Light of my Life recipes

Drinks of LOML part 2 of 6. 

Macy was a difficult one to figure out, which I think is pretty appropriate since it's Macy. I put way more thought into this than I'm prepared to admit. At first, I planned on making something loud and aggressive - a boozy punch in the face. 

And that would've been appropriate for Chapter One Macy I think, but the thing about Macy, and really everyone in LOML but I think Macy especially, is that she's undergone so much development over the course of the story. She's still fundamentally the same person, but she's found peace, and it's changed her. So I don't want to do a loud, boozy punch in the face anymore. I want to take something that maybe has a bit of a reputation, and give it an adult makeover. 

To that end, here's the "Classy as Fuck" Margarita. 

Classy as Fuck Margarita

• 1.5 oz (~45ml) Reposado Tequila 

• 1.5 oz (~45ml) fresh lime juice 

• .75 oz (~20ml) Cointreau 

• .5 oz (~15 ml) agave syrup 

• pinch of salt 

Fill a margarita glass or Old Fashioned glass with ice and set aside to chill. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the shaker is frosty. Strain into the glass over the fresh ice and serve with a lime wheel garnish. 

Sarah is going to make a wonderful mother, don't you guys think? There's some sleepless nights ahead of her, but she has a warm, patient, nurturing temperament and I think she'll do just fine.

Obviously, Sarah's cocktail had to be dairy-based. I took the typical Milk Punch recipe and guided it into a Tiki direction, partially because I just like those flavors, and partially because the warm, Christmas spices of Angostura and allspice feel like a big, cozy hug. Here's "The Mother's Embrace"

The Mother's Embrace

• 2 oz (~60ml) whole milk

• 2 oz (~60ml) Half and Half

• 2 oz (~60ml) dark rum

• .75 oz (~20ml) honey syrup (recipe follows)

• .25 oz (~7ml) St. Elizabeth's Allspice Dram

• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

• a few drops of vanilla extract

Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake (without ice) for 10 seconds, until frothy. Add ice and shake until the shaker is frosty. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice, and garnish with ground nutmeg (or better yet, freshly grated nutmeg).

Honey syrup - 1:1 ratio of honey and water. Microwave for 30 seconds to loosen up the honey and stir or shake vigorously until the honey dissolves.

Wrapping things up with Brooke. I really really like Brooke. In any other game, she might be my favorite girl. I can't say enough good things about her. She's fun, passionate, energetic and sexy. Work wouldn't be the same without the Asshole Bomber.

I wanted to make her a drink that reflected that fire and that passion that makes her such a great character. To me, that means cinnamon and passion fruit, which is a surprisingly delicious combination of flavors. And a shitload of rum helps too. Here's Burning Passion:

Burning Passion

• 1 oz (~30 ml) lime juic

• 1 oz (~30 ml) grapefruit juice

• .5 oz (~15 ml) passion fruit puree

• .75 oz (~22 ml) cinnamon syrup (recipe follows)

• 1.5 oz (~45 ml) dark rum

• 1.5 oz (~45 ml) Jamaican rum

• 5-6 dashes Angostura bitters