#Red Creme Fizz

[thenotebookwizard]

She-Ra | Red Creme Fizz III: Not a Princess Like Them

Prompt: Retro Fashion

Scorpia isn't a Princess, just like them, but she's going to Princess Prom anyway - to ruin it for everyone. She hates doing it. And maybe herself, just a little. Face to face with who Adora and Catra have become outside the Horde and kindness from an inventor from the Whispering Woods, she might just find herself witness to the future of Etheria - and find her place in it.

Summer SPOPtacular and the third Red Creme Fizz! story - finally! I hope the next one won't take as long?

(Catra In a Suit being a canonical tag is very important. For reasons.)

This story was originally supposed to be called 'the Horde Whisperer.' That didn't happen.

Originally, this was supposed to be a light-hearted romp wherein Bow teased Scorpia into dancing with Perfuma and got her to join the Rebellion.

I couldn't write it. Days of fighting it. So I wrote a Catradora prom scene to loosen up my creativity, and - well, now we have this.

I am, apparently, constitutionally incapable of not writing epic, dramatic moments if I write in a setting long enough.

Bow still got his moment, thought, and if you've read Defiance, you know how I feel about Scorpia.

So. There we have it. The next one is already in process.

As always, thank you to my readers and commenters. Your give me life!

[vilevexedvixen]

Inscryption cocktails

Each Scrybe would have a menu reflecting their three minions (increasing in size - a shot, a squat drink, then a tall drink) and then the main cocktail based off of the menu's titular Scrybe.

Each scrybe also has a dish relating to them and how they play their cards.

Thank you @dariusblake for your suggestions on different flavour profiles and placemat details.

Leshy's menu:

"The prospector"

A caramel whisky shot rimmed with golden nugget cereal crumbs. Modelled after the gold nuggets the prospector can transform cards into.

"The Angler"

A salted liquorish cocktail using anise flavouried liquior and fish-shaped gummy salted liquorish hanging over the rim of a bucket shaped recepticle. Modelled after the Angler's bait bucket card.

"The Trapper/Trader"

A rich, blood-red velvet cocktail made with red grenadine and a chocolate liquior. Served in a stein with a fake bit of pelt padding embellishing the handle. More modelled after his trading role than how he plays cards.

"The Scrybe of Beasts"

A botanical gin-based cocktail comprised of rhubarb gin, elderflower tonic and red grenadine seeping in from the top like a drop of blood, garnished with a sprig of elderflower. Served in a tall tiki mask glass (ideally etched to look like his masks, but a normal tiki glass would work) Playing into his tree-like appearance, emphasis on blood sacrifice (thematically and mechanically), and because he's an old man (hence use of elderflower specifically).

"Eight Fucking Bears"

Technically more of a food challenge than a regular dish of eight very spicy pork ribs with a thick, blood-like sauce.

Grimora's menu:

"Royal Dominguez"

A limoncello and triple sec shot rimmed with crushed sherbert. Based on his death from scurvy at sea.

"Sawyer Patel"

A stout Sheep Dog peanut butter whisky and ginger ale drink served in a tumbler lined with a dash of peanut butter drizzle.

"Kaycee Hobbes"

A refreshing blueberry vodka and fireball slushy served in a tall glass and garnished with blueberries and cinammon caramel drizzle.

"The Scrybe of The Dead"

A black forest espresso martini made with Kaluha, cherry vodka, chocolate liquior and a shot of espresso. Served in a china teacup with a pitted black cherry skewered on the teacup's rim.

"The Lord of Bones"

Fried chicken drumsticks and wings served in a coffin-shaped basket.

Magnificus' menu:

"Goobert"

Lime jelly(jello) shot. The shot glass would have little googly eyes stuck to it and an edible paper wizard hat instead of an umbrella.

"The Pike Mage"

A sweet and spicy chipotle-orange syrup, bourbon and vanilla liquior cocktail served in a martini glass and garnished with a skewered glacie cherry donning an edible paper wizard hat.

"The Lonely Wizard"

Black Sangria (made with dark wine - blackberries, black grapes and black plums) imbued with green edible glitter. Served in a wine glass and garnished with a lime slice donning an edible paper wizard hat.

"The Scrybe of Magicks"

A colourful tie-dye milkshake of creme de menthe, mint ice cream and strawberry cream liquieur embellished with edible glitter. Served in a tall flute and garnished with a swirl of whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles and a spherical marshmallow made to look like Magnificus' missing arcane eye in place of a cherry.

"Mox"

A dessert made of blue raspberry, orange and apple sorbet scoops. Sprinkled with crushed sherbert and gemstone-shaped hard candies.

Po3's menu:

"The Inspector"

A simple blue raspberry sour shot with a blue raspberry popping candy rim.

"The Melter"

A vibrantly fire-coloured chocolate orange spritz. Mixing chocolate liquieur with aperol and prosecco. Garnished with curled orange rind and dark chocolate shavings.

"The Dredger"

A boba blue gin fizz. Made of bombay sapphire gin, lemon juice blue curaçao and soda water with lemon boba. Served with a silver coloured straw.

"The Scrybe of Technology"

A bright blue bubblegum cocktail topped with sweet sparkling wine and lemonade. Served in a tall, angular glass. The most boring of the Scrybe cocktails tbh.

"Kilo-bites"

Byte-sized sharing platter of savoury pastries and square pizza slices made to look like floppy discs.

I'll be honest, I was drawing a blank for Po3's menu. Dude's Vox if Vox had self-control, which takes away a lot of vibrancy to bounce off of for flavour profiles and visual ideas.

Bonus Mycologist dish:

Roasted ox-tongue mushroom, stuffed with mushroom paté and blue cheese with a creamy but sharp cheese sauce.

Ngl, Leshy's is my favourite menu. Definitely tempted to make it, maybe for an Inscryption themed party?

[the-fiction-witch]

Very Good

Media Uncharted

Character Nathan Drake

Couple Nathan X Reader

Rating Flirty AF

Concept Complicated Drink

Requested:

Are you able to do a Nathan Drake x reader based off the new uncharted movie

I laughed as Lilly finished the story about her nightmare of a boyfriend, as we walked across the place. Hearing our heels clack against the floor until we found a couple of seats at the bar. 

"Evening Ladies" The Bartender says as he arrived to us I glanced at him and couldn't help but smile at the cute boy in his little waistcoat, "Drinks?"

"Vodka and Tonic" Lilly smiled sitting her bag on the bar and grabbing her lipstick tube and compact to fix her lipstick

"Really? come on its my first drink of the night. Something a little more challenging" He suggested 

She giggled a little and closed her compact "Okay, Well whatever you'd recommend" 

"I'll do you a bramble" He smirked grabbing a square small glass setting it on a napkin, "It's a very bright cocktail mostly enjoyed in spring, created in London in the 80's by a man named Dick Bradsell." He mixed dry gin, Lemon juice, sugar syrup, creme de Mure and once doing a little show. he filled the glass with crushed ice and added a few cut up red berries, pouring the drink into the glass giving it a sweet purple colour to match her dress and he added a lemon on top "Enjoy" he says pushing it across the bar for her 

She was swooning and happily dropped her card on the bar, He took it to ring her up and immediately I noticed her Gucci compact mirror that she had set down on the bar was gone and I couldn't see it in her bag at all and soon enough he returned her car to her 

"And you miss?" 

"You want a challenge?"

"Always up for it" 

"I'll take a Ramos Gin Fizz"

"Ohh Haven't heard that one in a while" he chuckled "Alright" He smirked He took a glass sitting it on a napkin at the bar he added lime, lemon juice, heavy cream, syrup, gin, egg white and orange flower without ice making sure to make a show out of the long duration of shaking, then adding ice and again making a show of the duration of showing and then straining it all into the glass with club soda and additional cream. "Enjoy Miss" he says pushing it over to me

I gave it a taste and smiled "Very Good" I smiled handing him my card he happily rang it up and returned it to me. 

When finished with out evening lilly headed home, so I went outside for a cigarette and soon enough the bartender came out cleaning up the tables "Enjoy your drink?"

"Very much" I smiled "You make a good drink, I'll have to remember you" I smirked 

"well maybe next time you can make me fix a drink a little more complicated" He smirked going to head back in 

"You took her mirror. Didn't you?" 

"I uh-"

"Relax, I don't care. should have took her card I borrowed it for six months paid of a loan she didn't even notice."

"Really?"

"yeah, Keep the mirror her daddy will by her a new one. Just maybe be a little slicker next time bar boy" I told him as I finished my drink and wrote my number on the napkin folding it around his tip he smirked having watched me do it and he happily took it 

"That's a hell of a tip"

"Well its a hard drink" I shrug "You did good, Very good. See you around"

"I'll Call you" he smirked 

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Orthosia (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- The Opulent Miss by the people of Olympius

Ma by her son

diamánti mou by her boyfriend

Madame Bourgeoisie by Dione

Age- 41 (immortal)

Location- Skyline district, New Olympus

Personality- She's a neurotic visionary who's extremely confident, extroverted, & conscientious. She can also be materialistic, selfish, and snooty. She's currently in a relationship.

She has the standard abilities of a goddess except shapeshifting. As the goddess of wealth her other powers/abilities include teleportation (through bank vaults), money mimicry, chrimatakinesis, and chrysopeia (being able to change anything into gold & back).

Her immediate family includes her son Chrysos (god of gold & riches). They've always had a close relationship. She lovingly used to call him "my golden prince" when he used to be a child. They don't get to see each other often because of their hectic schedules, so they mainly keep in touch through video calls and texts. She gave her son a loan to jumpstart his music career.

Orthosia's main abode is the penthouse apartment at Bolt Towers in the Skyline neighborhood of New Olympus. Her apartment is the embodiment of classic wealth & modernity with floor-to-ceiling glass windows offering panoramic views of the Lightning Harbor, the Panhellenios Statue, and Eaglepoint Park. The ceilings are 8 meters high where several ornate chandeliers hang from. There's also a state-of-the-art gym and security system, sculptured kitchen islands, an olympic sized heated pool, wine library, & white oak flooring with Imperial Gold accents. She also owns an apartment in The Parthenos Plaza, a stylish beach house on Shimmering Tail Island, and is currently overseeing the construction of her mansion that's being built in the state of Olympia. Orthosia often shuttles back & forth between her main apartment and her boyfriend's place.

