apart, how minor league teams dream up new promotions, and how baseball and Ken's vision of “affordable family fun” can compete in a world of diminishing attention spans. Drinks in this Episode:Cleveland Bourbon Whiskey, Limited Production Black Reserve, poured over a big ice cube >> Purchase your local minor league baseball team and be gifted a special edition of Cleveland Bourbon Whiskey, wait 10 years for it to age properly, and share a glass with a fan.Cooperstown cocktail >> 1 ½ oz gin, ¾ oz rosso vermouth, ¾ oz dry vermouth, 2 dashes orange bitters, 2 mint leaves; add the gin, vermouths, orange bitters and mint leaves to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint sprig, and pat yourself on the back for making a hall of fame cocktail.Gold Glove cocktail >> 2 oz white rum, 1 teaspoon Cointreau, ½ oz lime juice, freshly squeezed, 1 teaspoon sugar. Add the rum, Cointreau, lime juice and sugar into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh crushed ice, garnish with a lime half-wheel and tip your cap to America's pastime.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

FATHER, SON, GAMBLER, THIEF. At just 14 years of age, George Berk gambled for the first time, placing a $4 longshot bet on a horserace at an Off Track Betting parlor in New York City. As luck would have it, that longshot bet paid off and returned $73 – and ignited a compulsive gambling addiction that would lead to financial and personal destruction. Over the course of 4 decades George would experience 3 bankruptcies, gambling losses totaling at least $2 million, a divorce, and multiple prison sentences for the crimes committed to fuel his compulsive gambling. Now sober from gambling and alcohol for over a decade, George joins 3Q3D to speak courageously and candidly about the highs and lows of his life, the mentality of a problem gambler, and making amends with those he let down. With online betting now legal in 34 states, and over $100 billion wagered annually online and in casinos all over the nation, Americans have never gambled more. Even if you are a casual gambler, George's story is one worth hearing. And, if you think you might have a gambling problem, there is help.The National Problem Gambling Helpline is available 24/7 by calling 1-800-522-4700. Drinks in this Episode:Dunkin' Donuts Medium blend – $2.39Sheetz Medium roast – $2.19Starbucks Pike Place blend – $2.95If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

LUCK, FATE & SERENDIPITY. Leaving every major decision to chance – where they go, what they do, and even what drinks to order – Amanda, Chris & Matt embark on an unusual Friday night adventure that ultimately proves providential (well, at least for two of them). As they depart the cozy confines of their suburban enclave for the big city lights of Cleveland, the 3Q3D crew is picked up by an Uber driver with a past – and who it seems no coincidence they should meet.As they move deeper into the night and many new friends are made, the group discusses the role that Luck, Chance and Destiny play in our lives, including whether good fortune can be tilted in one's favor. Perhaps though, ending the evening with a magnificent sous vide Old Fashioned at the Marble Room was the group's fate all along. Drinks in this Episode:Poured by Lily at Kepners Tavern, Hudson, OH>> RG Bevs Bizzy Blast Mixed Berry Smash; Thirsty Dog Imperial Hefewiezen, Great Lakes Dortmunder GoldMixed by Lucious at the Jack Casino, Cleveland, OH>> Long Island Iced TeaSuggested by Steve & Janae at Society Lounge, Cleveland, OH>> Green Tea shots, Cucumber GimletRecommended by Alex at Marble Room, Cleveland, OH>> Marble Room signature sous vide Old Fashioned cocktail, prepared 3 different waysIf you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

