so, we’ve already held intense discussions over the controversial issue of What Peeta Drinks, and beer seemed to garner the most approval, what with its manliness and connection to the baking industry (YEAST Y’ALL). and while i would *love* to see a brewery name one of their beers after my main HG squeeze, FYA can’t just wait around for that to happen! we need to get our peeta drink on NOW, esp. cos he’s rotting away in some prison, probably being tortured by president “bloody breath” snow, and MY NERVES CANNOT HOLD OUT UNTIL AUGUST, OK YOU GUYS? WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MESS AROUND WITH FANCY COCKTAILS WHEN PEETA’S LIFE IS ON THE LINE.
given this sense of urgency, i came up with a cocktail that’s quick, easy and most definitely captures the awesomeness of mr. mellark.
first, you need to grab a bottle of bourbon. bourbon is, like, the southern gentleman of whiskey, and peeta is most definitely a gentleman.
next, get thee to a liquor store that carries bärenjäger, a honey liqueur straight outta of germany. not only is it fun to say, it’s also extremely tasty (and really, not that hard to find). like peeta, bärenjäger is v. sweet (AWWW!), plus honey is a popular baking ingredient. and did i mention that the label features some great artwork? because it does. OH LOOK HOW I TIED THAT SHIZZ TOGETHER!
next, get a glass, preferably a manly, highball-style one (for demonstration purposes, i had to go with one of my tiny sarah-hand-sized glasses, cos that’s all that i keep in my apartment. sorry!).
DIRECTIONS:
1/2 bourbon*
1/2 bärenjäger*
if you want yr drink to be more like peeta at the beginning of HG, aka total sweetheart, add more bärenjäger.
if you want it to be like peeta by the end of CF, aka BADASS, add more bourbon.
*actual amount is directly proportional to the intensity of the hunger games. and also, you know, yr level of lushness.
i guarantee, the mellarky will make you want to START A REVOLUTION, SON. or, at the v. least, indulge in a bit of *malarky* (HAR HAR).
and you better believe the Official FYA Mockingjay Release Party will feature both the Katniss and the Mellarky, aka shizz is gonna be OTC!!!! by the end of the night, i guarantee we’ll all be pulling a Haymitch.
so cheers to you, peeta! rest assured i will be drinking many mellarkies between now and august to, you know, keep up the good fight! and by that i mean, bourbon makes me a more patient person.
(and yes, i am drinking in my jim jams and robe. because i am extra classy)
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Look at that wee little glass! I really want to try this after you told me about it in Houston. Yums! I’m blanking on the mellarky reference, however.
I’ll get on that brewery thing.
ha ha, meredith, peeta’s last name is mellark.
and yeah, tell matt to MAKE ME A PEETA BEER! i guarantee it will sell like hotcakes… at least, when erin and i are around.
haha OH RIGHT. These names just don’t stick in my head, since they’re so very much not names.
This had me LOL-ing. I love Peeta. I need to find me some of that honey liqueur.
lysh, go get that honey liquer!! you know, for peeta’s sake (<– unintentionally awesome word play).
Nice! I think the Mellarky and the Katniss would pair nicely with some hot croissants now.
ooh, mellarky sounds FANTASTIC. and i don’t usually drink any brown liquor.
i’m dying for august. my dad and i had a really fascinating prediction discussion just the other day! he had some hard core ideas.
I could use a Mellarky right now. I could use twelve.
Okay, Gale, we promise your drink is next. It’ll probably involve Jaeger, and be consumed by fratties on 6th Street, though. If I have any say over it!
All this talk of croissants and drinks is making me with these next couple of hours here on the Reference Desk would hurry by so I can go home and partake in the deliciousness.
And this post further confirmed why this is my new favorite blog. I could see Peeta sipping on this while painting and baking. Although, I wonder if he has an aversion to drinking after being around Haymitch.
And yes I know shame on me for commening while at work but hey this is research!
porcelinajune, um, when else would you read blogs if not at work? i mean, some people even WRITE their blogs during work!!! not that i would know anything about that.
hey, porcelinajune, it’s TOTALLY kosher to read book blogs at the ref. desk. at least to this librarian it is. and, um, maybe even write for book blogs. def. work-related fun!