Romance with a Cocktail

Peter and Ashley talk about what is worth keeping from traditional romance. They also list their favorite novels from season 1. Enjoy with a French Gimlet: 1 oz St. Germaine, 2 oz gin, lime juice.

Peter and Ashley talk about whether they want to branch out from romance novels to just talking about romance with a cocktail every week. Enjoy with your cocktail of choice from the last 50 episodes.

Peter and Ashley talk about romance, love, ghosts, and death. Enjoy with a cranberry hot toddy: simmered cranberry juice, whiskey, lime, cinnamon, and honey.

Peter and Ashley discuss getting out of hetero-normative and Western notions of romance. Enjoy with a Rusty Nail: 1:1 Whiskey and Drambuie on ice.

Peter and Ashley discuss the great Danielle Steel's ill-conceived novel. Enjoy with a French Mule: 2.5 oz Brandy, lime, bitters, ginger beer.

Peter and Ashley discuss no-stakes white lies and romance. Enjoy with a Bloody Mary: 2 oz vodka with Bloody Mary mix and assorted smoked meats and pickled veggies.

Peter and Ashley discuss the most explicit novel they've read so far. Enjoy with an Ella Fitzgerald: 2 oz gin, 1 oz Campari, 1 oz lemon juice, bitters

Peter and Ashley enjoy discussing how the limits of the romance novel genre can be stretched. Enjoy with a Manhattan: 2 oz whiskey, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 3 shakes of bitters. Stir in ice until chilled.

Peter and Ashley discuss whether modern romantics should cherry-pick ancient wisdom from their religious tradition. Enjoy with a Dead Sea Mule: 2 oz mescal, 3/4 oz lime juice, 1 oz grenadine, 5 oz Fever Tree ginger beer, mint sprig.

Peter and Ashley discuss whether experiencing certain similar tragedies can be part of a formula for true love. Enjoy with a Wild Irish Rose: 2 oz whiskey, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz grenadine syrup, 1/4 oz sugar syrup, soda water (optional)

Peter and Ashley discuss how important sexual compatibility is when it comes to romance. Enjoy with a whiskey highball: 2 pts whiskey, 1 part lemon juice, ginger beer on ice.

Peter and Ashley discuss what women's fantasies say about romance. Enjoy with a St. Germaine Smash: 2 oz gin, 1 oz St. Germaine, 1 oz lemon juice, muddled mint, chilled

Peter and Ashley discuss romance rising from the ashes like a phoenix. Enjoy with a red sunrise: 1 oz raspberry syrup, 1 oz lime juice, 1.5 oz gin, ginger beer

Peter and Ashley discuss whether delayed gratification is an essential part of romance. Enjoy with a Colombian Gin & Tonic: 1 oz gin, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz lemon juice, tonic water on ice.

Peter and Ashley wonder if betrayal is just part of the journey to True Love. Enjoy with a Cheater's Margarita: 3 parts tequila, 1 part Cointreau, lemonade, lemon juice on ice.

Peter and Ashley talk about whether a romance novel must include "falling in love." Enjoy with a Royal Wedding 1 oz. Cazadores Blanco Tequila, 1 oz. Kaffir lime infused St-Germain French elderflower liqueur, 3/4 oz. Noilly Dry, 1/4 oz. of fresh lime juice, 5 dashes chartreuse

Peter and Ashley talk about whether Lesbian coupling might shed some light on heterosexual romance. Enjoy with a Margarita: 2 oz tequila, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz lime juice, blended with ice

Peter and Ashley resume their discussions of complementary pathologies as a way to romance. Enjoy with a "Peter" mule: 1 oz Drambuie, 1 oz Jack Daniels, 1 oz Makers, Lime, Ginger Beer, in a copper cup on ice.

Peter and Ashley talk about power dynamics (again) and whether or not oral sex was practiced in 1066. Enjoy with a Scotch Drambuie: Glenfiddich, Drambuie, Soda Water, Ice

Peter and Ashley discuss secret primal desires of women. Enjoy with a Disaronno Sour: 2 oz Disaronno, 1 oz lemon juice, 2 dashes of bitters, egg white (optional)

Peter and Ashley discuss disordered loves. Enjoy with a Red Russian: 2 oz cherry liqueur, 2 oz vodka, ice.

Peter and Ashley discuss the difference between infatuation and true love. Enjoy with a "From Russia With Love": 1 shot of vodka, 1/2 shot of elderflower liqueur, lime, ginger beer.

Peter and Ashley discuss when and how one should "show up" in a romantic relationship. Enjoy with an Irish Coffee: 1 cup of coffee, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 shot of Irish Whiskey, cream.

Ashley and Peter discuss what role luck plays in romance. Enjoy with a (modified) Kir Royale: 1/2 oz Chambord, Champaign, lemon twist in a flute.

Peter and Ashley talk about Hallmark movies and their influence on romance novels. Enjoy with a Cinnamon Rusty Nail: 1.5oz cinnamon bourbon, 3/4 oz Drambuie on the rocks.