Play It By Ear with Emily Ann Zisko

One of the web series that I was able to watch as part of this year's Hollyshorts Film Festival was Play It By Ear. Emily Ann Zisko is the co-writer. co-director, and lead actress for this web series. Emily actually found me on Instagram and sent me the link to watch all of the episode, which you can watch on YouTube, and the show was great. Go check it out, here is the link: Play It By Ear

Jungle Juice for Episodes 1-3 (https://www.staysnatched.com/jungle-juice-recipe/):

Ingredients

• 1 pound strawberries, sliced in half
• 750ML bottle of rum
• 1 gallon lemonade
• 750ML bottle of vodka (I recommend Western Son, you could even use one of their flavors)
• 1/2 gallon orange juice
• 1/2 gallon fruit punch
• 16 oz cranberry juice
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1-2 cups club soda optional

Directions

1. Add the sliced strawberries to the bottom of a beverage dispenser or punch bowl.
2. Then pour in all of the liquor and juices and stir.
3. Toss in the sliced oranges. You can also add in any additional fruit that you wish.
4. Top with club soda.
5. For best results, allow the punch to sit for up to 12 hours/overnight. You want the fruit to soak up the liquor.

Notes

• Makes a little over 2 gallons/2 1/2 gallons of punch.
• I also used fresh lemons to garnish the punch. This is optional and you can use whatever fruit you wish.

Scotch or Martini for Episodes 4-6 (https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/martini-cocktails-2009):

Scotch

• Scotch is best served at room temperature. Add water, if desired, little by little to your taste. If you do prefer cold scotch however, fill your glass with ice rather than adding one or two cubes. More ice will keep your scotch chilled, without diluting it too much.

Martini Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ ounces dry gin (such as Hayman’s)
• 1 ounce dry vermouth (such as Dolin)
• 3 dashes Angostura orange bitters
• 1 lemon twist, for garnish
• 1 olive (for garnish)

Directions

1. Place a martini glass in the freezer. Skewer olives on cocktail pick, and make the lemon twist. Fill a small sidecar bowl with ice for garnishes to sit on. 
2. Combine bitters, vermouth, and gin in a mixing glass filled with ice. Fill glass with ice and stir rapidly. Continue adding ice and stirring until the additional ice has been submerged within the cocktail.
3. Strain the cocktail into the chilled martini glass. Express the lemon twist over the cocktail. Place expressed lemon twist and three skewered olives on the ice-filled sidecar. Serve immediately.

Play it By Ear Drinking Rules:

Drink when...

• Mila and Lukas text each other.
• Martijn (Lukas' bosss) says, "Thanks".
• Mila looks sad.

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