DAD JOKE CONTEST! Did you know that if you sneeze and fart at the same time, your body takes a screenshot? It's true. Also, if that joke offends you, then you should probably just go ahead and skip this episode (seriously). But if not, and you need a few good laughs, then you're in for a treat. Like a bad rash, Colt McCutcheon and Doug Harvey return once again on the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast, only this time they're armed with curdled drinks, warm beer and a variety of Dad Jokes – some that are awful, some questionable, and others so bad they're really, really good. And if that's not enough, Chris tells an original joke that is so stupendously awful it leaves the entire studio speechless.Drinks in this Episode:WHITE RUSSIAN >> 2 oz Vodka, 1 oz Kahlúa, 1 splash heavy cream. Add the vodka and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with the heavy cream and stir. Try to avoid leaving it to curdle in the hot sun of an overheated podcasting studio before consuming.SLOW COMFORTABLE SCREW UP AGAINST THE WALL >> 1 oz Vodka, 1 oz Sloe Gin, 1/2 oz Southern Comfort, 1/2 oz Galliano, Orange juice. Fill a tall glass half full with ice. Add the vodka, sloe gin, and southern comfort. Add enough orange juice to almost fill the glass then stir gently. Pour the Galliano over the back of a spoon into the glass so it floats on the top (this is the "wall"). Do not stir. Serve immediately, and then apologize to your mother for the R-rated name of this cocktail.THE BEER OF DADS EVERYWHERE >> Miller High Life, aka the Champagne of Beers. Keep a few extra High Life's on hand for the other dads to enjoy while you stand around the barbeque grill telling juvenile jokes. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Lamenting the current state of his Dad Bod and looking for sympathy from his wife but finding none, Chris assembles the OG 3Q3D squad for a discussion on Personal Responsibility. The group begins by throwing caution to the wind and downing a shot of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, and then ponders how much of their success in life is self-determined, whether to be offended by “you didn't build that”, and how much we are responsible for the well-being of others. This episode's conversation is as compelling and thought-provoking as Fireball is terrible, and in true 3Q3D fashion, it gets better with every sip. Drinks in this Episode:1 MINI BOTTLE OF FIREBALL CINNAMON WHISKEY >> Find some spare change, discard your dignity, and visit a local gas station to purchase a mini bottle of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey.WHISKEY FIZZ >> 2 oz whiskey, 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, ½ oz simple syrup, 3-5 oz chilled club soda, lemon wedge for garnish. Combine whiskey, lemon juice and simple syrup in a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain into an ice filled glass and top with club soda. Garnish with lemon wedge.LONE TREE COCKTAIL >> Add equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and dry vermouth, along with a few dashes of orange bitters, into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10-20 seconds. Pour into a cocktail glass with a large ice cube and garnish with an orange twist. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

BECOMING A CRITICAL THINKER. As Mark Twain once famously said, “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” To that end, 3Q3D gets the New Year off to an inquisitive start, with an episode designed to make you think about…thinking. Joined by Nick Chiorian, an educator who has taught one of the most fascinating high school classes in America for nearly 20 years, and David Jordan, his former student and a bright young mind from The Ohio State University, Chris questions why it's important to become a more critical thinker – and how to do it. From recognizing our innate biases and questioning what makes us think what we think, to the challenges educators face when helping kids learn and what books one ought to read before they die, this episode will leave you thinking in New Dimensions. Drinks in this Episode:WHISKEY SOUR >> 2 oz bourbon; ¾ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice; ¾ oz simple syrup; ½ orange wheel (for serving); maraschino cherry (for serving). Combine bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into an old-fashioned or rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange wheel and cherry. Toast to your sophisticated taste in cocktails as you look down upon your fellow college students drinking White Claws. VESPER MARTINI >> 3 oz gin; 1 oz vodka; ½ oz Lillet blanc aperitif. Add the gin, vodka and Lillet blanc into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and then express the oils from a lemon twist over the drink. Finally, rub the twist along the rim of the glass and drop it into the cocktail. Cheers, 007. BLANTONS SINGLE BARREL BOURBON WHISKEY >> Pour two fingers in a proper rocks glass with a large ice cube and enjoy while sitting in your favorite rocking chair out on the veranda.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

THE YEAR IN REVIEW (SORT OF). As 2022 draws to a close, the OG 3Q3D crew shares feel-good stories you may have missed from the past year, revisits favorite questions from the last 12 months that Matt and Amanda never got to answer, and Matt and Chris predict they will finally (and rightfully) be named People Magazine's co-Sexiest Men of the Year in 2023. And, while Matt reveals the secret to a happy marriage and Amanda her disdain for the traditional view of “strong women”, the group is visited by a beer of Christmas past. Drinks in this Episode:Classic Daquiri >> 2 parts rum, 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice, ½ part simple sugar. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and vigorously shake until chilled. Strain into a glass with ice, garnish with a lime wedge and pretend you're shushing down the Alps with Ernest Hemingway.Cleveland Whiskey Company Christmas bourbon >> enjoy in a glass with a large ice cube, and on Christmas Eve, remember to leave a generous pour for Santa. 2021 Southern Tier 2Xmas Christmas ale vs. 2022 Southern Tier 2Xmas Christmas ale >> remove the bottle of year-old Southern Tier 2Xmas that has been hiding in your garage fridge for the past 12 months and compare it to its more recent vintage. You'll thank yourself for allowing the beer to properly age. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happy New Year!If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

