The Transylvania Book Heist

What do you get when a group of college students, armed with big dreams and a passion for heist movies, set their sights on a rare book collection worth millions? The answer lies in the Transylvania University book heist—an ill-fated moment marked by stun guns, stolen treasures, and a getaway that unraveled in ways no one could have predicted. It’s time for yet ANOTHER botched caper that shook an unsuspecting campus, leaving behind a trail of mistakes, bad luck, and, in the end, teenage stupidity. Trust me, this one’s a ride you won’t see coming. Well, you might see it coming. This is Capers and Cocktails, after all.

Transylvania Twist (Cocktail)

• 4 parts tangerine juice

• 2 parts prosecco

• 2 parts vodka

• Few drops of black food coloring

1. Mix the vodka with food coloring

2. Chill overnight

3. Combine prosecco and tangerine juice in a champagne flute

4. Pour black vodka over the back of bar spoon to float

Transylvania Twist (Mocktail)

• 4 parts tangerine juice

• 2 parts club soda

• 2 parts non-alcoholic vodka

• Few drops of black food coloring

1. Mix the non-alcoholic vodka with food coloring

2. Chill overnight

3. Combine prosecco and tangerine juice in a champagne flute

4. Pour black non-alcoholic vodka over the back of bar spoon to float

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Ingredients for next episode (cocktail): vodka, blue curacao, maraschino cherry juice, lemonade, pineapple juice, lime juice, lime wheels and cherries for garnish

Ingredients for next episode (mocktail): non-alcoholic, vodka, blue curacao, maraschino cherry juice, lemonade, pineapple juice, lime juice, lime wheels and cherries for garnish 

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Sources:

• “Heist” - http://tinyurl.com/heistbook

• “The true story of ‘American Animals:’ Coverage of the Transylvania rare-book heist” - https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article212180224.html

• “Transylvania Book Heist” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania_University_book_heist

• “Majoring In Crime” - https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/02/transy-book-heist

• “Transylvania Special Collections librarian retires after 26 years of connecting researchers with historical treasures” - https://www.transy.edu/1780/2020/09/transylvania-special-collections-librarian-retires-after-26-years-of-connecting-researchers-with-historical-treasures/

• “Librarian speaks for 1st time about heist movie, her ordeal” - https://apnews.com/general-news-7f68497dd59f406d9fc3dd95de744b6d

• “How 4 college students tried to steal rare books worth millions from a school library — and what got them caught” - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/15/inside-the-2004-6-million-transy-book-heist-and-how-they-got-caught.html#:~:text=In%20December%202005%2C%20a%20year,Lipka%20appeared%20in%20as%20themselves 

• “American Animals” - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.e2bb8a41-e07b-73bb-819e-523596fb7d60?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb 

• “‘It helped me close a door.’ Librarian speaks for first time about Transy heist movie, her ordeal” - https://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article212454259.html 

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Music Credit: "The Cool Side" 

Artist: Jonathan Boyle

Composer: Jonathan Boyle

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