mixology 101 | peach hellini

"C'mon, Dexxy, it'll be a lot of fun, I promise!!" Jeanne cheered at Dexter while dragging him into the Rabbit Hole. He grumbled the whole way along, "You know I don't like to drink, Jeanne..."

"Yeah yeah, I know, but you might learn something new that might be helpful to please that special someone~" He winked at Dexter, which left him confused. Weren't they dating? Did he mean himself? Dexter shook his head, Jeanne was a bit baffling at times.

When they reached the counter, Hops greeted them with a smile as she cleaned the bar counter, "Hey, Jeanne, Dexter. I bet you're here for one of my classes, huh?"

"Yes, we are, ma'am!!"

"I guess so..."

"Great! For today, I'll be showing you how to make a peach hellini, one of my absolute favorites~ It's fruity and refreshing, so, great for the summertime! I'll just need payment and I'll get started~"

Jeanne immediately got the carats out, to which Dexter was curious to how much this class actually costed, but didn't bother asking if it made Jeanne so happy. Hops thanked him for his payment, putting the carats away somewhere safe.

As she got the supplies out, Dexter crossed his arms and tapped his foot in annoyance. Jeanne immediately elbowed him, whispering to him, "C'mon now, sourpuss, act a little nicer...for me? Please? I won't drag you to this stuff again if it makes you happy..."

As their eyes met, Dexter sighed. He felt bad that he was ruining Jeanne's time out learning something he was passionate about, "...I'm sorry. I'm glad you're having fun. I'll be a little more positive."

Jeanne smiled and nodded as Hops began her Peach Hellini tutorial, handing Jeanne a notepad to take notes with.

"Alrighty, you'll start by adding your sliced peaches, raspberries, and water to a blender, mixing them until they're nice and smooth and liquidy! Plus, I'll add my little secret ingredient to make it all come together~"

She added all the ingredients, one at a time so Jeanne had time to write all the info down, then topped it all off with a mystery ingredient from a bag she had. Dexter raised an eyebrow, curious as to what it was, which peaked his curiosity even further. Is that why her drinks were such a hit with other succubuns?

Hops blended all the ingredients together until it was a smooth, iced mixture, "Then, you'll take your cocktail glass, and geeently pour half your liquid in evenly so it doesn't spill out the glass! Then, you'll add white wine to top it off!"

She then took some of the extra peach slices, putting them into the glass so they gently fell to the bottle, "Then, you'll garnish with peaches and ta-da! There you have it, a bonafide peach hellini!"

Jeanne's eyes sparkled at the alluring peach drink, "Yooo, doesn't that look amazing, Dexxy?"

"...Yes, it really does. Looks quite refreshing..." Dexter nodded, admittedly quite enthrauled with how the drink came out. Hops smiled and pushed it towards them, "C'mon, don't be shy, have a sip! You've both earned it for watching me~"

Jeanne immediately obligued, taking the glass and downing a long sip from it. Dexter nudged him, causing him to stop, "Hey, she said to share now, dude."

"Okay okay, I can't help it, it's so delicious!!"

Jeanne cried out as he shared the drink with Dexter. He took a small sip from the unique glass, his eyes widening. It was so good. Extremely good. It was so refreshing and sweet and peachy, and if he weren't aware it had alcohol in it, he could go for many more.

"So now that you've learned how to make my special peach hellini, take some of my special ingredient so you can make some more at home~" She offered them a bag of her mystery ingredient, to which Jeanne lit up and immediately took it, "Thank you, Hops!! I won't let you down, I'll go try right now!!"

He practically ran out of his skin as he bolted out the doors to go collect what he needed to make more peach hellinis, to which Hops giggled and Dexter sighed, shaking his head. Jeanne was such a handful.