{"id":420,"date":"2023-07-12T16:16:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T20:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2023-07-12T16:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T20:16:26","slug":"gaias-elixir-drink-inspired-by-earth-the-board-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"Gaia&#8217;s Elixir: Drink inspired by &#8220;Earth&#8221; the Board Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>by Zaida Marrero<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earth by Maxime Tardif (<a href=\"https:\/\/insideupgames.com\/product\/earth-board-game\/\">Inside Up Games<\/a>) is a visually stunning game that deserves a visually striking drink. Gaia\u2019s Elixir (in reference to Gaia, the ancient Greek goddess personifying the Earth) is a refreshing and herbaceous cocktail that incorporates the colors of Earth, and its floral aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cocktail combines the refreshing flavors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationgin.com\/\">gin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/st-elder.com\/\">Elderflower liqueur<\/a>, lime, orange, and mint, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/bols.com\/products\/bols-blue-curacao-liqueur\">blue cura\u00e7ao<\/a> adds a vibrant blue hue reminiscent of the Earth&#8217;s oceans. The layered effect created by the tonic water adds visual appeal, especially when paired with the vibrant blue of the blue cura\u00e7ao.The garnish of cucumber wheel and hibiscus flower adds a touch of natural beauty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheers to Earth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.171:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink.png 1170w, https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 1\/2 ounces gin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 ounce blue cura\u00e7ao liqueur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 ounce Elderflower liqueur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 ounce simple syrup *optional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A handful of fresh mint leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ice cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soda water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hibiscus flower in syrup &#8211; make simple syrup of 1:1 water to sugar and&nbsp; \u00bd of dried hibiscus flowers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pour blue cura\u00e7ao liqueur into a highball glass filled with fresh ice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a cocktail shaker, muddle a few mint leaves to release their aroma and flavor. *You could add cucumber as an optional step.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the gin, lime juice, orange juice, elderflower liqueur and simple syrup to the shaker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill the shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds to chill the ingredients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strain the mixture into the highball glass filled with fresh ice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add cucumber to glass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top the glass with soda water to your desired level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garnish with hibiscus flower.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Game Night&nbsp; Tips<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch this drink being done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehungrymeeple\/video\/7251690605087067435?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7199627577543001643\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could make this drink in a jar and mix it at time of serving. The layered effect will mostly disappear when mixing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to our podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/2023\/07\/06\/podcast-episode-4-earth-board-game-dinner-party\/\">Earth Board Game Dinner Party<\/a> to learn about our guest\u2019s experience before and after playing the game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other recipes inspired by this game are: <a href=\"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/?p=416\">Cornmeal cakes<\/a> with berries, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/?p=415\">smoked pork over tortillas with three sister salad.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is very gratifying sharing drinks and&nbsp; food with friends and family and playing a game afterwards makes the experience even better. Give this recipe a try and share your experience and your inspirations too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth by Conor McGoey (Inside Up Games) is a visually stunning game that deserves a visually striking drink. Gaia\u2019s Elixir (in reference to Gaia, the ancient Greek goddess personifying the Earth) is a refreshing and herbaceous cocktail that incorporates the colors of Earth, and its floral aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,17,18,20,44],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-cocktail","tag-drink","tag-earth","tag-inside-up-games","tag-zaida-marrero"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gaia-elixir-earth-board-game-drink.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehungrymeeple.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}