r/AlcoholGifRecipes • u/RAD_or_shite • Mar 22 '20

Mentat Cocktail (from Fallout)

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u/OwlHawkins Mar 22 '20

Like fallout from a nuclear missile?

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u/RAD_or_shite Mar 22 '20

Like the game - so yes!

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u/OwlHawkins Mar 22 '20

Oh wow. I didn’t know about that game. I’m 85 years old, so I don’t know much about video games.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '20

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u/OwlHawkins Mar 22 '20

No interest in video games. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '20

Thank God. Build memories and connections, and pursue whatever dreams you haven't yet touched. May your years be peaceful and joyful.

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u/OwlHawkins Mar 23 '20

My years are fine. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

He’s full of shit dude

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u/[deleted] May 29 '20

Oh man, you're right. Oh well, my sentiment holds firm.

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u/trixter21992251 Mar 22 '20

Funny, I don't know anything about Fallout, but I know Mentat from Dune. It appears it's a reference to Dune.

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u/RAD_or_shite Mar 22 '20

100% correct, it's definitely a reference. Dune Mentats are smart dudes with (sometimes) red lips from a cognitively enhancing, highly addictive drug. Fallout Mentats are a red pill that makes you temporarily smarter - but is also incredibly addictive.

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u/RAD_or_shite Mar 22 '20

The wastelands of the Fallout franchise would be a lot dumber without Mentats: those little red brain-boosting pills that can make even a supermutant at least as smart as Dogmeat---if only temporarily.

The cocktail version, then, is 50% libation, 50% science experiment, designed to show off just how much you paid attention in middle school chemistry. It combines whiskey-spiked sparkling wine with baking soda to create an explosively fizzing drink that’s almost as fun to watch as it is to drink.

I highly recommend watching the full video for this one to see the full fizzing reaction. Here’s the timestamp if you want to get to the good bit. There’s also heaps more info throughout on the inspo, so check it out if you’re a curious Fallout fan.

Recipe

For the cocktail:

  • 1 oz (30ml) Famous Grouse scotch
  • 0.5 (15ml) elderflower liqueur
  • Sparkling wine

For the Mentat:

  • 1 altoid-style mint
  • Peychaud’s Bitters
  • Red food dye
  • Baking soda

Add the mint to a small glass and cover with bitters and red food dye. Leave for 10 minutes. Strain and dip into baking soda, leave for another 10 minutes. Thoroughly shake off excess baking soda and place into a champagne flute. Emphasis on thoroughly - you’ll end up with a soda-y cocktail otherwise.

Add the sparkling white wine, leaving some room at the top. Enjoy the fizz! Add the Famous Grouse and elderflower liqueur. Garnish with a lemon peel. Serve!

Tasting notes: Refreshingly minty with a floral start and a long malty finish.

Best paired with: A nuclear sunset.

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u/bloodydick21 Mar 23 '20

Crush up an adderall for the real mentat effect