In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Hernan Diaz’s 2017 novel In the Distance. Topics include screen time and dryness, old timey medicine, Lorimer’s insight into nature, figuring out the timeline of this book, the violent turning point in Hawk’s life, literal and metaphorical stones, the concept of the American myth, utter desolation and loneliness, Asa the Flamboyant Prairie Gay, and the big question left at the end of the book. 

This week’s drink: Gold Rush via liquor.com

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 3/4 ounce honey syrup
• Garnish: lemon twist

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Honey syrup: Combine an equal volume of pure honey and water in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the honey is fully dissolved and the syrup turns clear, and no remaining honey sticks to the pan. Allow the mixture to cool, and place into a storage container, where the honey syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks refrigerated.
2. Add the bourbon, honey syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over one large ice cube.
4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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