The Mysterious Benedict Society + The Black Dove
‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ by Trenton Lee Stewart is mystery written for Young Adults. And while I am not usually a consumer of YA, this is a well written and enjoyable read - basically, just straight summer fun. This story revolves around four gifted orphans, Reynie Muldoon, George "Sticky" Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire, who are recruited by way of some ridicules testing to be secret agents. They have to save the world by figuring out how to stop people from being completely wiped clean of their memories by the evil genius Ledroptha Curtain. It is written with the young adults in mind, so of course there is a happy ending (Published by Little Brown and Company)
The Black Dove
(As seen in Instagram via @cornerclub & featured on @best_cocktai_)
The children have many adventures in the midst of their secret agent-ing. But, the kids are most terrified of the Waiting Room and its highly memorable stickiness, dark viscous mud, and various creepy crawlies. When I saw the color of this cocktail it just screamed Waiting Room and, luckily, the name (The Black Dove) is rather secret agenty too. Plus, enough of that pepper infused tequila and you will have your own amnesia to deal with.
The Black Dove
- Tequila infused with black pepper
- St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- Yuzu Cordial
- Lime
- Pink Grapefruit
- Soda
