"I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous."

Hotel, Motel, Is That Your Foreskin? This week's pod recalls Tom's unfortunate and minor (very minor) costume malfunction on stage at the Alnwick Playhouse before raising a Rob Roy in memory of the Waldorf Astoria and exploring the ale-loving entrepreneur who invented Cat's Eyes.

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Rob Roy

50 ml Scotch Whisky,
20 ml Sweet Red Vermouth,
dash Angostura Bitters.
How To make a Rob Roy. Stir ingredients over ice in a mixing glass

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