TAYLOR & ELON & THE ROYAL FAMILY, OH MY! In a 3Q3D first, Chris relinquishes his podcast hosting duties and, feeling liberated, holds nothing back in this particularly spirited episode about the celebrities dominating today's headlines. With Amanda piloting the pod, the OG 3Q3D crew gets started early and pours several cocktails usually found at brunch; it quickly becomes clear that Chris has a Musk-sized man-crush, Matt's knowledge of celebrity pop-culture stopped somewhere in the late 1980's, and Amanda – despite her love of democracy – has the hots for King Charles. Drinks in this Episode:Classic Mimosa >> 1 part Champagne, 1 Part Orange Juice. Combine equal parts chilled Champagne and orange juice into a champagne flute. Enjoy with a variety of savory meats during your next brunch. Screwdriver cocktail >> 1 part vodka, 2 parts orange juice. Combine vodka and OJ in a glass filled with ice and stir (preferably with a Phillips head screwdriver). The World's Best Bloody Mary >> 4 oz tomato juice, 2 oz vodka, ¼ tsp fresh grated horseradish, juice from ¼ lime, juice from ¼ lemon, 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, 2 dashes Tabasco sauce, pinch of salt, pinch of celery salt. Combine everything except the vodka and refrigerate overnight. Add chilled concoction to a cocktail shaker with ice and the vodka, shake, and pour into a tumbler. Garnish with a celery stick, carrot, and fresh-cracked black pepper. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! 3Q3D returns to its classic format in this Halloween themed episode as OG contributors Amanda Adams, Matt Jordan and Chris Mikolay conjure up 3 seasonal elixirs sure to please even the prickliest vampire. Contemplating their own mortality with questions about Death, Dying and Halloween, Matt makes creative use of candy corn, Chris sets up a chemistry lab and makes a drink that threatens the lives of all who dare drink it, and Amanda – with blood on her hands and in need of an alibi – may or may not have committed a capital crime. Trick-or-treat!Drinks in this Episode:Candy Corn Old Fashioned >> 2 oz bourbon, 2 oz candy corn “slurry”, 3 dashes angostura bitters, orange twist. In a mixing glass full of ice, stir and strain into a chilled glass over a large cube of ice. Twist a long zest of orange over the drink to release the oils, then drop it into glass. To make the candy corn slurry, mix 10 oz of candy corn with 5 oz of water in a pan of gently simmering hot water. Stir the candy corn until it dissolves into a paste-like mixture and you've lost all respect for yourself, because you're about to ruin an otherwise fine Old Fashioned by dumping liquefied candy corn into it. Dracula's Kiss Cocktail (Amanda Adams style) >> 2 oz vodka, 2 oz pink cranberry juice, 1 oz black cherry juice, 1 oz grenadine, 1 tablespoon lime juice, candied blood (for rim), vampire teeth (real or store-bought). To make the candied blood droplet rim: in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add light corn syrup and black cherry juice. Stir to mix, bring to a boil (about 5 minutes) and then reduce contents to a simmer. Allow to cool to room temperature. Add red food coloring and stir to combine. The “blood” will be highly viscous, allowing it to stay in droplets on or near the rim of the glass for extended periods of time. To make the Dracula's Kiss cocktail: using a spoon, scoop out a small amount of the candied blood and transfer to the rim of the glass until it looks like a crime scene. Add ice, vodka, pink cranberry juice, black cherry juice, grenadine and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Strain into the blood rimmed cocktail glass, garnish with Vampire teeth and serve to your next victim. Vampire's Kiss Cocktail (Chris Mikolay edition) >> 2 oz vodka, 2 oz Chambord, 2 oz unsweetened Cranberry juice, 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice; combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake vigorously, and strain into a coupe. For spookiest results, add a chunk of dry ice to the cocktail. DO NOT touch dry ice and DO NOT DRINK dry ice. With goggles and gloves, break the block of dry ice into small chunks with a screwdriver or ice pick. The ideal size is 1/2-inch to 1-inch chunks – heavy enough to sink in the drink but small enough to disappear after a few minutes. You can technically take sips of the drink since the dry ice is in the bottom, but just make sure not to let it slide to the top of the glass. For best results, drink after midnight during a full moon. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

