Post by Jaezred Vandree on Jan 5, 2022 5:08:41 GMT
Cocktail of Immortality
By Lord Jaezred Vandree
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
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AUTHOR'S NOTES:
This sweet and savoury cocktail was inspired by a recent, interesting turn of events in Fort Ettin. You may have heard murmurs of a mysterious wagon appearing outside of the fort; some said it arrived a couple days ago, some said it had always been there. This wagon was operated by a bombastic, masked showman going by the name of Vexillius who was selling "immortality draughts" for 100 gold pieces a bottle. They demonstrated its effectiveness by having Kevin, a strapping, young warrior, come up to the stage, drink the draught, and get stabbed by their assistant, after which the body was dragged behind a curtain, and a moment later, Kevin re-emerged as a healthy, living, hale man.
Perhaps to no one's surprise, Vexillius turned out to be a devil and the immortality draught was merely mint and sugar water. They had a taste for humanoid flesh and "demonstrating" the draught's effects was how they swindled gullible morons into consenting to being murdered (and subsequently eaten; they had a particular fondness for legs). Oh, and behind the mask was nothing but mouths and teeth — lots of teeth. Needless to say, Vexillius and their equally fiendish assistant have been violently removed from the Material Plane. One good thing I will say about them, though, is that they were rather adept at illusions and/or bending reality — made us think they swallowed whole and bit off the left arm of one of my colleagues, but after we killed them, we found the arm still intact on her body, to her own surprise. I'm still not entirely sure whether that really happened.
Whilst this cocktail, like Vexillius's draught, will not grant you the gift of immortality, it can certainly rejuvenate you for brunch and maybe even help get rid of that hangover. Enjoy.
PS. The alternative name I came up for this drink was the "Bloody Kevin", but it did not sound as good to the ears.
Recipe inspired by this and this Bloody Mary recipes.
By Lord Jaezred Vandree
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 ounces of tomato juice
- 2 ounces of Damaran vodka
- 1 ounce of water infused with mint and sugar
- 1 dash of Amnian garum
- 1 drop of flametongue sauce from the Elemental Plane of Fire (or 2 dashes of regular hot sauce)
- 1 pinch of sugar
- 1 lemon wedge
- 1 lime wedge
- Garnish: celery stalk
- Garnish: parsley sprig
- Garnish: lime wedge
- Garnish: cooked shrimp
- Garnish: olives
- Garnish: cheese squares
DIRECTIONS:
- Mix the tomato juice, garum, mint infusion, and flametongue sauce together and shake gently.
- Rim the lip of a tall glass with lemon, lime, and sugar.
- Pour vodka into the glass, followed by ice, then fill up the glass with the mix.
- Skewer the shrimp, olives, and cheese squares on a stick. Garnish and serve.
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
This sweet and savoury cocktail was inspired by a recent, interesting turn of events in Fort Ettin. You may have heard murmurs of a mysterious wagon appearing outside of the fort; some said it arrived a couple days ago, some said it had always been there. This wagon was operated by a bombastic, masked showman going by the name of Vexillius who was selling "immortality draughts" for 100 gold pieces a bottle. They demonstrated its effectiveness by having Kevin, a strapping, young warrior, come up to the stage, drink the draught, and get stabbed by their assistant, after which the body was dragged behind a curtain, and a moment later, Kevin re-emerged as a healthy, living, hale man.
Perhaps to no one's surprise, Vexillius turned out to be a devil and the immortality draught was merely mint and sugar water. They had a taste for humanoid flesh and "demonstrating" the draught's effects was how they swindled gullible morons into consenting to being murdered (and subsequently eaten; they had a particular fondness for legs). Oh, and behind the mask was nothing but mouths and teeth — lots of teeth. Needless to say, Vexillius and their equally fiendish assistant have been violently removed from the Material Plane. One good thing I will say about them, though, is that they were rather adept at illusions and/or bending reality — made us think they swallowed whole and bit off the left arm of one of my colleagues, but after we killed them, we found the arm still intact on her body, to her own surprise. I'm still not entirely sure whether that really happened.
Whilst this cocktail, like Vexillius's draught, will not grant you the gift of immortality, it can certainly rejuvenate you for brunch and maybe even help get rid of that hangover. Enjoy.
PS. The alternative name I came up for this drink was the "Bloody Kevin", but it did not sound as good to the ears.
Recipe inspired by this and this Bloody Mary recipes.
