After the Weave

The much anticipated second season of The Wheel of Time will drop on September 1st and we are here to break down each episode. Watch After the Weave as The Calm Scribe is joined by co-host Billy J. Pomerleau and special guests to discuss plotlines, character arcs, story development, and overall impressions of the show. New this season is a custom cocktail created for each episode. Be sure to visit this page to learn more about each cocktail. This series discusses the show as a stand alone and does not attempt to compare it to the books, as this is a new turning of the wheel. Season one of After the Weave is now available here and on YouTube.

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 1 - A TASTE OF SOLITUDE 

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Cocktail: Left Over Lessons

Ingredients:

1 oz Créme de Cacao
1 oz Kahlua
0.75 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.25 oz Créme de Menthe
2 oz Sparkling Water
1 Amarena Cherry

Preparation:

1. Add créme de cacao, Kahlua, maraschino liqueur, and créme de menthe to a mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill.
2. Strain cocktail into a Collin's glass.
3. Top with sparkling water.
4. Add cherry to bottom of glass and serve.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 2 - Strangers and Friends 

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Cocktail: Something a Little Stronger

Ingredients:

Preparation:

1.5 oz Smoky Scotch (Teachers or Lagavulin Quarter Cask)
4 oz Red Wine (18 Crimes, Snoop Cali Red recommended)
2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
1 Amarena Cherry
1 part Cherry Wood Smoke

1. Use the cherry wood to smoke a red wine glass.
2. Add scotch and bitters to the glass, then add the red wine.
3. Garnish with cherry and serve.
4. Drop cherry to bottom of glass before enjoying.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 3 - What Might Be 

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Cocktail: Golden Fire

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Gin (Blood Monkey Gin recommended)
1 oz Campari
0.5 oz Triple Sec
5 drops Spicy Bitters (Scorpion Bitters recommended)
Gold Flakes
​1 Habanero Pepper

Preparation:

1. Add gin, Campari, triple sec, and bitters to mixing glass with ice.
2. Stir to combine and dilute, then strain into a rocks glass.
3. Stir in gold flakes.
4. Run the habanero pepper around the rim before using as a garnish on the rim and serve.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 4 - Daughter of the Night 

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Cocktail: An Elegant Pause

​Ingredients:

1.5 oz Vodka
1 oz Ginger Liqueur
2 oz Strong Lemon Ginger Tea (Cold)
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
​1 Lemon Twist

​Preparation:

1. Add ice to cocktail shaker.
2. Add tea, vodka, ginger liqueur, and lemon juice.
3. Shake vigorously.
4. Strain into a coupe glass and serve with a lemon twist.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 5 - Damane 

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Cocktail: Crimson Dark

​Ingredients:

​​Preparation:

1.5 oz Vodka
1 oz Cherry Liqueur
0.5 oz Crème de Cassis
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
​3 dashes Twist
Small amount of Activated Charcoal
1 Fragola Fabbri Strawberry for garnish

1. Add ice to cocktail shaker.
2. Add vodka, cherry liqueur, crème de cassis, lemon juice, and bitters to shaker.
3. Shake vigorously and strain into a coupe glass.
4. Top with activated charcoal.
5. ​Garnish with strawberry.

Note: Activated Charcoal may have an impact on the efficacy of some oral birth controls and some medications.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 6 - Eyes Without Pity 

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Cocktail: Still Water

​Ingredients:

1.5 oz Mezcal
1 oz Moonshine
0.5 oz Cointreau
1 Orange Wheel for Garnish (Dehydrated if possible.)

​​Preparation:

1. Add ice to cocktail glass to chill.
2. In a mixing glass add ice, mezcal, moonshine, and Cointreau.
3. Stir to chill and strain into the chilled cocktail glass.
4. ​Garnish with orange wheel and serve.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 7 - Daes Dae'Mar

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Cocktail: Reflective Moment

​Ingredients:

​​​Preparation:

1 oz Absinthe
1 oz Cold Water
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Green Dragon* (Sub 0.5 oz Green Chartreuse)
3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
1 Sugar Cube
1 Lemon Rind (Remove pith)
1 Lemon Twist

1. Put sugar cube in mixing glass and soak with bitters.
2. Add lemon rind and absinthe, then muddle.
3. Add water, plenty of ice, lemon juice, and green dragon.
4. Stir to chill and double strain into rocks or other small glass.
5. Serve with lemon twist after expressing oils.

NOTE: Green Dragon Cannabis Tincture is extremely potent and should be used with caution. Use only where allowed by law. Effects will last several hours.
*Use 1 barspoon if not experienced, as a little goes a very long way.

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AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 2, EPISODE 8 - What Was Meant To Be

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Cocktail: Proclamation

​Ingredients:

​​​​Preparation:

1.5 oz Mezcal
1 oz Habanero Infused Vodka
0.5 oz Cointreau
3 oz Orange Juice
1 Long Orange Twist
1 Amarena Cherry

1. Add orange twist to Collin's glass, twisting it up the inside of the glass and one king cube of ice.
2. Add ice, mezcal, pepper vodka, Cointreau, and orange juice to Boston Shaker and shake vigorously.
3. Strain into Collin's glass, keeping orange peel wrapped around the interior of the glass.
4. Top with spike amerena cherry and drizzle with a small amount of the cherry syrup.​

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ARCHIVED EPISODES

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 - THE FIRST THREE WHEEL OF TIME EPISODES

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 2 - WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 4, THE DRAGON REBORN

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 3 - WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 5, BLOOD CALLS BLOOD

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 4 - WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 6, FLAME OF TAR VALON

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 5 - WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 7, DARK ALONG THE WAYS

AFTER THE WEAVE SEASON 1, EPISODE 6 - WHEEL OF TIME EPISODE 8, THE EYE OF THE WORLD

SEE YOU NEXT SEASON FOR FURTHER TURNING OF THE WHEEL!