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Too Hoth to Handle

We move on to The Empire Strikes Back with “Too Hoth to Handle,” which Tales & Spirits serves in a Darth Vader goblet. The bar compares the Rebel Alliance’s battles against the Empire to Scotland’s struggle against the English empire in the eighteenth century. Tales & Spirits also draws another parallel between the Jacobites’ defeat at the Battle of Culloden to the Rebels’ defeat on Hoth. Just as the Rebels went on the run after the Hoth battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie went into hiding on the Isle of Skye—where he reportedly created a special elixir that became Drambuie, a key component of this drink. (It’s a stretch, I know, but the Vader head goblet is pretty cool.)

•2 ounces Amontillado sherry

•2/3 ounce Drambuie

•2 dashes of Spanish bitters

•2 dashes of Force tincture

•2 slices of orange

Shake, strain, and serve over crushed ice in a Darth Vader goblet. Garnish with homemade maraschino cherries, mint sprig, and dehydrated orange.

Photo credit: Jeff Cioletti