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Bourbon TurntableBourbon Turntable - Stephanie McNew Burton (2024-06-19)Stephanie McNew Burton is an author of two cocktail books, a mainstay on the ABV Network, a host of her Highly Spirited Podcast, and much more. She is also this week's guest on Bourbon Turntable.Stephanie and I discuss all the different projects she has going on while sipping on some cocktails that she has featured on her podcast.We also talk about one of Stephanie's other passions: murder ballad! As a bonus for me, it was fun to catch up with a friend.You can find Stephanie's show on Spotify, Apple and al...
2024-06-1956 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastAquarius Season!A cocktail and a blurb about Aquarius from my book Drinking with Stars; Cocktails for the Zodiac. Lots of love for the February Aquarians, a little slander for the January Aquarians 😅 https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Stars-Cocktails-S-McNew/dp/B0BXNKWYYM
2024-01-2005 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastDrinking With The Stars- Sagittarius Season!Feeling adventurous and more lighthearted? It’s Sagittarius Season! Grab your own copy of Drinking With The Stars on Amazon! It’d also make a great stocking stuffer! https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Stars-Cocktails-S-McNew/dp/B0BXNKWYYM/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1700167550&refinements=p_27%3AS.+McNew&s=books&sr=1-2&text=S.+McNew
2023-11-2203 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastNostalgic November Episode 2All November I will be re-airing some of my favorite past episodes. Today’s is The Corpse Reviver and The Greenbrier Ghost
2023-11-1013 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastNostalgic November Episode 1All November I will be re-airing some of my favorite past episodes. Today’s is the second episode ever of The Highly Spirited Podcast- The Mint Julep and The Headless Horseman
2023-11-0313 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastMidnight Margaritas and WitchesHappy Halloween Weekend!! Drink up Witches! Also check out a great contest on Instagram being hosted by @GothicGlowCandleCo and @MonkeyCultCoffeeCo!
2023-10-2727 min
If You Have Ghosts You Have Everything...Stephanie McNew-Burton and Highly Spirited PodcastKim and I are joined by our good friend Stephanie McNew-Burton. The host of Highly Spirited podcast where Stephanie pairs drinks with spooky stories. She is also the author of two books; "Drinking With The Stars" and "Monster Mixology".
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2023-10-2650 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastScorpio Season!My book; Drinking with the Stars pairs a cocktail with each zodiac sign, and now it’s Scorpio’s turn! https://a.co/d/cbOlXWB
2023-10-2303 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Outer Galaxy Cocktail and Haunted IndianaWhat does Indiana and an Alien cocktail have in common? A very old and obscure horror movie.
2023-10-2025 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Pharaoh’s Curse Cocktail and Cursed MoviesHappy Friday the 13th!!! Let’s get into the spirit of today with a cocktail from my new book; Monster Mixology and then talk about some movies that seemed to be cursed even before they started filming. Grab a copy of Monster Mixology right here : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJSSXVLB?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_G792F4AV3GSB17XTD01J&fbclid=IwAR0pETqdH-Zb7FlQ_WD3JUqivcFySndGIqkuPZgOCxmc_2NMnahp0s7DK5w_aem_AfP5FDsOww4NuUzqMtFgLNR70ex35bXL_QMo0czfEnXFBoVBsJpC6qfauLrm0voYkWSEz-XYyFLBlvKOxkup3s1b
2023-10-1320 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Witches Brew Cocktail and Wicked WomenA cocktail from my latest book; Monster Mixology and a look at America’s earliest female killers
2023-10-0624 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastChatham Artillery Punch and Haunted SavannahQuite possibly one of the booziest drinks I’ve ever covered paired with one of America’s most haunted cities
2023-09-2918 min
2023-09-2304 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Cherry Bounce and Haunted BridgesThe Cherry Bounce takes about a month to create, so while it’s doing it’s thing, let’s go explore some haunted bridges!
