Vera (Firefly cocktail)

Ingredients:
2 oz. Bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151
1/2 oz. Sake
3/4 oz ginger syrup
3-4 dashes Angostura Bitters

Instructions for Ginger Syrup:
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup fresh diced Ginger
In a pot or large pan, add the water, sugar, and half of the ginger in the beginning.  Boil for 1-2 minutes while mixing. Then add the other half once the first batch gets mushy. This makes it nice and spicy.  Let sit until everything is nice and syrupy, then remove from the stove and let cool. 

Directions: Add ginger syrup and bitters to an Old Fashioned Glass.  Next add the rum and whiskey. Fill with cubed ice then float the Sake on top. Before drinking, give the glass a quick swirl to lightly distribute Sake.

Note from the creator:

I figured if Jane would drink a cocktail, it would be one of the original and manliest of cocktails, and Old-Fashion. But in the Firefly universe, American and Chinese cultures have mixed, so I felt it needed an Asian twist. This is where the ginger syrup and Sake comes in. The Bacardi 151 bumps the manliness factor of this drink up by giving a much higher alcohol content, plus the Bacardi gives an extra spicy, smokey flavor. Enjoy yourself a Vera.

“This is my very favorite gun… I call it Vera” -Jayne Cobb 

Drink created and photographed by Eddie Strickland.

The Eeveelution of Shots (Pokemon shot set)

Ingredients:
Eevee:
1/4 simple syrup
1 oz Bourbon whiskey
dash Angostura bitters
dash Orange bitters

Vaporeon:
3/4 oz Blue Curacao
3/4 oz Vodka

Jolteon:
3/4 oz Limoncello
3/4 citrus Vodka
1/4 tsp sugar to dissolve

Flareon:
1 oz Fire Water (Hot Cinnamon Schnapps)
1/2 oz Bacardi 151 
1 pinch cinnamon

Espeon:
1 oz Hpnotiq
1/2 oz Gin
1/8 oz Grenadine 

Umbreon:
1 oz. Kraken Black Spiced Rum
1/2 oz Coconut rum

Leafeon:
1 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Light rum
1/3 oz. Gin

Glaceon:
3/4 oz Irish cream
3/4 oz Ice 101 peppermint schnapps 

Directions: All of but two of the shots (Flareon and Glaceon) can be made simply by mixing the ingredients in a shot glass.  For Flareon, layer the Bacardi 151 on top and light on fire.  Sprinkle the pinch of cinnamon over the fire for a cool effect.  For Glaceon, layer the Ice 101 peppermint schnapps on top of the Irish cream.

“Because its genetic makeup is irregular, it quickly changes its form due to a variety of causes.” -Pokedex entry for Eevee in Pokemon Black and White

Drink created and photographed by Eddie Strickland.

Gods of Death Love Apples (Death Note Cocktail)

Ingredients:
1 oz. brandy
1 oz. dark rum (preferably Coruba. Myers’s Dark Rum works as well)
1 dash of angostura bitters 
4 oz. apple juice 
1 apple 

Directions: Mix the brandy, rum, and bitters in a separate glass.  Crush a little bit of apple in a rocks glass to add a bit of flavor.  Add the alcohol, apple juice, and ice.  Serve with an apple garnish.

Drink created and photographed by Eddie Strickland. Thanks for the submission!