In an episode as unusual as it is powerful, Chris sets out on a 600 mile road trip in a bright yellow 1973 Volkswagen Beetle with a man he hasn't seen in 27 years named Jerry Dorneker. Departing before sunrise from Jerry's home in Columbia, South Carolina, Chris and Jerry hope the Beetle's 60 horsepower engine can power them through the West Virginia mountains and ultimately, to the town in Ohio where they both grew up. As the journey unfolds, Jerry shares a deeply personal account of how he has dealt with the passing of his daughter, Morgan, who took her own life 2 ½ years ago at just 12 years old. Raw, honest and incredibly brave, this episode will leave you inspired by Jerry's message of love and hope, moved by Morgan's radiant soul, and ultimately, grateful you went along for the ride. EPISODE GUIDE(0:00) Introduction (7:28) Jerry Arrives in the '73 Beetle(9:19) History of the Volkswagen Beetle(16:13) Jerry's Background | Becoming a Coach(23:19) Chris Cornell | Fit People Go to the Gym | Jerry's Experience with Professional Therapy(29:43) God is Okay With Me Being Mad at Him(36:44) Everybody Has Mental Health | Trying to Understand Why (38:29) Jumpers at the Golden Gate Bridge (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/10/13/jumpers) | There is Another Way(41:17) What Would You Tell Someone Having Suicidal Thoughts? | Warning Signs(48:46) 988 Mental Health Hotline | The Difference Between Knowing & Understanding(57:45) The Perfect Fountain Coke | Understanding Jerry's Grief(1:07.06) It's Who I Am | The Two Greatest Things You Can Be Called in the World(1:11.01) The Car Mirrored Our Experience | Morgan Was Always the Love in the Room (1:18.03) Butterflies & God Giving Comfort | Seeing Morgan Again | Finding Purpose in the Pain(1:25.29) What I Wish I Could Tell Morgan | Being Brave Like Jerry(1:35.02) Moments of Happiness | It's Times Like These We Learn to Live AgainIf you know someone in crisis, or if you need help: Call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by simply dialing 988. You can also contact the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services provide 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. There is help, there is hope. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

FATHERHOOD & MODERN MASCULINITY. Having sired 13(!) children between them, Chris Mikolay, Matt Jordan and 3Q3D newcomer Ed Fink discuss how their concept of masculinity has changed as they reach middle age, the most difficult challenges they've faced as fathers, and the wisdom they hope to pass on to their kids. Like a well-made cocktail, this episode balances disparate ingredients to create something truly sublime as the longtime friends veer from flippant jocularity to intense vulnerability – and everywhere in between . It turns out even the toughest guys can be *gulp* tender. Support families battling pediatric cancer and learn more about the Fearless Fighters Foundation: https://fearless-fighters.org/ The inaugural Fearless Fighters Foundation Survivor 5K Run takes place on Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at Stow High School in Stow, Ohio. Check-in begins at 7:30 am, the 1 Mile Fun Run starts at 9 am and the 5k race begins at 9:30 am. Drinks in this Episode:Elderflower Gin & Tonic Cocktail >> 3 oz Hendricks gin, ½ oz St. Germain, 6.8 oz bottle of Fever Tree tonic water, basil leaf. In a rocks glass, muddle the basil leaf and St. Germain, then add ice, gin and tonic water. Garnish with a lime and tip your cap to the World's Best Dads. The Last Word Cocktail >> ¾ oz Monkey 47 gin, ¾ oz Green Chartreuse, ¾ oz Luxardo and ¾ oz freshly squeezed lime juice. Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry and go play catch in the front yard with your son. George T. Stagg Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof 2019 >> At $1300 a bottle, you better be judicious with your pour and with whom you share this special brown water. Pour this 117 proof bourbon over one large ice ball (preferably from a Wintersmith's clear icemaker) or neat into a whiskey glass. Toast to great friends and the blessings in your life. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

STRENGTH, COURAGE & RESILIENCE. On today's episode of 3Q3D I'm joined by two remarkable women who prove that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. MaryJo Rischitelli-Clark and Jen Yozwiak are the founders of 100 Women Strong Ohio, a growing community of women committed to improving the lives of people in need in Northeast Ohio. As they answer questions about strength, courage and resilience, and over a few memorable cocktails (including the aptly named “Hot Mess Express”), MaryJo and Jen share personal stories that prove you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. Learn more about 100 Women Strong: https://www.100womenstrongohio.org/Drinks in this Episode:Salty Dog cocktail >> 1 1/2 ounces vodka, 1 oz St. Germain, 3 ounces grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed. Wet the rim of a cocktail glass and dip it in coarse salt. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the vodka, St. Germain and grapefruit juice and shake until chilled. Strain into the salt-rimmed glass and garnish with a grapefruit slice and rosemary sprig. “The Hot Mess Express” cocktail aka The Jen Yozwiak >> Procure the largest bottle of Prosecco available, open that bad boy up and dump it into any glass you can find. Add a few raspberries (mulled or muddled, preferably) and throw a rosemary sprig in for good measure. Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail >> Absinthe, to rinse; 3/4 ounce London dry gin; 3/4 ounce Lillet blanc; 3/4 ounce orange liqueur (such as Cointreau or Triple Sec); 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed. Rinse the inside of a chilled coupe or cocktail glass with absinthe, discard the excess and set the glass aside. Add the gin, Lillet blanc, orange liqueur and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into the prepared glass.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. You can also follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

