Urban Fantasy Cocktails
Alright, the time has come for some Urban Fantasy cocktails!
Chupacabra Takes a Vacation
2oz silver tequila
.75oz mango habanero liqueur
.75oz lime juice
3oz pineapple juice
soda water
chili lime salt for rim
pineapple chunks for garnish
Instructions
Carefully wet the rim of the glass and dip into chili lime salt. Gently add all other ingredients to the glass except for the soda water. Add a handful of ice cubes and a few pineapple chunks to the drink and top with soda water. Add a pineapple chunk or two to the rim of the glass and enjoy!
Imminent Doomsday
After you've saved the world, you definitely need a stiff drink. And sometimes you need a stiff drink before you save the world too (we don't judge here). This particular drink got named after the apocalypse because between the dark cherries on the bottom and the white ice cubes on top of this red drink, it ends up looking like a bloody war scene between heaven and hell. It's a riff on a classic gin rickey, which I always had growing up (virgin, I swear) with a little maraschino cherry juice with the lime and soda water. However, since a true rickey tends to have very little sweetness, I decided to muddle a couple fresh cherries in the bottom of the drink and add just a little maraschino liqueur to give it just a little sweetness. If you want a sweeter drink, feel free to substitute maraschino cherries or cherry pie filling for the fresh cherries. The name comes from Jim Butcher's Cold Days, a Harry Dresden novel where out stouthearted protagonist says "Thank God for imminent doomsday." Some days are just like that.
6-7 ripe dark cherries
3oz gin
.5oz Smirnoff Cucumber Lime vodka
.5oz lime juice
.5oz maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Top with soda water
Cut up your fresh cherries and muddle them in the bottom of a glass. Add everything else except the soda water and swirl to mix. Add a fistful of ice cubes and top the drink with soda water.
Midsummer in Manhattan
I think of this as a modern sidhe kind of drink, for those fae who survive and thrive in the new era. They sip delicacies like this in shining penthouses, where a single hour may last a year in the outside world. And should you be foolish enough to drink one as well, you may be held enslaved to the fae forever. But damn, it's worth it.
2 scoops Lavender Lemon Sorbet*
White wine
Scoop out some of the sorbet and pour the white wine (or champagne if you've got some handy) on top. Then drink up!
*For the sorbet, I mostly followed the instructions from What's Cooking America (https://whatscookingamerica.net/SorbetLavender.htm), but really, it's dirt simple. You pretty much make a simple syrup with some lavender, and then add some lemon juice and a little liquor of your choice (to keep the mixture soft, not for fun times. Yet). The original recipe suggested a basic vodka, but I had some lavender liquor I made a while back, so I decided to up the lavender content. I also threw in just a dash of mint extract and a splash of cucumber lime vodka, just to add depth. From there, freeze until solid and enjoy.
Sickle Moon
Even a man who is pure in heart
And says his prayers by night
May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms
And the autumn moon is bright
But when the sickle moon is up, it's really just time to kick back and salute the moon with this smooth, easy drink. This is a simple cocktail, and a delicate one, but it has the loveliest burn, with both acidic prickles and a velvety smoothness.
1.5oz cognac
1.5oz whiskey
1 tsp honey
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Mix the honey with the cognac until the honey dissolves. Stir in the whiskey and vinegar and serve in a coupe glass for maximum effect.
Chupacabra Takes a Vacation
2oz silver tequila
.75oz mango habanero liqueur
.75oz lime juice
3oz pineapple juice
soda water
chili lime salt for rim
pineapple chunks for garnish
Instructions
Carefully wet the rim of the glass and dip into chili lime salt. Gently add all other ingredients to the glass except for the soda water. Add a handful of ice cubes and a few pineapple chunks to the drink and top with soda water. Add a pineapple chunk or two to the rim of the glass and enjoy!
Imminent Doomsday
After you've saved the world, you definitely need a stiff drink. And sometimes you need a stiff drink before you save the world too (we don't judge here). This particular drink got named after the apocalypse because between the dark cherries on the bottom and the white ice cubes on top of this red drink, it ends up looking like a bloody war scene between heaven and hell. It's a riff on a classic gin rickey, which I always had growing up (virgin, I swear) with a little maraschino cherry juice with the lime and soda water. However, since a true rickey tends to have very little sweetness, I decided to muddle a couple fresh cherries in the bottom of the drink and add just a little maraschino liqueur to give it just a little sweetness. If you want a sweeter drink, feel free to substitute maraschino cherries or cherry pie filling for the fresh cherries. The name comes from Jim Butcher's Cold Days, a Harry Dresden novel where out stouthearted protagonist says "Thank God for imminent doomsday." Some days are just like that.
6-7 ripe dark cherries
3oz gin
.5oz Smirnoff Cucumber Lime vodka
.5oz lime juice
.5oz maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Top with soda water
Cut up your fresh cherries and muddle them in the bottom of a glass. Add everything else except the soda water and swirl to mix. Add a fistful of ice cubes and top the drink with soda water.
Midsummer in Manhattan
I think of this as a modern sidhe kind of drink, for those fae who survive and thrive in the new era. They sip delicacies like this in shining penthouses, where a single hour may last a year in the outside world. And should you be foolish enough to drink one as well, you may be held enslaved to the fae forever. But damn, it's worth it.
2 scoops Lavender Lemon Sorbet*
White wine
Scoop out some of the sorbet and pour the white wine (or champagne if you've got some handy) on top. Then drink up!
*For the sorbet, I mostly followed the instructions from What's Cooking America (https://whatscookingamerica.net/SorbetLavender.htm), but really, it's dirt simple. You pretty much make a simple syrup with some lavender, and then add some lemon juice and a little liquor of your choice (to keep the mixture soft, not for fun times. Yet). The original recipe suggested a basic vodka, but I had some lavender liquor I made a while back, so I decided to up the lavender content. I also threw in just a dash of mint extract and a splash of cucumber lime vodka, just to add depth. From there, freeze until solid and enjoy.
Sickle Moon
Even a man who is pure in heart
And says his prayers by night
May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms
And the autumn moon is bright
But when the sickle moon is up, it's really just time to kick back and salute the moon with this smooth, easy drink. This is a simple cocktail, and a delicate one, but it has the loveliest burn, with both acidic prickles and a velvety smoothness.
1.5oz cognac
1.5oz whiskey
1 tsp honey
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Mix the honey with the cognac until the honey dissolves. Stir in the whiskey and vinegar and serve in a coupe glass for maximum effect.
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