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For me it has always been the following. Frankly, I feel your pain. First job I had in a proper cocktail bar had 85+ cocktails and alcoholic coffees that i had to know off by heart. Repetition was the only way I could get them drilled into my head. My method was as follow; three copies of the cocktail recipes. One copy at work, one copy under my pillow (yes, seriously), and one copy in my work bag. Read one copy before bed, and then when waking up in the morning. Read the copy in my work bag on the bus as I went to work, read the other copy before my shift. Post it notes - I used these to help me remember the drink recipes that I was struggling with. I would have post it notes placed on the window above my toilet, on the cupboard above the sink etc etc having someone test me on the recipes on a regular basis. I’m sure my girlfriend at the time became very fed up with this part of it pretty quickly. That being said, she’s now my wife, so maybe it wasn’t that bad :) More on reddit.com

Recipe

• 2 oz (60ml) Stolen gold rum

• .50 oz (15ml) rich plum simple syrup

• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

• 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake thoroughly to chill. Strain into your chosen vessel. Serve!

Background

First up, time to shill: I make video games into cocktails over at Experience Bar. If you like this weird niche hobby of mine, there are loads more recipes over there.

On to the drink!

When you’re making a drink based around a vampire game, there aren’t many options. Kindred aren’t known for their appetite for martinis, after all, and if you don’t come up with something thick, red and bloody-looking, it feels like you missed the point.

And so it is with Vitae, inspired by Vampire: The Masquerade. Making a cocktail around the one substance no vampire could do without is an obvious choice, but there is a madness to the method. Just ask any Malkavian.

Rather than just chucking some grenadine in vodka and calling it a day, this deep red concoction is designed to be much like vitae is described in-game: a sweet, guilty pleasure, equally sustaining and draining at the same time; inherently more-ish. Velvet soft and fruity with a hint of spice, it’s a slow sipper perfect for a quiet night in.

But be sure you don’t drink too deep or too often. The Beast is always waiting to pounce…

Hope you guys enjoy.

P.s. if you’re a fan of the tabletop Masquerade, you might like the Potion of Healing from Dungeons & Dragons too.

None of these take your fancy and want to make a suggestion? Always appreciate a suggestion over at ExperienceBar.

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