SPEECHWRITING, SUBMARINES & TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. Today's guest has not only led an utterly fascinating life, but he's also my younger brother, Justin Mikolay. As a speechwriter, Justin spent years joined at the hip with several of the most powerful men on the planet, including four-star General David Petraeus, Secretary of Defense and four-star General James Mattis (twice), and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Prior to his adventures globetrotting with the Generals, Justin spent several years aboard a fast attack nuclear submarine, the USS San Juan. Over drinks any sailor would love, Justin shares what it's like to both witness and help write history, including why the week leading up to the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was extra weird, what it's like to fly for 18 straight hours on a plane that is refueled in mid-air three times, and how to operate a pressurized, mobile, underwater nuclear reactor that DRIVES INTO HARMS WAY. You'll also learn the difference between a “Secret Tent” and a “Top Secret Tent”, how great speechwriting is like painting, and whether you can smoke on a submarine (spoiler alert: you can totally fire up a cig on a submarine). Drinks in this Episode:Navy Fizz cocktail >> 1/2 ripe nectarine, sliced; 3/4 oz simple syrup; 1 two-inch Rosemary sprig, plus additional for garnish; 1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin; 3/4 ounce Campari; 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice; club soda. In a cocktail shaker, muddle nectarine, simple syrup, and rosemary sprig. Add gin, Campari, and lemon juice, fill shaker with ice, and shake until well chilled (about 15 seconds.) Fill highball glass with ice. Fine-strain cocktail into serving glass. Top with soda, garnish with additional rosemary sprig and toast to fair winds and following seas. Annapolis Orange Crush cocktail >> 1 cup fresh orange juice; 4 oz orange-flavored vodka; 2 oz. triple sec; Lemon-lime soda; Orange slices, for garnish. Add cubed or crushed ice to 2 pint glasses. Divide the vodka, triple sec, and orange juice evenly between the glasses. Top each drink with a splash of lemon-lime soda. Tuck an orange slice into each glass for garnish and you are now ready to hunt for the Red October. Pegu Club cocktail >> 2 oz gin; 3/4 oz orange Curaçao; 1/2 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed; 1 dash Angostura bitters; 1 dash orange bitters. Add the gin, orange Curaçao, lime juice, Angostura bitters and orange bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass and salute the star spangled banner. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

COCKTAIL PARTY CONVERSATION STARTERS! Friends of the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast, now you, too, can hold your very own 3Q3D-esque cocktail party – simply invite over a few fun friends, mix up several boozy drinks, and use the questions from this episode to create a conversation that will surely get more interesting with every sip. You'll quickly learn just how shallow your friends really are (see: the Wizard question from the first drink segment), how many of your friends use weird logic if forced to choose between two beds to sleep in (see: the hotel double bed conundrum), and how many like to push the envelope when setting the cruise control (I, too, like to live dangerously). Drinks in this Episode:Long Island Iced Tea >> 3/4 oz vodka, 3/4 oz white rum, 3/4 oz silver tequila, 3/4 oz gin, 3/4 oz triple sec, 3/4 oz simple syrup, 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice. Combine ingredients in a glass filled with ice. Top with Coca-Cola, garnish with a lemon wedge and party like it's 1999. Classic Gin Martini >> 2 ½ oz gin, splash of Dry Vermouth. In a mixing glass filled with ice cubes, combine the gin and vermouth, stir for 30 seconds, and then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and thank the Lord you're not drinking another Long Island Iced Tea. Peach Bellini >> 1 ripe peach peeled and diced; 8 fresh raspberries; ½ cup water; 1 bottle chilled Prosecco. Make the peach/raspberry puree first: combine diced and peeled raw peaches with fresh raspberries and water in a blender pitcher; Blend until smooth. Strain puree through a fine sieve to remove seeds. Pour 2 oz peach and raspberry puree into a flute glass and top with a little Prosecco. Stir gently. Top off with more Prosecco, drop a few raspberries into the Bellini, and cheers to your sophistication! (Special note: Foam can be an issue when making these Bellini. Starting with cold ingredients is helpful. If possible, make your fruit puree and chill for hour or more before making cocktails. Opening your Prosecco (but keeping it in the refrigerator) 10 to 15 minutes beforehand also reduces foam.). If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