She has an animal companion, a she-dragon named Starwing. The dragon is a slender beauty with mint green and glittering silver scales with silver-white horns, claws, & crests. Starwing is Orthosia's usual mode of transportation when traveling great distances. The dragon has an Imperial Gold collar that's studded with diamonds while the saddle is made out of the most exquisite leather.

Orthosia finds the scent of newly printed drachma bills to be nearly intoxicating.

She always carries 100,000 drachmas in cash on her person.

A go-to drink for her is champagne. She also likes classic martinis, red wine, diamond fizz, white wine, mimosas, gin & tonics, and white cosmopolitans. Her usual from The Roasted Bean is an olympian sized flat white.

Orthosia loves getting the buttery toasty baguettes from the boulangerie owned by Aphrodite (goddess of love & beauty). More likely than not she'll frequent The Luxe (a high end eatery) for breakfast. Some her faves there include the thousand bagel (a plain bagel topped with whipped white truffle cream cheese along with goji berry infused riesling jelly & edible gold leaves) and the galore eggs benedict (which includes sevurga caviar, black truffles, mushrooms, & champagne creme fraiche). She also likes the meat loaded scrambled eggs (added with bacon, lamb, & sausage) with garlic home fries from The Hearthside Diner.

She normally wears her hair sleek and straight or in elegant updos. Her go-to hair product is the Olmorfia caviar anti-aging replenishing moisturizing shampoo. The shampoo contains pure caviar extract.

Orthosia loves giving fashion advice to her boyfriend's sister Aerin (goddess of the ethereal). She was the one who threw her a celebration party after Aerin's transition.

Her favorite thing to get from The Bread Box is the gourmet grilled cheese along with a salmon caviar salad.

She's one of the few to have a star on the Pantheon Walk of Fame as well as being one of the few goddesses to own the most expensive pair of heels from Diamond Ave. She's even in talks to have her own glamour doll collectible!

In the pantheon Orthosia is good friends with Favian (god of philosophy), Litismós (goddess of culture), Rhapso (goddess of sewing), Kéfi (goddess of mirth), Aígli (goddess of glamour), Hybris (goddess of insolence, hubris, & reckless pride), Aisa (goddess of lot & fate), Epimetheus (Titan god of afterthought), Dolos (god of deception & treachery), Apate (goddess of fraud & deception), Clymene (Titaness of fame & renown), Philotes (goddess of sex, friendship, & affection), Bronte (goddess of thunder), and Astrape (goddess of lightning).

Orthosia was the official mentor to Tyche (goddess of luck).

She dislikes Penia (goddess of poverty) & her sister Ptocheia (goddess of beggary).

Some of her guilty pleasures include olympian sized fries & the mini pomegranate pie from Olympic Chef as well as the 24K chicken wings from The Crown, a high end restaurant.

Her main source of income comes from teaching economics at New Olympus University. For other means of income Orthosia models for/endorses Platinum Luminescence, Euryphaessa, Megaleio, Luxuria- the fashion brand of Hera (goddess of women & marriage), Diamond Ave., ýfasma óneiro, and Heavenly Spark. She's also a writer of the finances section in The Oracle newspaper as well as being a contributing writer for The Acropolis Street Ledger. With Orthosia's personal endeavors, she recently released a limited edition parfum simply called Ploúsios. Only a thousand bottles have been made. The fragrance include notes of mint, white musk, pink pepper, magnolia, & jasmine. The product's three liter crystal bottle is adorned with pure Astrean Silver, 24K gold, and more than 3,000 precious gemstones. The parfum costs a million drachmas. She's also currently developing a business reality television show centered on prospective entrepreneurs making their business pitch to a panel of venture capitalists (investors in start-ups). Her boyfriend is already signed on as an executive producer.

There has also been a limited edition credit card released inspired by Orthosia. The card is made of platinum with Astrean Silver plating and a solitary .235 carat diamond centered on the front. It weighs approximately five times as much as the conventional plastic credit card. The limited edition card aptly named the Pantheonic card is so exclusive- details about how one can become a cardholder haven't been released. Orthosia is also working with Hermes (god of roads, travelers, thieves, merchants, messengers, speed, trade, sports, borders, thoughts, communications, money, & luck) in developing digital currency.

When she gives out cash loans, she ascribes to two rules- that they're considered as gifts and that it only happens twice. The last loan Orthosia gave out was to Aisa (who was settling a gambling debt).

With her enourmous monetary wealth, Orthosia has given back to several charities & organizations. Recently, a scholarship has been made in her name.

A favorite frozen treat for her is chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. She alongside Kéfi and Litismós pooled their money together to buy & share the most expensive sundae at The Luxe aptly called "Strawberries & Drachmas." The sundae includes candied strawberries, 24K gold flake toppings, whipped champagne cream, and bourbon vanilla ice cream. Other reasons for the hefty price (9.85 million drachmas) is the Imperial Gold serving spoons & the 10.06 carat royal blue diamond ring that's placed at the base of the dining plate. After a friendly competitive game of rock, paper, scissors, Orthosia won the ring. She wears it on her pointer finger.

Orthosia is currently dating Aplistos (god of avarice). She didn't think that there was a deity more materialistic & selfish as her until she met him. They initially met at a blowout extravanza at the Caduceus Palace casino and they met again at the Summer Solstice Ball where he asked her out while she was there with her boyfriend at the time, a mortal financier. Intrigued by his cockiness, Orthosia agreed. On their first date (which started as a ride on their dragons to Olympia), Aplistos presented her with a gift- a floor length hooded lynx fur coat with diamond buttons! After becoming Fatestagram official, they made their public debut as a couple at the Olympic Derby.

She has the largest collection of Diamond Ave. jeweled clutches. Kéfi got her the limited edition truffle fries clutch while her son gave her the billion drachma bill clutch for her birthday.

Orthosia has been a part of a few high stake poker games hosted by Euryale, one of the gorgon sisters.

Her all time favorite meal comes from The Crown- the Golden Burger (champagne infused gold dusted buns, whiskey infused liquid-smoked patties topped with king crab meat, black truffles, beluga caviar, & a garlic aoli) along with the crème de la crème pomme frites. The meal totals to 6,000 drachmas. She also likes steak that's well done smothered in onions, mushrooms, and black truffles.

In her free time Orthosia enjoys yachting, polo, ballroom dancing, working out, collecting antiques (artwork & jewelry), tennis, golf, playing poker, shopping, going to museums, going to the cinema, skiing (in the Underworld), clubbing, going to the theater, sunbathing, and dining out.

"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."

[rosegoldannie]

We have Chemistry

A feysand Highschool AU where they bond over science because Im in a great mood! The guy I’ve had a crush on all year finally asked me out, and we’re going to the movies! Tomorrow!

This is mainly a fluff, and is most definitely not scientifically accurate. ENJOY!!!

Masterlist

“You idiot!” Feyre hissed, storming down the long hallway towards the Dean’s office, because, yet again, Rhys had somehow managed to blow something up in Chemistry. 

“It’s not my fault!” He insisted, struggling to keep up with her. “I followed the protocol exactly. I did everything the lab instructions said to, and it still blew up.”

She whirled on him, glaring fiercely. “If you’d followed the protocol, it wouldn’t have blown up.”

Rhys rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. “That’s not fair. You-” He pointed an accusing finger at her, “were responsible for mixing the chemicals together.

“And you were responsible for getting them from the supply closet. So where do you think the mix up most likely occurred? Huh?”

Shaking his head, he stormed into the office with her hot on his heels. The desk attendant, a tired looking junior that she knew to be John, glanced up at them. “Again?” He groaned.

“Yep.” Feyre deadpanned, dropping onto the wooden bench pressed against the hideous creme walls. “Three guesses whose fault it was.”

“It wasn’t my fault!” Her lab partner grumbled, dropping onto the bench beside her, his arms still crossed and glaring straight ahead.

John scoffed, beginning to scribble something on a sheet of paper. “If I had a dollar for every time he’s said that this semester.” He ripped the paper upwards, then slid it across the counter towards them. “A week of detention. The deans are getting tired of this, so they gave me the authority to punish you for them.”

Feyre instantly turned beet red, and slunk further down on the bench.

Rhys snatched the hall pass from the counter, and sauntered out of the office. Giving the poor junior an apologetic glance, she hurried after him, struggling to match his long strides, not wanting to risk yet another detention by being caught without a hall pass.

“Hey, slow down!” She hissed, struggling to keep up with his unfairly long strides.

“Why should I?” He snapped, taking longer strides out of spite. “You threw me under the bus in there.”

Fighting the urge to snap back at him, Feyre took a deep breath before speaking. “And what would you have had me do? Lie?”

He sighed, running a hand through his dark hair. “No.”

They stopped, just outside of their classroom. A glance at the clock revealed that the bell would ring at any moment.

“Well?” She prodded.

Rhys sighed again, chewing on his lip. “You have to get the chemicals, I do the rest of the work.”

Shock flooded her, her jaw dropping. “I-Rhys, you know I’m dyslexic, right?”

He blinked. “And?”

“And you’d trust me with this?”

“Is there any particular reason why I shouldn’t?”

Feyre could only shake her head, utterly stunned.

The bell rang then, and he gave her a warm smile as students flooded out into the halls, laughing and shouting. “Good. It’s settled then.”

They managed to be civil during that day’s detention, much to the shock of the teacher monitoring them, Ms. Brun, who eyed them suspiciously every time there was any sound in the room.

Feyre blocked that out, and focused on filling out her lab report, as she had used her free period to re-create the experiment properly, as had Rhys. though, they’d mutually agreed that it would be for the best if they each did the experiment on their own to avoid any further incidents.

A ball of paper whizzed past her.

She didn’t notice.

Then another ball of paper careened by.

She watched it roll to a stop, then returned to her work.

An eraser hit the desk in front of her.

Feyre hardly glanced up.

A paper airplane floated gracefully down onto her work, smudging the wet ink. 

She brushed it off the desk with a huff.

A pencil smacked her in the head.

She kept her head down, kept writing, even as she clenched her jaw.

A highlighter collided with her desk.

Feyre remained focused on her report, even as annoyance warmed her face.

Ms. Brun stood, and announced that she was going to get some water, and to continue working. Feyre nodded that she understood, and continued working, even as Rhys made a non committed noise. The teacher shook her head as she left, and Feyre knew without looking that his feet were propped up on the desk, hands folded behind his head, ever the arrogant prick.

A ruler whizzed past, clattering across the floor.

Then a pencil.

Another eraser.

A notebook.

It was only when his calculator crashed into the whiteboard that she whirled in her seat to face him. “What.”

