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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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The October Day(e)

1 mug warm mulled cider
1 shot Meyers Rum
Juice of 1/4 lemon
1 tsp. honey
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
3 thin slices ginger
Garnish with a cinnamon stick or an orange slice

The Bannick (May I...clean you?)
4 parts prune juice
2 parts vodka
1 part Cointreau
1 part blackberry brandy
Garnished with a blackberry

The Redcap
5 parts beef bouillion
1 part vodka
juice of 1/4 lemon
1 tablespoon tabasco
Worcestershire, ground black pepper & celery salt to taste

The Sylvester
A champagne flute with:
1/2 shot bourbon
1/2 shot pineapple juice
1 thin slice fresh ginger
Fill with champagne

The Rose Goblin
3 parts cream of coconut
1 part vodka
1 part syrup of roses

Shake in a cocktail shaker, serve over ice, garnished with a maraschino cherry with a thorn from the hawthorn tree run through it.

The Rayseline

2 parts Creme de Bananas
1 part Galliano
1 part cranberry juice
1 part pineapple juice
1 part orange juice
1 dash cyanide

Serve over ice. Arrange one of each type of marshmallow from a box of Lucky Charms around the rim of the glass.
Oh, you sooo win, in my opinion. :)

Thanks. I cheated; I used to bartend at frat houses where they wanted me to invent drinks so that they could give them names like The best kinky act with a silk feather I've ever experienced. But I'm not doing any victory laps until after hsifyppah comes up with a drink. She's at least my equal on the subject of potions. :-D

Meanwhile, I wish I could edit entries after my hangover cleared...

On reflection, the Redcap needs some of the blood of your enemy (or tomato juice, if you insist) for color and tonic value, and should be served in a tin can, which you're supposed to eat afterwards. True Redcaps will also drink the brake fluid from Toby's car as a chaser.

The Rose Goblin is too thick to drink. Substitute coconut syrup and heavy cream for at least half the cream of coconut.

Mortals should feel free to adjust the tabasco level on the Redcap to taste and omit the tin can. Also, mortals should leave out the last ingredient in the Rayseline.