What would compel someone, particularly a middle aged, suburban Dad who had never before climbed a mountain, to fly to Kathmandu and hike 85 miles to Mt. Everest Base Camp, at an altitude of nearly 20,000 feet? This episode of 3Q3D is told in two distinct parts: before leaving for Everest, and the lessons learned after setting foot on the world's tallest mountain. You'll get to know Jeremy Starcher – an ordinary guy who decided to do something extraordinary – and along the way you'll learn why Sherpa's are some of the world's best leaders, what it's like to fly into the world's most dangerous airport, what the locals drink in Nepal, and why it's never too late to do something amazing. Drinks in this Episode: Hopes IPA, North High Brewing Company, Columbus, OH. >> A west coast IPA with bright tropical citrus fruit aroma followed by a pine and grapefruit taste with a pleasant bitterness to wash it down. 6.8% ABV. IBU: 57Himalayan Punch >> 2 oz Khukri rum, 1 oz honey, ½ oz lemon juice, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, lemon slices. Combine honey, lemon juice and Khukri rum in a glass mug. Top with 5 oz hot water and add ground cinnamon and lemon slices. Stir together and then toast to your high-altitude adventures! Gurkhas & Guns Blended Scotch Whiskey >> Crafted in Scotland, celebrated in Nepal, and blended with a rare 10-year-old Speyside Single Malt, Gurkhas & Guns is finished in Sherry Casks for added complexity and depths of flavor. Pour neat or over ice and tip your cap to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.Learn more about Compassion International >> https://www.compassion.com/Learn more about Stadia >> https://stadiachurchplanting.org/If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

Oftentimes what we don't understand, we fear. What we fear, we sometimes judge as evil. Wouldn't we all be better off if we sought first to understand, before being understood? Proving this episode of 3Q3D is no joke, Chris sits down for a wide-ranging and uplifting conversation with 3 very wise men. Representing Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively, Rabbi Michael Ross (Rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, OH), Father Patrick Schultz (Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Wadsworth, OH), and Masroor Malik (Khatib at the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center in Solon, OH) share their perspective on how their faiths are similar, how they differ (and perhaps differ greatly), and what they believe some misperceive about their chosen religion. And proving the world needs more conversations like this one, prepare to be inspired by each man's answer to the question, “what do you love most about your faith?”Drinks in this Episode:Masala Chai (Traditional Indian/Pakistani Spice Tea) >> Black Tea, cardamom, cinnamon, milk and sugar. Best served warm from a beautiful Pakistani silver teapot. As-Salamu Alaikum! Prigat Mango Juice >> shake well and serve chilled. Shalom! Jameson with a lemon twist >> Pour Jameson neat into a rocks glass with a twist of lemon. Allelujah!If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

DISTRACTION! 3Q3D returns at long last from a hiatus fueled as much by Chris' inability to focus as his need for a break. Over several drinks worth sipping slowly, Amanda, Chris and Matt discuss the many ways in which society has stolen our focus while examining the antidotes to inattention. Questioning whether he's the only one who can't focus anymore, Chris turns to sloe gin and a classic cocktail to calm his frazzled nerves; Matt then mixes up one of the more interesting cocktails in 3Q3D history, and after declaring he's “not a bear”, decides to live like a lion; and finally, Amanda's mojito makes minds meaningfully meander.Links to books/articles/products discussed in this episode:Stolen Focus, by Johann HariK Safe – The Time Locking Container“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr“Why the Past 10 Years Of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid,”by Jonathan HaidtDrinks in this Episode:Charlie Chaplin cocktail>> 1 ½ parts sloe gin, 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice, ¾ parts apricot brandy, ½ part simple syrup; combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe, garnish with a luxardo cherry, put down your phone and let your mind wander back to a simpler time. “I'm Not a Bear” cocktail >> Pour equal parts Godiva chocolate liquor, vanilla flavored vodka, Chambord and heavy cream into a cocktail shaker. After shaking vigorously, pour into a glass over ice and drizzle Luxardo cherry juice over top. Finally, raise your glass to your compatriots and assure them you are not a bear by announcing, “I Am Not a Bear”.* *If you ARE a grizzly bear, you can skip this step and simply devour your friends after finishing this delightful cocktail.Mojito cocktail >> Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz White rum, 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice, 2 teaspoons sugar, 6 leaves of mint, soda water. In a glass, muddle mint sprigs with sugar and lime juice. Add Rum and then pour over ice, top with soda and garnish with sprig of mint leaves.

