Today on the podcast we’re bending the rules a bit and not focusing entirely on coffee. Instead, in the spirit of Christmas, we’re broadening our scope and looking at Holiday drinks as a whole, and the traditions they come with.

We’re focusing on three drinks in particular: the Pharisee, the Tom and Jerry, and Irish Coffee. All three are steeped in Christmas tradition, and the stories surrounding each are as interesting as they are surprising.

If you’re interested in making any of these drinks at home, here are some recipes I recommend:

• The Pharisee (thespruce.com)
• The Tom and Jerry (punchdrink.com)
• Irish Coffee (foodnetwork.com)

Need last minute gift ideas? Check out the Coffee Canon 2017 Holiday Gift Guide, available as a free PDF here.

Episode Four Sources:

• Pharisäer (Pharisee)
  • Der “Pharisäer nach Originalrezept” (Translation: The “Pharisee according to original recipe”), anwaltseiten24. Link: http://www.anwaltseiten24.de/rechtsgebiete/kuriose-gerichtsurteile/1/news/der-pharisaer-nach-originalrezept.html
  • “Amtsgericht Flensburg – Wieviel Rum macht den echten Pharisäer?” (Translation: “District Court Flensburg – How much rum makes the real Pharisee?”), Wikisource. Link: https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Amtsgericht_Flensburg_-_Wieviel_Rum_macht_den_echten_Pharisäer%3F
  • “Zeitreise: Der Pharisäer-Streit” (Translation: “Time travel: The Pharisee quarrel”), NDR.de (only accessible via web.archive.org). Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20161103213817/https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/schleswig-holstein_magazin/zeitreise/Zeitreise-Der-Pharisaeer-Streit,zeitreise1238.html
  • Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisäer_(Getränk)
  • DM conversion tables: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/projects/currency.htm#tables
  • Converting 1981 US Dollars to 2017 US Dollars: http://www.in2013dollars.com/1981-dollars-in-2017?amount=13.82
• Tom and Jerry
  • Wikipedia
    • Egg Nog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog
    • Tom and Jerry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_(drink)
  • “The Forgotten Christmas Cocktail.” The Atlantic, by Sarah Elton. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2009/12/the-forgotten-christmas-cocktail/32226/
  • “A Regional Oddball, Resurrected for Chilliest of Days.” The New York Times, by Robert Simonson. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/dining/the-tom-and-jerry-an-odd-ephemeral-drink.html
  • “About Those Tom and Jerry Bowls.” PUNCH, by Megan Krigbaum. Link: https://punchdrink.com/articles/about-those-tom-and-jerry-drink-recipe-bowls/
• Irish Coffee
  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_coffee
  • “Delaplane honored where he ate, drank and finished his columns / Old friends hang his typewriter in North Beach bar.” SFGate, by Carl Nolte. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Delaplane-honored-where-he-ate-2557750.php
  • “The man who brought Irish coffee to America.” SFGate, by Carl Nolte. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-man-who-brought-Irish-coffee-to-America-3185886.php
  • “Irish Coffee.” Ireland Whiskey Trail. Link: http://www.irelandwhiskeytrail.com/irish_coffee_history_and_recipes.php
  • BBC Episode about Stanton Delaplane: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ydsdx
  • “The Irish Coffee Story.” The Buena Vista. Link: http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/irishcoffee.html
•  Music
  • Dee Yan Key – Sleigh Ride III, FreeMusicArchive.org
  • Hyson – Silent Knight, FreeMusicArchive.org
  • Borrtex – Love & Generosity, FreeMusicArchive.org
  • Mystery Mammal – O Come All Ye Faithful, FreeMusicArchive.org

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