3 Bloody Good Cocktails to Kick off the New Season of True Blood!

Dip your fangs into these cocktails while you watch Sookie, Bill and Eric Northman in HBO’s ‘True Blood.’

-PJ Gach

There’s going to be a feeding frenzy of lustful thoughts when True Blood’s new season explodes on TVs across the nation Sunday night. We’ve found three mixed drinks to celebrate seeing Eric shirtless, Bill brooding sexily and more. One of the drinks is named after Eric’s bar, Fangtasia!

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Basil Hayden’s Sookie’s Virtue (Created by LA Mixologist Joel Black)

1 1/2 parts Basil Hayden’s® Bourbon

8 Red Grapes

2 Raspberries

3/4 parts Lemon Juice

3/4 parts Floral Tea Syrup

Floral Tea Syrup:

Combine 1 part of your favorite freshly brewed floral tea (Jasmine, lavender, chamomile, etc.) with 1 part sugar.

Stir until sugar is completely dissolved and refrigerate.

Directions:

Muddle red grapes, raspberries, lemon juice and floral tea syrup in a mixing tin.

Add Basil Hayden’s Bourbon and shake vigorously for 7 seconds.

Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a grape and raspberry.

Fangtasia and a True Bloody Mary cocktails up next!