Ep. 66 – Christmas Punch, “Fill your cracks for Christmas”

It’s another holiday spectacular as Gina and Paul crack open some Plantation rum and try Christmas Punch. Gina does her best to give advice on strange neighbour relations while also making it abundantly clear that she no longer has a punch bowl.

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Ep. 60 – Hot buttered rum, “Chili’s in the thingy-ding”

It’s a real doozy this Christmas, as Gina and Paul try another seasonal classic, hot buttered rum. They try a time-honoured recipe as well as the results of Paul’s experiments with fat washing. All this and Gina gives some holiday spending advice before they invent a new classic Christmas carol (be sure to stick around to the end for that). Merry Christmas!

Ep. 51 – RumChata Hot Chocolate, “I had my hands clasped, my eyes closed, my toes were crossed, it was all going on, but we made it”

It’s a low-key holiday celebration, as Gina and Paul try RumChata hot chocolate. Paul quizzes his mom on the musical tastes of their listeners and Gina has to vamp as her son frantically searches for missing ingredients. We’re professionals.

Ep. 41 – Coquito, “Don’t be so boisterous when you’re doing the push”

It’s Christmas in lockdown! Gina and Paul do their best to be festive from afar while trying a delicious Coquito. Learn all about this festive Puerto Rican delight (just don’t call it eggnog) as the duo discuss how the pandemic is affecting the holidays and it becomes very obvious that Gina clearly doesn’t know what service Skip the Dishes actually offers.

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Ep. 29 – Poinsettias, “You can take your constitution and stick it”

More Christmas shenanigans as Gina and Paul try the festive poinsettia cocktail. made with sparkling wine, the duo take the opportunity to sample Lighthall’s Progression and get into the differences between that and traditional Champagne. There’s also a non-alcoholic version of the cocktail for good measure and Gina gives her final toast and roast of the year.

Poinsettia Cocktail Recipe:

  • 3 parts sparkling wine
  • 3 parts cranberry juice
  • 1 part Cointreau/Triple-Sec
  • Orange zest

Poinsettia Mocktail Recipe:

  • 3 parts ginger ale
  • 3 parts cranberry juice
  • 1 part orange juice
  • Orange zest

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Ep. 4 – Almond eggnog & Kavi Reserve coffee whiskey, “I always got stuck with the ball tree.”

Gina’s appetite for Christmas is only matched by her thirst for eggnog in this special, schedule-defying pre-holiday episode. She and Paul talk about snooping for gifts from Santa, proper tree decorating and other holiday traditions while sipping on stiff variations of rum & eggnog, including a special concoction of Kavi Reserve coffee whiskey and almond eggnog. Most importantly, how tall is your toilet?