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Tastes of Terror – October 13

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October 13: Heart of Darkness

This drink is a fun science experiment to wow drinkers. When mixed in front of them, it’s a fun surprise to see orange and grape sodas transform into an inky black drink. You may need to experiment with different brands as some sodas, while clearly purple and orange, create more of a muddy color than black.

The trick to this drink is that the orange and grape sodas MUST be orange and purple, not just flavored appropriately.

Taste profile: sweet

Ingredients:

  • 1 part rum
  • ½ part whiskey
  • 2 parts orange soda – it must be orange colored and flavored
  • 2 parts grape soda – it must be purple colored

Build the drink in your glass over ice. I recommend adding alcohol first and then pouring the two sodas simultaneously to perform a lovely science experiment for your guest.

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Tasting: Island Coffee

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I originally encountered a version of this drink which was called Polynesian Coffee.

I saw a guy make it in a restaurant but couldn’t remember how it was built beyond there being coffee and fire involved, so I faked it. Suffice it to say this is a show stopper of a drink that is guaranteed to impress anyone watching and satisfy their taste buds when they finally drink.

In a large clear glass coffee mug mix the following –

Ingredients:

1 part 151 rum – to light on fire
1 part Kahlua (or other coffee liqueur)
1 part Jameson Whiskey (or your favorite whiskey)
1 part Grand Marnier
1 part Irish Cream
Sufficient coffee to fill the mug

Process:

Your first step is to pour the 151 rum into the coffee mug. I recommend using a wand lighter to get down to the alcohol and light it on fire. It will have a lovely blue flame that fills the mug.

While it is burning pour in the coffee liqueur, whiskey, Grand Marnier, and Irish cream.

Add the coffee, leaving a little space at the top of the glass.

If it’s still burning douse with whip cream – odds are somewhere during the liquid additions it will go out so just add the whip cream anyway.

Tasting:

Look: Rich dark brown of coffee. The whipped cream will slowly diffuse into the liquid causing it to become a creamy brown at the top.

Smell: hints of chocolate and nut. A classic coffe roast smell with just a little alcoholic burn to tickle the nose.

Taste: coffee on steroids. You’ll taste the flavor of your favorite coffee but there are hints of cocoa, orange and a woody flavor from the whiskey. The whipped cream will smooth out the burn of the alcohols.

Aftertaste: the cocoa flavor and the hint of orange tends to linger longest. The alcohol burn should dissipate quickly and not ruin the aftertaste.