2023-09-2225 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Wishmaker Cocktail & DjinnBe careful what you wish for! Today we’re jumping into a pretty, blue cocktail and the magical world of Genies
2023-09-1513 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Cable Car Cocktail & The Winchester Mystery HouseThis cocktail is a riff on the classic sidecar, make one then venture down the winding hallways of the Winchester Mansion with me
2023-09-0817 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Lake Water Cocktail & Haunted Lakes‘Come on in; the water’s fine!’ - A ghost in a haunted lake, probably. Enjoy this episode on haunted lakes and have a safe Labor Day weekend!
2023-09-0120 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Rickstacy Cocktail and The 27 ClubThis might be the first episode I’ve ever gotten emotional in. But we start with a very boozy cocktail and end with some lives of very talented people that were ended way too soon
2023-08-2532 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastDrinking With The Stars- Virgo SeasonEntering Virgo Season with a Mercury Retrograde. Just have an old fashioned and buckle up loves
2023-08-2405 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe AMF and Haunted UniversitiesThis ‘cocktail’ is BS but the Hauntings at these universities are very real
2023-08-1824 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Blood Moon Cocktail and WerewolvesWerewolf history paired with a very fitting cocktail
2023-08-1113 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Tequila Sunrise and Haunted ArizonaDid you know Mick Jagger loved this cocktail? Well, you’ll learn that he did today. This should say haunted Jerome, AZ and haunted Tombstone, AZ because those are the only two cities I managed to get through, there will definitely be an AZ Part 2 at some point, because there’s so many more haunts I just couldn’t get to in today’s episode! But I hope you enjoy these Wicked Wild West Towns as much as I did
2023-08-0425 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Man ‘O War Cocktail and ShipwrecksToday we learn that the Man O’ War Cocktail was named after a winning race horse and not an ugly jellyfish, then we dive into some sunken ships
2023-07-2813 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastDrinking with the Stars- Leo SeasonHappy Birthday you good haired, charming, loyal, egotistical maniacs
2023-07-2303 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Mummy Cocktail and The Curse of The MummyWhat’s a Mummy’s favorite type of music? Wrap music! Terrible jokes aside we have a fantastic episode today featuring an easy, breezy cocktail and some Egyptian history along with some possible Curses of The Pharaohs
2023-07-2119 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Tombstone Cocktail and Old LouisvilleThe Tombstone Cocktail is appropriately named because of where it was created. Then I recap a walking ghost tour of Old Louisville mostly consisting of Victorian homes on 3rd and 4th streets and St. James Court
2023-07-1429 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastDrinking With The Stars - Cancer SeasonTurned a shower thought into an audio book
2023-07-0903 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastRe-airing of The Stars and Stripes Cocktail and Gettysburg GhostsHappy 4th of July week! The Battle of Gettysburg took place over July 3rd-5th 1863, those bloody and violent days lead to these days still being Gettysburg’s most active with paranormal activity. This episode first ran in 2022.
2023-07-0317 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Aperol Spritz and The Hat ManIt’s great day to have a cocktail, a ghost story and a Birthday!🎉 (Happy Birthday to My Mom! And to Myself!)
2023-06-3013 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Gas Masque Shot and Listener SuggestionsToday we’re taking a shot in New Orleans the heading to Mattoon, IL to learn about their ‘Mad Gasser’ of the 1940’s… was it a mad man, pollution, or a cryptid? Who knows. Then we’re headed to Tullahoma, TN to learn about the tragic death of Sadie Baker who was accused of witchcraft for simply being ‘too beautiful’
2023-06-2313 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Bloody Mary and Vampires!A classic brunch drink and a classic ‘monster’ Come get me Bat Daddy
2023-06-1629 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Boulevardier and Ladies in WhiteA classic bourbon cocktail paired with a classic paranormal trope
2023-06-0915 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Marilyn Monroe Cocktail and Haunted HollywoodYesterday would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 97th Birthday! In honor of her we’re making a cocktail named after her then diving into some Hollywood Haunts
2023-06-0216 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Hoosier Heritage and The James Dean CurseIndiana things! Was James Dean really cursed; or was it his car?
2023-05-2614 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Aviation and Haunted St LouisSharing the haunts of a city full of some of my favorite people!
