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The LushUs Life

The LushUs Life Podcast

A weekly Society, Culture, Arts and Food podcast
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It's Thanksgiving Week. The Lushes talk about why Thanksgiving is the best holiday of all. Their favorite food, Thanksgiving drink pairings, terrible family traditions and bemoan the dangers of Black Friday Shopping. Listen to some turkey talk
Have you wondered how to navigate the confusing world of spirits tasting or why you don't taste flavors others do? This week the Lushes explore the basics of tasting spirits and how to train your palate to recognize flavors. Of course they also
This week on The Lushus Life we invite Dan Magro back. Dan is an actor, mixologist and author of Suck It Up: Extraordinary Cocktails for Everyday People. We discuss Benjamin Franklin’s 200 Synonyms for drunk. Which was an article that appeared
The Lushes celebrate Halloween with cocktails inspired by horror movies. From Silence of the Lambs to Halloween to the Shining we have a drink to match every show and every mood. Warning: this show will make you want to drink wild cocktails and
We celebrate International Mezcal Day with a very special guest. The Global Brand Ambassador of Ilegal Mezcal Gilbert Marquez (@gilbertmezcal). Gilbert teaches us mezcal basics and talks about the special craft that is unique to mezcal alone. A
How well do you know alcohol related terms. From cocktails to spirits there are dozens of common, not so common and often misused or misunderstood terms. This week go through well known and little known terms and discuss their purpose and meani
The Lushes are at it again, and they are talking Hangovers. It's been over a year since they discussed the topic and decided it was time for a revisit. Has science finally found the cure? Or is Mother Nature a better choice? We cover all there
Why a vodka show you ask? National Vodka Day is October 4th and we decided it's high time we do a show to talk about the best selling spirit in the US since 1978.  We cover the origins and history of vodka, the distillation process, it's ascent
This week the Lushes answer all your questions. Including the story of how we met and got started almost 2 years ago. But also fun questions like their favorite shot, how to store and drink types of alcohol, who'd win in a chick fight, desert i
The Lushes prepare for National Drink Beer Day (9/28) by hosting a beer cocktail show. Beer cocktails are no longer just micheladas and shandies. The number of flavorful beers on the market today create a fantastic platform on which to build co
This week the Lushes celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month in a big way. They throw a game show! They are joined by Brian Thompson, an American Whiskey expert, from the Whiskey Library in Washington DC. Brian Faces off against our very own Alicia in
Kids are back in school which means summer is quickly coming to a close. This week the Lushes talk about summer ending celebrations, paw paw fruits, the county fair cocktails and more.
The true magic of whiskey lies in the wood it is aged in. We talk about the importance of wood from the trees and terroir to charring, weather and modern techniques with our guest Dave this week. A 7th generation Kentuckian, he admittedly has b
September is festival season in Kentucky. This week the Lushes talk about all of the great events going on in Kentucky in the month of September. There is a special focus on the music focused Bourbon and Beyond Festival. Listen in to win free t
August 16th is National Rum Day. So this week the Lushes celebrate by talking everything Rum. The history, composition, distillation, importance it played in colonial American, Pirates, the British Navy, favorite cocktails and even a story abou
Enjoy an episode from our archives this week, that originally aired July 9, 2017. We spend some time celebrate adulting milestones. We discuss the true signs that demonstrate you are adulting like a boss. Also the good, bad and ugly of whiskey
This week the Lushes are joined by Brett Ferencz, better known in the whisky world as Scotch Trooper (@scotch_trooper).  Brett is a professional photographer who combines his love for Star Wars and his love for whisky together.  We talk all abo
This week the Lushes discuss the exciting topic of ICE!  Okay, it may not sound that exciting but ice is the single most important ingredient in a cocktail. Having the right ice for the right drink makes all the difference. We also cover some o
July 21st is National Junk Food Day so the Lushes celebrate this week by talking about their favorite junk food, favorite junk food and cocktail pairings and favorite ways to use junk food in a cocktail. Oh, and there is also a terrible gender
Erik Ginther of Fratelli Branca San Francisco joins the lushes this week to talk about all things Vermouth. From the composition, to history, origin, rise in popularity, and best ways to drink it. We also talk about the cult favorite Fernet Bra
The Lushes talk all about Irish whiskey with the Whiskey Barons (@whiskeybarons) from Dublin, Ireland. James and Eoin bring their knowledge and wit to this week's show as we talk about the rich history, recent meteoric rise, impending trade war
This week the Lushes are joined by LA cocktail creator, author, & media personality Dan Magro (@danmagro) We talk about Los Angeles, Dan's new cocktail book (Suck it up: Extraordinary cocktails for everyday people), drinking in the City of Ange
The Lushus Life turned one year old in June. Hard to believe a year of booze talk, antics, jokes, guests, booze nerding, and adulting has somehow flown by already. This week Cocktail Maven quizzes Bourbon Sipper on her knowledge of holidays, bo
This week the Lushes are joined by Jason Chism of the Kentucky Growler Podcast (Kentuckygrowler.com) to nerd out a little about beer.  We talk fermentation, hops, yeast, new trends, hype, the decline of the macro beers, beer cocktails, and more
This week the Lushes are joined by Professional Wrestler Jack Jameson (@machismolibre) for a show all about the world of wrestling. The Lushes learn about the various styles of wrestling and enjoy a few fun (& salacious) stories from the ring.
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