Hello Sunny Siders, I hope you all are having a wonderful day. Today, I am sharing some drawings I did inspired by the Demon Slayer Hashira and explaining why I think they are the beverages I chose.
Starting with the Water Hashira Giyu, I felt he’d be a classic cold brew coffee. This is because Giyu in the show is always feeling like he is not like the other Hashira and doesn’t fit in, so an unsweetened black coffee is the epitome of I am different than all of you. Also, Giyu is very stoic and not vying for the center of attention, but is integral to the shows plot, making a classic unassuming coffee perfect for him. Sometimes, simple is as good as it gets!
The exact opposite of Giyu is Tengen, the Sound Hashira. He is as flashy and flamboyant as they come, even calling himself the “God of Festivities.” He wants everything bold and over the top, which is why I felt a hibiscus lemon iced tea would be perfect. Not only does it complement his color pallet, but it adds that zing of energy that I imagine Tengen requires. Also, the beverage has tons of edible shimmer glitter in the drink to make it extra flashy.
Following Tengen, we have Gyomei the Stone Hashira. He is physically the strongest Hashira, which is why I felt a beverage that requires the strongest of pallets to enjoy would fit him perfectly. Gyomei is a hojicha latte, which is a roasted green tea latte that has very strong flavors, just like his strength. I added Okinawa black sugar, as it looks like rocks, perfect to resemble the Stone Hashira.
Shinobu, the Insect Hashira, is known for killing demons with wisteria poison that she has crafted. This makes a butterfly pea tea with lemon to be the perfect fit for her. Her iconic haori that looks like butterfly wings and her butterfly hair clip, made butterfly pea tea the obvious choice. Also, since the tea is known for being color changing, it felt right up her alley given she’s into chemistry. The final touches for this drink were shimmer powder and a sprig of wisteria!
The Love Hashira Mitsuri is known for her hair that turned green and pink from eating sakura mochi for 8 months straight. Naturally, her beverage had to be a matcha latte with sakura foam to represent her beautiful hair color. Also, pink goes perfect with her style of breathing: love!
I thought the Serpent Hashira Obanai would be best represented by a black sesame latte with ube foam. Obanai has a black and white striped haori which is represented in the straw and by the sesame latte. The ube foam adds a bit of sweetness, but only for the people he cares about most. I also chose ube over another kind of foam because serpent breathing tends to be represented as purple when fighting!
Now, for my personal favorite Hashira, the Flame Hashira Kyojuro. Since he loves all things that are umai (tasty) and practices flame breathing, I knew a spicy chai latte would be perfect for him. I decided on adding blood orange and torched cinnamon to better represent the flame breathing style. This beverage is spicy and not for the faint of heart, exactly how Kyojuro would like it.
The Wind Hashira Sanemi has a very bold and sometimes controversial personality. However, on the inside he really is trying to work through all the pain he’s endured because of demons. For this, I felt a calming iced jasmine matcha would help to bring upon relaxation but also be energizing for taking down the demons. There is no fluff to this drink: no sugar, no sparkles, just jasmine tea and matcha working together to make an earthy drink. I imagine Sanemi doesn’t like the fluff in his beverages anyway. I went with matcha as Sanemi’s sword is green and Wind breathing is often represented as such.
Last but certainly not least we have the Mist Hashira Muichiro. Muichiro is the youngest Hashira, only 14 years old, which means no harsh caffeine for the child! Instead, I went for a pea flower latte with lavender syrup. Muichiro needs the calming energy in his life as he tries to regain his lost memories. The variations of blue in the pea flower latte represent the color of mist breathing, and there’s a dried ice floater on top to represent the mist of his breathing style and what is clouding his memories.
I truly had so much fun with this project. It was really fun getting to imagine some of my favorite characters as beverages and to add my own artistic spin!
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