The LushUs Life Podcast

The LushUs Life
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Welcome to the LushUs Life podcast. Two lovely lushes serving up humor, hooch, and helpful hacks to raise your alcohol and adulting game. Join us every week for a new episode. We'll talk about our alcohol adventures, misadventures and the serious and not-so-serious business of being an adult.

  1. EP 75 - Let's Talk Turkey

    11/19/2018

    EP 75 - Let's Talk Turkey

    It's Thanksgiving Week. The Lushes talk about why Thanksgiving is the best holiday of all. Their favorite food, Thanksgiving drink pairings, terrible family traditions and bemoan the dangers of Black Friday Shopping. Listen to some turkey talk before the big day!

    39 min
  2. EP 74 - Party in My Mouth

    11/12/2018

    EP 74 - Party in My Mouth

    Have you wondered how to navigate the confusing world of spirits tasting or why you don't taste flavors others do? This week the Lushes explore the basics of tasting spirits and how to train your palate to recognize flavors. Of course they also cover unconventional tasting descriptions and how good whiskey is a lot like good loving. This aint your grandpa's tasting show!

    45 min
  3. EP 73 - The Name Game!

    11/05/2018

    EP 73 - The Name Game!

    This week on The Lushus Life we invite Dan Magro back. Dan is an actor, mixologist and author of Suck It Up: Extraordinary Cocktails for Everyday People. We discuss Benjamin Franklin's 200 Synonyms for drunk. Which was an article that appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1737. It's a fun show as we try and figure out drinking slang from the 18th century.

    47 min
  4. EP 72 - Horror Movies & Cocktails

    10/29/2018

    EP 72 - Horror Movies & Cocktails

    The Lushes celebrate Halloween with cocktails inspired by horror movies. From Silence of the Lambs to Halloween to the Shining we have a drink to match every show and every mood. Warning: this show will make you want to drink wild cocktails and watch scary movies!

    45 min
  5. EP 71 - You Mezcal Me Sometime

    10/22/2018

    EP 71 - You Mezcal Me Sometime

    We celebrate International Mezcal Day with a very special guest. The Global Brand Ambassador of Ilegal Mezcal Gilbert Marquez (@gilbertmezcal). Gilbert teaches us mezcal basics and talks about the special craft that is unique to mezcal alone. Agave can grow as many as 35 years before being harvested by hand, cooked underground and eventually distilled in traditional alembic copper stills. Listen this week to fall in love with this smoky artisanal spirit that is taking America by storm.

    47 min
  6. EP 70 - Alcohol By The Letter

    10/15/2018

    EP 70 - Alcohol By The Letter

    How well do you know alcohol related terms. From cocktails to spirits there are dozens of common, not so common and often misused or misunderstood terms. This week go through well known and little known terms and discuss their purpose and meaning as well as clear up a few myths along the way. Join in for a fun show!

    48 min
  7. EP 69 - The Hangover Part II

    10/08/2018

    EP 69 - The Hangover Part II

    The Lushes are at it again, and they are talking Hangovers. It's been over a year since they discussed the topic and decided it was time for a revisit. Has science finally found the cure? Or is Mother Nature a better choice? We cover all there remedies and talk about which ones work and which might just make you sicker!

    46 min
  8. EP 68 - The Spirit of Vodka

    10/01/2018

    EP 68 - The Spirit of Vodka

    Why a vodka show you ask? National Vodka Day is October 4th and we decided it's high time we do a show to talk about the best selling spirit in the US since 1978.  We cover the origins and history of vodka, the distillation process, it's ascent to number one, and the recent slow decline in sales. We also chat about the craft scene which is taking hold in the vodka world as well. And of course some of our favorite cocktails. Pour yourself a martini that would James Bond proud and listen to the show!

    47 min
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Welcome to the LushUs Life podcast. Two lovely lushes serving up humor, hooch, and helpful hacks to raise your alcohol and adulting game. Join us every week for a new episode. We'll talk about our alcohol adventures, misadventures and the serious and not-so-serious business of being an adult.

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