Episode 140 - Cocktails in a Time of Plague

We discuss the effects that COVID-19 Coronavirus has had on the spirits and cocktail industry and then examine the history of spirits during times of plague in bygone eras. Some of the topics we discuss include: How to make a Penicillin cocktail The legend of Four Thieves Vinegar Aqua Mirabilis (Miracle Water) and distilling technology Plague Water, feat. opium tears, viper flesh, and ambergris What plague doctors were hiding in those beaks How to drink well while quarantining or social distancing And much, much more