In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Madeline Miller’s 2018 novel Circe. Topics include work holiday parties, weird winter weather, every child’s obsession with Greek mythology, the true nature of the gods, Circe’s banishment, and commentaries on womanhood and motherhood. Plus, we cannot recommend the 1997 Disney movie Hercules enough. Go watch it!

This week’s drink: The Circe (a Taylor original)

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ oz Kitron (or other lemon liqueur)
• 1 ½ oz gin
• Lavender bitters
• ½ oz lemon juice
• Egg white

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker without ice and shake for 10 seconds. Add ice and shake again until chilled
2. Strain into a coup glass and garnish with a lemon peel

Current/recommended reads, links, etc.:

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

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