“True Blood”–Inspired Cocktail Recipes to Die For

If you’re anything like us, your DVRs have been set for ages, anxiously awaiting the finale of True Blood, while simultaneously dreading the demise of such a deliciously guilty pleasure of a season. How will the vampires defeat Marnie? Will Baby Vamp Jess and “Sex-on-a-Stick” Jason become a real item? Will Sookie choose between Eric and Bill or will we finally get a real ménage à trois love scene? (We’re not-so-secretly hoping for the latter.) Obviously we’re amped for the finale so we were thrilled when the folks at HBO sent us the sparkling blood-orange Tru Blood beverage, perfect for vampire-inspired cocktails. Here are some of their suggested cocktail recipes that would offer a real bite to any finale party.