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Cocktail of the month: The Devil's Eyes

Devil's Eye
Brent Holmes
Brent Holmes

You know absinthe has arrived when the preferred beverage of dissolute, flounce-sleeved poets is now available as a slushy. I’m sorry: frozen libation. That’s the earthly form taken by Therapy’s Devil’s Eyes, a blend of Lucid absinthe, Marie Brizard anisette, sangria, rum and hearty jiggle of various fruit juices. But fret not: This isn’t a cloying sugar bomb in avant garde drag. It’s sweet, yes, but surprisingly complex, coming off as something like a frostified Good & Plenty, with the sharp lash of black licorice playing nicely with the jungle of fruit. If you want to take your first dance with the green fairy, The Devil’s Eyes might be your gateway drug.

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As a longtime journalist in Southern Nevada, native Las Vegan Andrew Kiraly has served as a reporter covering topics as diverse as health, sports, politics, the gaming industry and conservation. He joined Desert Companion in 2010, where he has helped steward the magazine to become a vibrant monthly publication that has won numerous honors for its journalism, photography and design, including several Maggie Awards.