This mug features a cobra twined around and bursting through the stonework of an ancient Egyptian pillar decorated with lotus blossoms and with an oil brazier on top.

The name is inspired by Skipper Melissa (Melissa Nickoloff from Trader Sam's) and her cocktail, the "Temple of the Forbidden Rye" and the Indiana Jones ride in Adventureland which welcomes visitors to the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.

Melissa has stated that she wanted to do a tiki riff on "The Lion's Tail" which is a classic bourbon drink with allspice and lime. Her cocktail also seems to have some DNA from the classic tiki "Western Sour" cocktail which includes bourbon/falernum/lime (named "Zambezi Sour" on the Sam's menu). Melissa's cocktail includes:

1.75 oz rye whiskey, 0.5 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, 1 oz pineapple juice, 0.5 oz lime juice, 0.5 oz ginger syrup, 0.25 oz Falernum, and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters

From the Lost Temple Traders website:

"Deep in the heart of the darkest jungle lies the ruins of a Lost Temple. The stone pillars that mark the entrance come with an ominous warning: Forbidden. What wonders await inside? What horrors?

The second edition Forbidden Rye is made in collaboration with Tiki Bauer, and is limited to 250 pieces. It is our loving nod to Skipper Melissa's modern classic cocktail.

Forbidden Rye is estimated to ship Q4 2022 (hopefully a lot sooner barring any unforeseen challenges as they're already in production, but this is our safe estimate given the state of the world)."

This edition was preceded by the first edition which was a light brown/tan with green glazed snake.

*NOTE: These second edition mugs went out at beginning of February 2023.