We have ranked the official KONOSUBA cocktails

If there’s one factor that many adults all over the world like to do, it is having an alcoholic drink with some pals. Be it beer, ales, spirits, wine, cocktails and different drinks, adults have their favourite drinks. And the most effective locations to get pleasure from your drink is your native pub or bar. In Japan, nonetheless, 1000’s of adults flock to the McDonald’s pub chain The Hub, to get pleasure from a drink or 5. However in an odd twist, The Hub collaborated with the anime KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this lovely world!! to carry followers of the collection cocktails based mostly on the characters for a restricted time. However are the drinks any good? Richard Eisenbeis and I, Ken Iikura-Gross, walked to our native Hub to strive them out.

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The Hub has launched six KONOSUBA cocktails in complete, three of that are alcoholic and three are non-alcoholic. It is a enjoyable combine for individuals who do not like alcohol and provides followers selections in regards to the drinks based mostly on the characters. For alcoholic drinks there are Kazuma, Aqua and Darkness. For non-alcoholic drinks, these are the Megumin, Yunyun and Iris.

The Kazuma is an easy cocktail with three components: peach liqueur, mikan (tangerine) juice and tonic water, garnished with mint and a slice of lemon (I made a mistake within the video). Though it does not say what the peach liqueur is, when you let the drink take up just a little, you may get the distinct taste of Southern Consolation. That is an fascinating liqueur selection as a result of relying in your palette and the way it’s blended, Southern Consolation tastes nice or the precise reverse.

Each Richard and I discovered the drink gratifying. We each acquired the distinct style of the mikan juice with a touch of lemon as an aftertaste. For those who depart it in order that the liqueur, juice and tonic water might be absorbed a bit, you’re going to get just a little extra of the peach taste. However when you let it sit too lengthy after serving, the drink turns into a bit troublesome to drink because the not-so-wonderful facets of the liqueur take over.

It’s best to drink recent and be prepared in about 20 minutes.

If the Kazuma is an easy drink, the Aqua is even easier with two components: lychee liqueur and tonic water with a slice of lemon as garnish. As with the Kazuma, the liquor used within the Aqua shouldn’t be specified. However with its blue hue, it’s in all probability Garuda Blue Lychee.

Richard famous that the colour of the cocktail is sweet. The sweetness hits you first, however as you let it sit in your mouth you get a touch of lemon. Nonetheless, when you depart the Aqua for too lengthy after serving, as with the Kazuma, you’re going to get a fairly disagreeable style. This will must do with the interplay of the sugar within the lychee liqueur with the lemon.

Greatest to drink recent and completed inside 20 minutes

Of the three KONOSUBA alcoholic cocktails, the Darkness is essentially the most concerned. The bottom consists of three components: grapefruit juice, tonic and martini bitters with a grapefruit wedge as garnish. Nonetheless, the menu notes point out that including a particular liqueur shot to the drink provides a definite taste profile. It’s not acknowledged whether or not the martini bitters are cocktail bitters akin to Angostura or the gin and vermouth liqueur generally known as Martini. However since that is an alcoholic drink, it is in all probability the latter, as cocktail bitters are meant extra for added taste than for imparting alcoholic content material to drinks.

Richard and I agree that the fundamental cocktail is nothing greater than grapefruit juice, since there isn’t any different taste than grapefruit. Sure, you get the carbonation from the tonic water, however ultimately it’s a tasteless drink. Nonetheless, when you’re a fan of grapefruit juice, including some martini liqueur and tonic water and even seltzer water can create a easy do-it-yourself cocktail.

Good all-round cocktail when you just like the style of grapefruit.

When you combine the thriller shot into the Darkness cocktail, the drink takes on a distinct taste profile. After including the shot, Richard and I observed that the darkness went from the bitter style of grapefruit to the tart style of raspberries. The grapefruit taste is retained, however the little kick of the shot provides the drink a fruity style. I believe a bar spoon of easy syrup would make the drink a lot extra.

The shot itself could also be some type of raspberry liqueur. Chambord might be essentially the most well-known raspberry liqueur in the marketplace, however I did point out the Jekyll & Hyde liqueur within the video. Nonetheless, my reminiscence did not match the flavour profile of the liqueur, because the Jekyll has a wild berry taste and never a raspberry. Nonetheless, the cocktail is far tastier with the shot in it. Nonetheless, you might want to watch out of the alcohol content material because the shot will enhance it.

