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Chappy Hour: A Flight of Deadly Sins + Sin Eater

In Angela Hibbs’ third collection, Sin Eater, the poems take the seven deadly sins for inspiration and arrangement. Each section of this book explores a different sin: Pride, Greed, Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, and Envy.

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In Angela Hibbs’ third collection, Sin Eater, the poems take the seven deadly sins for inspiration and arrangement. Each section of this book explores a different sin: Pride, Greed, Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, and Envy.This week’s selection is all about Gluttony, thus, I think drinking the full flight of seven sinful shooters is in order!
What to drink:
Pride

4 parts Plantation Dark rum

3 parts Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac

1 part peach liqueur

1 part lemon juice

1 part sugar syrup

Greed

1 part Blue Curacao

1 part elderflower liqueur

3 parts Champagne


Sloth
Vodka in a ice-cold shot glass spritzed with dry vermouth


Gluttony

1 part Banana Liqueur

1 part Mango juice

1 part Fever Tree ginger beer

1 drop rosemary bitters


Lust 

8 parts Haswell’s Gin

4 parts lime juice

2 part sugar

1 part lychee liqueur

1 drop of rose water

Wrath

4 parts Don Julio Tequila Blanco

2 parts Cointreau

2 parts white Creme de Cacao

1 part sugar syrup

And a lime wedge


Envy

1 part Jagermeister

1 part Basil sugar

1 part La Fee absinthe
(recipe source)What to read:
Click here to read an excerpt from Sin Eater.

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