The Dark Knight

Seriously.
It's a drink.

The bartenders down at Prive', a high-class movie theatre premium box seats section at the Monaco Theatre, have concocted several drinks themed after characters in the new Christopher Nolan Batman spectacular "The Dark Knight." The drink is...in contrast to the film...sweet. Let's get into it.

The Dark Knight
(The ingredients list I found was typical of most bars in its simplicity.)

• Vodka
• Gin
• Rum
• Chambord
• Blue Curacao

Now, a drink like this usually drinks like a Long Island Iced tea and in fact, that's exactly what I'd ordered prior. The bartender asked me if I wanted to try one of their Batman LITs and I promptly agreed. You could offer me an Iron Man themed cup of crap and I'd probably pay at least a few bucks for it. They'd premixed a few jugs of the stuff, so I was skeptical. I prefer my drinks made fresh, of course. I accepted it, squeezed a lime into it (that was proffered), and took a sip.

It was like grape CANDY. That was my best first impression. You know how a perfectly mixed LIT doesn't taste like any alcohol is in it at all? That was this thing. It reminded me most of a sweeter version of Mountain Dew's short-lived Halloween flavor "Pitch Black." Chambord is a very sweet raspberry liqueur, and I was surprised to note that the mixture produced less of a raspberry notion on the tongue and far more of a grape one. It's not like the vodka and gin softened the flavor at all. But nevertheless, it tasted overpoweringly like a Chambord and grape candy soup. I drank it swiftly, and it left me with a light buzz that I appreciated for a short while.

I have a feeling the Dark Knight was made with a little extra something in it that they weren't spilling the beans on. Maybe some grape Kool-aid powder, maybe a little juice. Anyways, I really enjoyed the drink. I think it may have been just a tad bit too sweet for me but bah, I do enjoy a little sweetness every now and then. After it I had a gin gimlet and all was right with the world. I intend to try Chambord as a neat little cocktail, to sample it's intricacies more. When I get back to Chicago I'm going to be trying a lot of liquors and liqueurs neat it seems. I'm down with that.

Bottom Line: Deceptively strong, just like the Dark Knight himsef.