2023-05-1921 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Kir Royale and DoppelgängersTalk about Champagne problems; Today we have the Kir Royale Cocktail and then we talk about how seeing your Doppelgänger could be a very bad omen
2023-05-1212 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Rusty Nail and Haunted ForestsA simple scotch cocktail and a list of creepy forests in which you’ll never find me
2023-05-0515 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Whiskey Sour and ExorcismsThe texture of the egg whites in Whiskey Sours make me feel like I need an exorcism; so this all makes sense
2023-04-2814 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Green Beast Cocktail and The FaeThis episode features a cocktail using the Green Fairy and then we get into Fairy Folklore
2023-04-2120 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Cosmonaut and Famous Occultists Pt.2The fun and delicious Cosmonaut cocktail plus Nostradamus, Henri Agrippa, and Edgar Cayce
2023-04-1419 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Blood & Sand Cocktail and Boleskine HouseA Scotch cocktail paired with a pretty infamous house on Scotland’s Loch Ness
2023-04-0713 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Hummer and The Holly HotelHeaded to Michigan today for a quick little episode
2023-03-3107 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Cosmopolitan and Famous Occultists Part 1Today we jump into the history of the Cosmopolitan cocktail then get into two of the most famous occultists; Grigori Rasputin and Aleister Crowley. Listener note: Today’s episode might be a bit NSFW
2023-03-2434 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastJameson Irish Whiskey and St Patrick’s Day LoreHappy St. Patrick’s Day! Jumping into all things Irish today!
2023-03-1713 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Ward 8 & The Salem Witch TrialsA whiskey cocktail not nearly beloved se the Manhattan or the Old Fashioned; and the insanity that was The Salem Witch Trials
2023-03-1021 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Rob Roy and Haunted Alton, ILA classic cocktail from the Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, and one of America’s most haunted towns. All they really have in common is Miles Davis, but that’s cool
2023-03-0317 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Martini and Victorian SpiritualismThe history of the classic martini plus how the Victorians grieved and remembered their dead #MementoMori
2023-02-2430 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe White Wine Spritzer and Jefferson’s MonticelloHappy President’s Day Weekend! Today we’re jumping into this Founding Father’s favorite cocktail and finding out if he’s still haunting his favorite residence
2023-02-1707 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Champagne Cocktail and Ghost MarriagesHappy Valentine’s Day weekend! Let’s make it fancy and weird at the same time babyyy!!!
2023-02-1011 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Snowflake Martini and Haunted Ski ResortsI don’t ski but I wouldn’t mind having a drink in the lodge, especially if it were haunted
2023-02-0313 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastRe-airing of Death in Afternoon & Haunted Key WestThis episode originally aired in June 2022. But I’m back in Key West this week so enjoy again or for the first time if you missed it!
2023-01-2516 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastRum Runners and Tanzler & ElenaKeeping up with this month’s Florida theme we’re headed to The Keys for the history of the Rum Runner and the creepy obsession of a man named Carl Tanzler
2023-01-2012 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastSex on the Beach & SirensToday we have the history of a very kitschy 80’s cocktail designed for springbreakers, and the lore of some murderous mermaids
2023-01-1314 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThree Dots and a Dash Cocktail & Haunted St. AugustineIt’s winter, we all deserve a classic tiki cocktail and a trip to Florida. I’m giving your ears both today with the history and recipe of the Three Dots and a Dash Cocktail, and some haunted locations in America’s oldest city!
2023-01-0619 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe French 75 & New Year’s TraditionsI had no idea what the French 75 was named for until now! I’m sharing that along with some New Year’s Eve and Day Traditions to ring in good luck for 2023! And also sharing an astrological warning for NYE this year; be safe out there, cheers!
2022-12-3009 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastA Very Victorian ChristmasI had grand plans of making this episode spectacular; it’s not lol but I share a recipe for a Christmas punch; and a list of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories. There’s way more than just Dicken’s A Christmas Carol
2022-12-2310 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Gold Rush Cocktail and Haunted AlaskaTaking a Christmas break and exploring the Klondike this week; cheers!
