Its been 71 years since the Chicago Cubs have reached the World Series and 108 total since they could last call themselves world champions, and after a remarkable run to last season’s NLCS, Cubbies fans have high expectations that this year could FINALLY be the end of that shitty streak of bad luck.
Fans will also have a new way to drown their sorrows if things don’t happen to work out as they hope—and it comes in the form of a leather-infused vodka cocktail that actually has pitcher Jon Lester’s glove soaking in it.
Served up at the Virgin Hotel in Chicago for $11, the cocktail doesn’t have a catchy name, but it does have a good cause, with $1 from each drink going towards Jon Lester’s charity, Never Quit, which helps raise awareness and funds for children’s cancer research.
The #NVRQT cocktail, aka a boozy baseball game in a glass. $1 from each drink goes to @NVRQT31. @jlester34 #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/wHh1FA7Th8
— Virgin Hotels Chicago (@virginhotelschi) April 11, 2016
The drink was created by Jon Harris, Virgin Hotels’ “Spirit Guide,” and features the leather-infused vodka, roasted salted peanuts, vermouth, and horny goat weed, while a splash of Old Style beer gives it that real Chicago feel.
I’m always up to try something different, so I’d give this thing a go. Plus, who knows, maybe it’s EXACTLY the wild recipe the Cubs need to break their World Series drought—or just another curse that hasn’t been unveiled yet.