Her previous assumption of his posture had been correct. Rhys was reclined in his seat, feet propped up. “Oh, she deigns to reply.”

That annoyance quickly turned to anger. “Are you serious?! I have to finish this lab, or I won’t make the honor roll.” She hissed, eyes narrowing. “And if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were trying to prevent that.”

Rhys blinked. “Wow. I was just going to ask what you got for question nine. Jeez, take a chill pill, Archeron.”

She pinched the bridge of her nose, and tried to calm her roaring nerves. “Nine is trihydrogen monoxide sulfate.”

“Thanks.”

When Ms. Brun returned, she cast a glance around the room, at the papers, pens, pencils, erasers and notebooks strewn about, and sighed.

During their next lab, Feyre checked and rechecked the labels on both the beaker of water, and the beaker of vinegar, before carrying them carefully back to the desk she shared with Rhys, who was already scribbling down onto their shared lab report. “They’re both correct.” She murmured, setting the beakers down.

Rhys hardly glanced up, and adjusted his safety goggles. “Alright, let’s get to work.” He paused to study the steps, then reached for the beaker at the same moment Feyre did, and their hands collided softly.

“Sorry,” She murmured, quickly picking up the water, and dumped it into the larger beaker.

Her lab partner simply blushed, then added in his vinegar, before passing a pen over to her. “Alright, we’re supposed to wait for a minute before adding in the detergent, then we measure the resulting bubbles.”

Nodding, Feyre took the pen and began answering the questions.

After only a few seconds, Rhys nudged her. 

Annoyed, she looked up and gave him an accusatory glare. He then nodded towards the beaker. “Should it be fizzing like that?”

Indeed, their mixture was fizzing quite a bit, slowly bubbling up and filling in beaker, inching ever closer to the top.

At that moment, Professor Kallias strode by, then paused to examine their work. When he finally glanced up again, a warm grin melted his icy features. “Very well done, Miss Archeron, Mr. Nash. Stellar work.”

“Thank you, sir.” They chorused.

Professor Kallias gave them another congratulatory remark before continuing on down the row.

As soon as he was out of earshot, Feyre leaned over to hiss in her lab partner's ear. “Did you put the detergent in?”

An alarmed look spread across his face. “No, did you?”

“No.”

Rhys stared down at the fizzing mixture, his eyebrows drawn tightly together. “Then how- Wait.” He sniffed the air several times. “Do you smell that?” When Feyre shook her head, he then leaned down to sniff at the beaker, and instantly reeled back, coughing violently.

When she leaned over to pat his back, she caught a whiff of the mixture, and began to cough and cough, a wave of nauseating dizziness washing over her as the room spun. Her chest tightened painfully, even as her vision blurred.

“Oh no,” Someone murmured.

Her stomach gave a violent twist, and she was instantly out of her seat and barreling towards the sink to empty her stomach. She only made it a few steps, however, before she tripped over her lab partner’s foot, and fell into the sink, cracking her brow against the faucet.

Suddenly, Rhys was at the sink beside her, emptying himself of the sandwich he’d had for lunch with a loud groan.

Red flooded the line of sight in one of her eyes, even as she slowly began to take in deep breaths.

“What in the cauldron is going on here?!” Professor Kallias shouted, storming over towards them.

“Sorry, sir.” Rhys moaned, head still in the sink. Under different circumstances, she might have laughed. “I felt a bit sick.”

“And you?” Their teacher demanded. 

Feyre turned towards him then, and he paled with a muttered curse, before turning towards their beaker and giving it a very small sniff. His next curse wasn’t so quiet. “Everybody, go to the quad.” He stated, in a monotonous tone, even as his eyes had severely widened. “Now.”

The students let out a mixture of groans, and cheers as they quickly filed out of the room, and the door banged shut.

By now, Rhys had removed his head from the sink, but was still looking incredibly pale and sweaty.

Professor Kallias pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head. “You two...Just go to the Dean’s. I’ll clean this up.”

Rhys glanced over at her, and let out a sharp curse. He instantly became a fussing mother hen, and wet a paper towel, pressing it to her brow. Their teacher simply watched with an amused smile.

“Here, put your arm around my neck--yep, just like that.” He murmured, helping her out through the door, and began to half-carry her down the halls.

“I’m fine,” Feyre murmured, keeping the now blood soaked paper towel pressed against her cut.

“Bull.” He said, leading her back into the office they had been in only twenty four hours prior.

John let out a harsh sigh, not looking up from his book. “You guys again? Seriously, I swear we’re going to have to start shit!” He hissed, leaping to his feet. “Good God, what happened to you both?”

“Chemistry.” They both deadpanned.

Dull pain began to emanate from the cut, and pulsed in time with her heart, which was only racing because of the adrenaline. Not because Rhys had practically carried her here. 

“Miss Jenkins, we need your help.” John called, trading out the soaked paper towel for a clean one.

A portly older woman came from the nurse’s room, a kind smile on her lips. “Yes, dear? Oh good heavens!” She cried, scurrying over to them. “My word, are you both alright?”

“Yes,” Feyre muttered.

“No, actually, we’re not.” Rhys stated, giving her waist a tight squeeze.

“Well, follow me.” Miss Jenkins fretted, leading them back into the nurse’s room.

He carried her back, and set her down gently on the cot in the center of the room. When Rhys made to pull away and move to a chair, she gripped his arm and pulled him down next to her, deciding to blame her behavior on the loopiness she now felt.

Miss Jenkins carefully took the paper towel from her, and threw it away, before returning with some sterilized cotton balls, which she used to slowly clean the blood off of Feyre’s face in gentle swipes.

“Now,” The older woman began sternly, “tell me what happened to this poor young lady.” She cast a glance at Rhys. “And you too, young man.” She added as an afterthought.

“I tripped.” Feyre said.

“It’s a long story,” Rhys muttered, still looking palle.

Miss Jenkins tutted. “John, be a dear for me and fetch some crackers and juice from the cafeteria.” She called out, leveling a glare at Rhys, who visibly shrunk.

Feyre gave the hand she hadn’t realized she’d been clutching a mocking pat, a smirk worming its way onto her lips.

The woman stepped back, making to prepare some more cotton swabs. “Seeing as we have time, what exactly was the long story?”

“We were doing a lab in chem,” Feyre began, motioning for her lab partner to continue.

“And we switched roles today-” Rhys said.

“-Because yesterday Mr. Man here nearly blew us up-”

“-So she agreed to be the one who gets ingredients-”

“-And I swear I read the labels right-”

“-But when we mixed them it made a toxic gas-”

“-And I felt sick and ran to the sink-”

“-But she tripped-”

“-And I headbutted the faucet-”

“-Then I threw up.” Rhys concluded with a sigh.

Miss Jenkins blinked, returning to cleaning Feyre’s cut. “That’s quite the adventure, dearies. But, how did you make a toxic gas?”

“I don’t know,” Feyre murmured. “The two things we mixed were supposedly water and vinegar.”

“Supposedly?” Rhys scoffed. “I thought you said you read the labels!”

“I did!” She insisted. “They said water and vinegar!”

“Well they clearly weren’t.”

“Yeah, no shit dumbass.”

“Language!” Miss Jenkins shouted, eyeing them with exasperation, shaking her head as she continued swiping at the young girl’s cut.

“Sorry,” They murmured in unison.

“Heavens, you two both need to take a step back and apologize to each other!” Miss Jenkins tutted. “I’ve been listening to the two of you coming in and out of the Dean’s office all semester, and each time it’s because of some mysterious accident in Chemistry, and each time it’s the other person’s fault. And from what I’ve overheard, you two need to take a step back and realize you have a lot in common, before I lose what little sanity I have left. Isn’t that right, John?”

The door creaked open, and the sheepish junior tossed in a pack of crackers and a bottle of apple juice, nodding solemnly before sneaking back out.

“Darn boy always listening at the hinges, always thinks he’s going to overhear international secrets.” She muttered, pressing a band-aid to Feyre’s forehead. “There, all done!”

“Thank you.” Feyre murmured, slowly sliding away from Rhys.

“You,” Miss Jenkins leveled another stern glare at him. “School’s going to let out any minute now, and I’m taking you with the incredibly important job of taking her home. She might have a concussion, and I don’t want her to be alone.”

“Yes ma’am.” Rhys agreed, sending a smirk towards Feyre.

“Good. Now get out. The sooner you leave, the sooner I can go home.” She muttered, carefully shooing them out into the main office.

Rhys wrapped an arm around Feyre, and began leading her out into the parking lot, towards his jet-black, sleek car. 

“I don’t need a ride,” She muttered, crossing her arms.

“Tough.”

“I can take the bus.”

“Nope, get in.”

“You’re insufferable.” She hissed.

“Thank you, darling.”

“I’m not your darling,” Feyre snapped as she slid into the passenger's seat.

Rhys simply smirked again, backing out of the parking lot as the bell rang and students began flooding out. “Apologies, darling.”

“You’re a menace.”

“We’ve established this, Darling.”

Feyre could only shake her head. “I can’t believe this.”

“Back at you. Hey, where do you live?”

“Nineteenth and Prythian.”

He nodded, then merged into traffic. “So.” 

“So what?”

“How much trouble do you think we’re going to be in?”

Suddenly, Feyre found herself giggling, then laughing, then absolutely cackling with glee, tears streaming down her face. After a moment, Rhys joined in, pulling over when he, too, started tearing up.

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[tristanis-starweaver]

Quel’Cocktails

Thinking on some coctails to spice up our bar nights, I started to look for some ideas that would be pleasing to Sin'dorei palate as well as sensablities. Here are a few I think might fit in well at some of Belore's sunlit city.

Quel'thalas Absinthe

While the stories of it generating hallucinations or death were far, far overblown due to a smear campaign against the liquor. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Dzvf9Aum4 Is a great history lesson!)

Absinthe starts as neutral liquor that undergoes a second maceration process that botanicals are infused with it. The most common is Wormwood and Anise. Suspended in the liquor are components that are soluble from the botanicals. Adding water causes them to drop out of solution with the alcohol, turning the drink cloudy with a milky opaqueness known as the louche. Usually in most Absenthes the milky green color is the most common.

But what if it DID have some slight mind altering effects.

