Botanical Trails

My sister Laurie is back, with a couple of gins that she picked up on a trip down the Danube.  As we sample these European delights, we hear about her first experience with Oktoberfest, how big the tents are, hear about a recommendation for an amazing Italian restaurant in Detroit and learn how Budapest gets its name.Come for the drinks, and stick around to learn a bit about André the Giant.Cheers!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

Setting a new record, Brian joins us for a 5th time to try a couple of German gins.  And as we sip these gins acquired on our recent excursions to Germany, we chat about the potential myth of German efficiency, how long it took to get a new car behind the Iron Curtain, and an amazing gin joint I came across in Berlin.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear about our new ice cubes and let’s see how many Off The Beaten Path selections Brian tries to sneak into this episode.Cheers!#BotanicalTrails #Gin #BotanicalAffairs #StauffenbergDryGin #1481GinMy thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

We try two new gins with our guest Cheryl Still today (she has never tried gin before).  And while she gives these gins a try, we chat about figure skating, the joy associated with risk taking, and a pact to not imbibe any caffeine.  And we find out - does she like gin??Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear what Richard Nixon and Boris Yeltsin got up to after they overly indulged.Cheers!#BotanicalTrails #Gin #FarmersOrganicGin #SommarøyGin #FigureSkatingMy thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

Welcome to season 4!  To kick off the new season we are joined by Colin Butts, and we try two gins from Australia.  As we enjoy these spirits from The Land Down Under, we chat about our own trips to Australia, various tonics that we enjoy, AI, and Colin’s new passion - pickleball.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear if we can figure out what exactly a DUPR is?? Cheers!!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

As we close out Season 3, we are joined by Jon and his friend Beth, and we try two gins from Alaska.  As we enjoy these gins from the Land of the Midnight Sun, we chat about pancake themed names for dogs, the Russian River in Alaska, bears and The White Stripes.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear if landlines for phones are making a comeback.  Are they??Cheers!!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

For our latest episode, Sean returns to try a couple of gins from Spain.  As we indulge in gins from the east and west of Spain, we chat about Sean’s wedding, the return of Vine videos, David Letterman, video games in college, and how ancient Romans enjoyed poisoning themselves.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear if an athletic test should have to be passed prior to participating in beer darts.  It’ll be an entertaining time.Cheers!!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

They're back . . . and really that is enough said.  Kelly & Molly return to host their latest edition of their podcast takeover.  And while tasting wine, Kelly adds a bit of a twist to this episode, while Molly introduces us to ASMR.  And there is much more than that.Come join them for perhaps the best hour of your week!Cheers!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

My good friend Dave returns to the show and we try a couple of gins from Scandinavia - one from Denmark and one from Norway.  While enjoying these gins from Northern Europe, we chat our siblings and their radical sabbaticals, roving teenagers dressed as sailors in Denmark, and how some of the danger involved with events in the Winter Olympics make them appealing.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear if we should start to offer bets on trivia during the podcast.  It’ll be an entertaining time🎙️!!Cheers!!  Or Skol!!This episode of this season can be found at: https://botanicaltrails.buzzsprout.com, as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, Amazon Music and other platforms.#BotanicalTrails #GinMy thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

Hi everyone - in a follow up to Greg's recent episode, his guy came through and now through October 21st, you can go to the following web site to order Botanical Trails swag if you have an interest:https://logotipo.chipply.com/BotanicalTrails/We will be back soon with a new episode.Cheers!My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

As we slip into the fall season, knowing winter is around the corner, we thought for the next episode it would be a good time to explore some gins from Iceland with my sister Laurie.  As we we try two smooth gins from the land of ice and fire, we also get a chance to hear about Laurie connecting with an exchange student from high school, the E-15 volcano, and an arctic fox.Come for the drinks, and stick around to hear Laurie once again select someone you definitely have never heard of for Off The Beaten Path.  It’ll be an entertaining time🎙️Takk!!Cheers!!This episode of this season can be found at: https://botanicaltrails.buzzsprout.com, as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, Amazon Music and other platforms.#BotanicalTrails #GinMy thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails