Drunk Monkeys - Episode 53 - Cocktail Time - Loaded Baked Potato.
What we call a “season” of this show is filmed all in one night and just released as separate episodes. So if I say that this is the last episode of Season 7, our longest season yet, perhaps then you’ll know why Jen and Erica seem so… tired. A constant quest of the show is to find a way to drink the more savory liquors without just masking them in a Bloody Mary. In this episode, Jen is concocting something she calls a Loaded Baked Potato, using both Bakon (ep29) and Naked Jay Big Dill pickle (ep42) vodkas.
It’s the end of Season 7, but we’ll be back next week right on schedule with the start of Season 8. Season 8 will feature episodes filmed during our live appearances at Chicago Sketch Fest and at Watershed back in January.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 52 - Cocktail Time - The Dillinger.
In a Twitter conversation, Naked Jay Vodka suggested combining their Naked Jay Bill Dill pickle vodka (which you may remember from episode 42) with ginger ale for a drink they call the Dillinger. (Get it?) Jen and Erica give it a try.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 51 - ZU Bison Grass Vodka.
Jen and Erica are drinking ZU (short for Å»ubrówka) Vodka, a bison grass flavored vodka from Poland. It’s a fascinating story of how the liquor was banned from import into the US and how ZU worked around it.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 50 - RumChata
Our good friend Philip Markle gifted Jen and Erica with a bottle of RumChata, with the not-very-encouraging message “this is the worst thing ever”. Undaunted, and propelled by Erica’s love of horchata–the Mexican rice water and cinnamon drink–they crack open the bottle and give it a try.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 49 - Pimms No. 1 Cup.
Jen and Erica are pretty much polishing off a bottle of Pimm’s No. 1 Cup, the classic English fruit cup.
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Drunk Monkeys - Episode 48 - Laphroaig.
Jen and Erica pull a bottle of Laphroaig off of our bar. Erica pronounces Laphroaig a couple of different ways in this episode. Here’s how to really say it. Or, maybe this.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 47 - Risky? Whiskey.
Hey, we’re back after an impromptu holiday break with more of Season 7. Today Jen and Erica are revisiting the Risky? Whisky “Barrel-Your-Own-Bourbon” kit that they started in Episode 39.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 46 - Kinky Liqueur.
The sale of half-pint and miniature bottles of liquor is illegal in Chicago and so we took advantage of a trip to the suburbs to get some “sample size” bottles. Kinky Liqueur, a mango, blood orange, and passion fruit infused vodka, is the first of those that Jen and Erica are trying.
Drunk Monkeys - Episode 45 - Alaska Distillery Birch Syrup Vodka.
Full disclosure: we’ve been gifted bottles of liquor to drink on the show by friends before, but this is the first time that a distillery has sent us something to review. This episode, Jen and Erica are drinking Birch Syrup Flavored Vodka, from Alaska Distillery, the makers of Salmon Vodka.
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Drunk Monkeys - January 2013 Live Shows Promo.
For our Chicago-area fans (or fans who can get to the Chicago area) Jen and Erica are excited to tell you about two live shows coming up in January 2013. Remote fans shouldn’t worry, as we’ll eventually post the episodes we film at these shows. Local fans should note that we can’t (yet) send liquor through the internet.
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 8pm we’ll be appearing at Stage 773 (1225 W Belmont, Chicago, IL) as part of Chicago Sketch Fest. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased online.
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 5-7pm we’re having a party at one of our favorite bars, Watershed (601 N State, Chicago, IL — under Pops for Champagne). We’ll be celebrating the release of our 50th episode and filming a few new ones as well. We’ll have some liquors to share, but it’ll be a cash bar for getting your own (excellent) cocktails. Admission is free.
