Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Have you heard of Sigbin? If you’ve seen the 2011 Filipino horror flick, Babang Luksa starring Precious Lara Quigaman and Angelika dela Cruz, then Sigbin must have given you nightmares. In the movie, a Sigbin is a spirit trapped within the portal of the mirror, which takes human souls. In the Visayas Islands and Mindanao, the Sigbin (or Sigben) is a popular creature in Philippine mythology. But unlike the spirit in the Tagalog movie, this mythological creature resembles a hornless goat, has enormous ears which it can clap like a pair of hands and a long tail that it uses as a whip. It is said to walk backward with its head lowered between its hind legs and can become invisible. What can give kids nightmares is that it apparently kills children for their hearts, which it then fashions into amulets! It is believed that families who own a Sigbin (Sigbinan) whose members possess the power to command these creatures keep the Sigbin in jars made of clay. Back to our recipe, don’t worry, this potent potion won’t turn you into a Sigbin! Nothing to be scared of here, just a tasty, fiery cocktail that will make you feel good. The heady mix of different spirits (lambanog, vodka, rum, and coconut rum) might make you feel like you’re walking backward with your head between your legs, but it’s all in good fun. Ingredients 15 ml lambanog 30 ml vodka 30 ml rum 15 ml coconut rum 30 ml lime juice 180 ml watermelon juice 15 ml orgeat syrup 15 ml chili syrup 5-6 mint leaves lime peel 3 dashes chili bitters (optional) How to make the chili syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 medium siling labuyo Heat water and dissolve sugar. Add sliced chili. Simmer for a few minutes. Cool, strain, and transfer to another container. How to make the cocktail: Pour ingredients except for bitters into the shaker. Clap mint leaves and put them into the shaker. Add ice and shake. Pour into the glass and add ice. Garnish with mint sprigs and watermelon rind Express oil from lime rind. Dust with powdered sugar. Add fire bitters for more heat. Enjoy! Ocean shooter glass (used for the ingredients) and Wilmax England bar tools are exclusively distributed by World Class Concepts Corp. For more information about their products, visit wccc.com.ph, @worldclassconceptscorp on Facebook, or contact +632) 824 3856-59. Follow Ocean Glass Philippines at @oceanglassPH on Facebook and @oceanglassph Instagram. Follow Lifestyle Essential Living @lifestyleessentialliving on Facebook and@lifestyle_kitchenware on Instagram. Follow Wilmax England on Facebook @wilmaxenglandphilippines and @wilmaxenglandph on Instagram.