After the Roll

After the Roll

We are back with Season 2 of After the Roll! Join us as we break down the chaotic missions of your favorite D&D team!

Produced by Critical Role Productions, Titmouse Inc., and Amazon Studios, The Legend of Vox Machina is an adult animated streaming television series based on campaign one of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. Join hosts Travis J. Croken and Billy J. Pomerleau as they break down each new episode of The Legend of Vox Machina, in After the Roll. Season 2 premiering Monday January 23, 2023 with new episodes each Monday at 8 PM EST, live on twitch.tv/thecalmscribe. Each episode features a custom cocktail!

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Season 2, Episode 1 - Rise of the Chroma Conclave - Original Air Date January 20, 2023

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Cocktail: Dragon's Scale

Ingredients:

Preparation:

1.5 oz Vodka
1.5 oz Crème de Menthe
2.5 ml (or 1/2 barspoon) Green Dragon Cannabis Tincture (Optional)
Champagne or Sparkling Wine
1/8 tsp Gold Lustre (Optional)
Spritz of Absinthe

Caution: This cocktail is extremely potent.

Add ice to the cocktail glass to chill.
Add ice to shaker.
Add vodka, crème de menthe, and green dragon to the shaker and shake vigorously.
Remove ice from cocktail glass, spritz glass with absinthe, and strain drink into glass. Add gold lustre.
Top off with champagne.
Garnish with mint leaves (or cannabis leaf) and an extra spritz of absinthe across the top. (Optional)

Season 2, Episode 2 - The Trials of Vasselheim - Original Air Date January 20, 2023

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Cocktail: The Smoking Vassel

Ingredients:

Preparation:

3/4 oz Frangelico
2 oz Barrel Aged Gin (or Scotch)
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1/2 tsp Pure Maple Syrup
Splash of Water
1 Orange Wedge
1 Ice Cube
Cherry and Orange Peel Garnish

Muddle the orange wedge, maple syrup, bitters, and Frangelico in the bottom of a rocks glass
Add ice
Add the water and gin
Stir until chilled
Garnish with orange peel and cherry
Smoke with pecan, cherry, or oak (Optional)

Season 2, Episode 3 - The Sunken Tomb (LoVM) - Original Air Date January 20, 2023

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Cocktail: The Sunken Heart

Ingredients:

Preparation:

1.5 oz Dark Coffee Rum
0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.5 oz Amaretto
5 dashes Cardamom Bitters
1 Amarena Cherry (or Maraschino Cherry)
Ice
Club Soda

Add rum, maraschino liqueur, and Amaretto to a Collins glass
Add amarena cherry to bottom of glass
Add 5 dashes of cardamom bitters (or to taste)
Add ice to glass and stir, ensuring cherry stays at the bottom
Use a barspoon (or back of a spoon) to layer club soda to top off
Serve
For maximum flavor, stir to combine before drinking

Season 2, Episode 4 - Those Who Walk Away - Original Air Date January 27, 2023

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Cocktail: Second Chances

Ingredients:

Preparation:

2 oz Tequila
1.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
0.25 oz Agave Syrup
3 dashes Orange Bitters
0.5 oz Red Wine
1 Egg White (or 2 TBSP if using from a carton)
Ice
5 Grapefruit Peels

Muddle 4 grapefruit peels with tequila in bottom of shaker
Add grapefruit juice, agave syrup, orange bitters, and egg white
Dry shake with ice and cocktail spring
Remove spring, add ice, and shake until chilled
Strain into rocks glass
Use a barspoon (or back of a regular spoon) to layer red wine
Express the final grapefruit peel over top and serve

Season 2, Episode 5 - Pass Through Fire - Original Air Date January 27, 2023

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Cocktail: Trial by Fire

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Mezcal
0.5 oz Cointreau
0.5 oz Campari
0.5 oz Lime Juice
3 oz Mango Nectar
2 Dash Reaper Bitters
1 Habanero Pepper (or milder pepper if preferred)
1 Mango Slice
Ice

Preparation:

Muddle half a habanero pepper with mezcal in bottom of shaker
Add Cointreau, Campari, lime juice, mango nectar, and reaper bitters
Add ice and shake until chilled
Strain into rocks glass
Garnish with mango slice and other half of habanero pepper

Caution: This is a very spicy cocktail, use a milder pepper if needed

Season 2, Episode 6 - Into Rimecleft - Original Air Date January 27, 2023

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Cocktail: Love & Loss

Ingredients:

2 oz Vodka (Butterfly Pea Flower Infused)
0.75 oz Lillet Blanc
0.5 oz St. Germain Elder Flower Liqueur
0.5 oz Lemon Syrup
Splash Rose Water
1/8 tsp Pearl Lustre Powder
Crushed Magic Ice
King Ice Cube

Preparation:

Add ice to mixing glass
Add Infused Vodka, Lillet Blanc, St. Germain, rose water, and pearl lustre to glass and stir until chilled and combined
Strain into rocks glass over king ice cube
Top with magic ice
Drizzle lemon syrup
Give a quick stir and serve

After the Roll will return! After this next season of After the Weave, where we discuss Season 2 of the Wheel of Time. Check back here and follow @thecalmscribe on social media for updates on when After the Roll will return with more discussion and fantastic cocktails. Click here to learn more about After the Weave.

Past Seasons

Episode 1 - The Terror of Tal'Dorei - Part 1 - Original Air Date January 28, 2022

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