The Sloppy Boys
The Sloppy Boys
A podcast about cocktails. Each week, comedy rockers The Sloppy Boys (Mike Hanford, Tim Kalpakis and Jefferson Dutton) drink and discuss a cocktail recognized by the International Bartenders Association.
- 1 hour 10 minutes286. Chartreuse Swizzle
The guys stir up a modern tiki sipper created by Marco Dionysos in San Francisco in 2003.
CHARTREUSE SWIZZLE RECIPE:
- 1.5oz/45ml GREEN CHARTREUSE
- 1oz/30ml PINEAPPLE JUICE
- .75oz/22.5ml LIME JUICE
- .33oz/10mlFALERNUM
Pour all ingredients into a tall glass filled with pebble ice. With a swizzle stick (or cocktail spoon) mix vigorously, and top with more pebble ice, Garnish with mint leaves and grated nutmeg.
Recipe via the International Bartenders Association
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10 April 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutes285. Amber Moon
The guys dive into the most questionable hangover cure ever devised-- a "hair of the dog" cocktail that boasts raw egg!
AMBER MOON RECIPE:
- 3oz Whiskey or Vodka
- 1 raw egg
- Tabasco sauce (to taste)
Crack an egg into a highball glass, leaving the yolk unbroken. Pour in liquor. Add Tabasco to taste, or serve on the side.
Recipe via Wikipedia
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3 April 2026, 9:00 am - 57 minutes 31 seconds284. Red Snapper
The guys make the gin-based Bloody Mary!
RED SNAPPER RECIPE:
- 2oz/60ml London Dry Jin
- 4oz/120ml Tomato Juice
- .5oz/15ml Lemon Juice
- .25oz/7.5ml Sugar Syrup
- 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 7 drops Tabasco
- 2 grinds Black Pepper
- 2 pinches Celery Salt
Rim a Collins glass with salt and pepper and add ice. Add ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Roll the shaker gently and strain into the Collins glass. Garnish as you see fit!
Recipe via Difford's
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27 March 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutes283. Gin Basil Smash
The guys pick fresh spring herbs straight from the LLC garden for this refresher created in Hamburg in 2008.
GIN BASIL SMASH RECIPE:
- 2oz/60ml LONDON DRY GIN
- .33oz/10ml LEMON JUICE
- .33oz/10ml SIMPLE SYRUP
- 10 BASIL LEAVES
Add ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Recipe via The International Bartenders Association
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20 March 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutes282. Jet Pilot
The guys follow up the Test Pilot with one of its most famous descendants, created in 1958 at the Beverly Hills tiki bar Luau.
JET PILOT RECIPE:
- 1oz/30ml OVERPROOF JAMAICAN RUM
- .75oz/22ml OVERPROOF DEMERARA RUM
- .75oz/22ml GOLD RUM
- .5oz/15ml GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
- .75oz/22ml LIME JUICE
- .5oz/15ml FALERNUM
- .5oz/15ml CINNAMON SYRUP
- 1 dash ANGOSTURA BITTERS
- 1 dash ABSINTHE
Add ingredients into a blender with a cup of ice. Blend at high speed for 5 seconds. Pour into a double rocks glass. Garnish as desired.
Recipe via The Luau, Beverly Hills
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13 March 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutes281. Test Pilot
The guys blend up an early tiki drink from Air Force vet Don the Beachcomber-- a precursor to other, better-known “pilot”-themed drinks.
TEST PILOT RECIPE:
- 1.5oz/45ml DARK JAMAICAN RUM
- .75oz/22ml LIGHT RUM
- .5oz/15ml COINTREAU
- .5oz/15ml LIME JUICE
- .5oz/15ml FALERNUM
- 6 drops PERNOD
- 1 dash ANGOSTURA BITTERS
Add ingredients into a blender with a cup of ice. Blend at high speed for 5 seconds. Pour into a double rocks glass, adding more ice if needed.
Garnish with speared maraschino cherry.
Recipe via Don the Beachcomber
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6 March 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutes280. Rosita
The guys make a "tequila negroni" using both dry and sweet vermouth!
ROSITA RECIPE:
- 1.5oz/45ml TEQUILA
- .5oz/15ml DRY VERMOUTH
- .5oz/15ml SWEET VERMOUTH
- .5oz/15ml CAMPARI
Add ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon twist.
Recipe via The Bartenders Bible
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27 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutes279. Old Pal
The guys stir up a variation on the Boulevardier (which is itself a variation on the Negroni) in search of Prohibition-era thrills!
OLD PAL RECIPE:
- 1oz/30ml RYE WHISKEY
- 1oz/30ml CAMPARI
- 1oz/30ml DRY VERMOUTH
Add ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Recipe via Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails
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20 February 2026, 10:00 am - 59 minutes 55 seconds278. Slippery Nipple
V-day weekend is here and the guys are celebrating with a bawdy party shot from the '80s.
SLIPPERY NIPPLE RECIPE:
- .5oz/15ml SAMBUCA
- .5oz/15ml BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM
- .25oz/7ml (optional) GRENADINE
If using, add optional grenadine into a shot glass. Layer the sambuca on top by slowly pouring over the back of a spoon. Layer the Bailey's on top using the same spoon method.
Recipe via Liquor.com
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13 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 49 minutes277. Appenzeller
The boys recall their Swiss skiing adventure over some alpenbitter. Founded in 1902, Appenzeller's secret recipe boasts 42 selected herbs!
Appenzeller is available in Switzerland.
This episode is brought to you by Badger Bevs - Reach for the Badger
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6 February 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutes276. Dirty Soda with Bridger Winegar
The guys welcome Bridger Winger (I Said No Gifts) to discuss the dirty soda "Texas Tab" made famous by Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
DIRTY SODA RECIPE:
- lots of DR. PEPPER
- a squirt VANILLA SYRUP
- a swirl COCONUT CREME COFFEE MATE
Fill a giant cup with pebble ice and Dr. Pepper. Add a squirt of vanilla syrup and a swirl of coconut creme Coffee Mate-
Recipe via Swig
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