Fancy a bite? Well this is the room for culinary delights ........ oh by the way......... blood is definitely off!

For those looking for something a little different, try this one for a blood substitute;

Vampire Cocktail

3/4 oz. Dry Gin

3/ 4 oz. French Vermouth

1/2 tsp. Lime Juice

Shaken with cracked ice; strain into a chilled cocktail glass

This occult food is a pungent herb that has had a wide use against evil, and has become synonymous with protection against vampires and their kind. Depending on the part of the world you find yourself in will depend how you use its properties. In China and Malaysia it is rubbed on the heads of children. In the Philippines the chosen spot is the armpit.

In Slavic lands, including Transylvania it is hung from doors, windows or is worn around the neck. Also in these regions cloves were stuffed into the mouth, ears and nostrils of a corpse to ensure that no evil could enter.

Absinthe aka 'The Green Fairy'

This cloudy, cold, liquorice tasting drink goes back to the 19th century when it was popularly consumed by the Parisian bohemian set; Oscar Wilde, Van Gough, Picasso etc. It even makes a brief appearance in 'Bram Stokers - Dracula'. It was banned in many countries at the start of the 20th century for being a mind destroying drink. This being allegedly attributed  to potential poisonous qualities of a herb called wormwood, but it was in fact Pernod's 115-proof potency that caused most of the problems! The French brand Pernod was by far the most popular. It was stylishly served in a two-piece glass. The liqueur was placed in the upper part and allowed to drip over sugar cubes and ice into the bottom. The resulting drink was cloudy.

The 'Green Fairy' was a phrase attributed to the mind altering effects attributed to the liqueur, sometimes compared to those of LSD.

Today the drink has it's own rituals, based on those of before. A shot of absinthe is poured into a glass. A teaspoon of sugar is dipped in so that it absorbs the absinthe. The sugar is lit and burned so that the sugar bubbles and caramelises. The melted sugar is poured into the glass and stirred. An equal measure of water is added to the absinthe. Enjoy! .... and dance with the Green Fairy!

Absinthe (ab'sinth), noun,

1 : wormwood; especially : a common European wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

2 : a green liqueur flavored with wormwood or a substitute, anise, and other aromatics

"Absinthe is a wonderful colour, green. A glass of absinthe is as poetic as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?" - Oscar Wilde

If you want to experience it for yourself you can buy it from Green Bohemia.

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Fancy a drop of the 'real' stuff, genuine red, which tickles of the old taste buds then look no further .........

Real Vampire Wine

from the Old Country....Transylvania!!