Kitchers and patchers report tomorrow! The boys celebrate the end of darkness by catching up on recent roster changes and asking the question: are they satisfied with the roster changes the Giants have made?

On the cocktail side of things. today Ben is drinking a Passion Fruit Daiquiri #2 while Matthew is drinking a Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk Punch. Recipes below.

1. 3/4 oz Demerara Rum
2. 3/4 oz White Rum
3. 1/2 oz of Passion Fruit Liqueur
4. 3/4 oz of Lime Juice
5. 1/2 oz of Simple Syrup
6. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an edible flower or whatever.

1. 32 oz Whole Milk combined with 4 cups of Cinnamon Toast Crunch + 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2. 20 oz Bourbon
3. 1 oz Tuaca
4. 3 1/2 oz Cinnamon Syrup
5. 2 oz Rich Demerara Syrup
6. 6 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
7. 1/8 oz Fine Salt
8. 6 Dashes Angostura bitters

Steps

1. Let milk, cinnamon, and cereal soak for about 30-45 minutes. Mix well. Strain into a large bowl/container.
2. Combine all other ingredients in a pitcher or bowl. Stir well.
3. Pour cocktail ingredients slowly into the milk (not the other way around) while stirring.
4. Let sit, untouched, for 45 minutes.
5. First Strain (fast). Pour mixture through a fine mess strainer with a layer of cheesecloth into a clean container. (You’ll have a cloudy liquid + curds in the strainer)
6. Line a funnel with a coffee filter. Pour the strained liquid through slowly. This will take a lot of time. If you want to speed it up, you can set up 3 or four funnels and pour through each simultaneously. If you want crystal clear, you can run it through a clean filter one more time.
7. Chill for at least 4-6 hours.
8. Serve over a big rock with expressed orange peel or a slight dusting of cinnamon.

Special Guest Alex Pavlovic joins our ruffians to discuss the Harrison Bader signing, the Kai Wei Teng trade, and the otherwise underwhelming off season for the San Francisco Giants.

On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking an Astral Plane while Matthew is drinking El Primo. Recipes below. Alex is eschewing a cocktail this time around, but his recipe from his last time on the show is also listed below.

1. 2 oz Gin
2. 1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
3. 1/2 oz Creme de Violette
4. 3/4 oz Lemon juice
5. 1 tsp Edible glitter bitters
6. Combine gin, elderflower liqueur, creme de violette and glitter bitters in a shaker with ice. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

1. 2 oz Blanco Tequila
2. 1/4 oz Absinthe
3. 1 oz Lime Juice
4. 1 oz Spiced Agave Syrup
5. 1 Dash Orange Bitters
6. To make the syrup: Add 4 parts Agave Nectar to 3 parts water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer while stirring to combine. Remove from heat and add two cinnamon sticks, 5 cloves and 1 star anise. Let steep until cool. Remove spices and store in an airtight container.
7. To make the cocktail: Shake all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or cinnamon stick.

1. 2 oz bourbon
2. 1/4 oz Curacao
3. 1/4 oz banana liqueur
4. 2 dashes Angostura bitters
5. Smoke (for finishing)
6. Combine bourbon, banana liqueur, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Smoke the cocktail with your cocktail smoking method of choice.

Ben once again published the wrong file yesterday. Matthew & Bob are having an emergency meeting to discuss. In the meantime here's the actual episode we recorded!

It's like they don't like what we have or something. The brothers ponder the lack of trades and the news that it's not for a lack of trying. Then Matthew gives a quiz and accuses Ben of failing it. For the record here is Ben's recollection of how he did on the quiz:

#1: Correct, because even though I said the wrong answer I knew what the right answer was but didn't want to say it. I also get credit for getting question 1-B right. So at this point I had a score of 200%

#2: Wrong, but because I was at 200%, I'm still at %100.

#3: Correct. %150

#4: Correct. I'm not sure what the percentage is now, but I'm still acing this test.

#5: Wrong. No one gets this one right. Stupid question.

#6: Correct. I'm killing it.

#7: Correct. I'm a stud.

#8: Wrong. I don't want the listeners to feel bad, so I answer another incorrectly. Also, I didn't know the answer.

#9: Correct. We cheated on this one because Matthew thought I was doing poorly, because he doesn't listen.

#10: Correct.

#11: Correct.

#12: Wrong. Enrique Pequeno should have been the answer.

#13: Correct.

#14: Wrong.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Final Ward while Ben is drinking a Tribute. Recipes below.

1. 3/4 oz Rye Whiskey
2. 3/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3. 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
4. 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
5. Shake all ingredients until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

1. 1/2 oz Cognac
2. 1 tsp Creme de Violette
3. 3 1/2 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
4. Spray or rinse a chilled flute glass with the creme de violette. Stir the congac with ice and strain into the flute. Top with the sparkling wine.