Chris shows up at the home of 2003 British Open Champion and former PGA Tour star Ben Curtis to tee up a few of the best cocktails in golf. Ben shares his tips for mental toughness, why he knew he could beat Tiger Wood in his prime, and what it's like inside the locker room of a winning Ryder Cup team (and who showed up to the afterparty). Chris, on the other hand, proceeds to tell a rambling and nearly incoherent story about his experience as a Masters spectator. Special thanks to Ben Curtis and everyone who participates in the “M4Max Challenge” in support of Camp Ho Mita Koda, a life changing summer camp for kids with Type 1 Diabetes. Drinks in this Episode: Transfusion cocktail >> 2 oz Tito's vodka, 1 ½ oz Concord Grape juice; pour ingredients in a glass over ice and top off with ginger ale. Garnish with a lime and 2 concord grapes on a toothpick. Proceed to cold top it off the first tee and take a mulligan.Azalea cocktail >> 2 oz Tito's vodka, 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 oz fresh squeezed pineapple, ¼ oz Grenadine; place ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a coupe. Don your green jacket and serve to fellow members of Augusta National. Fairway and Vines 2016 Cuvée, Mendocino, Ben Curtis Private Label >> Fill up a wine glass with a healthy pour while admiring your name on the Claret JugLearn more about Camp Ho Mita Koda, the nation's first, oldest and premier summer camp for kids with Type 1 Diabetes. Enter the 2022 M4Max Challenge before April 7th at https://camphomitakoda.org/masters-for-max/ Support the Ben Curtis Family Foundation to help kids with food insecurity.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

Chris cracks a cold Molson Ice and sits down with embattled former Mayor of Hudson, Ohio, Craig Shubert, to understand how ice shanties lead to prostitution, whether Mayor Shubert believes writing prompts used in a Hudson High School college credit class were truly child pornography, and – after making national headlines 3 times over the past year – who's responsible for the current state of Hudson's reputation. This is a fascinating look inside the mind of the Mayor and, in his words, the “bloodsport” of local politics. Drinks in this Episode:A Bottle of Generic Water >> Go to the grocery store. Procure a bottle of generic water. 24 oz can of Molson Ice >> Find a liquor store that still sells Molson Ice. Serve to guests of your ice shanty in a red Solo cup or straight out of the can. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

As 3Q3D nears its 50th episode, we're taking a look back at an early episode you may have missed. With a new introduction but originally aired as Episode 6, this episode is the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast in its purest form, as Amanda, Matt and Chris have a conversation that gets livelier with every new drink and each new question. Find out why our nation is so obsessed with putting various sized balls into various sized receptacles, whether fishing is a sport, and which bird calls Amanda can identify.Drinks in this Episode:Southside cocktail >> Combine 2 oz gin, 1 oz lime juice, ¾ oz simply syrup, mint sprig in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, pour and garnish with mint leaf. Dog's Nose >> Pour 1 shot of gin in the bottom of a pint glass, fill pint glass with Guinness DraughtPimm's Cup (Amanda Adams edition) >> Combine 1 oz Pimm's No. 1, 3 oz 7-Up and 1 mint leaf in a cup; garnish with 1 slice of cucumber, 1 slice of orange, 1 strawberry and a handful of blueberries If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

ADDICTION. Today, Timothy J. Hillegonds is a successful writer and advertising agency executive. But as a rebellious teenager longing for a connection with his absentee father, Tim's life became a series of increasingly destructive and volatile behavior: kicked out of high school, arrested multiple times in multiple states, fathering a child at age 19 while part of a toxic relationship, and ultimately, addicted to alcohol, cocaine and crystal meth. Find out how Tim began to understand the sources of his anger, what led to his recovery, and how he reoriented his life. Without a doubt, you will be inspired by Tim's message that no matter how bad things get, “it can be okay.” Tim is the founder and chief strategist at Thrive Creative, a Chicago-based advertising agency. His memoir, “The Distance Between”, was a finalist for the 2020 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award and can be found wherever books are sold. Tim's writing has appeared in Salon.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, and elsewhere on the web and in print. You can read more about Tim at www.timhillegonds.comDrinks in this episode:>> 2 bottles of Aquafina. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

