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Assassins Creed

This is another of our classics after Pokemon Sloe and Skyyrum this is our next biggest seller, like the Assassins Creed franchise our Assassins Mead cocktail has seen a few iterations over the years, choose whether you use the chocolate coins to distract guards or snack.

Ingredients

  • 50ml Mead
  • 25ml Spiced Rum
  • 25ml Dark Rum
  • Juice Half Lime
  • 50ml Cloudy Pineapple Juice
  • 50ml Ginger Beer
  • Chocolate Coins
  • Boston Shaker
  • Ice
  • Half-pint tankard

Method

In a shaker mix, mead, spiced rum, dark rum, lime juice and the cloudy pineapple, shake heavily and strain into the tumbler, top up with ginger beer and serve with the chocolate coins on the side.

The Game

Assassin’s Creed is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first installment in the Assassin’s Creed series. 

The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191, with the plot revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins, based upon the Hashshashin sect. The player is, in reality, playing as a modern-day man named Desmond Miles, who, through the use of a machine named the “Animus”, is allowed the viewing and controlling of the protagonist’s genetic memories of his ancestors, in this case, Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad, a member of the Assassins.

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Pokémon Go

Our version of the classic Bramble, inspired by Pokémon Go this Pokémon Sloe has berry sweets on the side which help catch pokemon in the game and should help you impress whoever this drink is being made for.

Ingredients

  • 30ml Sloe Gin
  • 15ml Chambord
  • 50ml Gin
  • 10ml Grenadine
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Juice of half a lime
  • 50ml Lemonade
  • Berry Sweets or Blackberrys
  • Boston Shaker
  • Cocktail picks
  • Ice
  • Tumbler

Method

Like a Pokeball this is made in two parts, first up the red half, shake the Sloe gin, Chambord and grenadine and pour into the tumbler, next shake together gin, the lemon and lime juice, strain and slowly add the mixture and top with lemonade. Garnish with sweets either on picks balanced on the glass or to the side.

The Game

Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. A part of the Pokémon franchise, the game is the result of a collaboration between Niantic, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. It uses the mobile device GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player’s real-world location. The game is free-to-play; it uses a freemium business model and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items. The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to around 600 by 2020.

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The Witcher 3

If there’s ever a chance to mix a drinking term and a game you can guarantee we’ll be taking advantage of that opportunity, for The Pitcher 3, this carafe is meant to copy the Toussant Red and be the perfect drink to sip alongside a game of Gwent.

Ingredients

  • 20ml Lilet Rose
  • 20ml Chivas Regal
  • 20ml Peach Aperitif
  • 50ml Ginger Beer
  • 50ml Coke
  • 25ml Lemon Juice
  • Red Grapes
  • Ice
  • Boston Shaker
  • Mini 250ml Carafe or Wine glass

Method

Add ice cubes to your carafe to chill. In a Boston shaker, add Lilet, Chivas, Peach Aperitif and 25ml of lemon juice, fill with ice and shake well. Strain into your carafe over the ice and then top with ginger beer then the coke. Serve with the grapes on the side.

The Game

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by Polish developer CD Projekt and is based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third main instalment in The Witcher’s video game series played in an open world with a third-person perspective.

Players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer (known as a Witcher) who is looking for his missing adopted daughter on the run from the Wild Hunt, an otherworldly force determined to capture her and use her powers. Players battle the game’s many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete main-story and side quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to

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PUBG

With Master Chief on ice until the new Xbox console, we had to look at other Xbox titles and settled on PUBG as the title was a console exclusive and the excuse to do a drink with a frying pan! (Iconic in the game due to a bug that made it bulletproof which developers left in) I didn’t realise how many would mysteriously vanish.

Ingredients

  • 125ml Tomato Juice
  • ½ teaspoon Worcester sauce
  • ½ teaspoon Tabasco
  • ½ teaspoon of horseradish sauce
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 1 pinch Chili Flakes
  • Lime wedge
  • 40 ml vodka
  • 20ml cold brew coffee
  • Chicken Salt
  • Roast Chicken Crisps
  • Mini Frying Pan
  • Ice
  • Highball glass

Method

Start by running a lime wedge around the rim of a half-pint glass then dip in chicken salt to garnish then set aside for the Bloody Mary.
Like a standard Bloody Mary with a few house tweaks, combine all the remaining ingredients and stir continuously in a tall glass with ice until chilled.

Serve with a frying pan full of chicken crisps.

The Game

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is an online multiplayer battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. The game is based on previous mods that were created by Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene for other games, inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, and expanded into a standalone game under Greene’s creative direction. In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves. The available safe area of the game’s map decreases in size over time, directing surviving players into tighter areas to force encounters. The last player or team standing wins the round.

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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Flaming dragon punches have been a staple of series icon Ken since Street Fighter 2, this is another re-release improving on our original Sweet Fighter 5 cocktail.
Our Sweet Fighter V: Barcade Editon takes its drink inspiration from a classic Pimms but taking things turbo with Red Bull tropical.

