Staying Comfortable in July

Re(ad)cap for Q2 2022 and Episode "Pretty Fly for a Mai Tai"

Book: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

• Christina Lauren - New York Times Bestselling Author (christinalaurenbooks.com)

Wine: Summer Water Rose

• "Drink for the weather you want, not the weather you have." Yes.

• Tasting Notes: lime zest, pink grapefruit, strawberry, watermelon - DRY

• 0g of sugar, 108 calories, 3g carbs, 0g protein, 0g fat (per 5 fl. oz. serving) @ 12.5% ABV

• Summer Water Rosé I Light & Refreshing Wine ~ Zero Sugar

Cocktail of Ze Month - The Mai Tai aka Ethan's Truth Telling Serum

About

• Debate on origin. Victor J. Bergeron (1944) or Donn Beach (1933)? Inquiring minds want to know who came up with it first!

• Bergeron brought Mai Tai to Hawaii in 1953 as part of hotel cocktail menus

• Dubbed "Top Tourist Tantalizer" in 1959.

• Mai Tai comes from the Tahitian word, maita'i, meaning "good" or "excellence"

Recipe

• Rum (White and Dark)

• Lime Juice - fresh squeeze

• Orange Curacao (Triple Sec or Grand Marnier can substitute)

• Orgeat Syrup - nutty citrus vibes

• Garnishes: maraschino cherries, lime slice/wedge, pineapple chunks, and mint

Thanks for the recipe! Hope you have a great timeout. https://www.momontimeout.com/mai-tai-recipe/

Us This Month

Reading: Virgin Suicides, Seating Arrangements, The Idiot, A Long Petal of the Sea, Meant to Be, The Untethered Soul and When Women Were Dragons

Watching: The Righteous Gemstones, Studio Ghibli “The Wind Rises, Nope, Thor: Love and Thunder, Stranger Things, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, This Is the End, Moana, Hamilton, The Little Mermaid, Criminal Minds and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Listening: “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” By Kate Bush, “Master of Puppets” by Metallica, Smartless, and Special by Lizzo

And Back to Books with Georgianna

Georgianna Loved

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

• The Maid by Nita Prose

• Other’s People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel

• Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

• We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

• When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Georgianna Liked

• Animal by Lisa Taddeo

• Book Lovers by Emily Henry

• Bridgerton: The Duke & I by Julia Quinn

• Girl A by Abigail Dean

• Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

• The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

Georgianna Will Politely Pass

• Birds of California by Kate Cotugno

• The Club by Ellery Llyod

• It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

• What Comes After by Joanna Tompkins

Books Laura has Started but Has Yet to Finish

• Beach Read by Emily Henry

• The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

• Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson

• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Send Help. Or Just Good Vibes Her Way.

To Drink or Not to Drink with Laura

French Pool Toy White Blend - Highly Recommend

• Plastic Bottle - Wine Not Wine Everywhere

• Grapes found in the Gascony region. Honey and creamed apples contrast herbal quality

• 11.5% ABV @ $14 per bottle ($22 with tote bag)

30A Rose - Great Beach Vacay Wine

• Rose from Provence

• Blend of Syrah (40%), Grenache Noir (30%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (30%).

• Retails $10-$25 depending on location

Osmosis Sauvignon Blanc - “Nothing Tastes Better Than Skinny Feels.” - Kate Moss

• Light - grapefruit and papaya forward, white pear, wet rock, and honeysuckle

• Zero Sugar

• 9% ABV @ $14 per bottle

Fleur De Prairie- Don’t.

• Pretty bottle but Grosse (Gross + Rose ™ )

818 Tequila Blanco - Ole!

• Kendall Jenner founded. So, drink like the model that you are.

• de Jalisco, Mexico, family-owned-and-operated

• 40% ABV @ $37 per bottle

Laura’s Bev “Cloud 9”

• 1 shot of tequila over rocks

• 1 Lime, juiced

• Drizzle of Agave Syrup

Bottoms Up. Stay Weird.

-Laura and Georgianna