2022-12-1616 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastEggnog and Gryla & The Yule LadsToday we’re keeping In the Creepsmas Spirit with some Eggnog History and Christmas tales from Icelandic Folklore
2022-12-0920 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastWassail and The KrampusWelcome to the Holiday season! Let’s kick off the Creepsmas with the history of the traditional drink; Wassail and then we’ll get into some Krampus lore
2022-12-0208 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Tom Collins and Haunted BarsDid a cocktail originate from a joke? Maybe. We’re diving into that as well as some haunted bars this week! Including: Bobby Mackey’s, The Slippery Noodle Inn, and Tootsies Orchid Lounge!
2022-11-2519 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Moscow Mule and Haunted FarmsWrapping up harvest season with some real life (some famous) haunted farm houses and a refreshing Moscow Mule
2022-11-1826 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Gin Rickey and White House GhostsThis week in the US we had election today and Veteran’s Day! Let’s acknowledge those days by jumping into a Cocktail that originated in Washington, DC and some then find out which former presidents never truly left the White House
2022-11-1313 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastMulled Wine and ScarecrowsToday is a history lesson of mulled wine and scarecrows
2022-11-0410 minThe Highly Spirited Podcast*Crossover Episode* with If You Have Ghosts You Have Everything Vol.2HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! We have another crossover episode with Alan and Kim Bishop of If You Have Ghosts You Have Everything! Today Alan interviews his father; Dale Bishop about a UFO sighting and friends; Brad and Mary about their experiences at Waverly Hills Sanatorium. In between interviews McNew has tales of haunted houses in Henry and Hancock Counties, then some haunted Hoosier cemeteries and ghost dogs.
2022-10-3046 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Witches Cauldron Cocktail and Stingy JackWe’re going back to The Witchcraft Cocktail book for a perfect Halloween drink and then My favorite folk story: Stingy Jack
2022-10-2813 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastPumpkin Spice and Poisoned CandyWhy the hell is Pumpkin Spice so popular? Let’s find out then jump into some Halloween urban legends about poisoned candy and razors in apples
2022-10-2114 minThe Highly Spirited Podcast*Crossover Episode* with If You Have Ghosts You Have Everything Vol. 1Very special episode today with our friends Alan and Kim Bishop of If You Have Ghosts You Have Everything. Kim, Alan, and McNew all share a few of their own personal paranormal experiences.
2022-10-1546 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Appletini and Haunted CemeteriesLet’s get into,the history of the iconic Appletini and explore some haunted cemeteries. Most cemeteries covered today are in Indiana but we venture to Louisville and Chicago too!
2022-10-1417 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Prosperous Pumpkin Cocktail and a Tale Of Two WitchesKicking off October with a cocktail recipe from the book ‘Witchcraft Cocktails’ and the the stories of The Witch of Yazoo, Julia Brown, and Leah Smock; The Battletown Witch
2022-10-0712 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Fuzzy Navel and CryptidsI am aware that the Fuzzy Navel isn’t all that interesting if it’s not you’re 21st birthday and your first time ordering shots, but my brain said Fuzzy Navel equals furry Cryptids …. So just go with it lol. Mothman, BigFoot, and Nessie all make appearances as well as some others!
2022-09-3024 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastJacmel Rhum Punch and ZombiesThis episode features rum, voodoo, and movies; what more could you ever need?
2022-09-2312 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Long Island Iced Tea and The Amityville HorrorExtra boozy, and a little short today while we take ourselves to Long Island
2022-09-1610 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sazerac and Vampires of New OrleansThe Crescent City is known for its cocktails and spooky folklore, let’s get into a few of them, shall we?
2022-09-0916 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Corpse Reviver 1&2 and The Greenbrier GhostLet’s revive ourselves and listen to the story of the ghost who helped her mother solve her own murder
2022-09-0213 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Paper Plane and UFO ExperiencesThe Paper Plane cocktail isn’t as old as I thought but UFO sightings have been reported for decades
2022-08-2619 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastCohasset Punch and Haunted ChicagoLet’s head to the very haunted Windy City today!
2022-08-1913 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Manhattan and The Legally Haunted House on The HudsonIt’s a New York centric episode today!
2022-08-1206 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastJack & Coke and The Bell WitchWe’re headed to Tennesee today for some classics!