Bloodthistle is such a nasty habit isn't it? But maybe reduce some of the effects, and make it a bit more palatable. Prepare Bloodthistle by first cutting along the shaft of the plant. Several incisions to drain the most potent of the sap from the plant. The thistle leaves and blossoms then are added to a neutral spirit. The second maceration takes place over several more weeks and the resulting golden liquid is filtered to be clear. A small portion is added to a waiting glass, over top of the glass a raw sugar cube is placed as nearly frozen water is slowly dripped over the cube. The water draws out components of the bloodthistle into the drink, The clear golden liquid becomes cloudy and reddened. Sweet, bitter and strong, and a bit more palpable to share in public company. While most of the effects of bloodthistle are removed with the sap, some remains. Quel'thalas Absinthe has a nickname of "The Serpent's Tongue." Bloodthistle and Alcohol in too much quantities can loosen the tongue to some unwanted secrets being shared. As with many things in the life of the Sin'dorei, taking part of them is a calculated risk.

Real life counterparts.

Red Absinthe from Doc. Hersons.

https://www.newyorkcraftspirits.com/products/doc-hersons-red-absinthe?variant=16805282118

A craft spirit who's red color comes from natural ingredients rather than dyes.

Limoncello 

This is one drink that could quite possibly be available unchanged between Azeroth and Earth. There are several ways of making this from fast to months. I tend to think that the Sin'dorei would go the patient route, as the hanging method imparts far more of the oil onto the alcohol and none of the bitter pith.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015304-limoncello-once-removed

Lemons are hung in cheesecloth over the liquor of choice. Usually a high proof, neutral spirit. The jar or urn is sealed and put into a nice cool space to sit for weeks. The alcohol dissolves the oil from the lemon peel and it slowly infuses into the spirits below. It is a slow process, but the end result is worth it. At the end, you have an extremely high proof, lemon oil infused liquor. Filter and bottle the infused liquor, and place it in a freezer or chill.

Prepare some simple syrup. It's equal portions of water and sugar, dissolved. Mix the syrup and liquor until you achieve the right balance of aromatics from your lemons and sweetness you desire. This can vary depending on personal tastes. If kept in the freezer, The alcohol can be bitingly cold, at a loss of a bit of the sweetness.

It's the perfect drink to end a meal when Belore's light and warmth shines the longest in the summer days.

Suntouched Shimmer

With food and treats in good supply before the scourge, a drink that was both bitter and sweet to draw on the richness and the strength of their culture.

Something that is bracing and bitter when you first taste it but moves to a light sweetness as you finish. Bitter citrus that ends with an almost confectionery sweetness. Made from varying citrus liquors, lime and syrup. Shaken with ice and then served.

When shaken the drink shimmers in a golden pale orange color before settling to a deep orange.

Real life counterparts.

If you are not watching "How to drink", you should! It's a great channel!

Cosmo Canyon Shaken from the "How to Drink" Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1jdjY64qro

.25 oz. -or- 8 ml. Lime Juice

.5 oz. -or- 15 ml. Amaro Nonino

.5 oz. -or- 15 ml. Curaçao

.5 oz. -or- 15 ml. Luxardo Bitter -or- Campari

.25 oz. -or- 8 ml. Simple Syrup

1.5 oz. -or- 45 ml. absolut citron

Shake & Strain

Bourbon Fizz

Taking something already good but making it perfect, one of the hallmarks of being Sin'dorei. Bourbon, coffee, almonds, creme, all pretty good on their own, but mixed in the right way makes something spectacular. Starting with Bourbon, the older the better, take about three portions of the beverage. Then one portion of a coffee based liquor, Almond sweetened syrup, and heavy cream. Shake the mix with large chunks of ice vigorously. Pour into a tall slender glass and add a splash of clear fizzy water to the glass. The foam will rise to the surface and make a drink that's both rich and fizzy. Depending on the season maybe a bit of grated nutmeg or chocolate for the top.

Real life counterparts.

The Bourbon Lift

1 1/2 oz Bourbon

1/2 oz Heavy cream

1/2 oz House Spirits coffee liqueur

1/2 oz Orgeat

Club soda, to top

Add all ingredients except the club soda into a shaker with ice and shake for 10 seconds. Double-strain into a Collins glass. Fill with the club soda, pouring from about 6 inches above the glass. Wait a few seconds and then add another splash of soda. This will lift the foam above the top of the glass. Serve with a straw.

The Farstrider's Campfire

Capturing the comfort of a good encampment on a glass is not an easy challenge. The feeling of warmth, smoke and home combine to make a rather calming drink for longer nights. In a glass a few orange peel strips are squeezed to let the orange oils burst along the insides of the glass. A Dark sugar cured cherry, ice and then a sugar cube is placed on top. A small ceder plank is then set to smoulder with a bit of kindling. Just as the plank starts to smoke in the center it is blown out and placed upside down onto the glass. Smoke fills the glass fully, and once the glass is filled with smoke the plank is removed. A splash of bitters and the bourbon is poured over the sugar and ice and then starred gently. It is served with the remnants of the smoke still in the glass.

Real life counterparts.

Smoky Old Fashioned. 

While there are dozens of ways to make this from Burning beakers to filling ice spheres with smoke, I've always been successful at using the plank technique, 

This technique uses a smoke infuser: https://www.atbbq.com/thesauce/smoked-old-fashioned-cocktail/

2 fl oz straight rye or bourbon whiskey 

1 sugar cube

 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters 

twist of orange peel 

Cherry

Your own way of smoking things

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[lovemesomesurveys]

How are you today? I’m alright.

Do you have mean comments that replay in your head and haunt you? Yeah, like the ones I tell myself that play on a continuous loop. And comments from other people, but it’s the stuff I tell myself that are the loudest.

^If so, do you know why that is? That’s how my mind works.

What are you currently worried about, if anything? Health stuff as always.

Did you go Black Friday shopping this past Black Friday? Yeah, online. Websites have been having pre-Black Friday sales since the beginning of November and then when Black Friday came around a lot of websites had them through the weekend. Then Cyber Monday happened and that’s still going on for some websites. So, there’s plenty of sales going on online all the time and it’s so much better than dealing with the crowds and chaos. 

^If so, what was the best deal you got? There’s been a lot of great sales. It also helps using apps like Rakuten and Retailmenot where it finds you sales, coupon codes, and cash back offers.

Have you ever been Black Friday shopping? I’ve never gone out on Black Friday, no. I’ve been doing mine online for years.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? The mashed potatoes with gravy and the stuffing.

Do you wear a watch every day? I never wear a watch.

Pineapple or pepperoni? Definitely no to pineapple, I’ve never liked that. I don’t get pepperoni anymore either.

What food makes you feel nauseous? I just feel nauseous sometimes. I have stomach issues.

Have you ever seen a spirit? No.

When you have your own house someday, what color Christmas tree do you want and how will you decorate it? We always get a real tree, which I love, so that would never change. We change up the color theme for the decorations each year and I would continue to do that as well.

Name 3 youtube channels you’ve been loving lately. There’s several.

Do you have a youtube channel? I have a YouTube account so I can subscribe and whatnot, but I don’t upload videos.

^If so, does your family approve?

What do you think about the new “for kids” or “not for kids” rules? I’ve heard a couple YouTubers talk about it and it sounds like there needs to be more clarification. 

^ Do they affect you? Well, no. I don’t upload videos.

What is the most disgusting thing you have ever eaten? Wasabi and sushi. BLECH. Wasabi tastes how like shoe cleaner or nail polish remover smells. 

What food is so disgusting you could absolutely never eat it? I truly don’t think I’d be able to stomach any kind of organ meat, especially tongue. <<< GAH, same. Or any insect. Or any seafood. I’m very picky, so there’s a lot of things, honestly.

Do you like sushi? Noo.

What color was the last sweater you wore? Red.

Name 3 material items on your wish list right now. New Beats earphones, a pair of Adidas, and clothes.

Are you planning on doing Vlogmas (for youtube) this year? I’m not a vlogger. 

Have you ever done Vlogmas before? No. I don’t vlog or upload any kind of videos.

Have you ever made money off of youtube? Sigh.

Are you happy that the year is coming to an end? It’s pretty crazy to think it’s an end of a decade. Otherwise, January 1, 2020 will come and it’ll be just another day. Nothing will change just cause the year is over.

Have you ever bought a designer purse? No.

Do people tell you that you look sick when you wear a certain color? No. They tell me I look sick cause of my face and appearance, ha.

^If yes, what color?

Do you consider yourself creative? No.

….outgoing? Nope.

….free-spirited? No.

….shy? Very.

….socially awkward? Extremely.

Do you often feel alone? Yes.

What could be the theme song to your life? I don’t know.

List three new songs you’ve discovered this year that you like a lot. Nah.

If you could win a shopping spree in any store, what would it be? Perhaps BoxLunch.

Do you wear jewelry often? Nope.

List 10 of your favorite girl names. Nah.

List 10 of your favorite boy names. Nah.

List 10 girl names (or up to 10) that you don’t really care for. Nah.

List up to 10 boy names that you don’t really care for. Nah.

How old were you when you found out Santa wasn’t real? I think like 7 or 8.

Do you own a Polaroid camera? No.

^If so, what color is it?

List one past regret. I have so many to choose from; though, how could I choose just one?

Do you own Converse, and if so, what color? I have the classic black and white pair.

What color was your senior prom dress? Like a creme color with gold specks.

Are you colorblind? No.

Name the people you know who are colorblind. I don’t think I know anyone that is colorblind.  

What’s one pet peeve of yours? Eating sounds. 

Would you ever consider a career in writing? I took an entertainment journalist class as an elective and I quite enjoyed it. I kinda thought at the time that I maybe should have pursued something in that. I don’t want to do anything in writing now, though.

What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? Teacher. 

What was your first favorite color? Red.

What is your favorite color now? I have several: pastels, dusty rose, coral, mint green, and yellow.

Do you know a lot of people with the same middle name as you? Yeah.

Do you like the name Brynn? Sure.

List five names you hate the spelling of. Blah.

Do you watch Niki and Gabi on youtube? Nope.

Do you watch Brooklyn and Bailey? No.

….Bethany Mota? I’ve heard of her, but no.

……Gillian Bower? No.

….LaurDIY? No.

…..Family Fizz? Nope.

….Chronically Jaquie? No.

Have you ever purchased a youtuber’s merch? Yes.

^If so, what did you buy? A couple shirts. I’ve also bought a few books from a couple YouTubers. 

[barinacraft]

Aviation Cocktail - Flew Under The Radar For Years

The Birth Of Aviation (cocktails)

The Aviation cocktail is a classic concoction which first appeared among Hugo Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks.* Originally published with four ingredients, his Aviation drink recipe contained gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur (bittersweet Marasca cherry liqueur) and crème de violette (floral violet liqueur).

