Taste Testers Wanted

[seemstressed]

Name: un: taru
Date: 05/14
Format: video

Hullo again! I hope everyone is well!

<sub>[Yes that's right Aefenglom...your favourite Lalafellian entrepreneur is back and has clearly been...busy? She seems to be in her kitchen, a set of distilling equipment behind her, various metal and glass containers connected with piping and tubing to create an apparatus that's purpose soon becomes clear. The confident little lady is proud of herself as she stands on a chair in all her three feet of glory, large glass bottles grasped in each hand. The one on the left sports a liquid with a light blue hue to it and what seems to be golden flecks that shimmer as they float about. The other bottle though holds a liquid that looks like a rosé in color, seemingly innocent enough, until one notices the small but very apparent wormlike larvae whose bio-luminescent skin gives off a faint green glow.

She gives each of the bottles a shake, the flakes and larvae floating about respectively.]</sub>

I've been attempting to recreate a few of the most popular spirits one can find in Ul'dah and I've almost managed to get the recipe juuust right! Of course it isn't perfect, as ingredients here are a bit different to what's available in Eorzea...but so far I'm happy with the result! The blue one here is said to make the drinker see stars if they have too much of it and this one _{[Yeah, the worm one...]} well they say if you can down a whole bottle you'll be strong enough to take down a rampaging goobbue with your bare fists!

_{[She sets the two bottles down on the table so she can talk with her hands, as one does.]}

While these spirits suit my own palette just fine, I wanted to survey how other Mirrorbound might find them, so I'm looking for willing taste testers, if you will! The more the merrier. If you like what you taste I'll give you a bottle of it to take with you. If you don't, then I'll buy you a drink of your choosing.

_{[What's there to lose, right?]}

And speaking of brews...does anyone have a particular favourite drink from where they hail from? If so, what is it? I'd love to hear about it, alcoholic or otherwise!

<sub>[For science, naturally.]

((ooc: 4th wallers welcome!))</sub>

Comments

video! un: kirstein

[trost]

[ Jean doesn't actually know what sort of being he's looking at, but she also seems fairly nice, so he'll keep his blunt comments to himself for one. Mikasa's shorter than she should be. That's something that could have happened to Tataru, too. How unfortunate ... He's 6'2" now and proud of it and would hate to turn into a dwarf. ]

Guess I can't turn down a free drink. [ Then, the larvae floating around in one of the bottles at the back catches his eye. The rose colour looked pretty appetizing, but he's not so sure about this now. ]

Wait. That looks more like a specimen ... What are you trying to feed us?

video; un: noctgar

[eluci]

Is there a reason for the bug in the second one?

[Priorities.

Clearly not high on his list of preferred drink additions, judging from the face he's making.]

[seemstressed]

_{[Good idea Jean, it's best not to insult Lalafell. They don't take it well.]}

A traditional Ul'dah spirit - or well, a replication of one, to the best of my abilities. The larvae is intentional. They're added to the drink to offset the sweetness and give it a slightly sour aftertaste.

[seemstressed]

Of course. They're added to the drink to offset the sweetness and give it a slightly sour aftertaste.

The other spirit doesn't have them though.

video, un; nocturne

[synchroswim]

<sub>[He's not a big drinker, but free is free, right? And that blue one does look pretty!

His attention is fixated on the gold flecks dancing around, and the small fins on his ears perk up in curiosity after a few moments.]</sub>

What's the blue one taste like?

voice; un: brumeling

[inlikethebrume]

[Tataru what the fuck? Why is there fucking worms in that drink? Just because she's Warrior who ate some crazy shit doesn't mean she can't be leery.]

While I can see the obvious, what are those specks in the blue one?

[Does the Alchemist need to worry and get out of her self imposed semi-isolation if this is going to go up in flames?]

[seemstressed]

Fruity, but with a crisp, full bodied flavour. It goes down rather easy, and is especially potent if you mix it with white wine.

_{[Okay Tataru...]}

[seemstressed]

_{[WOW OKAY IT IS TRADITIONAL you've been to the markets in Ul'dah you've seen their spicy insect section...don't knock it until you try it!]}

It's not gold, I'll tell you that much.

_{[It's fine...nothing could possibly go wrong with Tataru's Home Brew.]}

[inlikethebrume]

[LOOK, SHE SNIFFED AN APHRO POTION WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS. She's leery!]

That doesn't ease my mind.

[seemstressed]

It's edible! I swear it! It's just a bit of berry skins dried, crushed and enchanted to look gold.

[inlikethebrume]

[A sigh of relief.]

Alright, I can handle that at least.

[seemstressed]

Besides...it isn't as if I'm lying in a heap somewhere after sipping it. I've already tried quite a bit white concocting each brew. Henry helped taste test as well and he's fine!

[synchroswim]

I gotta be real, I don't know a lot about what goes with what, but uh...

_{[Should he? It seems like a dumb idea........]}

It's safe for fish, yeah?

_{[He is all about dumb, wild ideas.]}

[seemstressed]

_{[She's about to say it pairs well with fish but that might not go over well, especially when she recalls how she told Lapis she'd made jewelry out of Lapis before. Yeah. Just gonna...not.]}

I would imagine so?

_{[Aquatic Beastmen drink brews so why not?]}

[trost]

[ he looks 40 in this icon i am sorry he is only 19 ... anyway ]

But that's an insect. An insect in a drink. Isn't that gonna taste kinda gross ...?

[eluci]

I guess that's a reason, but not good enough to justify a dead bug in your drink.

What's the stuff in the blue one?

[Hopefully not bug pieces.]

[seemstressed]

Don't knock it until you try it. It's tradition.

_{[Aka don't be culturally INSENSITIVE Noct!]}

Flecks of dried fruit skins, enchanted to look like gold.

[seemstressed]

_{[And Tataru is 22...respect your elders Jean.]}

No? Spiced insects are a common part of Ul'dah's cuisine. It isn't as if the insect rots either. The alcoholic content of the spirit keeps it from doing just that.

Besides, you don't have to eat the insect. You're only supposed to eat it if you make a bet to with someone else while drinking.

[inlikethebrume]

[Off camera, man. Off camera.]

Well, if you haven't been harmed by it I suppose there's no harm.

[But she's drinking it in her office away from people.]

[trost]

[ they have to earn his respect wow ]

I guess the world is vast after all. [ This is like learning about 'seafood' for the first time, only he already knows what bugs are so he knows that he doesn't want to eat one. ] I'm probably gonna hurl a little if I tried to drink something with a bug in it, so I'll pass on that for now.

[ HE STILL WANTS ALCOHOL THO. Lord knows he needs it to cope with everything he has to deal with. ]

Anything special I should know about the blue one? [ Is it also, bugs ... ]

[seemstressed]

None at all! If you mix it with a bit of white wine it's even better.

_{[Read: more potent if you turn it into a dank sangria.]}

[seemstressed]

It's fruity and packs quite a punch, especially if you mix it with white wine.

_{[There's a reason why she said it'll make you see stars.]}

[inlikethebrume]

[She still has to think in order to write words! Mira does not need to get White Girl Wasted, ok? She did that already and passed out on the Exarch's couch once.]

Shouldn't I try it in its natural form before mixing first?

[seemstressed]

Oh most definitely.

[inlikethebrume]

Good, I'll do that then.