Drinking With Spirits

Mister Sandman, bring us a dream. 

But this isn't a dream that you necessarily want to be apart of, because it is reality and it is terrifying. 

This week Emma brings us a CreepyPasta, now known as scary spaghetti, entitled BedTime. If you ever had sleep paralysis this is right up your alley. Not only does Emma bring us a spooky, creepy story, but she also gives us one very lovely nightcap. Made with things that are meant to put...

Oh boy do we have a treat for you this week. 

It's not just one or two stories this time. This week Meredith brings us three separate stories that you can say were based off of the paranormal, or maybe just calling it a hunch would be more accurate. But we dive into three different cases where ghosts helped bring their murders to justice. 

While we listen to the tales of these ladies reach out from beyond the grave, we get to si...

This week has been a lot, and we don't have the spoons to deal with it. But luckily We still have an episode for you today. 

This week Emma take us to the warm, sunny beaches of what used to be a sovereign nation. If you're thinking of a place outside of America then you're wrong. We're going to Hawaii! Emma gives us a run down of the importance of rum and sugar cane to the islands, while Meredith loses it over t...

We have to set a new low bar for humanity this week, and we still expect people to trip over it. 

This week we take on a cocktail with a contested origin. Though it's name might conjure up images of a barnyard and cows, it's actually quite delicious. Made with four ingredients, this may become your got to summer drink. We certainly wont complain about it. This week Meredith brings us the unofficial official drink of West T...

Is that a Ningen or a whale's penis? The world may never know.

We had a relaxing week off, but we are back and ready for action! We're coming to you with the episode of big things. Emma gets us to our topic through some unusual means, but when we get there we just go strait off the deep end. Literally. 

We venture into the icy cold waters of Japan and the Antarctic to search for the Ningen. Will we find a large humanoid alb...

It's been a long week, so I don't know what to put for this description. In short, it's a history packed episode as we stay in Colorado and visit one of the most influential horror icons that there is. We're checking into the Stanley Hotel. We sip on a cocktail that neither is to fond of, maybe we'll give gold schlager another chance in the future.

Remember that check out is at 11, aways drink responsibly, a...

We know the phrase it keep Portland weird, But we're just going to extend it to the entirety of Oregon. 

Welcome to a doozy of a week. We start off with animal shaped disco balls and move into one of Colorado's more interesting 'traditions'. But that's not the end of the episode!  This week we dawn on the swimsuits and go to Crater Lake. A lake that everyone who say it decided that it was indeed the color bl...

Pull on your psych ward grippy socks and scrub up we're going to the emergency room. 

This week Meredith brings us another real life curious case, specifically the case of Gloria Ramirez. Who's bizarre and unfortunate death started a media frenzy in Riverside California. Leading to her internet fame as "The Toxic Woman".

The only toxic thing close to us is our drink for this week, the Fiesta Verde! A toxic green c...

Bro, there are lots of spirits in this one buckle up. We're hitting the Tennessee Spirit Trail this week. Get ready to come away from this episode with lots of fun facts to use when you make awkward small talk. Need to know which rich guy donated to make a national park? We got you! Where is there a dry county in the state of Tennessee? Not a Problem! Or even better do you need to know how Jack Daniels died? Look no further we...

We got another episode to share with you this week, it's really sure to wet your whistle! 

This week, we are treated to the first cocktail since dry January, and was refreshing. It's a tricolored beauty that uses the physical property of density to create a layer cocktail consisting of the colors of the Colombian flag. Giving this cocktail its namesake of 'The Columbia'.

While sipping on our drinks, Meredith share...

Yes it's February, we know that. But due to traveling and poor planning we bring you the last episode for dry January then it's back to our usual cocktails. But, oh boy did we pick a drink to go out on, it's the first one that made us nervous. 

This week Emma treats us to the story of the Magnolia Mansion located in the historic city of New Orleans. It's a haunted hotel with some ghosts that are just real jerks a...

Oh get ready to talk birdie to us this week! It's all about the spirit of golf, so you have been fore-warned. This week we continue to abide by dry January and we drink one of the most iconic beverages we know of. There is a chance that you have too. Get your ice tea and lemonade out, we're making Arnold Palmers. 

Meredith discusses Arnold Palmer and his lasting legacy and the tasty beverage as we travel all arou...

Cover your ankles and keep it in your pants, it's episode 14! This week we make our way to Loudun, France to cover the country's most notorious witch hunt, and a woke priest that can't keep it in his pants to save his life. There are scandalous Nuns and if you're lucky they'll show you their ankles after undoing a hundred buttons.  Get ready for some weird character voices.

It's also the conti...

It’s lean, mean episode 13! This week is another spooky story from the bowles of the internet with the story of The GoatMan. It’s basically another eerie story to share around the campfire. 
But we’ll keep our wits about us this week as we sip on our mocktail The Forests Touch, bringing a newer flavor to the American pallet 

Remember to always count your party members, drink responsibly, and as always don’t be a dick. 

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The holidays are over and it's time to recover. This month it is Dry January, where we make a mockery of our drinks buy making them mocktails. With week we sip on the Arizona Sunrise and Emma talks about the Wild West, how woman helped to establish Arizona, and the amount of movies that were filmed in the desert. 

We travel specifically to Flagstaff, and set our bags down in the Hotel Monte Vista. We get the inside sc...

We're full of cheese and wondering what day it is. It's episode 11 and things go off the rails pretty quickly. This week Meredith brings us to the sunshine state and drags us fully into the realm of reality with the curious death of Mary Reeser. A woman who is believed to have been a victim of spontaneous human combustion, or a fireball hitting her from the sky. 

While the story gets weird this week's cockta...

It's a mildly depressing Christmas in the Drinking with Spirits Studio. Emma brings us a drink that is merry and bright, the Sugar Plum Spritz and a brief history lesson on how of most the classic Christmas songs came to exist.

Then with visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads, Emma brings us a witchy history lesson about the ghost and the events surrounding Moosham Castle in Austria. Which just turns out to be im...

Get your crumpets and make sure to drive on the left side of the road, we're going to the United Kingdom this week. 

Specifically, a place where Emma and Meredith didn't even know existed. Prepare yourself for the Podcast's first cursed object story and a little history lesson into the Gin Craze in the 1700's and the possible origin of this week's beverage, the Gimlet. We have a story about how mix...

Grab your deep dish pizzas and get your photo in front of the bean, we're going to Chicago this week.

Emma introduces us to The Lair's Club, a place where you can get your fill of Kiss memorabilia and your porn in one sitting. Join us as Emma takes us through the history of the building and the various murders and ghost sighting that have been reported. Combine the murders with this week's drink the Withered...