However, when the Savoy Cocktail Book was printed in 1930, the Aviation was flying high with a new formula after lightening the load a little. The violet liqueur which adds the pale blue / purple color had been eliminated from its version of the Aviation recipe and still remains preferred by many.

Behind The Bar - How To Mix Aviation Cocktails At Home

Aviation Cocktail (Recipes for Mixed Drinks version):

⅔ El Bart gin

⅓ lemon juice

2 dashes maraschino liqueur

2 dashes crème de violette

Use a citrus juicer to fresh squeeze a lemon. Add the juice along with gin, maraschino liqueur (not the brine that maraschino cherries are bottled in) and the creme de violette to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with an optional fresh or maraschino cherry.

Note: El Bart was a dry gin advertised in Ensslin's book that's no longer available. Also, substituting a couple drops of blue food coloring for the creme de violette to a 3:1:1 mixture of the other ingredients yields an Up In The Air cocktail. See below for more similar drinks.

Aviation Drink Recipe (Joy of Mixology version):

2 oz gin

½ oz maraschino liqueur

½ oz lemon juice

Gary Regan warns that the amount of lemon juice needed depends on how dry the maraschino liqueur is. Taste it first and adjust accordingly.†

This trio of ingredients is also known as an Allen (Special) and a Melon Cocktail with varying ratios of ⅔, ⅓ & a dash or ½, ⅜ & ⅛ of gin, maraschino liqueur & lemon juice respectively.‡

The History Of The Aviation Cocktail

First Mention

As noted above, the recipe was originally printed in 1916. However, it appears to have flown earlier in 1911 with numerous acknowledgments, minus any specifics, including:

Somebody has invented an 'aviation cocktail,' but the aviation 5-cent cigar is slow in appearing.

~ The Washington Herald1

Two other drinks at the time shared the name as well. One was essentially a Jack Rose cocktail with a dash of absinthe and another was said to be half Dubonnet and half dry sherry with an orange twist.2

Origin and Inspiration

Some would like to believe that the Aviation cocktail was created for famed aviator Howard Hughes. However, he was born on December 24, 1905 and didn't form Hughes Aircraft Company until 1932.

You have to remember these legends were passed down from bartender to bartender, never ones to let the truth get in the way of a great story.

~ Simon Ford

Although, the Aviation drink recipe's written debut in 1916 has many believing its creation is tied to World War I, its first mention in 1911 means inspiration came earlier. Possibly French aviator Louis Blériot's first flight across the English Channel in 1909 in a "heavier than air" aircraft was the cause for celebration.

Aviation Cocktails Take Flight - Not Everybody Swears By Them

Although its 100 years old or so, the Aviation drink flew under the radar for years and was destined to become a footnote in the history of mixology until the renaissance in craft cocktails revived and romanticized the recipe. Not everyone feels the love though. Do Not Resuscitate was a seminar featured during the 2012 Manhattan Cocktail Classic and Dale DeGroff, the renowned bartender who authored Craft of the Cocktail, weighed in with his distaste for the Aviation.

Rediscovered in the early 2000s, it was one of the earliest and most celebrated reclamation projects of the mixologist community. ‘It was a darling of the Internet,’ Mr. DeGroff said. But, ‘It tastes like hand soap.’ And, if you use the blue-hued creme de violette called for in some recipes, ‘it’s more like hand soap.’3

This, of course, begs the question:

How would he know what hand soap tastes like?

Guess he shouldn't have sworn over at grandma's house. Rumor has it that getting your mouth washed out with those flower scented brands really leaves a bad aftertaste :D

Far from a sanitized sip, the aviation is a delicious drink. The cherry and violet liqueurs aren't very common ingredients though and the the crème de violette used to be hard to find. You may want to order an Aviation cocktail at a restaurant or nightclub first to see if you like it or a particular recipe version before you stock your home bar.

Red Orders Lizzie A Blue Drink

Season One episode 2 "The Freelancer" on September 30, 2013 of NBC's The Blacklist television crime thriller starring James Spader as Raymond 'Red' Reddington and Megan Boone as FBI special agent Elizabeth Keen has Red changing Lizzie's wine order to an Aviation cocktail while he drinks scotch.

Its way to blue though. Maybe they adding some food coloring for special effect.

Need An Excuse To Drink?

August 19th is National Aviation Day!

Aviation Variations And Other Similar Cocktails

The Aviation drink recipe is a variation of the Gin Sour which substitutes maraschino and/or violet liqueurs instead of sugar for its sweetening. Not to be confused with the drink which is a play on the two words a.k.a the Avariation, a cocktail created when the Next Iron Chef contestants walked into a bar during the seduction episode. Other variations of the Aviation include the Blue Moon without the maraschino liqueur and the Moonlight cocktail with gin, lime juice, orange and violet liqueurs.

More Drinks Mixed With Gin And Maraschino Liqueur:

Bayard Fizz - gin, lime juice, maraschino liqueur, raspberry syrup and soda water.

Blue Devil - gin, lemon or lime juice, maraschino liqueur and blue vegetable extract / food coloring.

Casino Cocktail - an Aviation cocktail minus creme de violette with orange bitters. Casino Royale adds egg yolk.

Colonial Cocktail - an Aviation drink recipe with grapefruit juice instead of lemon. No creme de violette.

Cornell (No. 2) / Doctor Cook Cocktail - gin, lemon juice, maraschino and egg white.

DeeDee - gin, lemon and lime juice, maraschino liqueur and cranberry juice.

Emerson - an Aviation drink with sweet vermouth as well.

Grand Royal Fizz - gin, lemon and orange juice, maraschino liqueur, sugar and cream.

Grand Stand - equal parts brandy, dry gin and maraschino with a dash of lime juice.

Harlem Drink - replace the lemon with pineapple juice in an Aviation cocktail without creme de violette.

Ideal Cocktail - add dry vermouth to a Colonial cocktail. For the martini add to an Aviation drink.

Imperial Cocktail - gin, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur and aromatic bitters.

Leave It To Me (No. 2) - a raspberry Aviation drink.

Martinez - gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur and Boker's bitters.

North Pole Cocktail (No. 2) - dry gin, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, egg white and whipped cream.

Opera - replace the lemon juice with Dubonnet fortified wine in an Aviation without creme de violette.

Silver Cocktail - an Imperial cocktail with orange bitters instead of aromatic.

Skipper Drink - london or plymouth dry gin, maraschino, lemon juice and OJ.

Snowdrop Cocktail - gin, lemon juice, curaçao and maraschino.

Tuxedo (No. 2) - a Silver cocktail with anise licorice liqueur.

White Rose - a Grand Royal Fizz plus egg white without cream and sugar.

References

* - Hugo R. Ensslin, Recipes For Mixed Drinks (New York, 1916), 7. Print.

† - Gary Regan, The Joy of Mixology (New York: Clarkson Potter, 2003), 209. Print.

‡ - David A. Embury via The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (New York: Doubleday, 1948) page 125 states that "The same drink, except for the use of rum in place of the gin, is known as the BEACHCOMBER." We haven't been able to corroborate this particular mixture with another source as of yet though. A standard Beachcomber Cocktail is normally made with rum, lime juice, triple sec and maraschino liqueur.

1 - "Aviation Cocktail." The Washington Herald (Washington, D.C.) from the Chicago Record-Herald 22 Sep 1911.

2 - David Wondrich, Imbibe! From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to ‘Professor’ Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar (New York: Penguin, 2007), 230. Print.

3 - Simonson, Robert. "Cocktails for the History Books, Not the Bar." The New York Times 14 May 2012.

[that-wimpy-cowboy-doll]

Summer Cocktail Prompts

Inspiration from @dresupi‘s Holiday Cocktail Prompts, originally posted in November 2018 :)

Choose a drink and a ship from one of the fandoms below and I’ll write you a drabble (guaranteed 400-800 words, if I write more it’s my gift to you :D) based on the flavor and spirit, if you will, of the drink :) Drabbles will tentatively be posted twice a week from the beginning of June to the end of August, depending on the volume of the requests.  If you are so inclined, I also have my ko-fi open for donations, but that’s totally not required <3

Send requests to this google form

I will write a ship of your choice from the following fandoms:

Marvel (Darcyland, MCU, Netflix, Fox, Sony, and Comics - no AoS, Cloak and Dagger, or Runaways at this time)

Harry Potter (no Fantastic Beasts at this time)

Red Dead Redemption 2

DC (Wondertrev, Raven/BB, or Harlivy only)

Star Wars (OT and Sequels, no incest or Reylo)

Drinks list goes under the cut :) thanks for your consideration! <3

 Pineapple Jalapeño Smash - pineapple chunks and juice, vodka, jalapeño, lime

Strawberry Basil Margarita - basil, lime, tequila, cointreau, fresh strawberries

Summer Watermelon Sangria - watermelon, lime juice, vodka, white wine, sparkling water

Blackberry Whiskey Lemonade - bourbon, blackberries, lime juice, cinnamon, tangerine lemonade, rosemary

Sex on the Beach - vodka, peach schnapps, creme de cassis, cranberry juice, cherry and orange slice

Paloma - grapefruit and lime juice, tequila, simple syrup, club soda

Southside Fizz - gin, lemon and lime juice, simple syrup, club soda, fresh mint

Old Fashioned - bourbon, bitters, sugar cube, orange slice and cherry

White Peach Cooler - peach puree, peach vodka, lime juice, club soda, fresh mint

Blue Hawaiian - light rum, vodka, blue curacao, pineapple juice, sweet and sour mix

Jack and Cherry Coke Slush - Jack Daniels, Cherry Coke, maraschino cherries, extra ice

Caribou Lou - 151 rum, pineapple juice, Malibu rum

Cosmopolitan - citrus vodka, cranberry juice, cointreau, lime juice, lemon rind

Lemon Drop - vodka, triple sec, superfine sugar, lemon juice, lemon slice

Blueberry Mojito - blueberries, mint, lime juice, white rum, club soda

Blackberry Bourbon Smash - blackberries, mint, lime juice, simple syrup, club soda, bourbon

Moscow Mule - vodka, lime juice, ginger beer, lime

Manhattan - whiskey, vermouth, bitters, maraschino cherry

Limoncello - lemons, water, sugar, Everclear

Peach Bellini - sliced peaches, champagne or sparkling wine, peach schnapps

Hurricane Punch - limeade concentrate, frozen orange juice, fruit punch, light rum

Ron-Ron Juice (as seen on Jersey Shore) - watermelon, cranberry juice, blueberries, cherries, vodka

Orange Dirty Shirley - orange vodka, grenadine, Sprite, orange slice and cherry

Mai Tai - white rum, dark rum, amaretto, lime juice, pineapple juice, grenadine

Fire at Sea - rum, peach, falernum, lime, ginger beer, habanero

Pirate’s Float - rum, cola, root beer schnapps

Long Island Iced Tea - gin, rum, vodka, tequila, triple sec, sweet and sour mix, cola

Kamikaze - vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice

Whiskey Sour - whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, maraschino cherries

Green Apple Martini - green apple flavored vodka, apple schnapps, sweet and sour mix, apple slice

[dresupi]

Holiday Cocktail Prompts!!!!