Good all-round cocktail when you like a bitter and bitter taste mixture.

The Megumin is an easy non-alcoholic drink with three components: rose syrup, cranberry drink and cola with an orange phase, chopped strawberries and blueberries as garnish. Though the kind of cola shouldn’t be specified, it’s probably Coca-Cola. Nonetheless, when you make this at house, you need to use the cola of your selection.

For full discretion, I attempted the Megumin a few week earlier than this style take a look at. After I first drank it, it had a really sturdy cola style. I could not style the cranberry or the rose syrup. However I had just a few drinks on the time, so it is attainable my style buds did not choose up on the intricacies of the mocktail.

After I style it a second time, I get a very good mixture of cola and cranberry. Sadly for me, these two flavors drown out the rose syrup. Richard, however, loved the mocktail. As he stated within the video, he likes so as to add all types of syrups to his Coca-Cola, so this drink was precisely what he was in search of.

The one factor this drink lacks, nonetheless, is a little bit of chunk. Since Megumin is a fireplace mage, you’ll assume the rose syrup could be cinnamon or another natural syrup. And even including just a little pepper as a garnish or siracha to the drink to provide it that little little bit of chunk might have introduced the drink a lot nearer to Megumin’s theme.

Scrumptious fruity mocktail however wants some spice. If you wish to make it alcoholic, I’d suggest 0.25 oz (about 7 ml) of spiced rum, or probably Fireball spiced whiskey.

Just like the Megumin, the Yunyun is an easy non-alcoholic drink with three components: Sakura syrup, cranberry drink and milk with chopped strawberries and blueberries as garnish. The milk floats above the cranberry drink, giving the Yunyun a pleasant gradation. This makes it essentially the most lovely drink of the six that The Hub gives.

As a drink, the Yunyun could be very innocent. Relying on the place you begin ingesting the mocktail, you’re going to get totally different taste profiles. Richard and I began with the straw and acquired a heavy notice of cranberry, however once I took a sip from the clothesline it was nothing however milk. So imbibing the drink is vital to attaining a wealthy taste profile. Sadly, the Sakura syrup does not end up so effectively. So in case you are a fan of the Sakura taste, it is strongly recommended to barely enhance the syrup content material.

A pleasant afternoon or dessert drink. If you wish to make it alcoholic, 0.5 oz (about 15 ml) of candy vermouth or daring, candy pink wine ought to keep the general taste profile.

The final drink on the menu is the Iris. The non-alcoholic drink might be essentially the most difficult to make as a result of the components are pineapple juice, milk and whipped cream and garnished with mint. Though it isn’t specified whether or not whipped cream can also be added to the physique of the mocktail, it’s also used as a garnish.

The Iris is a deceiving mocktail to say the least. As I famous within the video, I used to be involved that the pineapple juice would overpower your entire drink because the fruit tends to have a powerful taste. However to each Richard and my shock, the Iris is scrumptious. The pineapple juice and milk combine effectively, giving it a creamy texture, virtually like melted ice cream. I ponder, as I discussed above, if whipped cream was added to the drink, as a result of milk alone typically does not offer you that texture.

One factor to make certain of: do not let the ice within the drink soften an excessive amount of. It upsets the stability and removes all of the sweetness from the pineapple juice and the feel that the milk provides to the drink.

A implausible dessert drink. For those who make it at house, keep away from ice and use a calming glass. If you wish to make it alcoholic, about 7 ml of cream liqueur akin to Baileys Irish Cream liqueur, Godiva White Chocolate liqueur or probably Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur ought to keep the creamy texture.

After attempting all the pieces KONOSUBA collaboration drinks from The Hub, Richard and I made a decision to rank them from favourite to least favourite. What got here as a shock to each of us is that we discovered the non-alcoholic drinks extra to our liking than the alcoholic drinks.

Richard’s rankings

Ken’s rankings

The drinks are fascinating as a collaboration between KONOSUBA and The Hub. Sadly, the collaboration ended on Might 26. So whereas the drinks are not accessible from the pub chain, it’s attainable to recreate them in your individual house.