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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Bitter Blue Blood while Matthew is drinking Cardamom & Banana. Recipes below.

Bitter Blue Blood

• 1 oz Empress Indigo gin
• 1 oz Benedictine DOM
• 2-3 oz Tonic
• Lime wheel for garnish
• Combine gin and benedictine in a rocks glass with no ice and stir to combine. Fill with ice and top with tonic water. Drop in a lime wheel for garnish.

Cardamom & Banana

• 3/4 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Cognac or Brandy
• 1/4 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Cardamom Syrup
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 4 drops Cardamom Bitters
• Mix all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Twist a lemon peel over drink, rub it around rim of the glass, and drop in as a garnish.

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