An Evening of Mystery Movies and Cocktails with Kanaan & Tilney (and Friends!)
Hello, and thank you for having us today! We're here to talk about our latest Kanaan & Tilney mystery, The Case of the Man Eater. It's about our private eyes, Lowell Kanaan and John Tilney, and their latest adventures solving cases in Boston's praeternatural underground. Praeternaturals are people who look just like normal humans, but have special, paranormal abilities. Lowell, for example, is a wolf shifter, and John is an Elementalist who controls fire.
On an evening off--which doesn't happen often--the boys like to unwind with each other (obviously), a movie, and a beverage. Sometimes their friends, too. So today we've brought you their picks for an evening in, preferably a dark and stormy one, watching mysteries and drinking it up. Mocktail variants too, of course! They've also got opinions from their friends: Mina, Lowell's best friend, Macy, John's housemate, Reggie, the coroner who works with them on the regular and... well, Bob is more of a creepy stalker than a friend. How'd he get in here anyhow...?
Mina’s pick: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and a Sparkling Julep
Mina loves this television series for its lead who is as fashionable as she is badass. This cocktail is both fashionable and badass, as well!
INGREDIENTS
· 6 mint leaves, plus sprig for serving
· 3/4 ounce simple syrup
· 3 ounces Champagne or dry sparkling wine (Mina has been known to go for proescco)
· 1/2 ounce cognac (Mina likes Remy Martin VSOP)
· 1 dash bitters (like Angostura)
· Lemon twist (for garnish)
PREPARATION
Muddle mint leaves and simple syrup in a julep cup or rocks glass. Add Champagne, cognac, and bitters. Fill glass part way with crushed ice and stir gently to combine. Mound more crushed ice on top and garnish with a mint sprig and a lemon twist.
MOCKTAIL VARIANT
Omit the Cognac and replace the sparkling wine by making up a batch of this yummy but non-alcoholic Champagne. Hell, you might not need to make the whole drink, since this is delicious enough. Throw together:
· 2 bottles ginger ale or ginger beer (ginger beer tends to be lighter and have more bite)
· 1 part pineapple juice
· 1 part white grape juice
