D&D 5E Full Drink Menu To Make Taverns Memorable

Put something else besides whiskey on the bar, whether that's lively quicksilver mead, tasty scumple, or thimblebrew microbrew.

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Get drunk with this flavorful EN5ider entry in the Enchanted Trinkets series, this time bringing to bear 14 different unique drinks worth the extra coin—and maybe even a spot in the party's inventory.

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Dark elven absinthe would be sweet!
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That makes me think of just how well the whole dropper over a sugar cube laden spoon absinthe louche fits woven tropes. Even the absinthe spoons look like something you might expect elves to make :)
First showing the spoon and manual dripping
Second with a dropper and instead of spoon and tray but with some explanation
And the long explanation
 
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Fey: "Want to know how dew collected from mountain top glens glows when you make this particular beverage with bubbly spring water? Magic!" 😋
Don't forget that one of the primary components contains thujone(an antipsychotic prescription drug) and another is poisonous :).

Fwiw there is no risk there, you would die dozens of times over from alcohol poisoning before getting enough of either from drinking absinthe to effect you. Absinthe is delicious if you don't get green vodka, I recommend st Georges or Lucid. Lucid is the traditional pale yellow green but St Georges has a more interesting complex botanical taste imo
 
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Don't forget that one of the primary components contains thujone(an antipsychotic prescription drug) and another is poisonous :).

Fwiw there is no risk there, you would die dozens of times over from alcohol poisoning before getting enough of either from drinking absinthe to effect you. Absinthe is delicious if you don't get green vodka, I recommend st Georges or lucid lucid is the traditional pale yellow green but St Georges has a more interesting complex botanical taste ino
In a D&D setting, drinking Absinthe might be more commonplace and safer thanks to spells such as Cure Poison. ;)

I am more of a Mountain Dew fan anyway. ;)

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In a D&D setting, drinking Absinthe might be more commonplace and safer thanks to spells such as Cure Poison. ;)
It's actually fairly common given that it was illegal in the US between 1912 & 2007. Prior to the ban it was very common in some areas. Most people don't know a big absinthe glass serving only uses about an ounce or less & it's an expensive bottle that looks even moreso if you expect to drink it like most other spirits.

I am more of a Mountain Dew fan anyway. ;)
Fun fact #1: mountain dew was originally created to be a mixer for whiskey & the name is one of the slang terms used for moonshine during prohibition :D
"Didn't you know that Red Bull is an actual Potion of Flying? It literally gives you wings!" 😋
Fun fact #2, people drink redbull with vodka because all of the stimulants mixed with alcohol do weird things in conjunction that are probably bad for you.
 

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