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Drinks with the Dead

15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Join author, tour guide, and cocktail enthusiast, Ashley Hood for Drinks with the Dead, a podcast devoted to spirits; both the spectral and boozy kind. Each episode features a cocktail recipe that you can mix and drink along with Ashley, as she explores the ghostly tales of America’s drinking establishments.

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Episodes

Menger Bar

January 01, 2021 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MB

Welcome to the Menger Bar, former haunt of President Teddy Roosevelt and possibly, the home of his ghost in the afterlife. Get ready to sample the Mexican Moscow Mule and join Ashley on a tour of the Menger Bar.  

Muriel's Jackson Square

December 22, 2020 03:00 - 12 minutes - 8.4 MB

Welcome to Muriel’s Jackson Square, a former private residence turned restaurant where the former homeowner still takes a table…in the afterlife. Grab your Birth of Venus cocktail and join Ashley for a tour of Muriel’s.  

Muriel's Jackson Square

December 22, 2020 03:00 - 12 minutes - 8.4 MB

Welcome to Muriel’s Jackson Square, a former private residence turned restaurant where the former homeowner still takes a table…in the afterlife. Grab your Birth of Venus cocktail and join Ashley for a tour of Muriel’s.  

Moon River Brewing Company

December 12, 2020 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

Welcome to the Moon River Brewing Company, formerly the City Hotel and now possibly one of the most haunted locations in the United States. Get ready to sample the Bachelorette cocktail and join Ashley on a tour of the Moon River Brewing Company. 

Bourbon O' Bar and Bourbon Orleans Hotel

December 05, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Welcome to the Bourbon O’ Bar and Bourbon Orleans Hotel, formerly a theatre, ballroom and convent. The building is now home to no less than 17 spirits, and not the ones you find at the bar. Get ready to sample the Aviation cocktail and join Ashley on a tour of the Bourbon O’ Bar and Bourbon Orleans Hotel. 

The Gallows

November 28, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MB

Welcome to the Gallows Pub, a building located in a neighborhood that was once used for public executions and burials and now the present-day home of some rather angry spirits. Grab your Gretchen Wieners and join Ashley for a dark little tour of the Gallows. 

The Verve Nightclub

November 22, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MB

Welcome to the Verve Nightclub, a location believed to have served as a former speakeasy and brothel. The building is now home to excellent cocktails, and a few otherworldly spirits as well so grab your Pastel Fog ingredients and join Ashley on a tour of the Verve. 

Earnestine and Hazel's

November 19, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.62 MB

Welcome to Earnestine and Hazel’s, a longtime Memphis mainstay and former brothel, now home to a spooky jukebox and possibly a few ghostly inhabitants as well. Grab your Elvis cocktail ingredients and join Ashley on a tour of Earnestine and Hazel’s. 

Bobby Mackey's Music World

October 29, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

Welcome to Bobby Mackey's Music World, a country music bar and honky tonk known for having a very dark history. and quite a few spirits within its walls. Grab your Bourbon Cherry Crush and join Ashley for a little Satanism and true crime at Bobby Mackey's. 

Lemp Mansion

October 21, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Welcome to the Lemp Mansion, a home with a dark and tragic past. The building now serves as a fine dining restaurant/bar, murder mystery theatre and afterlife respite for the tortured members of the Lemp family.  Get ready to sample the Lavender Lady  and join Ashley on a tour of the Lemp Mansion. 

The Horse You Came In On Saloon

October 15, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Welcome to the Horse You Came In On Saloon, the oldest operating tavern in America. The building is reportedly the location where author Edgar Allan Poe sampled his final drink so get ready to taste a Poe inspired cocktail and join Ashley on a tour of the Horse You Came In On Saloon. 

Ear Inn

October 07, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

Welcome to the Ear Inn, formerly a private residence turned speakeasy and brothel, and now a modern era tavern. The building is home to nautical curiosities, antiques and a variety of earcentric items and reportedly, also a few ghostly sailors as well. Get ready to sample the Prohibition Ice Tea and join Ashley on a tour of the Ear Inn.

M. Mogger's Restaurant and Pub

October 01, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Welcome to M. Mogger’s Restaurant and Pub, a building formerly associated with the Terre Haute Brewing Company. The building is now home to excellent food and drinks, relics of Terre Haute’s past and possibly even to the apparitions of former brewers and employees of the company so grab your Raspberry Fields ingredients and join Ashley on a tour of Mogger’s. 

Old Talbott Tavern

October 01, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Welcome to the Old Talbott Tavern, the oldest western stagecoach stop still standing in America and a former and possibly current haunt of the outlaw, Jesse James. The building is now home to a fine dining restaurant, bourbon bar and the ghosts of the inn’s heyday so mix your Strawberry Basil Bourbon Smash and join Ashley on a tour of the Old Talbott Tavern. 

Shaker's Cigar Bar

October 01, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

Welcome to Shaker's Cigar Bar, formerly a cemetery and later, a speakeasy and brothel owned by the Capone family. The building is now home to fine cigars, tasty cocktails and even a few ghostly inhabitants so grab your Mary Pickford ingredients and join Ashley on a tour of Shaker's.