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Tru Blood Beverage For True Fun

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Who'd have thought that blood was just a little bit carbonated? In the world of Tru Blood it is - citrus flavored too. As a kid you probably enacted something you saw on TV or in a movie during play time. It didn't work like it did on screen, but it still felt fun, and you got to identify with your favorite characters. A whole generation of Star Trek fans do this on a somewhat regular basis. Tru Blood, the beverage, is a movie prop come to life for your hip vampire wanna-be moments. With the popularity of the undead at record levels - from vamps to zombies - it makes total sense to release a real (err, less blood-like) version of the synthetic blood beverage from the HBO series Tru Blood.

The bottle has be pretty perfectly replicated, along with the label and the color. To my knowledge there is just one "blood type" available, O Positive. The creators of the drink wanted the look and feel (not taste) of the drink to resemble as much as possible the product from the series. Check the gallery below for a long list of ingredients included to make the drink just viscous enough, with the right mixture of "blood red" and "punch red" to make the drink fun as well as appetizing. The label remarks that it is blood orange flavored. I can sort of taste that, though it feels more like citrusy fruit punch on my tongue. There is a mysterious quality to the taste, being very sweet, thick going down, and expensive. Actually, given how sweet it is, it isn't that caloric. A whole bottle is one serving size and 99 calories. Part of that is thanks to the addition of sucralose (Splenda) in addition to cane sugar in the drink. For this price, I am happy to see the omission of high fructose corn syrup.

When is a non-alcoholic beverage a luxury item? When it costs about $30 for four bottles. $29.95 is what you will pay (with shipping) to get a four pack of Tru Blood. You can buy it in larger amounts though, but not for much less I presume. A luxury item should be unnecessary, fun, and make you feel good (while being a little decadent). Tru Blood delivers in that department. Envision the drink being the star of a vampire theme or Halloween party, or even just a good prop to have around while watching the upcoming season 3 of the television show. The drink website even offers suggestions on cocktails made with the stuff. Add vodka to enjoy a "Fangbanger," or how about mixing Tru Blood with Citron, Cointreau, and lime juice for a "Plasmopolitan." Personally, I am going to go enjoy another glass. With each sip my ongoing thirst for human blood decreases, just a bit. Learn more or get some Tru Blood beverage here.

Ariel Adams publishes the website aBlogtoRead.com.

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Nespresso goes Single-Malt with the new Pure Origin Grand Cru

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

It looks like Nespresso – the Swiss company that's making a killing off selling individual espresso capsules for their popular machines – is taking a page out of the scotch whisky playbook with its latest release. Called the Pure Origin Grand Cru, the series comprises three special edition coffees, each coming from an individual plantation – not unlike a single-malt scotch – instead of most blends that draw from numerous sources. The idea, beyond providing a unique flavor, is to support the local ecosystems, making this a green initiative as well as a premium one.
The series includes the Indriya which hails from a plantation in India, the Rosabaya from Colombia and the Dulsao from Brazil. Although pricing and availability have yet to be announced, you can expect to pay a special premium for these premium roasts.

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Ooba, Sparkling Hibiscus Drink

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Forgoing the alcohol at a summer event can sometimes make you feel less than festive. One way to get around that is to try a different type of drink. Ooba is the first sparkling hibiscus flower beverage. The drink is made with purified water, hibiscus extract, pure cane sugar and and natural flavor essences. It comes in six flavors blending hibiscus with lime, orange, vanilla, pineapple and blackberry flavors. The makers of Ooba say that the Hibiscus Sabdariffa Extract has benefits including the reduction of high blood pressure and lowering bad cholesterol levels. I can't speak to that but it is pleasant with floral and berry notes and makes a nice change from the usual fare. A 12-pack sells for around $24.

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The $51 Margarita

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Filed under: Dining, Spirits

When you think of environments where you might find an outrageously expensive drink a western theme with beef brisket and bull-riding probably doesn't come to mind. But then all kinds of strange things happen in New York, and the restaurant located in Rockefeller Center called Johnny Utah's is no exception. That expensive drink is a $51 margarita called the Vault, and it's made with Herradura Suprema tequila, grilled lime juice, and agave syrup. Seems pretty simple, but then usually simple is best.

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The World's Most Expensive Beer

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits

There are different ways to measure it, but it seems pretty clear that the exclusive title of "world's most expensive beer" goes to Vielle Bon Secours, which is available in London in a bar called Bierdrome and sells for around $39 a pint. Anybody ever had it? Is it worth that kind of cash?

Other contenders on the list include Samuel Adams limited edition Utopia, which sells for $100 per 24 oz bottle, and a mystery beer that some poor sap in New Zealand accidentally paid $2,595 for a pint of.

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