S2E7 - Not Your Grandfather’s Dry January

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To kick off 2024 the Green Docs raise a glass with Dan Scott, a master mixologist in Los Angeles, California and founder of his own craft beverage catering company, The Whaling Club.  With over a decade of experience blending spirits in New York, DC, and now LA, Dan has served some of Hollywood’s brightest stars – and here he’s sharing custom mocktail recipes just for us.  Because as you’ll learn, this is not your Grandfather’s Dry January.

Nate and Bruce break down the headlines: the ozone hole is getting… smaller, California recycles champagne bottles, and Paris’ waterway reopens to swimmers.  In-Seine!  Throughout the episode they share New Year’s Resolutions from past guests including Jeanne Conry, Kristin Lyerly, and Alex Rivest, and they add a few of their own too.  Plus, who can help Nate figure out what fish to order at a restaurant?  Imbibe a cup o’kindness with the Green Docs to greet 2024: restorative, informative, slightly less pejorative.  Cheers!

Show Links

Ozone hole is closing - https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/ozone-layer-recovery-track-helping-avoid-global-warming-05degc

Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash - https://abc7news.com/california-beverage-container-recycling-program-wine-liquor/14229657/#:~:text=containers%20for%20cash.-,The%20state%20has%20added%20wine%20and%20liquor%20to%20the%20state%27s,coolers%2C%20or%20distilled%20spirit%20coolers.

Seine cleaned up for the Olympics - https://www.parisunlocked.com/paris-culture/is-swimming-in-the-seine-river-allowed/

Healthy longevity book, Outlive: https://peterattiamd.com/outlive/

Soccernomics - https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/soccernomics-en

Mercury in fish: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish

What is dealcoholized wine? - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-dealcoholized-wine

Is recycling a waste? Here’s the answer from a plastics expert before you ditch the effort - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/22/is-recycling-a-waste-heres-the-answer-from-a-plastics-expert.html

Fancy Free Liquor - https://www.fancyfreeliquor.com/age-gate?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fancyfreeliquor.com%2F 

The Whaling Club - http://www.thewhalingclub.com/http://www.thewhalingclub.com/

Lyer’s alcohol free spirits - https://lyres.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAhc-sBhCEARIsAOVwHuTZEcJ79UhWj4AlPkE-_tdKxJYbWvNNKQKrmQEcy-ZUCfMg62VtfWAaAqr_EALw_wcB

How is glass recycled? - https://www.recyclenow.com/how-to-recycle/glass-recycling

50 Recycling facts - https://adf.org.au/insights/up-when-alcohol-goes-down/

Benefits of cutting down on alcohol - https://adf.org.au/insights/up-when-alcohol-goes-down/

New Year’s Resolutions Statistics 2024 - https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-statistics/#:~:text=The%20Forbes%20Health%2FOne%20Poll,and%2013%25%20last%20four%20months

Mocktails

Snow Day 

• 2 oz tequila
• 3/4 oz coconut cream
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
• 1/4 oz orgeat syrup (60 brix)
• 1/4 oz cinnamon syrup (50 brix)

Combine ingredients in a glass, mound with pebble ice, and garnish with cinnamon. 

Sandpiper

• 2 oz (alcohol free) mezcal
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz agave syrup (50 brix)
• 1/2 oz organic mango puree

Combine ingredients in a glass, mound with pebble ice, and garnish with angostura bitters & a lime wheel.