LokisLibrarian

This weeks #bookoftheweek is For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. The accompanying #cocktail is Fresh Picked Freedom: https://www.thebacklabel.com/recipe/fresh-picked-freedom/ 50 ml Hangar 1 Straight Vodka 20 ml lemon juice, fresh 20 ml simple syrup Club soda, to finish 2 handfuls blueberries 6 mint leaves, fresh, plus more to garnish This was a thinkum book, that required much pauses to work through what I had read. And reminded me forcefully of Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. In Defense of the 2nd Amendment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUantWFY2M The Moon is a Harsh Mistress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-J_5ziYEI #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness by Timothy Sandefur. The accompanying #cocktail is a classic Aviation: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/aviation/ 2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Maraschino Liquor 1/4 oz Creme de Violette 3/4 oz Lemon Juice Garnish: Brandied Cherry Since Isabel Paterson preferred the name Aviation to the more common Lost Generation, I mixed up a classic Aviation for this week's #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is A Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman by Alonzo L. Hamby. The accompanying #cocktail is a Missouri Mule: https://www.stlmag.com/dining/how-to-make-a-missouri-mule/ 1 oz Bourbon 1 oz Apple Jack or Apple Brandy .5 oz Campari .5 oz Cointreau Mix all with ice, pour into a glass, garnish with an orange slice (optional). Martyr Made Podcast: Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem: https://www.martyrmade.com/featured-podcasts/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem #bookreview #uspresidents #ushistory #harrystruman #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother by Peggy Rowe. And because horses are involved, this weeks cocktail is Horsefeathers (aka The Quarterhorse): https://alittleandalot.com/quarter-horse-cocktail/ 2 oz Bourbon 4 oz Ginger Beer 1 oz Lime Cordial 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters Stir all with ice in a mixer and pour over ice. #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews #memoir

This weeks #bookoftheweek was a random find at my local bookstore, The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan. The accompanying #cocktail is 69th Irish Regimental Cocktail: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/69th-irish-regimental-cocktail.158953/#google_vignette 3 parts champagne 1 part Irish Whiskey #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews

This weeks #bookoftheweek is New Deal or Raw Deal: How FDR's Economic Legacy has Damaged America by Burton Folsom Jr. The accompanying cocktail is a Vodka Paralyzer: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/152922/vodka-paralyzer/ 1 cup ice cubes 4 fluid ounces cola 1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka 2 fluid ounces milk 1 maraschino cherry (Optional) Pour all in a highball glass and stir, top with maraschino cherry for garnish. #bookreview #booksandbooze #economics #fdr

This weeks #bookoftheweek is FDR: A Biography by Ted Morgan and the accompanying #cocktail is a Rum Swizzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVptVuGSS8 2.25 oz Dark Rum 2.25 oz Gold Rum 1.5 oz Triple Sec 2.5 oz Orange Juice Juice 1 Lemon 1 oz Falernum 3 dashes Bitters Mix with ice and enjoy. #FDR #americanhistory #USPresidents #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Failure of the "New Economics": An Analysis of the Keynesian Fallacies by Henry Hazlitt. The accompanying cocktail is Secret Satire: https://delightfuldrinks.com/cocktail-bar/secret-satire-bourbon-champagne-cocktail/ 40 ml Bourbon 10 ml Poitin 15 ml Italian Aperitif Wine 10 ml Simple Syrup Stir all with ice, strain into a highball glass and add ice. And fuck me! The recipe actually calls to top with champagne, which I did NOT do, because champagne was not on the ingredient list! So always read the recipe all the way through. Links: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/savings.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investing.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mercantilism.asp #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine. The accompanying #cocktail is Recession Depression; https://www.cocktail.uk.com/cocktails/recession-depression 1.5 oz Citron Vodka .5 oz Triple Sec .5 oz Lemon Juice 2 splashes Lime Cordial Put all in a mixer with ice, shake, pour into a cocktail glass, and enjoy. Links from Investopedia: Keynesian Economics: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/john_maynard_keynes.asp Laissez Faire: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/laissezfaire.asp#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,governments%20are%20involved%20in%20business. #bookreview #greatdepression #economics #learning

This weeks #bookoftheweek begins our exploration of the Great Depression with The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes. The accompanying cocktail is Washington's Insidious Punch: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/11/11-historic-newspaper-cocktails/ 1 part Sour Lemonade 1 part Champagne 1/2 part Rum 1/2 part Whiskey splash of Sweet Liqueur of your choice Build in the glass over ice. #cocktail #bookreview #booktuber #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is book two of the Kingmaker Series by Ari H. Mendelson, Due Process. The accompanying #cocktail is The Bad Guy: https://www.crystalmixer.com/the-bad-guy-recipe/ 3 oz Absinthe 1 oz Rum 1 oz Everclear Build in the glass. #booksandbooze #fiction #politicalthriller

My reading list for the month of March 2024 is mostly on the depressing side of things. Due Process by Ari H. Mendelson The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amith Shlaes The Great Depression: America, 1929 - 1941 by Robert S. McElvaine The Failure of the "New Economics": An Analysis of the Keynesian Fallacies by Henry Hazlitt FDR: A Biography by Ted Morgan #bookreview #bookoftheweek #thegreatdepression

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Herbert Hoover: A Life by Glen Jeansonne. The accompanying #cocktail is Big Chief: https://punchdrink.com/recipes/big-chief/ 2 oz Bourgon 1/2 oz Amer or Amaro 1/2 oz Punt e Mes Orange Peel to Garnish Stir the alcohol in a mixer with ice and pour into a coup glass. Flame the underside of the orange peel and express the oils into the cocktail before dropping the orange peel into the cocktail. Tip: Eat the orange while drinking the cocktail. Much better. #bookreview #booksandbooze #herberthoover #ushistory #humanitarian