I’ll be writing these until New Year’s so send them as you think of them! 

They’re short, so a limit of eight per person.

Pick a prompt and a ship, I’ll write a themed short fic for you! (At least six sentences), using the cocktail to sort of... theme the short for you.  They won’t be drinking the cocktails, I’m just using it to kind of... flavor what happens... *wink wink*

Don’t send these to my inbox, use the Google Form:

https://goo.gl/forms/8z2BZDZVSldHXPWU2

Rules:

Choose any ship from any of my fandoms listed below (as long as it’s not on my Will Not Write List):

Marvel (Darcyland, MCU, X-Men, Movies, Netflix, and Comics)

Harry Potter (Films, Books, Marauders, Fantastic Beasts)

BBC Sherlock (Esp. Sherlolly)

Criminal Minds

True Blood (Eric/Sookie or Alcide/Sookie)

Game of Thrones (Only Arya/Gendry, Brienne/Tormund, and Sansa Ships)

Choose a cocktail from the list.  I’ll put the list below, but please use the google form instead of sending them to my inbox, please!  Remember, no one will be drinking these cocktails in the shorts, I’m just using them to flavor the mood! <3 

Ginger Snap (Vodka, Ginger Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Agave)

Candy Cane Cooler (Mint Vodka, Benedictine and Brandy, Half & Half, Crushed Peppermint Candies)

Eggnog

Cherry Champagne Cocktail (Tart Cherry Juice, mole bitters and Champagne)

Sparkling Black and Tan (Sparkling Apple Cider and a Guinness Stout)

Vodka-Mocha Cocktail (Chocolate, Sugar, Espresso, Heavy Cream, Vodka)

Maple Butter Kiss (Vodka, Butterscotch Schnapps, Maple Syrup, Half & Half)

Pomegranate Sangria (Orange Slices, Pomegranate Arils, Pomegranate Juice, Red Wine, Cointreau, Brandy)

Apple Cider Old Fashioned (Apple Cider, Bourbon, Angostura bitters, brown sugar)

Vanilla Dark and Stormy (Dark Rum, Ginger Beer, Lime Extract, Vanilla Extract)

Rumchata Cocktail (Rumchata and vanilla vodka)

Ginger Bee Sting (Fresh ginger, water, honey, lemon juice, and Scotch)

Holiday Hopper (Midori, Green and White Creme de Menthe and half & half)

Moscow Mule (Ginger Beer, Vodka and Lime Juice)

White Christmas Margarita (Tequila, Grand Marnier, Coconut Rum, Coconut Cream)

Fireball Orange Hot Toddy (Whole Spices, Water, Mandarin Orange slices, Fireball Whiskey)

Caramel Apple Hot Toddy (Apple Cider, Caramel Vodka, and Bourbon)

Maple Bourbon Cider (Lemon Juice, Apple Cider, Bourbon and Maple Syrup)

Cranberry Margarita (Tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, Cranberry Juice and Simple Syrup)

Ginger Red Wine Spritzer (Ginger Ale, Red Wine, Cherry Liqueur)

Vin D’Orange Punch (Rose Wine, Vodka, Blood Orange Juice, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Lemon Juice)

Bourbon Cranberry Shrub (Fresh Cranberries, Seltzer, white wine vinegar and bourbon)

Mulled Wine

Champagne Margarita (Tequila, Lime Juice, Triple Sec, Simple Syrup, and Champagne)

Rye Whiskey Switchel (Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger, Sorghum Syrup, Rye Whiskey)

The North Pole (Whipped Cream, Egg White, Gin, Lemon juice, Maraschino Liqueur)

Hot Buttered Rum

Cranberry Mule (Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Ginger Beer, Lime Juice)

The Grinch (Midori, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and a Maraschino Cherry)

Ginger Champagne Fizz (Candied Ginger, Angostura Bitters, Champagne)

Cran-Apple Sangria (Cranberries, Apples, Cider, Cranberry Juice, White Wine)

Marmalade Whiskey Sour (Bourbon, Bitters, Marmalade, Lemon Juice)

Jack Frost (Pineapple Juice, Rum, Cream of Coconut, Blue Curacao, blended with ice)

Gingerbread White Russian (Milk, Vodka, Kahlua, Molasses, and Ginger)

Santa Claus-mopolitan (Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Triple Sec)

French Martini (Pineapple Juice, Vodka, Vermouth, Raspberry Liqueur)

Cider Jack (Applejack Liqueur, Lemon Juice, and Grenadine)

Angel’s Delight (Cream, Triple Sec, Gin, and Grenadine)

Celebration (Cognac, Cointreau, Lemon Juice and Rum)

Hot Chocolate

Mistletoe Martini (Vodka, OJ, Cranberry Tea, Lemon Juice, and Sugar)

Jingle Juice (Cran-Apple Juice, Moscato, Prosecco, Vodka, Cranberries)

Irish Coffee

Candy Cane Vodka Shot (Vodka infused with candy canes)

Cherry Old Fashioned (Cherry Juice, Bourbon and Angostura Bitters)

English Christmas Punch (Dark Rum, Dry Red Wine, Tea and Orange Juice)

Cranberry Mojito (Cranberries, mint leaves, agave, Cranberry Juice, lime juice, silver rum, and club soda)

Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

Cranberry Mimosa (Cranberry and Champagne)

Sherry Martini (Gin and Sherry with a twist of lemon)

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Lady Tremaine (Cinderella) : Strawberry Fizz 1/2oz gin 1/2oz vodka 1/2oz rum 1/2oz triple sec 1oz lemon juice 1oz simple syrup 2 strawberries, muddled the drink is a darker orange-red served on the rocks in a thin glass with a single strawberry to garnish

Scar (The Lion King) : Murkiest Scam 3oz vodka 1oz midori melon liqueur 1oz blue curacao 6oz lemon-lime soda 6oz freshly squeezed orange juice ice cubes lime wedge for garnish the drink is a clear acid green liquid served on the rocks in a tall glass with a garnish of lime wedge

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) : Cinnamon Spell 2 small oranges 1 bottle of garnacha 1/4 cup brandy 1-2tbsp maple syrup 2 cinnamon sticks 3 star anise 4 whole cloves the drink is a dark reddish liquid which appears to be served hot in a glass mug with a cinnamon stick, orange slices, cranberries, and star anise

Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove) : Snuff Out the Light 2oz Empress 1908 gin 1oz blue caracao 1oz lemon juice soda water crushed ice the drink is a blue-to-purple gradient served on the rocks in a tall glass with small sprig of greenery to garnish (likely rosemary)

Mother Gothel (Tangled) : Everlasting 1 1/2oz chambord liqueur 4oz dry white wine soda water to top ice cubes the drink is a pinkish red liquid served on the rocks in a large stemmed glass with a garnish of blackberries on a cocktail stick

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) : Mistress of Evil 1 dash ube extract 3/4oz cane syrup 1oz lime juice 1oz barbancourt white rum 1oz el dorado 3 year old cask aged rum the drink is a foamy purple liquid served in a bell-shaped glass with a cocktail stick of what appears to be blueberries

Helga Katrina Sinclair (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) : Nothing Personal 1 1/2oz hornitos black barrel tequila 3/4oz fresh lemon juice 1/4oz sage simple syrup 2 dashes angostura bitters black food colouring lemon wedge to garnish the drink is an inky black liquid served in a margerita glass with a black-stained lemon wedge on the rim

Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland) : Poker Face 60g crushed blackberries 3/4tbsp caster sugar 1/2tsp vanilla extract 1/2oz fresh lemon juice 1 1/2oz vodka soda water to top up the drink is a dark red liquid served on the rocks in a tumbler with a blackberry on a cocktail stick garnish and a blackberry sugar rim

Narissa (Enchanted) : True Blue 3/4oz hendrick's gin 3/4oz creme de violette 1/4oz blue caracao 1/4oz lemon juice 3oz chilled champagne to top the drink is a clear deep blue sparkling liquid served in a tall glass

Captain James Hook (Peter Pan) : Captain's Orders 1 1/2oz cazadores reprosado tequila 1oz bols pumpkin spice liqueur 2oz orange juice 1/2oz lemon juice dash of cinnamon powder the drink is a foamy red-orange liquid served on the rocks in a tumbler with a slice each of orange and lime to garnish and a chilli (or possibly cinnamon) rim

CHARACTERS AS COCKTAILS 🍹 ➤ disney villains (part 2/2)

[thenotebookwizard]

She-Ra | Red Creme Fizz II: Subtext

SPOP Creative Flex Summer SPOPtacular | prompt: Mermaid

The nascent Princess Alliance is off to Salineas to recruit Princess Mermista, fight the Horde, and save the world - in that order. Catra and Adora start to face some of what their upbringing has made them, and reforge their bond stronger and healthier. But when Catra figures out who a certain mermaid following them really is, she finds herself having to play diplomat and find out if the Alliance is doomed before it begins, and if Glimmer is right about what can save Etheria.

I'm going to hit all the prompts with this series, and all of them will have red creme fizz (red cream soda!) in them. For better or for worse! This is the second story in the series and the first of the series actually filling a prompt!

[whosxafraid]

Married Life Meme: Luka and Tabby - Immortal Verse

Meme: Married Life Meme Status: Open

leaves their dirty clothes on the floor

First it’s a shoe…then another. Followed by socks that are so often used as skates. Then a shirt caught on the peg of the screen and lace abandoned somewhere in the ocean of wooden flooring. Jeans that hang by stitches and dear life around foot board corner. A small lump beneath the grey blue quilt. Hands that had gathered up each item, shift to drop them into the hamper. And for a moment he keeps his place. Watching the soft cotton rise and fall. Outlines the patterns loose hair makes against far paler sheets. And he counts his blessing backwards by threes.

forgets to run the dish washer

A thing about coming home from impromtu trips is, something get forgotten about. Somethings you’d jotted down on your mental to do list get lost in the wake of doing something unexpected. And well—

The were gone for two weeks. Getting home at half past neither one will remember. And her favorite coffee mug wasn’t in the cabinet come morning, so she’d done the logical thing. She’d gone looking in the dishwasher. And all he hears directly before the stench hits him like a ton of bricks is her gagging and slamming it shut again.