CAREER ADVICE. Over 3 “big boy/big girl” drinks that are as sophisticated as they are boozy, Mike Silvestro and Megan Wolf, CEO and COO of global private aviation company FlexJet respectively, share the practical and unconventional career development lessons that have propelled them into the rarefied air of the C-suite. Whether you've just taken your first brave steps into the "real world", are frustrated in your current role, or are a grizzled veteran decades into a brilliant career, you're sure to find something useful in this episode. Drinks in this episode:>> Tequila and Tonic – pour equal parts Don Patrón Silver tequila and Fever Tree Light tonic in a glass over ice. Squeeze a lime into the drink and toast to your latest promotion. >> Jewel of Russia Vodka – pour straight over ice and curse that bastard Vladimir Putin (sorry, this episode was recorded before Russia invaded Ukraine¯_(ツ)_/¯) . >> Vesper cocktail – 3 oz Gordons gin, 1 oz vodka, 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc; place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds and then strain into a champagne goblet. Garnish with a lemon twist and make sure you have a designated driver for your Aston Martin, Mr. Bond. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

RIDICULOUS AND RANDOM RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS. With two of the best cocktails ever poured on the pod fueling a frenetic conversation, Episode 44 asks a series of increasingly idiotic questions, including which two animals, if merged together, would make the ultimate animal (it's obviously a dolphin that could fly like a hawk, duh). The OG 3Q3D squad is in rare form for this one, so dial down your IQ, amp up your amusement, and get ready to celebrate a new national holiday. Drinks in this episode:>> Tijuana Taxi cocktail – 2 oz reposado tequila, 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 oz fresh orange juice, 1 oz Cointreau, ½ oz simple syrup. Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with the lemon wedge and rim with sugar. In a cocktail shaker, shake the liquid ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into the sugar rimmed glass and garnish with a lemon twist. >> South Beach cocktail from the Rainbow Room NYC – 2 parts Campari, 1 part amaretto, 2 parts orange juice. Mix ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass. Enjoy with a good friend or family member and tip your glass to my late grandfather (and original Most Interesting Man in the World) John Moskal. >> Porter/stout beer sampler:Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, 5.8% ABV, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OHSiberian Nights Russian Imperial Stout, 8.9% ABV, Thirsty Dog Brewing Co., Akron, OHDragon's Milk Imperial/Double Stout, 11% ABV, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MIIf you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

LOVE! GENDER! SEX! In this very special Valentine's Day episode, 3Q3D regulars Amanda, Chris and Matt turn down the lights, pour a few drinks, and let nature take its course. Chris first questions the mystery of love over a liquid aphrodisiac, Amanda then ponders the plight of the modern man while sharing her Tijuana Taxi, and Matt pairs his climactic final question with a drink inspired by Cupid's arrow. From the funny to the philosophical, these three thoughtful questions hit all the right spots to deliver a true 3Q3D delight. Drinks in this episode:>> Tiramisu Martini – 1 oz vanilla vodka, ½ oz Bailey's, ½ oz Kahlua, ½ oz half and half, 1 shot of espresso, ½ oz simple syrup. Mix ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Drizzle a chilled martini glass with chocolate syrup, strain the mixed drink into the martini glass, and top with cocoa powder. Turn on Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get it On”, hand your special someone this cocktail, and thank me later. >> Godfather cocktail – 2 parts bourbon, 1 part Amaretto. Pour bourbon and Amaretto in a cocktail glass over ice and garnish with Maraschino or Luxardo cherry. Capisce? >> Valentine cocktail – 2 oz banana liqueur, 1 oz vodka, 3 oz cranberry juice. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 10-15 seconds and strain into a wine glass. Give the cocktail to your Valentine and be transported to a world of endless bliss. If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod

HAPPINESS! Noted speaker, author and “Happiness Expert” Paul Krismer pours a favorite Canadian cocktail and sheds light on how much of our happiness is determined by our DNA, the simple things we can do to improve our level of happiness, and whether being happy is even the right pursuit to begin with. It turns out happiness can be experienced in many ways, including, for example, having a great conversation accompanied by the warm glow of a single malt Scotch. Paul's book, “Whole Person Happiness”, is available wherever books are sold. Drinks in this episode:>> Vodka Paralyzer cocktail – 1 cup ice cubes, 4 oz ounces Coca-Cola, 1 oz Kahlua, 1 oz vodka, 2 oz half and half, 1 maraschino cherry (optional); Make sure all ingredients are chilled (so as to avoid curdling) and fill a highball glass with ice, Coca-Cola, Kahlua, vodka, and half and half. Stir briefly and top with a cherry.>> Gin and Tonic cocktail - 2 oz Hendricks gin, 4 oz tonic water; Fill a highball glass with ice, then add the gin, top with tonic water and gently stir. Garnish with lime wheels. >> Aberlour 12 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Aberlour Distillery, Strathspey, Scotland>> Chivas Regal 18 Year Blended Scotch Whisky, Strathisla distillery at Keith, Moray in Speyside, ScotlandIf you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Give us a follow on our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3DrinkspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/3Q3Dpod