2022-08-0511 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastSunday Scaries Ep 9: Candle CoveEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or other internet urban legend
2022-07-3106 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastRanch Water and Texas GhostsYeehaw! We’re heading to the lone star state to learn who invented ranch water and to look into some spooky Texas stories
2022-07-2911 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastSunday Scaries Ep 8: The RakeEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or other internet urban legend
2022-07-2406 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Highball and Ghost TrainsAll aboard! Pour yourself highball and lets take a ride on a ghost train
2022-07-2209 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastSunday Scaries Ep 7: Eyeless JackEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or other internet urban legend
2022-07-1703 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Painkiller and Caribbean GhostsLet’s find where the painkiller cocktail was invented and learn about some ghosts of the Caribbean
2022-07-1511 min
The Highly Spirited Podcast*Bonus Episode* Interview with Davide Tarsitano author of The Tooth FairyI’m so excited to introduce you to author Davide Tarsitano, an Indianapolis local who wrote The Tooth Fairy. I loved this book, listen to today’s interview and learn more about it. Here are a few links:
Website: https://www.dtarsitano.com/
Instagram: @dtarsitanoofficial
Facebook: Davide Tarsitano - Author
Twitter: DTarsitanoO1
Goodreads: Davide Tarsitano
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1792380666
2022-07-1312 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastSunday Scaries Ep 6: Dr. SmileyEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or other internet urban legend
2022-07-1003 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastDaiquiris and Pirate GhostsYo ho! Daiquiris and Pirates are on deck for today!
2022-07-0811 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sunday Scaries Ep 5: Her with an Orange part 2Every Sunday I read a Creepypasta or Urban Legend
2022-07-0319 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Stars & Stripes Cocktail and Gettysburg GhostsHappy 4th of July to those of us in The States! Let’s get into with a patriotic cocktail and some ghost stories from Gettysburg
2022-07-0117 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sunday Scaries Ep 4: Her with an Orange part 1Every Sunday I read a Creepypasta or Urban Legend
2022-06-2617 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sunday Scaries Ep 3: Smile DogEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or Urban Legend
2022-06-1913 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastDeath in the Afternoon and Key West HauntsWhen I succombe to a death in the afternoon, throw me a drag queen funeral please
Drag Queens, Hemingway, and Key West; this episode truly has it all
2022-06-1715 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sunday Scaries Ep 2: 911 OperatorEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or Urban Legend
2022-06-1203 min
The Highly Spirited PodcastThe Sunday Scaries Ep 1: Jeff the KillerEvery Sunday I read a Creepypasta or Urban Legend
2022-06-0522 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastMargaritas and La LlaronaLet‘s talk about some pretty ladies that inspired the creation of the Margarita and a scary lady that inspires nightmares in children
2022-06-0309 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastGin&Tonic and English Ghost StoriesLet’s dive into the history of the Gin & Tonic and explore some Haunted Castles; one of which inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula!
2022-05-2016 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastBONUS ÉPISODE: Friday the 13th!Its actually your lucky day, enjoy a quick little Bonus episode!
Also many apologies for the squeaky chair background noise, I know that can be annoying to some
2022-05-1314 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Mint Julep and The Headless HorsemanIf you were missing your head could you still drink a mint julep? I hope so, let’s dive into the history of the mint julep and the Headless Horseman in American, Irish, and Scottish folklore
2022-05-0610 minThe Highly Spirited PodcastThe Old Fashioned and Louisville HauntsLet‘s find out where The Old Fashioned originated and explore some haunted spots in Louisville
2022-04-2216 min
Why Whiskey?My Whiskey Story Part 4 - Stephanie McNewIn this installment of the My Whiskey Story series, I am joined by the Event Coordinator for the ABV Network and whiskey enthusiast Stephanie McNew(Burton...cuz she got married!!) McNew shares with us how she enjoys a glass of whiskey, where she got her start with bourbon, and how that led her to join the ABV Network and become a staple in the organization. She hosts some of the network's podcasts to include "W(h)ine time with McNew" and "The Bourbon Daily". She also is leading the charge on the network's "Try It" series where folks get t...
2021-03-0542 min