To make a Hell’s Kitchen.
I know it's a long shot, but I'm wondering if there are any published instructions for making Wing Commander specific beverages? I'd love to be able to whip up a Hell's Kitchen or that blue stuff from Prophecy - preferably using 21st century ingredients.
According to Star*Soldier, a Hell’s Kitchen is equal parts bourbon,Tennessee and Brimstone whiskeys with a splash of Tobasco.
Now, I have no idea what Brimstone whisky may be like, but I somehow envision it being stronger, more potent stuff (much like those rough and tumble colonist types).
But still, three of the four ingredients are whiskeys of one kind or another. Lets take a quick look at the ingredient(s).
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Knowledge College: Whisky 101
-Rye whiskey (which must be at least 51% rye) is known for imparting what many call a "peppery" flavor to the whiskey, and it also has a bitter quality.
-Bourbon whiskey (which must be at least 51% maize/corn) is noticeably sweeter, and tends to be slightly heavier bodied than rye.
-Corn whiskey (which is made from a mash made up of at least 80% maize/corn) is good ol’ moonshine.
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That said, I present to you my down and dirty recipe for a Hell’s Kitchen:
1/3 cup Bourbon whiskey (Jack Daniel's or something like it)
1/3 cup Rye whisky (Jim Beam or something like it)
1/3 cup Corn whisky (Everclear or something like it)
1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
Instructions: Mix ingredients together, stirring or shaking violently, serve in a slightly clean glass in a crowded bar.
Now if that is to expensive or (gods forbid, complicated) simply pour yourself a glass of straight whisky of your choosing, shake a Tabasco bottle into it once or twice, and light the damn thing on fire, because while I don’t know the scientific explanation for it, fire makes it good.
Kanpai!