Thriller Night: Drink Pours One Out For Michael Jackson

A patron at Drink mourns zombiemaster Michael Jackson.

Last night, the mixologists at Drink (348 Congress St., in Fort Point) composed an ode to the late Michael Jackson in the form of a punch. Lemon Hart 151, Batavia arrack, Coke (they didn't have Pepsi on hand, John Gertsen told us), lime, and sugar* were combined and set on fire to make the Jackson 5. The name of the beverage played on the etymology of the word "punch," allegedly the half-English bastard of the Hindi word for "five."

At the stroke of midnight, little glasses of Jackson 5 (extinguished) were served to mourners and revelers and sipped to the tune of "Billie Jean," "Thriller" and other hits from Jackson's oeuvre, with appropriate dance moves and gestures (see illustration, left).

Jackson 5, a speedily-formulated punch for the bereaved.

*Correct us if we're wrong. We didn't take notes, and we were drinking a rather high-proof punch.