5 game and cocktail pairings

Playing board games is the perfect excuse to get together and share a few bites. And then, what if we added a little drink to enhance these moments of pure pleasure?

5 cocktails for 5 board games: our team will introduce you to 5 cocktail recipes that pair well with 5 incredible board games.

1. 

CHAKRA by Blam!  *

Chakra offers, in a Zen atmosphere, to grind your brain in search of inner tranquility. Collect gems to find harmony, circulate them through your body to align your chakras, and be careful not to be disturbed by negative energies! The most peaceful player will win the game!

THE AGREEMENT:

AVIATION

You will need:

1 1/2 oz Royal Blue gin

1/2 oz Maraschino cherry liqueur

1/4 oz lavender syrup

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Edible flowers for decoration

Simply:

Add all the ingredients in a shaker.

Add the ice cubes & shake with ambition.

Double-filter in a previously cooled cup.

Garnish with the edible flowers.

2.

THE GAME EN VERT by Oya *

The Game: in Green and Against All resumes the rules of The Game with some changes. There are only 2 piles on the table, one going up, one going down. The cards are of 5 different suits and a card, regardless of its value, can always be put on a card of the same suit. Each player has only 2 cards in hand and must play one and only one during his turn.

THE AGREEMENT:

GIN FIZZ

You will need:

2 ounces of Jardin Verde gin

1 ounce of lemon juice, freshly squeezed

3/4 ounce of simple syrup

1 egg white

Club soda, to supplement (about 1 ounce)

Simply :

Add the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously (without ice) for about 15 seconds.

Add 3 or 4 ice cubes and shake vigorously until the mixture is cool.

Double-Filter into a previously chilled glass and top up with club soda.

3. 

CODENAMES by Iello *

Codenames is an idea-matching game for 2 to 8 players in which, divided into two teams, you play as either a master spy or an agent on a mission. To find out what code name your informants are hiding under, listen carefully to the clues given by the two Spy Masters and be careful not to contact an enemy informant, or worse ... the dreaded assassin!

THE AGREEMENT

ESPRESSO MARTINI

You will need:

2 oz of coffee liqueur

1/4 oz Mission Kosmos Vodka

2 2/3 oz chilled espresso coffee

Ice cubes

Simply:

In a shaker filled with ice cubes, pour the coffee liqueur, vodka and espresso coffee.

Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds.

Filter the contents of the shaker into a martini glass using an ice colander.

Garnish with small coffee beans.

4.

CODEX NATURALIS by Bombyx

Assemble the pages of Codex Naturalis, the secret manuscript that lists the species of the four kingdoms living in primary forests. Place your cards according to the resources they give you to complete objectives and craft the richest manuscript.

THE AGREEMENT

BASIL SMASH

You will need:

2 oz Jardin Verde gin

1 / 2oz of fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz of simple syrup

8-10 basil leaves

For the preparation:

Lightly pound the basil leaves at the bottom of the shaker using a pestle.

Add all the ingredients to the shaker.

Add the ice cubes then shake as if there was no tomorrow.

Double-filter into a highball glass filled with crushed ice

Decorate with basil

** PLEASE NOTE, THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH**