Boozicals – Details, episodes & analysis

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RAVEN!!!! This week Campbell wishes Raven another Very Boozicals Birthday by concocting her perfect drink and attempting to play Happy Birthday on the violin (doesn’t go well). Interested in learning proper bowing technique? Neither was Campbell but tune in to an all Raven all Radical Birthday Episode!

The Blackbird Recipe:

- 1.5-2 oz bourbon

- 1 tbsp of blackberry sage jam*

- 0.5 oz Creme de Violette liqueur 

- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice

- Club soda/seltzer water

- Fresh blackberries and sage for garnish

Combine bourbon, jam, lime juice, and Creme de Violette in a shaker with ice. Add mixture to a rocks glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a blackberry and sage leaf.

*Combine 1.5 lbs of blackberries with 1 cup of granulated sugar and juice from 1 lemon. Combine in a bowl until sugar is dissolved, mashing the berries as you stir. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and stir in ~⅓ cup of finely chopped sage leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook the jam until reduced and thickened (~20 minutes), mashing and stirring the berries as you go. Once it is at your desired consistency, remove from heat and pour into jars until room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.

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Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots - JUST CAMPBELL! This week Raven wishes Campbell a Very Boozicals Birthday by crafting a signature cocktail and "serenading" him with the tune of 'Happy Birthday' on his signature instrument - the clarinet! Join us for a beginner-friendly woodwind lesson and Campbell's thoughts on his favorite instruments, musicals, and more!

Campbell's Craving:

- 4 oz cooled green tea

- 1 oz rum, spiced or gold

- 0.75 oz simple syrup, flavoring optional

- 1 dash aromatic bitters

- absinthe to coat glass, optional

- lemon slice garnish

Combine all ingredients in a chilled highball glass with ice and stir until well combined. Garnish with lemon slice. 

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Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

See, Annie (2014)? *This* is how you treat your orphans. This week Raven and Campbell discuss non-Newtonian fluids, mustachioed children, and what makes Wonka, Wonka while recapping the 2023 musical film, Wonka.

Where to watch: MAX, YouTube, Hulu, Prime Video, Fandango, Google Play Movies & TV, Apple TV

A Big Night Out Milkshake Recipe:

- 2 cups vanilla ice cream (more for a thiccer milkshake)

- 2 oz baileys

- 4 oz peanut butter whiskey (like screwball)

- chocolate candy of choice

- chocolate syrup

Line your glass with chocolate syrup. Then add all other ingredients to a blender and blend till smooth. Pour into glass and top with as much candy as you want. We won't judge.

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Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hey listeners! This episode's discussion question segment was swapped with Jonathan's lovely game segment, Cabernet Cabaret. Tune in to hear our thoughts on how Jenna's affair works as a character arc, fun facts on employing babies on set, and more!

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

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Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

I don’t think this diner follows proper health code regulations... This week Raven and Campbell are joined by returning guest and game show host, Jonathan. Together they discuss medical malpractice, bemoan the plight of service workers, and play Cabernet Cabaret while recapping the 2023 stage recording of Waitress.

***Content Warning: brief discussion of scene containing sexual harassment and intimate partner violence. Time: 41:26 - 43:38***

Where to watch: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Movies & TV

Cobbler Cocktail Recipe:

-1 lb Fresh fruit of choice

-2 oz Fresh lemon juice

-1/3 c Sugar (can be granulated white or brown)

-Spices to taste: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, cardamom, ginger

-2 oz Brandy

-Graham crackers for rim

Recommended fruits: peach, apple, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, blackberry

In a bowl, toss the fruit in the sugar, lemon juice, and spices. Add a splash of water to a medium skillet.   Transfer fruit mixture to skillet and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until fruit is softened and has released its juices (7-10 min). Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, remove fruit back to the mixing bowl, leaving the juice in the saucepan.

While juice cools, prepare graham cracker crumb rim on cocktail glass (recommend tumbler or martini). Once juice is warm to lukewarm, add brandy and stir to fully mix. Recommend juice to brandy ratio of 2:1. Add 1-2 spoonfuls of cooked fruit to the bottom of the glass. Strain drink mixture into glass. Enjoy warm and maybe with a side of ice cream!

(Chef’s note: If you’d like to enjoy the drink as a cordial to sip, continue cooking the juice in the saucepan after you remove the fruit for 2-3 minutes until it reduces to a syrupy consistency. This creates a rich liqueur quite reminiscent of a pie filling!)

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Don’t take crocodile tongues from strangers…or do. This week Raven and Campbell discuss Randy Newman composition, evil dynamic duos, and child manual labor in the 1996 animated(ish) film James and the Giant Peach.

Where to watch: Disney Plus, Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Google Movies & TV

Peach Pit Recipe:

- 2 cups frozen peaches

- 1 1/2 cups cooled green tea***

- 1 cup ice 

- 4 oz light rum

- 1.5 oz elderflower liqueur

- juice of 1/2 lemon

- Gummy bugs for garnish

Add ingredients (minus the bugs) to a blender. Blend till smooth and pour into your glass of choice..

***Brew tea bags (2-3) by steeping in 12 ounces hot water for up to 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea -bags and chill completely.

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hey listeners! Campbell and I had several more thoughts on Annie that we just had to share. Here's a quick peek at our thoughts on the overall tone of this version versus the 1982 film, turnaround time on internet meme production, and how we would go about kidnapping Annie if we were the fake parents (hint: our way is better). 

This whole movie feels like a commercial. This week, Raven and Campbell talk about wasted talents, modernization of musicals, and how technology removed any stakes in the 2014 version of Annie.

Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Google Movies & TV

Maybe (It Gets Better?) Recipe:

- 2 oz dark rum

- ½ oz lime juice

- Ginger beer

- 2 dashes of orange bitters (optional)

Add rum and juice to a short tumbler with ice. Top with ginger beer and add bitters if you feel like it.

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

If you wanted to get the role, you should have tried harder, Sheila. This week, Raven and Campbell discuss character development in musicals, terrible music transitions, and how much better Richie was than everyone else in the 1985 film adaptation of A Chorus Line.

Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Google Movies & TV

Manhattan Recipe:

- 2 oz rye whiskey

- 1 oz sweet vermouth

- 2 dashes of Angostura bitters

- 1 maraschino cherry for garnish

Add whiskey, vermouth, and bitters to a shaker with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with cherry.

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

I GOT…..a new Boozicals episode!! After a doctoral hiatus, Raven and Dr. Campbell discuss rhythm orgies, predatory relationships, and the Ɛ>~*art of dance*~<3 in the 1951 musical film, An American in Paris.

Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Google Movies & TV

Pas de Deux Recipe:

- 1 oz gin

- 1 oz Chambord (or black raspberry liqueur)

- 0.5 oz sweet vermouth

- 0.5 oz lemon juice

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake or stir (dealer’s choice) and strain into a chilled martini glass.

You can support us by donating to:

Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout

The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate 

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/ 

Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.