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Maybe The Reason Stormtroopers Were Such Bad Shots Was Too Much Gin

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Give your bar a geeky upgrade with these cool Stormtrooper Gin Bottles from UK outfit Firebox. The set comes with two bottles filled with gin from Bimber Distillery, which happens to be the official distiller of the Empire.

You get two gins: London Dry Gin that tastes like juniper berries, peppery spices, pleasantly dry and earthy notes with a gentle citrus finish. Then Sloe Gin that tastes like fresh berries with a kick of pepper, sweetness meets tangy sour, slightly creamy and softly fruity. I’d like to mix both of them together for maximum Stormtrooper drunkenness, but sadly they won’t ship these to the US. On the other hand, if you’re in the UK, drink up!

After a few drinks, you might just be as clumsy and random as a Stormtrooper with a blaster. These guys couldn’t hit the broad side of a bantha with an AT-AT. Fix yourself a martini or three, and you’ll be firing just like them and pouring your next drink outside of the glass. What the hell is wrong with these guys anyway? They must have like two hours of training in Stormtrooper school. They can’t even walk through doors without hitting their heads.

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The Homemade Gin Kit

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There’s somewhat of a debate among liquor aficionados over flavored Vodka. Some say it’s crap. If we’re talking about stuff like Raspberry Vodka, flavored with artificial coloring and chemicals, we tend to agree; it’s very college Freshman pillow party. But then there’s gin. You could argue that gin is flavored Vodka as well. And it is. But the way in which the flavoring is achieved is very different than those other mass market, pink berry… things. The Homemade Gin Kit lets you explore that process at home. No, there’s no distillation involved, since you can seriously harm yourself by distilling something when you don’t know what you’re doing. Instead, the kit takes a bottle of Vodka and makes you “steep [it] with the included juniper berries and carefully selected, hand weighed spices, botanicals, flowers, and aromatics.” Think of it as a homemade pasta sauce kit, where you just add tomato juice and paste, only more fun. 36 hours after you start the process you’ll have a batch of about 750ml of gin, which you can pour in the 500ml and 250ml included bottles. One for you, one to gift and impress your friends with.

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Mix Up Cosmic Cocktails with Gin, Tonic, and a Black Light

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I love the occasional cocktail or two, but I’ve always had to keep it at a minimum. I’ve got my reasons, with the main one being the fact that I turn beet red once I consume even a drop (okay, several drops) of alcohol-laced fluids into my system.

But I doubt I’d be able to contain myself if I came across this cosmic concoction.

As some people claim, the above is a result of Photoshop and a bit of tweaking. But you really can mix up your own glowing cocktails, with the right recipe and  a black light.

Maybe you can even achieve something similar the otherworldly looking mix in the image if you mix it slowly and shine the black light while you do. This is called the Aurora Jungle-Juice cocktail, and once everything settles down, you’ll end up with something that looks like this:

Aurora Drink

It’s basically a mix of either gin or vodka, tonic water, and Rose’s Mojito Passion or Pink Lemonade concentrate. Then add in some ice, bring your black light, and voila! Awesomeness.

You can check out the recipe here.

[via Incredible Things]