Ingredients

  • 1 Can Red Bull Tropical
  • 25ml Tanqueray Sevilla Orange Gin
  • 50ml Pimms
  • 10ml Overproof Rum
  • Cucumber slices
  • Apple Wedges
  • Grapes
  • Strawberry
  • Orange Wedge
  • Mint Sprig
  • Mixed Sweets
  • Paper Bag
  • Lighter/Matches
  • Ice
  • Highball glass

Method

Take the Tanqueray Sevilla, Pimms and add to a highball filled with ice and fill with fruit.
Open the Tropical Red Bull and pour the overproof rum into the rim of the can, light and serve by pouring into the Pimms mix and the sweets on the side.

The Game

Street Fighter V is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 4 and PC in 2016. 

Street Fighter V carries on the 2D fighting gameplay of its predecessors, in which two fighters use a variety of attacks and special abilities to knock out their opponent. The game features the EX gauge introduced in Street Fighter III, which builds as the player lands attacks and can be used to either power up special moves or perform super combos known as Critical Arts, although the Focus Attacks from the previous game have been removed. New to this game is the “V-Gauge”, which builds as the player receives attacks and adds three new techniques: V-Skills, V-Reversals, and V-Triggers. V-Skills are special attacks unique to each fighter; for example, Ryu can parry an attack while M. Bison can reflect projectiles, some of which build V-Gauge when successfully performed. V-Reversals allow players to use a section of the V-Gauge to perform a counter move whilst being attacked. 

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Super Mario 3D Land

In 2014 we were asked by BAFTA to create drinks that could be served up at the Game Awards after-party taking inspiration from the nominees in the best game category. This tribute to the creator of Mario and if not the father of modern gaming, at least a founding father, Shigeru Miyamoto. Our Miyamojito gives the Mojito a Japanese twist and includes a boozy nod to Mario’s favourite powerup.

Ingredients

  • 40ml Sake
  • 1 tsp Gomme syrup or plain sugar syrup
  • 15ml lime juice
  • A generous helping of mint leaves
  • 100ml Soda
  • Ice
  • Highball glass
  • Button Mushrooms
  • 50ml Japanese Rum
  • Butter
  • Matches or Lighter
  • Frying Pan

Method

Start by creating your rum-soaked Mushrooms, add some oil and butter to a frying pan, sweat off the mushrooms then add your rum, flambee, drain and leave to chill.
Muddle the mint in a glass and top up with ice, pour in the sake, sugar syrup and lime juice, stir until chilled, top up with lime and more fresh mint. Finish by placing the mushrooms on top of the glass.

The Game

Super Mario 3D Land[a] is a platform video game in the Super Mario series developed and published by Nintendo for their 3DS handheld game console. It was released worldwide in November 2011 and was the first Mario game to be released for the 3DS. A sequel, titled Super Mario 3D World, was released for the Wii U (Rest in peace) in 2013.

Super Mario 3D Land and its sequel are unique from other games in the Mario series, as they combine elements from both traditional 2D Mario side-scrolling games and modern free-roaming 3D Mario games. It also introduces elements into the series, including power-ups and gameplay mechanics. The main story is similar to previous Super Mario titles, following Mario’s efforts to rescue Princess Peach, who has been kidnapped by Bowser.

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Cyberpunk 2077

The Afterlife Bar in Nightcity names cocktails after famous regulars thought to have died in a spectacular fashion, thought to have been vaporized in a nuclear blast this drink is a tribute to his supposed demise. With Keanu Reeves playing the character in-game trailers it seems Afterlife may have been too hasty on the tribute, enjoy getting Cyberdrunk with the Johnny Silverhand while it’s still on the menu.

Ingredients

  • 2oz (60ml) aged tequila
  • 1 teaspoon agave nectar
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange twist
  • Chilli
  • 30ml Splash Mexican Beer
  • Edible Silver
  • Tumbler Glass
  • Ice

Method

Prepare your tumbler/rocks glass by rubbing an orange wedge & chilli around the lip of the glass and dip into the edible silver, tap the base of the glass to remove the excess.
Mix your agave, bitters and tequila over ice and slowly stir, pour into your silver glass and finish with beer, roll for constitution and enjoy.

The Game

Cyberpunk 2077 is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by CD Projekt Red. It is scheduled to be released in November 2020. Adapted from the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG franchise, the story takes place in dystopian Night City, an open world with six distinct regions. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customisable mercenary called V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery, an arsenal of ranged weapons, and options for melee combat.

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Hitman Absolution

With a franchise as iconic as Hitman, we had plenty to work with and decided we wanted to capture the variety of kill styles and create a set of drinks that took on both the visual style and classic themes of the Hitman series… but first, we needed a ‘victim’

The studio was an interesting place to be that day, with glasses of booze meeting air rifles and samurai swords… it was messy – but an awful lot of fun. Seven glasses lost their lives that day for a total of four final images, which although a fairly good ratio, clearly any slip ups wouldn’t be seen as acceptable by a certain barcoded agent…

To draw attention to the (borderline offensively) bad ‘Absolut’ semi-pun, we used different flavours of the Swedish spirit for each image.

