The Lockdown Cocktail Pod: Recent Episodes

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A short, friendly guide to making and drinking cocktails at home.

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It's time to close the drinks cabinet and get back to boozing in your friendly local cocktail bar. This is the last regular episode of the pod, but I'm not promising there won't be occasional specials. Thanks for listening, and cheers.

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A predecessor of the Martini, the Martini packs a lot of vermouth.

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Replace the soda water in your Americano with Pilsner. Perfecto!

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The Contessa is a distant relative of the Negroni.

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One of our favourites, the Last Word is strong and tasty.

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This is a great riff on a classic champagne cocktail, and another great excuse to get the Dubonnet out.

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The next proper episode will be the 40th. Seems like a good point to remind myself what The Lockdown Cocktail Podcast is all about.

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This delicious long drink will take you back to summer in Italy - ideal for a wintry weekend!

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Gin and Aperol are all you need (well, and a couple of slices of cucumber) to make an Archangel. But is it any good?

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Welcome to the first episode of 2021 and the first of Lockdown 3 here in England. The Sloe Gin Fizz I'm making today uses a recipe from the new cocktail book I got for Christmas. Cheers!

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Cointreau, cranberry juice and fizz guarantee a very merry Christmas!

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Named after the Queen Mother, who is said to have enjoyed one of these before lunch everyday. And, really, why not?

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It's the last week of No-booze No-Vember, and we're celebrating with a juicy San Francisco

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Iced tea and lemonade make a delicious mocktail, named after the golden who used to carry a flask of it in his golf bag.

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For week two of No-Vember I've made the Shirley Temple mocktail.

It's very red!

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Kicking off a dry No-Vember with a Nogroni.

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We're making the most of the half-term holiday with a few days away, and a Moscow Mule.

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I'm Meg's guest on the Gin and Beer It podcast this week, chatting about bitter and other beers. To celebrate I've made a Cold in the Shadows cocktail this week, which has beer as the main ingredient.

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Making this brandy-heavy cocktail makes you feel like a grown-up!

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Named after an Olympic gold medal winning French fencer this is a sharp riff on a Negroni.

The sad ending to Lucien's story sent me on a bit of a unplanned post-script. Remember it's OK no to be OK.