Mulled Vine

“One Hundred Unique Flavours!” was their prized slogan and they had argued long and passionately about introducing one more, but finally they had agreed. Henry however, complained about how few of the choices he had contributed to, and said he was insisting this time – he wanted “Beijing Surprise”, a delicate blend of vanilla, marshmallow and Bhut Jolokia Pepper – the hottest chili in the world, guaranteed to blow your mind. She just shook her head and smiled calmly, being used to her husband’s tantrums, and hit him over the head with a metal ice cream bucket. He crumpled slowly to the ground, gasping for futile air, his eyes filling with pain as he stared incredulously at her.

The next day the new flavour hit the stand: “Bloody Men” and it was a roaring success, as she had known it would be.