Drinking With Spirits

Is that a Ningen or a whale's penis? The world may never know. We had a relaxing week off, but we are back and ready for action! We're coming to you with the episode of big things. Emma gets us to our topic through some unusual means, but when we get there we just go strait off the deep end. Literally.  We venture into the icy cold waters of Japan and the Antarctic to search for the Ning...

It's been a long week, so I don't know what to put for this description. In short, it's a history packed episode as we stay in Colorado and visit one of the most influential horror icons that there is. We're checking into the Stanley Hotel. We sip on a cocktail that neither is to fond of, maybe we'll give gold schlager another chance in the future. Remember that check out...

We know the phrase it keep Portland weird, But we're just going to extend it to the entirety of Oregon.  Welcome to a doozy of a week. We start off with animal shaped disco balls and move into one of Colorado's more interesting 'traditions'. But that's not the end of the episode!  This week we dawn on the swimsuits and go to Crater Lake. A lake that everyone who say it dec...

Pull on your psych ward grippy socks and scrub up we're going to the emergency room.  This week Meredith brings us another real life curious case, specifically the case of Gloria Ramirez. Who's bizarre and unfortunate death started a media frenzy in Riverside California. Leading to her internet fame as "The Toxic Woman". The only toxic thing close to us is our drink for this we...

Bro, there are lots of spirits in this one buckle up. We're hitting the Tennessee Spirit Trail this week. Get ready to come away from this episode with lots of fun facts to use when you make awkward small talk. Need to know which rich guy donated to make a national park? We got you! Where is there a dry county in the state of Tennessee? Not a Problem! Or even better do you need to know how Ja...

We got another episode to share with you this week, it's really sure to wet your whistle!  This week, we are treated to the first cocktail since dry January, and was refreshing. It's a tricolored beauty that uses the physical property of density to create a layer cocktail consisting of the colors of the Colombian flag. Giving this cocktail its namesake of 'The Columbia'. While...

Yes it's February, we know that. But due to traveling and poor planning we bring you the last episode for dry January then it's back to our usual cocktails. But, oh boy did we pick a drink to go out on, it's the first one that made us nervous.  This week Emma treats us to the story of the Magnolia Mansion located in the historic city of New Orleans. It's a haunted hotel with so...

Oh get ready to talk birdie to us this week! It's all about the spirit of golf, so you have been fore-warned. This week we continue to abide by dry January and we drink one of the most iconic beverages we know of. There is a chance that you have too. Get your ice tea and lemonade out, we're making Arnold Palmers.  Meredith discusses Arnold Palmer and his lasting legacy and the tasty beve...

Cover your ankles and keep it in your pants, it's episode 14! This week we make our way to Loudun, France to cover the country's most notorious witch hunt, and a woke priest that can't keep it in his pants to save his life. There are scandalous Nuns and if you're lucky they'll show you their ankles after undoing a hundred buttons.  Get ready for some weird character voices...

It’s lean, mean episode 13! This week is another spooky story from the bowles of the internet with the story of The GoatMan. It’s basically another eerie story to share around the campfire.  But we’ll keep our wits about us this week as we sip on our mocktail The Forests Touch, bringing a newer flavor to the American pallet  Remember to always count your party members, drink responsibly, and as al...

The holidays are over and it's time to recover. This month it is Dry January, where we make a mockery of our drinks buy making them mocktails. With week we sip on the Arizona Sunrise and Emma talks about the Wild West, how woman helped to establish Arizona, and the amount of movies that were filmed in the desert.  We travel specifically to Flagstaff, and set our bags down in the Hotel Monte V...

We're full of cheese and wondering what day it is. It's episode 11 and things go off the rails pretty quickly. This week Meredith brings us to the sunshine state and drags us fully into the realm of reality with the curious death of Mary Reeser. A woman who is believed to have been a victim of spontaneous human combustion, or a fireball hitting her from the sky.  While the story gets wei...

It's a mildly depressing Christmas in the Drinking with Spirits Studio. Emma brings us a drink that is merry and bright, the Sugar Plum Spritz and a brief history lesson on how of most the classic Christmas songs came to exist. Then with visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads, Emma brings us a witchy history lesson about the ghost and the events surrounding Moosham Castle in Austria. Whi...

Get your crumpets and make sure to drive on the left side of the road, we're going to the United Kingdom this week.  Specifically, a place where Emma and Meredith didn't even know existed. Prepare yourself for the Podcast's first cursed object story and a little history lesson into the Gin Craze in the 1700's and the possible origin of this week's beverage, the Gimlet. We...

Grab your deep dish pizzas and get your photo in front of the bean, we're going to Chicago this week. Emma introduces us to The Lair's Club, a place where you can get your fill of Kiss memorabilia and your porn in one sitting. Join us as Emma takes us through the history of the building and the various murders and ghost sighting that have been reported. Combine the murders with this week...

It's episode 7 this week and buckle up partners! This week Meredith takes us to the land of bourbon and introduces us to the one and only Bobby Mackey's Music World.  Among the sign that the establishment is not responsible for any hauntings Emma and Meredith sip on  Bourbon Stone Sours and talk about standard ghostly hauntings and a head that may or may not be in the bottom of a slaught...

It's episode six this week. With the weather finally feeling like fall it's time to get snug and cozy. This week Emma gives the bone chilling story of when things go horribly wrong when working at a research facility in the Antarctic. When we're throughly frozen through, Emma revives us by bringing us the drink for the week, the beloved classic, a Hot Toddy. Make sure that you leave...

We finally have enough episodes to count on one hand! Look at us go!  This week join Meredith as she takes us into the dark eyes of the Black Eyed Children and their creepy ways of trying to enter places. For the beverage this week we are sipping on a black margarita. A drink so black that Captain Quint of The Orca would make a monologue comparing it to the color of a doll’s eye.  Remember to don’...

Four score and this current episode Emma brings us a cryptid from the state of Maine. This week we are treated to some impromptu scatting, a biology lesson in lobsters, and the story of Poco hailing from the Pocomoonshine Lake. We of course have our drink for the evening, the Sea Serpent, a blue and delicious rum based drink.      Hold your drinks close and your spirits closer it's about to g...

It's time to drink with some spirts. Join Emma and Meredith as they embark on their podcasting journey, the audio is a bit rough but the spirits are high. For the first outing we don't travel very far. Meredith takes us to a local hometown haunt, the Blake Street Vault located in Denver, Colorado and a hometown drink, the Colorado BullDog. While we get into Denver's history and lear...

Are you scared of dark, cramp spaces? Or are you scared of the possibility of dying to humanoid cave dwellers? We'll grab your hardhat and your lights because we're going underground this week. As we travel to Kentucky, Emma brings us the haunting tails of Mammoth Cave, as we sip on our cocktail The Kentucky Outlaw We are told stories of Mammoth's mammoth history and all the dangers...

Whatever you do, don't fall asleep.  It's episode 3 and we're taking a lesson from the internet and learning what can happen when science goes wrong. This week Meredith brings us the spine chilling story of the Russian Sleep Experiment. A creepypasta that took the internet by storm. Sticking with the theme of not sleeping we down a twist on the classic vodka red bull; The Fuzzy Bull...