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna. The accompanying #cocktail is Ambrosia: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/56/ambrosia 1 oz Cognac 1 oz Applejack ¼ oz Triple Sec ¼ oz Lemon Juice Put all these in shaker with ice and shake, pour into a flute glass. Top off with sparkling wine

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Craft: An American History by Glenn Adamson. The accompanying #cocktail is a Hot Toddy, because I have a cold. Hot Tea A Shot of Liquor Honey Lemon to taste #americanhistory #bookreview

This week's #bookoftheweek is SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions: Speak Your Mind, Unload Your Questions, Figure Out What It Means to be Human by Rainn Wilson, Devon Gundry, Golriz Lucina, and Shabnam Mogharabi. The accompanying #cocktail is a Pancake Cocktail: https://www.food.com/recipe/pancake-cocktail-277322 1 oz Cinnamon Schnapp's 2 oz Irish Cream Whip Cream Cinnamon to Garnish Put the Schnapp's and Irish Cream in a shaker with ice and shake. Pour into a Coupe Glass, top with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon to garnish. #bookreview #booksandbooze #soulpancake

For February 2024 I went a bit eclectic, we start our month with SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions: Speak Your Mind, Unload Your Questions, Figure Out What It Means to be Human by Rainn Wilson, Devon Gundry, Golriz Lucina, and Shabnam Mogharabi Next we move on to Craft: An American History by Glenn Adamson. On the 18th we'll review Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna And we end the month with our next president, Herbert Hoover: A Life by Glen Jeansonne. #bookoftheweek #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Making a Case for Innocence: True Stories of a Criminal Defense Investigator by April Higuera. The accompanying #cocktail is from the book The Encyclopedia of Cocktails and is a What Really Happened: 3/4 oz Dry Gin 3/4 oz Ginger Liqueur 3/4 oz Lemon Juice 1/4 oz Honey Syrup Lemon Peel to Garnish Put all in a shaker with ice and shake, pour contents of shaker including the ice into a Collins glass and express the lemon peel over the cocktail before garnishing the cocktail. April Higuera's website: https://www.aprilhiguerapi.com/april-higuera-0s47squarespacecom/config/pages/experience #bookreview #defense #criminaldefense #booktuber

This weeks #bookoftheweek is A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker. The accompanying #cocktail comes to us from the book Spirits of the Otherworld by Allison Crawbuck and Rhys Everett and is The Witches Cradle: The Wrath of the Burning Times: 1 oz gold rum 1/2 oz cherry liqueur 1/2 oz coffee liqueur 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Roots Drops and Dashes or in my case Chocolate Bitters 1 oz fresh coffee #bookreview #booksandbooze #booktuber

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Coolidge, by Amity Shlaes. The accompanying #cocktail is El Presidente: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/701/el-presidente 50 ml gold rum 30 ml dry vermouth 10 ml orange liqueur 2.5 ml grenadine 2 drops saline solution (1 tsp salt in 4 tsp water). Put all ingredients with ice in a shaker and stir together, strain into a cocktail glass. #bookreview #booksandbooze #booktuber #coolidge #history #ushistory

This weeks #bookoftheweek is a Christmas Classic, Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. The accompanying cocktail is some homemade eggnog; https://downshiftology.com/recipes/homemade-eggnog/ 4 eggs ½ cup maple syrup 1 ½ cups milk 1 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup brandy 1/3 cup rum 1 teaspoon of nutmeg Cinnamon for Garnish Blend the eggs and maple syrup for four minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients except the cinnamon garnish and blend for 10 seconds. Refrigerate until chilled. Blend for 10 seconds before drinking. Garnish with cinnamon. #christmasclassic #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock. The accompanying cocktail comes to us from Tarot and Tequila and is The Magician card: 2 ozs anejo Tequila 1 oz lemon juice 1/2 oz maple syrup 1 oz cabernet sauvignon orange peel for garnish Put the tequila, lemon juice, and maple syrup in a shaker with ice and shake up. Pour over ice. Float the cabernet sauvignon on top. Orange peel for garnish. #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku. The accompanying #cocktail is Sacred Nectar: https://www.bartenderbarry.com/blog/sacred-nectar 2 ozs Honey Whiskey 1 oz Amaro 1/2 oz Honey Syrup 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Put all in a mixer with ice and stir, pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Enjoy! Links: https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/kykeon-ancient-greek-recipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian. The accompanying #cocktail is Nirvana: https://www.cocktailwave.com/recipes/nirvana 21 ml Campari 21 ml Aperol 21 ml Gin 60 ml Pink Grapefruit Juice Grapefruit peel to garnish Put all but garnish in a shaker with ice and shake. Pour into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Enjoy. Or not. It was sweet to start but turned quickly to bitter as an aftertaste. It was ok, but bitters are not my preferred flavor profile, so I probably won't make again. Links mentioned in the review: Meditation for Dummies Cheat Sheet: https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/emotional-health-psychology/emotional-health/meditation/meditation-for-dummies-cheat-sheet-207379/?keyword=meditation%20cheat%20sheet Meditation for Dummies audio files: https://www.dummies.com/book-companion/meditation-dummies-4th-edition-resource-center-232064/ Stephan Bodian: https://www.stephanbodian.org/books #bookreview #review #booksandbooze #booktuber

We start this month with Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian. Next up is The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku. Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock. For Christmas Eve I'm reading a classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The president this month is Calvin Coolidge, making this months president book Coolidge by Amity Shlaes. #bookreview #reading #readinglist #bookoftheweek