Dave @ Elixir Libris

Sci fi & fantasy inspired cocktails and bad puns. An amateur, but an enthusiastic one. He/Him

[Dave @ Elixir Libris @ElixirLibris]

So I made two versions of an aniseed martini. One with gin and an absinthe rinse, the other with a non-alcoholic gin infused with star anise, both with lemon bitters. It just seemed right — a classic, but in a sort of unexpected way.

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Where are your drinks now, robot clown?

I've been wanting to do a drink for @darusha's Hamlet: Prince of Robots ever since I read it. And I had to ask the question: "What did it mean to be — or not to be — alcoholic?".

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@csecooney @tithenai It's an Italian artichoke liqueur! It's bitter and herbal, and much more delicious than it might sound at first.

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The Stones Manor — inspired by @csecooney's Saint Death's Daughter, this riff on a House of Payne is dark, complex, and sweeter than you might expect. Blackberry Gin, Cynar, and just a touch of spiced cascara syrup, perfect for a long evening of Necromancy.

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Guess who tracked down a bottle of Pooter Bitters, baybeeeee. And on this, the most Alecto of weeks.

[Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @EliasEells]

Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf, we're talking about #HarrowTheNinth by Tamsyn Muir! The second book in #TheLockedTomb series, Harrow is a phantasmagoric portrait of grief and duty. Our drink, The Ninth Saint, is floral & austere, well-suited to the silent halls of a space mausoleum.

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Preparing some simple syrup for New Year French 75s

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My little tribute upon finishing @freyamarske's A Restless Truth — A Doyenne Martini. A classic cocktail with a spicy Bureaucrats Gin twist.

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And to celebrate, I made this delicious Old Gods Old Fashioned. Rye and the very last of my Calvados, with peychauds bitters and a smoky scotch float. Drinking it won't bring back your apples, though.

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Not a book drink: Martinez with coffee and pimento bitters.

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Currently muddling my way through a German cocktail recipe book from 1934 using Google translate and my one semester of German to try and learn about recipes that would have been popular in Weimar-era Berlin.

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Oh man that's... Vile.

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I will never reveal the Wutang Secret

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Pumpkin-o Perfecto! An Americano Perfecto with a nice pumpkin ale. Not particularly literary, but it's quite tasty.

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@darusha @EddylineNZ It's more subtle than some I've had, but there are definitely spices!

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I'm a simple man. Any time I see a pumpkin ale made in NZ, I will immediately buy a couple. @EddylineNZ have made a delightful one.

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@Mikepalmy @EddylineNZ I sure have. Really liked it!

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@EliasEells I knew you would!

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Note to self: Buy more rum, make some orgeat, mix up some Mai Tais.

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@EliasEells Exactly! I'd be failing in my duty if I let a summer go by without making some! I've never made orgeat before, so if you happen to have a good recipe sitting around...

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@SkyeAkimbo I look forward to your results, in the name of scientific research

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Another #NonaTheNinth drink, but this one is VERY SPOILERY. So Spoilery I'm going to have to put its name in a reply, specially tagged with #nonatheninthspoilers. The drink is two parts rye, one part cynar, one part sweet vermouth, one part dry vermouth.