Teetering on the edge of the Merciless Cliffs, the Overlook gets a little closer to falling into the raging surf below every year. This hint of danger carries over to the tavern’s offerings: Asa Hemrich, the Overlook’s owner and bartender, offers a drink he calls This-n-That. This-n-That has no recipe and no definite
look or taste. Whenever a brave-hearted patron orders the concoction, Asa creates the drink with whatever he has on hand, including wine gone sour, dishwater, his own mucus, and—of course—copious amounts of alcohol. Anyone who can finish off a This-n-That earns Asa’s respect and gets to drink for free the rest of the night. Asa makes a This-n-That several times every week, but he only has to give away free alcohol once or twice a month.