Dishwasher is officially a hazmat area…where’d you put the gas masks?

“Under d’sink, love. Roi’gh’ nex’ ta d’washin’ soap.”

pumps gas for the car

             So where are we going?

It is exactly the fifty-seventh time she’s asked. And like all fifty-six of it’s predecessors, he simply shrugs in response. The lever released, removed from one gas can and slid into another. Engaging the nozzle again with a small cough, as the other hand closes up the first can.

        “Ye be seein’ when we ge’ d’ere.”

            Obviously. But I want to know now.

A chuckle, green and yellow flickering up to her face. Squinting a bit against the sun that back lights her little frame. A pleased smile creeping into his features because maybe he’s getting just as much enjoyment out of her impatience as he will when they get to where there going and she finds out why he’d told her to pack for a month.

         “Patience be o’virtue.”

              Yea well doesn’t mean I’m good at it.

drives when they’re going somewhere

           Come on, just tell me!

      “No’ can do.”

A frustrated noise, that soundtracks between the clink and clank of reseating the nozzle on the pump. Weaves between the sloshing of two very full gas cans being picked up and placed in the back of the SUV. Echos after the thunk of the hatch being shut.

        “Ge’ yeself back in ta car, love. We be almost d’ere.”

A squinted sort of look shot his direction, before she’s only just so indignantly plucking her can of fizz from the lip of the break light. Half stalking her way back to the passenger door, slipping in and clipping it shut. And all he can do his chuckle low at the amusement of it all. She’ll not crack him. She knows she won’t. But he’ll never tire of her trying too.

Still though he plays a wee bit nicer when he’s settled back in the driver’s seat and they’re pulling out onto sparsely populated road. He actually turns the radio on. Finds the station he knows she likes, and turns it up just enough to only be marginally annoying to his hearing.

          “I be givin’ ye o’hint, aye?”

The briefest of pauses, the slightest of glances towards her.

         “D’ere be songs written o’bou’ it.”

              What…Luka oh my god that’s a terrible clue!

rearranges the furniture

The very, very last thing he expects to find when he walks in the door from three nights gone; is what little furniture he has not at all where it should be. And that it’s multiplied in pieces and parts. Another over sized chair (that matches none of the rest of the decor) on the other side of the couch that no longer has it’s back to the pool. The TV that now sits pointed away from the bay windows. His work table shifted under said window. Added side tables another coffee table snugly set between the lounge chairs by the pool. A head and foot board leaned too in the far corner. Along with a mattress and box springs.

And for a moment–he simply stands stiff. Haunting the door way of his own home. Trying to calculate exactly what happened. How it happened and why. Where he remains until—there’s a smaller body connecting with his. Cheery eyed and a smile that lights up any room. And before he can even think to form a question…

             Rona and her bro helped me move everything in from my apartment…layout still needs a little work but it’ll do for now right?

And what else can he say but ‘aye’? Because he’d promised to help her do all that, but a job had come up and well he’s got no real room to judge does he? So he doesn’t. And maybe another look is cast around the space that isn’t quite so empty anymore. Now that she (in her entirety) exists with in. 

falls asleep with the TV on

There are some days he feels his age. Some days laying on the couch, stretched out all day, with no intent of moving is just a thing. And today is one of those days. Yells after her to have a good day and night at work. To call if it starts raining and he’ll come get her. But otherwise he remains fixed in his place.

Old movies he knows like the back of his hand from having seen so many times. Reruns that all eventually bleed together until he’s quite lost track of where or when he is. And it’s not until his phone clatters to the ground in a epilepetic dance that he snaps to awareness. Snatching it up from the floor in a blind scuffle for coherency. Finding the flashing green button and…

     “‘ello?”

           Hey….what’s wr–you fell asleep didn’t you?

     “.……ma’be.”

           Uh huh….come get me would ya? It’s trying to flood out there I think.

     “B’d’ere in o’few.”

           K. love you.

      “Love ye, back.”

gets to use the bathroom first

The rule of thumb is he’s always up first. Be it because he can never really sleep passed sunrise (when he’s not nursing the mother of all mostly dead hangovers), or that he just hasn’t actually been to bed yet. Fortunately for him it’s the former today. Though maybe he hangs onto the sheets for a few moments more, in the growing morning.

Watches the tinted gold slowly creep its way into the room. Listens to the quiet, rhythmic sound of her breathing. Tries to forget that one day she won’t be here at all. And that sound will be nothing more than a memory fading into the silence of where she used to be. A thought that’s tossed aside with the slightest twitch of his mouth; before he’s easing his way out of bed. Padding to the bathroom and shutting the door quietly behind him. 

decides the temperature for the ac/heater

The snows piled high on either side of the sidewalks outside. Ice hanging from every available edge and sill. And by the time they’re back in doors, with the groceries and the shopping–noses are red and lungs are cold. And like she always does, she beelines it for the thermostat. Jacking it up to eighty. And like he always does he doesn’t stop her. Even though he knows she’ll be complaining about the heat in an hour. All the more excuse to get her into that pool before dinner.

sets up holiday decorations

He hasn’t been the notice its Christmas type in years. At least in the sense of doing anything about it besides Christmas’ bonuses to employees. But this year….is a little different isn’t it? This year he’s not heading home at half past ungodly, or simply working through ‘the greatest season of all’. This year he’s putting in the effort and the time. Because her’s is so vastly limited in the grand scheme of things.

So that’s what’s got him where he is. Dragging a tree that easily outstands him by several feet off the roof of his SUV. Hauling it up the stairs. Getting ever so creative in getting it and him in the door. And then it’s setting it up and letting it rest a few hours. Getting the lights out of their boxes and fighting a small war to get them strung about the limbs. Then another two battles with the ornaments that leave his hands covered in glitter residue and tinsel in his hair he’s not aware found a home in it.

Then it’s clean up and off to the kitchen to start dinner. Just in time to hear her feet coming up the stairs. The key turning in the lock and yea alright maybe he sneeks a look over his shoulder. And it’s all instantly worth it isn’t it? All the bitching and cursing of every decoration inventor ever, just to see the look on her face. Though he turns back round again before she notices him spying.

          “Were o’goo’ day, love?”

leaves the lights on

It’s a process that he’s done for so long, one might call it ritual by this point. The creme pulled from the fridge. Poured carefully into an old wooden bowl, left to sit for minutes upon the counter before he moves it. Sets it carefully upon the cracked open window sill. A small tea light placed beside it by a foot. To be left there until dawn.

And the candle burns each night, cheery and warm–only to go out in the wee hours of the morning for no fair folk comes. Comes to take his offering, and bid the flame carry on through the night. And every morning she wonders about the little bowl of stale creme and burnt out candle. But every morning he clears it without word, and she hasn’t the heart to ask why.

uses the bathroom with the door open

         Luka have you seen m—-aaand your peeing.

    “Aye.”

And that had—oddly been the start and end of it. Her assuming he wouldn’t dare do that with the door open. Though he has to wonder why. She knows his age. She knows he was living long before in door plumbing was even invented. She also knew he had very little shame about the parts of one’s self that society said he should. So there she is still standing in the door way trying to look anywhere but down. A funny enough thing considering she already knew what it looked like in great detail.

    “Have oi’ seen ye wha’?”

          Hm?

    “Ye were askin’ me f’oi’d been seein’ som’din’.”

          Oh uh…my shows—shoes. The blue—ones.

     “In d’closet under ye sandals.”

          Right.

fixes the plumbing (or calls the plumber)

          Luuukaaaa! The sinks not workin’ again!

A sigh before he’s doning his jacket. Yelling back he’ll fix it and out the door he goes. Around the side of the little cabin and into the utility shed. Checking all the pipes and connections. Nothing’s frozen so that’s good at least. And eventulaly he resorts to the good old fasion standby. He kicks the pump.

A muted ‘wooohooo!’ from the kitchen he’s emerging a bit victoriously. Ducking back inside, as she fills the coffee maker tank. 

          We really aught to replace that thing.

      “Aye…be doin’ i’nex’ toi’me we be in town.”

          Okay.

[margaritabloom]

Totally in a Valentines Mood in the beauty lab! 🌹❤️💘🎀🌈💖🌸🍰🐻💕 Making tons of Mon Cheri Shower Cremes, PINK heart shaped bath fizzing cakes, Mermaid Shower Cremes and more!!! I hope you're having a lovely week so far pretties. . #valentinesday #valentines #cute #kitty #card #stationary #sweet #margaritabloom #red #love #adorable #bossbabe #beauty #madewithlove #handmade #birthdaygirl #darling #insta #picoftheday #sweetness #vintage #retro

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Trending Cocktails That You Must Include For Your Wedding Bar Menu

Can you imagine a wedding without a cocktail party??? Nope, no wedding is complete without a cocktail night. Drinks are in fact, inseparable part of any wedding unless there is some religious aspect. Especially, when it is an Indian wedding. Most Indian weddings start with drinks and ends with them. Almost every wedding has a dedicated evening for drinking, which is called a cocktail night or party!!

More often than not, cocktail parties are organized just a day before the main wedding, some merge it with the Sangeet night in Indian culture. In fact, many of your friends or guests attend your wedding for the drinks and dinners mostly.

Moreover, cocktail with music double the fun. In fact, wedding guests get courage after having few pegs of their favorite drink. And they find it easy to hit the dance floor, to sing a song which they always wanted to otherwise. Drinks actually induce some kind of courage or strength in a person.

Like your wedding, drinks at your wedding should be classy, special, and wonderful. So, if you are also getting married and planning to have some of the best, classy, and unique cocktail drinks at your wedding, then you need to go through the list below.

Here we go…

Pomegranate Pimm – Red will be the color

A wonderful great cocktail drink to make your wedding a grandiose and classic event. A great concoction of Pimm’s No. 1, Ginger Beer, and Pomegranate Juice. And yeah, do not miss to garnish the drink with a mint sprig and pomegranate seeds. Red will be color of the drink and red will be the color of your guests after having few pegs!

