Norse Mythology + The Night Porter
“Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman is a novel that pays homage to his long time inspiration from ancient mythology. This book stays very close to the original myths, but is shot through with Gaiman’s voice and humor. A vastly entertaining read that starts with how the Nine Worlds came to be and continues into the stories of the gods including Odin, Thor, and Loki. Absolutely bloated with blood, gore, giants, wars, tricks, mistakes, wine and mead. Don’t wait until Ragnarok - grab yourself a drink and get ready to dive into a new version of an ancient world. (Published by W.W Norton & Company, Inc.)
The Night Porter by Jeff Holliger
(As seen on Insatgram via @cocktaildetour)
With all the wine and mead being drunk in copious amounts throughout this book, it is easy to want to pour yourself a glass of either and call it good. But, after seeing The Night Porter by Jeff Holliger it is clear that this is a drink for for gods. There is magical quality of absinthe and port combining to create a sparkling portal to another world that possibly only Heimdall can see into. Plus, the sanguine red quality of the drink might bring the reader/drinker the gift of poetry like the blood of Kvasir. Stop by the Absinthe Brasserie in SF + grab this cocktail… but don’t forget your book.
The Night Porter
- 1oz dry vermouth
- 0.75oz Absinthe
- 0.75oz Port Wine
- 0.5 oz Mezcal
Stir with ice, strain + pour… drink some magic
“Once he had been dead, and mead had been brewed from his blood, but now he was alive once more.”
