In a world where the X-Men never existed and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants have banded together to make their last stand. What has led Magneto and these warped X-Men to these dire circumstances - and who can save them all? We find out this week with Age of X.
Drink to to make sense - Confused? Why not be confused AND drunk.
Who the fuck is this? - when ever you don’t know who characters are, take a drink.
X Marks the Spot - Every time the character X is mentioned or speaks, take a drink.
Scott Summers is Sullen - Every tim Scott Summers aka Baskalist aka Cyclops is moody, take a drink.
Cocktails
The Mohawk:
- ¾ ounces tobacco syrup (see recipe below)
- 2½ ounces Rye Whiskey
- ½ ounces Bonal Gentiane-Quina
- Dash of Decanter bitters
- Lemon twist, for garnish
For Tobacco syrup:
- Dried whole leaf tobacco
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups granulated sugar
To make tobacco syrup: Bring cold water to a boil in a saucepan, add sugar, then lower heat. Next, add dried tobacco leaf and stir constantly until sugar dissolves completely. Test if sugar is completely dissolved by using a metal spoon to scoop up a small bit of syrup. Tilt it over the pan and watch carefully. There should be no crystals in the liquid. Let syrup cool to room temperature. Pour into a clean glass jar and refrigerate.
To make The Mohawk: Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker. Stir with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Reaper
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Bacardi 151 rum
- Dash of grenadine
Pour Kailua rum into a highball glass. Add two ice cubes and pour the grenadine over them for a red tint.
Legion
The drink's ingredients include
- 1 1/2 oz Scotch whiskey,
- 2 1/2 oz red wine,
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec,
- 1 splash of VSOP or other brandy,
- 1 splash of Grand Marnier,
- 1/2 oz of pineapple juice
- a cherry and mint for garnish
Kill all of them
- 1/2 oz Blue Curacao Liqueur
- 1/2 oz Green Crème de Menthe
- 1 tsp Everclear
Pour the green Crème de Menthe into a shot glass. Add blue Curacao, top with Everclear, and ignite. Take care, and extinguish before consuming
Next week Archie, one of the longest-running titles in comic book history, is rebooted here in this full-color collection that brings together two of the most talented creators in comics, Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Together they create a surprising and definitive take on Archie's origin--a story that has never been told. The book will captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal. If classic Archie is a Saturday morning cartoon, this new series is prime time!
Episode 73 - Age of X, is out on September 4th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