The Markle Sparkle

A perfect drink for making a cocktail night perfect. The drink will make for a classy and mesmerizing cocktail drink. A great concoction of world’s best gin – The Boodles Gin, Rockey Milk Punch, Limoncello, and St. Germain, along with lots of ice topped with Champagne and garnished with lavender sprig and lemon wheel. What else would you want to make your cocktail night a special one? This was served specifically at Megan Markle’s wedding.

All-time Favorite Mojito

How can a wedding cocktail night go without Mojito? It might not be a newest drink in the market, but it doesn’t go outdated in any occasion, when it comes to have few pegs with loved ones. And your wedding is a great occasion to celebrate with Mojito. An amazing concoction of Vodka with mint, sugar and a soft drink of your guests’ choice. People will have a great night at the cocktail with mojito in hands.

Bloody Mary just a Day before you Marry

This red color concoction is a great addition to any occasion. The drink with vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings including hot sauces, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and/or celery salt will make for a perfect and classic cocktail at your wedding. Your guests would love to have it and will admire you for the choice of your drinks at your wedding.

Mix it up – ICEE & JUICEE

A perfect blend of Boodles Gin, Strawberry Puree, Banane du Brésil Liqueur, and Simple syrup, topped with grated nutmeg and garnish with skewered banana slices. This icee and juicee drink is going to make your event a great event for one and all. Your guests won’t hesitate to hit the dance floor after having few pegs of this drink. A manly drink…. Perfect for the groom and groomsmen to enjoy wedding eve!!

Beat the Heat with – The Cariño

Carino is a Spanish word, which means sweetie. And this drink is also going to as sweet as your sweetheart. Yeah, the concoction is a blend of BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho, Yellow Chartreuse, Greek Yoghurt, Vanilla Syrup, and Lemon Juice, garnished with grated nutmeg and served over large ice cubes. This drink is a perfect drink for your summer wedding, as it will help your guests to beat the heat!

Gin Martini

A beautiful drink to add to your wedding bar menu. And yeah, nothing much needed to make this concoction. All it needs is – gin, dry vermouth, and olives/lemon for garnishing. And your classy drink is ready for consumption.

Kim Crawford Rosé Sorbet

A unique and an extraordinary cocktail drink to include in your wedding bar menu. However, it will need a bit of effort. This sugary drink is going to add a fun element to the wedding. A perfect drink for a perfect toss.

Kalimotoxo

An icon of Basque culture and one of Spain’s most international drinks since the 1970s. A drink that consists of equal parts red wine and cola-based soft drink. Your guests won’t go without trying this, believe you me! This red concoction has something unique about it that can’t go unnoticed for sure.

Tie The Knot

A perfect drink to celebrate the special occasions like weddings. Unique and the newest concoction, a great blend of Crown Royal Deluxe, Honey, and Grapefruit Juice in a shaker tin. Tie the knot is going to be a perfect addition to your wedding bar menu. Tie the knot with tie the knot…..

Le Cidre Royale

Add Gin, Elderflower Liqueur, and Rosé Champagne and here you are with a royal drink – Le Cidre Royale. And yeah do not miss to twist a lemon over the glass, gently dance it around the rim and discard. This is the drink, fit for the grandest of viewing parties, it’ll taste like a slice of pizza. Make this bubbly, refreshing, easy-drink part of your party for toasting to the special couple!!

Royal Bliss

As the name says it all, this is going to be a bliss for your wedding guests. They will love to enjoy the blend of Tanqueray No. TEN, Lemon Juice, Grapefruit Juice, Simple Syrup, and Orange Bitters. And yeah to beautify it make sure it is garnished with basil leaves. One of the mesmerizing drinks to make the party mood!!

Fizzy & Bubbly

As the name says it all, a fizzy and bubbly drink. And it comes just by mixing white rum with lemon juice, topped with Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine and garnished with a peach slice. If you really want to have something unique and extraordinary in your wedding bar menu, then add this one. You won’t ever regret your choice.

Bramble Fizz

A MUST HAVE cocktail drink at the wedding cocktail night. Unique blend of Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, and Creme de Mure, topped with club soda and garnished with a lemon half-wheel and a fresh blackberry. Believe you me Bramble fizz is going to be a perfect bliss at your cocktail night.

Honey Bunny

Honey Bunny for your honey to say that how you have been waiting for the moment. Stunning concoction of Tanqueray® London Dry, Lemon Juice, and Honey Syrup, topped with Champagne or sparkling wine and garnished with a lemon twist and brandied cherries. It has all to create great wonderful memories of the wedding. All your guests will fall in love with it…

Casa Noble’s Chamomile Delight

How can a wedding go without Tequila? But a drink without a twist is as lackluster as rainy season without rain. So, twist it up with Casa Noble Crystal Tequila, Orange-Chamomile Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice, Spiced Rum, and Bitters. And yeah, topped with Orange Zest and garnished with Tarragon Sprig it will make for the perfect twist. Do add this one in your wedding bar menu. Casa Noble’s Chamomile Delight is going to bring all the delight in your wedding cocktail party…..

The Sparkling Shots

Your wedding has all the sparkle and to add more sparkle have the sparkling shots in your wedding bar menu. Yeah, Vodka when mixed with Sparkling Ice Strawberry Watermelon will make for perfect shot at the wedding.

RUFFINO’s Fiore Fizz

Fizz is what is needed in life, and your wedding is an event that needs a perfect fix. Well, add that with the RUFFINO’s Fiore Fizz. Have a concoction of Elderflower Liqueur, Fresh Lemon Juice, and Sparkling RUFFINO Prosecco, topped with Rosemary Sprig and garnished with lemon slice added to your wedding bar menu. RUFFINO’s Fiore Fizz is going to be really fizzy for all your wedding guests…. Try out!

The Queen Martini

The Queen Martini for the lady of the occasion! Unique concoction of Amaro Montenegro, London Dry Gin, Dry Curaçao, and Aromatic Bitter, garnished with an orange peel will simply make for the event. The queen Martini for the beautiful ladies out there…… They will love to enjoy to the fullest!

The Sparkling Rose

The Sparkling Rose is to make everything rosy in and around. The Botanist Gin when mixed with Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice, and Elderflower Liqueur and topped with Sparkling Rosé and garnished with lemon peel make everything rosy in the area. It will make everybody at your party have sparkling experience out there!!

To pan out…..

Thanks for reading. Hope the list helps you have the best cocktail drinks at your wedding bar menu. Enjoy and let everybody else enjoy at your wedding!!

Happy Wedding….

Source: Happy Wedding App

[clarisaysblog]

I’ve never been to Japan but I would love to. Seeing Japan’s beauty and culture through the anime series I watched such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, and xxxHolic, makes me want to experience all those. I’m pretty sure I’ll get to. But for now, I’ll settle drinking tea with edible flowers (yes, you read that right!) or Lava Pearl Latte under the cherry blossoms in this one of a kind tea shop in Maginhawa.

This beautiful place is called Sakura Hanami. The tea shop had their grand opening on June 28 and I was there with my fellow foodie and blogger friends.

Here’s a short video. Special thanks to the owners of Sakura Hanami – Ms. Joyce , Ms. Sharmay and Ms. Ella as well as their staff. 🌸

So what does Sakura Hanami mean exactly? Pretty sure you already know the word “sakura” but the second one might be a mystery. Hanami means flower viewing. This is a centuries-old tradition of having a picnic under the cherry blossoms. So if you can’t go to Japan just yet, Sakura Hanami has the perfect visual representation of this tradition.

In fact, the first thing you see when you visit them is the artificial cherry blossom tree. Once you enter, you’ll be greeted by a wonderful and mesmerizing interior. On the left you’ll is a huge mirror showing you the reflection of the wall on the right which is filled with various shades of pink roses. When you look up, you’ll see cherry blossoms and gold ceiling lamps. Though small, the place is still breathtaking and exudes positive energy.

I honestly do not like pink. I guess you can tell that already when you check my Instagram account. 🙂 But I don’t hate the colour. I think the shades of pink along with their white marble tables, transparent chairs and other elements work well together. It brings out a fresh and at the same time calming ambience. I guess you could say it’s just like having a picnic under the cherry blossoms!

Now for the TEA!

They offer a variety of flavours under each category which includes Hanami Premium Blends, Autumn Blends, Spring Blends, Summer Blends and Winter Blends (hot). Cool names, right?

Our group was able to try the Red Velvet Cheesecake Milk Tea and Cherry Blossom Fizz Tea which is under the Hanami Premium Blends, the Lava Pearl Latte under Autumn Blends, Matcha Creme Milk Tea under Summer Blends and the Traditional Cherry Blossom Tea under Winter Blends.

Sadly, they don’t have snacks BUT they are in the process of developing. If you’re not in the mood to drink milk tea, you can enjoy it in the form of Bubble Mousse. This bottled delight is served with black sugar pearl and is available in five flavours: Classic Milky, Strawberry Rose, Matcha Creme, Chocolate and Dark Chocolate.

Classic Milky Bubble Mousse

So which ones captured my heart, you ask? Well, here they are!

Cherry Blossom Fizz

Traditional Cherry Blossom Tea

The Cherry Blossom Fizz is a very lovely drink. It is a soda beverage with edible glazed cherry blossom. It’s slightly sweet but very unique and refreshing. If you prefer a hot version of this, recommend the Traditional Cherry Blossom Tea. It has a subtle, flowery scent which I adore and the flavour is nice, too!

Matcha Creme Milk Tea and Matcha Creme Bubble Mousse

Do you love Match like I do? Then you’ll love their Matcha Creme milk tea and Bubble Mousse. I prefer my Matcha strong but once in a while I enjoy a creamy one and these two are fine.

Strawberry Rose Bubble Mousse, Lava Pearl Latte and Dark Chocolate Bubble Mousse

A super must-try and my ultimate favourite is the Lava Pearl Latte. It looks good but tastes great! It’s pretty obvious that Sakura Hanami targets female customers. But if you want to bring your guy friends or boyfriend, you don’t need to worry because this is the perfect drink for them. It’s not pink and has no flowery scent but still good. Oh, by the way, I also enjoyed the Strawberry Rose and Dark Chocolate Bubble Mousse.

So are you ready to enjoy your tea or Bubble Mousse under the cherry blossoms? You can find Sakura Hanami at #168 Maginhawa Street, Diliman, Quezon City.

Happy tea drinking!

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

You Can Enjoy Your Tea Under the Cherry Blossoms at Sakura Hanami I’ve never been to Japan but I would love to. Seeing Japan’s beauty and culture through the anime series I watched such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, and xxxHolic, makes me want to experience all those.