Chappy Hour: A Blacklight Borealis for Observing the Moon

Sneha Madhavan-Reese’s Observing the Moon (Hagios Press) is a stellar collection of poems that shine a light on family and generational memory, and journey into the darkness of a paradoxical world. Our ALU resident mixologist Tan appropriately pairs an earthy drink with a poem titled “Cocktail” in this edition of Chappy Hour.

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Observing the Moon collects interesting moments from the daily life of the poet, Sneha Madhavan-Reese. To find a worthy cocktail pairing, I sought out a drink made from simple ingredients, but that was interesting in execution, just like the poems. The cosmological theme sealed the deal for me. NB. This cocktail requires a blacklight to see the aurora effect.

The Cocktail

What You Need:
  • 2 oz Gin
  • 9 oz Tonic Water
  • 3 oz of Pink-Lemonade Concentrate
  • Ice
  • A blacklight
 What To Do:
  1. Mix gin, tonic and lemonade concentrate together in shaker.
  2. Add ice to glass, ready your blacklight.
  3. Pour contents over ice, hit the overhead lights and enjoy the glow.

The Book

Take a shine to our Blacklight Borealis cocktail? Read a longer excerpt from Sneha Madhavan-Reese’s Observing the Moon.* * *And for still more drinks & poetry, click here for more Chappy Hour.

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