Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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Two-stage ARC giveaway!

It's time for another ARC giveaway here in my weird little corner of the world. This time, it's going to be a two-fer. Specifically, we're having both a contest and a random drawing. If you comment at all, you'll be entered in the random drawing for an ARC of An Artificial Night. If you comment and participate in the contest, you'll be entered both in the random drawing, and in the judged portion of the giveaway. Ready? Awesome.

Suggested by talkstowolves, our contest for today is:

"Design signature cocktails or desserts for major characters/places in the Tobyverse."

What does the Luidaeg drink on a Friday night? What's Toby's favorite way to get wasted? How many virgin cocktails can Quentin down before he reaches legal age? Whip up something intoxicating and put it in the comments for the world to see.

The random drawing will be held Monday, July 12th. Voting on the cocktail/dessert competition* will begin the same day, and continue through July 15th. As no actual drinking is involved, you don't have to be twenty-one to enter, and there are lots of websites happy to help you out.

(*If we receive fewer than five entries, I won't do open judging, and the prize will be awarded based on how much I want to drink your cocktail or eat your pie.)

Game on!
Tags: an artificial night, contest, giving stuff away, toby daye
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aliciaaudrey

July 8 2010, 02:34:33 UTC 6 years ago

I maintain that Tybalt would drink a catnip *julep*, not a catnip mojito. I posted one before I realized somebody had already done the other, alas. Juleps are made with BOURBON. Which I can totally see Tybalt drinking. However, conceptually too similar. I cede the ground. I WILL JUST HAVE TO GET CREATIVE!!!!

for Tybalt

Royal Claw, or What to Drink When You have Just Successfully Battled All Challengers to your Position as King of the Cat

1 1/2 oz Scotch (I prefer a blended for mixed drink application, personally. Famous Grouse, perhaps.)

1/2 oz Drambuie

1 ounce Goldschlager (make sure you get the sparkly golden bits!!!)

Contents of 2 valarian root herbal supplement pills, broken and stirred in (note that valerian root relaxes people and makes cats hyper. I, uh also don't recommend mixing booze with valerian root in real life--too many downers. However, Tybalt is immortal, so he can take it. I don't think mint would work as well flavor-wise, given the addition of the goldschlager and it's hot cinnamon profile, which is why I subbed the powdered valerian root here--it doesn't taste excessively minty-like dry, unlike catnip--AND as a special bonus, it has a rather musky smell!)

Serve neat.

Would probably also be excellent dropped into a nice, cool Guinness, rather like a "Christmas Pudding" (that's Drambuie, southern comfort and Guinness. Yum!). I mean, except for the whole "Really, seriously, don't actually mix liquor and valerian root" part.

seanan_mcguire

July 8 2010, 16:42:02 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, NICE.

tikiera

July 13 2010, 18:32:57 UTC 6 years ago

Didn't make it a Julep, 'cause I though the catnip would go better with the citrus, then with the bourbon. :)

keristor

July 14 2010, 13:02:04 UTC 6 years ago

Oh dear, I hadn't before heard of Goldschläger. Cinnamon schnapps with gold! I'm a cinnamon junkie, I put it in almost everything if I have a chance. I am going to have to get some of that stuff...

(I generally prefer single malts if I'm drinking Scotch straight, but you could well be right about using a blend instead in a cocktail, I'll have to try that.)

What could we use instead of the Valerian for mortals? I gather that catnip is also a depressant.