It's 5 o'clock on a Friday, and so it begins... One author's foolish quest to concoct recipes for all of the fictional cocktails in her fantasy series.

This will almost certainly end poorly.

(a thread)

If you're wondering why I own so much eclectic alcohol, it's because my fiancé has recently gotten into mixology. And also because I just lugged a bag back from the liquor store that was 25lbs and 400 proof.

The fantasy series in question is THE SHADOW GAME series, a YA/crossover trilogy that takes place in the so-called "City of Sin."

There are 3 cocktails, each having 2 versions, one for the seedy part (North Side) and one for the bougie part (South Side).

First up, the Gambler's Ruin. The drink for when you're on a winning streak, a liquid tempt of fate.

(Note: the North Side is supposed to be gaudy and ostentatious. I did not intend this drink to taste good. The City of Sin canonically has terrible taste. But here goes!)

So... if I were a Sim, my mixology skill would barely grace a 2

According to the book, the drink contains bourbon and coffee liqueur. Also a cherry.

For some reason I really thought there were orange bitters but maybe I made that up? (Joke's on me. I made it all up.)

Ok... I take back what I said? This is delicious? Damn, I really did not expect Levi to have taste.

It looks massive but that's just the giganto ice cube.

My only question is if the ice is the right choice at all. SHOULD this drink be watered down? (It strong.)

I'll ponder this question as I sip. I'm also going to give it another try, this time with less whiskey and more coffee liqueur, because my fiancé claimed it mostly just tasted like bourbon (vERY rude of him, I know)