Gin Midori Tensei - A Devilish Cocktail

We're celebrating the launch of Mealtime Strategy with a classy concoction based on the Japanese role playing game series, Shin Megami Tensei (SMT). Series fans will remember SMT Persona 3 causing much controversy with the theme of teenagers blowing their heads off to access their hidden Personas... this drink is a bit like that! However your hidden Persona is more likely to wobble about slurring "I bloody love you, man!" than to slay demons.

Midori is a melon flavoured liqueur and was chosen, alongside ginger, to represent Japan. Some of the other ingredients are to provide a boozy backbone and others just because they taste nice but we must point out that this cocktail is only suitable for those above the legal drinking age in your country.

As with all our future recipes, you can learn more about the featured games in our "Inspired By..." section below the recipe.

Interestingly, "Megami Tensei" can translate as "Reincarnation of the Goddess" so perhaps this would be good as a hair of the dog!


Recipe: Gin Midori Tensei Cocktail

Makes one serving, simply multiply the amounts to make a pitcher to share!

Ingredients:

• 1 oz (30 mls) Midori melon liqueur
• 1 oz (30 mls) gin
• 2 oz (60 mls) champagne or sparkling wine (or Mountain Dew at a pinch!!)
• 1/2 oz (15 mls) lime juice
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 slice of fresh ginger

Method:

• Muddle the lime juice, honey and ginger in your serving glass until the honey has dissolved (Muddling essentially means smooshing the ingredients together. Bartenders use a muddling stick, I'd just use a wooden spoon or something!)
• Add the Midori and the gin, then muddle a little more. At this point, you can add an ice cube if you like.
• As gently as possible, pour the champagne/sparkling wine on top of the drink. It should sit on top, so that when you guzzle you get the champagne first, followed by the other flavours.
• Drink it then make another! (Responsible drinking is encouraged :D )

Inspired by...

Shin Megami Tensei

The Shin Megami Tensei series, often referred to as MegaTen, has been a staple of the Japanese RPG industry for over two decades but has only become popular in the West in the past five or six years. Unlike the traditional RPG tropes of orcs and princesses, the MegaTen games are set in the near-future and are more akin to cyberpunk literature than Tolkien.

There are a vast number of games in the series, with some spin-offs having become series in their own right, and with 7 games on the Playstation 2 alone, it can be daunting for a newcomer to know where to start. The Persona games are perhaps the most accessible, with Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES on PS2 being a great value way to get a feel for the series. Persona 3 FES is a standalone expansion on the original Persona 3 and contains a prologue chapter and myriad improvements as well as the original game.

The Shin Megami Tensei series is become increasingly collectable, with USA releases commanding ever higher prices. However, bargains can still be found, especially in the PAL territories. For those in the United States, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is a good buy and is especially collectable considering it also features Dante from the Devil May Cry games. The PAL releases were all, until very recently, amazingly affordable (I picked up two copies of Lucifer's Call/Nocturne for £5 total in Blockbuster last year!) but as more people discover the series, prices are also making moves upwards.

We have set up sections devoted to Shin Megami Tensei in our USA and UK stores, which will be updated as stock becomes available (or not!)

Shin Megami Tensei Store USA

Shin Megami Tensei Store UK


If you are thinking of buying any games in the Shin Megami Tensei series and have enjoyed our recipes, please consider using our stores, as this helps us keep the site up and running. Thanks!!