Today’s story has everything: speakeasies, rat poison, insurance schemes, a ‘Murder Trust,’ spoiled sardines, free drinks (naturally), taxi cabs, fruit vendors, freezing cold NYC temperatures, tainted oysters, thinking you’ve won, and then really, really losing. And at the center of it all? Poor Michael Malloy, who just simply wouldn’t die. On today’s episode, we have many, many ways to die, but we also have the Unkillable Man.
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Irish Coffee (Cocktail)
glass mug (if you’ve got one)
1 cup hot coffee
2 ounces Irish whiskey
½ cup heaving whipping cream
Whip whipping cream until soft peaks form; should be still able to be poured.
Pour hot water into your glass mug to warm it up, put a spoon into the cup, and leave for two minutes. Dump hot water out.
Put brown sugar into mug
Add hot coffee, stir to dissolve
Pour in Irish whiskey
Pour whipped cream over back of hot spoon to form a thick layer on top of coffee
Irish Coffee (Mocktail)
glass mug (if you’ve got one), hot coffee, irish whiskey, heavy whipping cream, brown sugar
1 cup hot coffee
2 ounces rum syrup
½ cup heaving whipping cream
Whip whipping cream until soft peaks form; should be still able to be poured.
Pour hot water into your glass mug to warm it up, put a spoon into the cup, and leave for two minutes. Dump hot water out.
Put rum syrup into mug
Add hot coffee, stir to dissolve
Pour whipped cream over back of hot spoon to form a thick layer on top of coffee
Rum Syrup: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A66U53K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Ingredients for next week (cocktail): Pimm’s No. 1, lemon juice, ginger ale, cucumber, mint sprig, strawberry
Ingredients for next week (mocktail): lemon sparkling water, lemonade, orange juice, cucumber, mint sprig, strawberry
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Sources:
“Irish Coffee” - https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a58347/irish-coffee-recipe/
“On the House: The Bizarre Killing of Michael Malloy” - https://www.amazon.com/House-Bizare-Killing-Michael-Berkley/dp/0425206785
“Simple Pine Box Coffin” - https://www.northwoodscasket.com/caskets/simple-pine-box-casket
“Michael Malloy” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malloy
“The durable Michael Mallow” - https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/durable-mike-malloy-article-1.226396
“Speakeasy Definition: 5 Facets of Definition, History, and Influence of” - https://home.binwise.com/blog/speakeasy-definition-history-and-influence#:~:text=A%20speakeasy%20is%20an%20establishment,era%20from%201920%20to%201933
“The Modern Craft Cocktail Movement Got Its Start During Prohibition” - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/modern-craft-cocktail-movement-got-its-start-during-prohibition-180971265/
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Music Credit: "The Cool Side"
Artist: Jonathan Boyle
Composer: Jonathan Boyle
Audio Source: PremiumBeat.com
License: #4490172
