Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!

This year for Samhain season I’ve dug out my Lovecraft Film Fest DVD’s. And with the Search For Tiki taking a hiatus from their 13 Nights of Tiki Frights this year,I’ve decided to dig up some Cthulhu-themed drinks. Here’s one that will have you seeing other dimensions. Ia,ia!

Mix #232 Cthulhu Waits Dreaming

4oz gold rum
1/2oz dark rum
1oz brandy
1/4tsp absinthe
3.5oz grapefruit juice
1oz lemon juice
1oz cinnamon syrup
1oz orgeat
fresh seawater***

***(don’t actually use seawater,dissolve sea salt in tap water)

Rinse drinking vessel with saltwater. Shake other ingredients with ice and strain into vessel over fresh crushed ice.

From Lovecraftian mug makers Horror in Clay comes a drink that should really be shared. I halved it for one. There’s a lot going on with this. The cinnamon comes forward with citrus and absinthe flavors and a salty finish. A very complex drink. Good enough to make it again,but I’d actually advise skipping the salt water rinse,unless you’ve got family from Innsmouth.

Remember folks: That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die. Ia! Ia!