Virginia’s new party animal, a viral drunken raccoon, honored with cocktail recipes

You may have thought you d seen the last of the drunken rascally raccoon who broke into and ransacked a Virginia ABC liquor store in Ashland last week Related stories Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor Masked intruder raccoon apprehended by Stafford Co deputies Rabid raccoon exposed in College Park for nd time in the past month Now after recovering from a hangover due to his bender which included drinking peanut butter whiskey Virginia ABC has distributed cocktail recommendations that pays tribute to the viral masked bandit Whether you re craving tangy scrappy or sparkly mischief these creations deliver full woodland chaos in a glass the ABC announced on its Facebook page Friday announcing the Three Cocktails Straight From the Raccoon Recipe Vault The cocktails include a Rye Rascal Sour a Midnight Masked Gin Fizz and a Trash Panda Old Fashioned and fans of the woodland raider can find the recipes here Virginia ABC disclosed new drunken raccoon-themed cocktail recipes after a trash panda invaded its Ashland story Nov Courtesy Virginia ABC The cocktail descriptions salute the raccoon s drunken escapades Describing the Rye Rascal Sour Virginia ABC wrote that it s tangy and rich like something your favorite troublemaking raccoon would proudly recommend after enjoying the good stuff from the top shelf The party animal went viral after it broke into the ABC store knocked over and smashed bottles of liquor and was ascertained intoxicated and passed out in the store bathroom on Nov After the intruder was safely captured and transported to a nearby animal shelter it was given several hours to sober up before questioning the shelter joked in a post on social media The county shelter mentioned the raccoon proved zero signs of injury other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices After Virginia ABC posted the situation on social media photos of the passed-out raccoon lying between a trash can and a toilet spread all over the internet even making it into the pages of The New York Times In addition to the new cocktail recipes Hanover County Virginia leaders launched a limited-edition T-shirt campaign featuring the plastered trash panda lying next to a bottle of booze Proceeds from those sales will aid the county s Animal Protection and Shelter services Source