Ingredients

  • A complete disregard for health and safety
  • Long Island Mix (1 part Gin/Vodka/Rum/Triple Sec)
  • Fresh Lime Juice
  • 100ml Lemon/Lime Soda
  • Plus your choice of execution from
  • Headshot: 25ml Absolut 100 Proof Vodka
  • Cut Down: 25ml Absolut Citron Vodka
  • Drowned: 25ml Absolut Peach Vodka
  • Burned: 25ml Absolut Peppar
  • Highball Glass
  • Ice

Method

Choose your “death” ingredient. Pour all the long island alcoholic ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain the mixture into a highball glass over ice. Top with the lemon-lime soda and fresh lime juice. Drink up and watch your back agent.

The Game

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. It is the fifth instalment in the Hitman series. Before release, the developers stated that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise. The game was released on 20 November 2012.

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Deus Ex

Following on from our two previous drinks for Resident Evil and Alice Madness Returns, we were working in the office and killing time on the Guardian Gamesblog chatterbox page. The topic turned to what Loading does and people started pitching puns like “Gin and Sonic”, forum member ‘Cunning Stunt’ then mentioned ‘Deus Ex on the Beach’ and with the sequel Human Revolution coming out we got in touch with Square Enix pitching the drink idea as part of the release.

Once we had permission we stayed pretty true to the classic ‘Sex on the Beach’ recipe with Peach Schnapps, Triple Distilled Vodka, Orange and Cranberry juice. This has been augmented with Goldshlager to bring in the iconic Deus Ex: Human Revolution ‘golden shards’.”

Ingredients

  • Glass
  • 10ml Grenadine, 
  • 25ml Peach Schnapps, 
  • 150ml Orange Juice, 
  • 50ml Cranberry Juice, 
  • 50ml Goldschlager.

Method

Fill the glass with ice and start by pouring the grenadine, archers and cranberry juice. Next carefully pour the orange juice into the glass so it layers on top of the grenadine/archers/cranberry mix, to finish pour the Goldschlager over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top of the  juice, serve.

The Game

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is an action role-playing video game developed by Eidos Montréal and published worldwide by Square Enix in August 2011. It is the third game in the Deus Ex series and a prequel to the original Deus Ex.

Set in the year 2027, Human Revolution focuses on ex-SWAT officer Adam Jensen, who is employed as a security officer for Sarif Industries, a company on the leading edge of advanced and controversial artificial organs dubbed “augmentations”. An attack on Sarif Industries that apparently kills researcher and Adam’s ex-girlfriend Megan Reed also leaves Adam critically injured. To save him, company CEO David Sarif subjects him to an extensive augmentation procedure: six months later, now recovered and possessing advanced augmentations, Adam sets out to pursue his attackers and the shadowy organization behind them. The story explores themes of transhumanism, the growing power of megacorporations, and their impact on social class.

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Resident Evil

After word about the bar slowly spread, Capcom got in touch to see if we were interested in creating a drink for one of their franchises. Brainstorming followed, we dismissed the Mega Man-hattan which made a debut years later and Final Sprite 3 was vetoed. After sketching drinks based on common elements in the games (Ink ribbons, herbs, zombies) this led to a bar regular suggesting the T-Virus and after some refinement and testing, the drink concept came together, for our ‘G&T Virus’ we were going to need syringes. A lot of syringes.

Ingredients

  • Highball Glass
  • Ice
  • 15ml Grenadine
  • 25ml Sloe Gin
  • 5ml Blue Curacao
  • 5ml Midori
  • 10ml Gordon’s
  • 10ml Bombay Saphire
  • 200ml Sprite
  • 5ml syringes
  • lime juice

Method

Take a highball glass and fill with ice, start the cocktail by pouring the grenadine into the bottom of the glass, add the sloe gin and stir. Carefully pour the sprite down the side of the glass (this is to help keep the Sloe nicely layered at the bottom) Next take two shot glasses and mix together Blue Curacao and Bombay Saphire in one (T-Virus) and Midori and Gordon’s (Antivirus) in the other. Fill a different syringe with each mix and balance on the glass.

The Game

Resident Evil, known in Japan as Biohazard, is a Japanese horror media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom. The story follows outbreaks of zombies and other monsters created mainly by the Umbrella Corporation.

The franchise began with the video game Resident Evil, released in 1996. It has grown to encompass numerous sequels of various genres, incorporating elements of action, exploration, and puzzle-solving, and storylines inspired by horror and action films. Resident Evil is Capcom’s best-selling video game franchise, with over 100 million units sold worldwide as of May 2020. The Resident Evil live-action film series is also the highest-grossing film series based on video games.